pawprints across a techno landscape...

L Word

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:28:38 GMT

So, I watched a few episodes a few years back, thought it was cheesy, heard bad things about it and never watched it. But then N and I were watching some bad TV a view nights when things at work/school were stressful and we needed a brain break and thought... well we might as well watch cheesy TV with lesbians in it.

So we watched season 1, and are.. hooked, and would love to watch other seasons, so I was wondering if anyone out there in LJ land has different seasons we could borrow?

Heart-On Burlesque!

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:41:19 GMT

Heart-On Burlesque!, originally uploaded by hearton_burlesque.

Heart-On Burlesque 3
Get ready for the sexy, raunchy and sensational third annual Heart-On Burlesque show!
A queer burlesque style night full of comedy, drag, dancing, prancing and more!

Saturday March 24
Club SAW
Doors:8pm
Dress Scandalous or Drag!!!
$10 advance tickets @ Venus Envy

An event for all womyn and members of the trans community who feel comfortable in women’s spaces. Show proceeds go to SAW Gallery, the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa, and Agitate: Queer Women of Colour.
Inquiries: cuntettes@bust.com

smell of a fresh green peper...

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:25:33 GMT

straight from the garden is so delectable!

I made a salad with fresh veggies from our garden today. It was ohh so tasty. Supermarket chilled food can't compare. Especially to fresh carrots and cucumbers! I've also been making lots of pesto lately... green green greens...

This has been an amazing summer. I went home to Nova Scotia and had such a lovely time. We even got to travel around PEI... red red red.. :)
For your viewing pleasure here is a pic of the Hopewell rocks in the Bay of Fundy
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k224/marybern/d844811d.jpg

I'm so excited about the Dyke march and variety show on saturday (5:30 at Mcnabb center after the Dyke March)! We've created a fab new cuntettes number with SUCH cute outfits!!! :) I'm also excited to see lots of dyke drag. There is never enough at pride. I especially love drag when I get to be a slutty back up grrrl hehehe..

From snow to sunshine...

Fri, 26 May 2006 14:50:49 GMT

I was up in Northern Ontario this past weekend helping N's Mom move into her new store. While we were moving it snowed! Yesterday and today are nice sunny days, and everyone seems a bit happier!This week has been great fun, I'm told I always post when I'm venting so I decided to post about a happy week ;)

Saw the Bettie Paige film at the Bytown. It was good, super funny to see her posing. The actress was super cute, but I didn't like how by the end they made her look flaky. She was super smart, sexy and of course a bit innocent, but sexiness/cuteness does not equal flaky!

Also went to see QUIDAM by Cirque du soleil. AMAZING. I watched Cirque at home all the time as a kid on CBC. N took me for my B'Day in montreal last year, and then this year in O Town. Of course my favorite is watching the women swing and fall through the air, or watching super strong gals lift people up. Ahh the female body, sooo beautiful!

I went to the dentist yesterday (I have a HUGE phobia of the dentist) but it wasn't so bad, my dentist "The Gentle Dentist" is sweet. He even pats my forehead to calm me down. It still creeps me out all the chemicals they put in my mouth for a filling. Here I am using organic, and all natural products, and then my mouth is filled with toxic junk. yuck

Today is Friday, so N and I are going cosmic bowling in sexy outfits with blu_velvet_ and mr_antz_ Fun Fun Fun :)

I'm excited to be outside putting in the garden this weekend and going to riot_tori's house warming and Certain Sort.

Wow I completed a happy entry.

Ohhh, AND Ferron will be playing at the Ottawa Folk festival! ahhhhhhh that will be so awesome.

Come to Parliament Hill for 1 hour tomorrow to take a stand for government action on Climate Change!

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:29:44 GMT

Hello All,

We really need bodies to be in a visual to protest the lack of movement of the conservatives on taking action on climate change.
Please come to Parliament hill for 9:45pm

The new conservative government has not moved forward on action on climate change.
Youth are concerned for their future

Youth are demanding that the government take a serious stand on Climate Change.

Join Us for KEEP KYOTO on Parliament Hill, Ottawa to see a Special Message displayed by Young Canadians.
Wednesday, April 5
10:00 - 11:00 am

* Special Message will be made up of 28 people standing with a letter sign on them, spelling:

GOV ACTION ON KYOTO AT STANDSTILL (standing really still)
and then we turn around to read
DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON 6% [reduction] TARGET!

* TO STAND WITH US wearing a letter, EMAIL atlantic@syc-cjs.org
* we need people!
* STAY UPDATED & GET INVOLVED at www.syc-cjs.org/keepkyoto

Check this out

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:07:38 GMT

It actually makes me hopeful. The majority of people who voted for the "conservatives"just wanted change, they aren't really for the party. They majority of people were also against a lot of the bad Conservative platforms.
Hopefully the "conservatives" listen to who voted for them and what they want (stronger health care etc...) and don't get carried away with their backwards values.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canadavotes2006/national/2006/01/24/vote-poll060124.html

Toronto is so Big!

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:04:46 GMT

I'm trying to organize my trip to Toronto today for work, and trying to figure how to get to the session is so hard because it's such a huge city! arrgghhhh.....

Anyways, The conference was an amazing success this weekend, and the bigest thing on my mind lately is being scared that the Alliance (hiding behind the conservative name) will be our government!

stressy bessy

www.thinktwicecanada.ca

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:28:08 GMT

Below is a message from the Council of Canadians and a network of Various Social, Labour, and Environmental groups that is very important!

ELECTION 2006
January 13, 2006

In response to the predictions of a Conservative majority government,
the Council of Canadians has joined forces with other social justice
groups and unions from across the country to issue this statement about
the potential dangers of such an outcome. The statement was released this
morning at a press conference in Toronto with the signatory groups.

Think Twice on January 23

Representatives from the child care, Aboriginal, women’s rights, health
care, equality rights, environmental, arts, trade union, and advocacy
groups have a message for all Canadians.

What would Conservative policies mean for Canadians?

· They mean privatization and deregulation, and more cuts to social
programs.

· They mean the end of the national child care programme, and the
rollback of the $5 billion deal between ten provinces and the federal
government. This is the beginning of the first new national social programme
since Medicare, but Harper says he will cancel it in exchange for a
dollar a day sent to Canadians, burdened with securing and financing their
own childcare.

· They mean abandonment of the agreement just achieved with First
Nations at the Aboriginal Summit, and reneging on promised spending to
alleviate a housing and health care crisis for some of Canada’s most
vulnerable citizens, women and children.

· They mean more greenhouse gas emissions, the end of the domestic
Kyoto plan to reduce emissions by 2012, and moving Canada from a strong
supporter of further emission cuts to supporting George Bush’s camp.

· They mean a health care system based on commercialization, not
patient needs; based on competition between health care providers, not
collaborative practice; a health care system that would allocate public
health care dollars to for-profit business, rather than improving primary
health care for our families; and a continuing absence of national
standards for home care and inadequate long-term care for our seniors.

· They mean the loss of at least $1 billion for affordable housing, and
the potential loss of a Canadian housing framework.

· They mean no commitment to the income measures and services needed to
reduce poverty.

· They mean abandoning efforts to protect workers’ wages, pensions and
benefits in cases of corporate bankruptcy.

· They mean massive tuition fee increases for university and college
students.

· They mean greater trade and foreign policy integration with the U.S.,
particularly joint military ventures (including participation in
foreign conflicts and space-based military systems).

· They mean new risks to Canadian women’s right to reproductive choice
and access to abortion.

· They mean abandoning plans for new pay equity legislation.

· They mean abandoning plans for a new national strategy for people
with disabilities.

· They mean less government support for the arts and for public
broadcasting.

· They mean re-opening the debate over equal marriage rights for same
sex couples, and the introduction of unconstitutional legislation.

· They mean re-opening the Charter to protect private property rights,
which have major implications for environmental protection, labour
rights, and equality rights.

· They mean big tax cuts for corporations, and less pollution
regulations.

We are very concerned about the future of our country. Many of the
victories Canadians have achieved over generations, and many important new
programs and initiatives that are poised to become reality, are very
much at risk.

We are standing up for Canada. We want a Canada with strong social
programs, environmental protection, and fairness for everyone. Canadians
need to think twice.

Endorsed By:

Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
Council of Canadians
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
Canadian Federation of Students
Canadian Auto Workers
Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation
Egale Canada
National Association of Women and the Law
Prevent Cancer Coalition
Shelagh Day, Human Rights Advocate
Elizabeth May, Environmentalist & Officer of the Order of Canada

--
The Council of Canadians
700-170 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON K1P 5V5.
Tel: (613) 233-2773; Toll-free: 1-800-387-7177
Fax: (613) 233-6776
inquiries@canadians.org
www.canadians.org

Here are some more links:
http://www.canadians.org/browse_categories.htm?COC_token=:COC_token&step=2&catid=433&iscat=1

http://forums.macleans.ca/advansis/?mod=for&act=dis&eid=8

http://citizen.nfb.ca/blogs/emay/archives/000529.html

http://www.canadians.org/browse_categories.htm?COC_token=:COC_token&step=2&catid=10&iscat=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hilltimes-dec19.PNG

East Coast Buddies!?

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:18:33 GMT

Anyone going home to the maritimes for Christmas?
Anyone driving there or back?

I am looking for a ride wither there or back.

I want to know early to plan travel while it is cheaper.

Feel free to call me if you know my numero.

Drag King and Burlesque Show

Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:42:56 GMT

Dyke March Ottawa Presents
Boiz'n'Babes
Drag King and Burlesque Show

Thurs Sept 8 (tomorrow!), CLUB SAW
An all ages event
Doors open 8:30

Who's Under Those Clothes?!
Wouldn't YOU Like To Know!
A Show That Breaks Out Of Boundaries
For Dykes, Transfolk & Their Pals!

$8 at the door
$5 at the door for dressing in drag or naughty!

Dyke March Ottawa is a grassroots, non-corporate, accessible, inclusive, political, and fun event that aims to increase visibility for queer women and transfolk of all stripes.

Certain Sort

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 15:42:36 GMT

Certain Sort

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 17:14:45 GMT

We're pleased to announce that another Certain Sort
Party is set to take place on Saturday June 4th.
Presented by Venus Envy, Certain sort is
a chill, loungey night for queer grrls and trans
folk. An alternative to the regular bar scene,
Certain Sort showcases local lady djs spinning soul
and r&b divas, lady-fronted rock n roll, retro and new
punk, hip hop and everything in between. The event
provides a occasional space exclusive to women and
transfolk.

The digs will be the ultra hip and cozy Shanghai
Restaurant 651 Somerset Street West Ottawa, ON

DJ's Daisy and Gitanjali will be spinning a myriad of
tunes. DJ daisy plays soul and r&b divas, lady-fronted
rock n roll,punk, hip hop and all things in between.
Gitanjali plays melodic and upbeat south Asian
electronic, house with soaring vocals, unusual hip
hop, dancehall , new dance rock,disco and lots of
female artists. It promises to be a simply divine
evening!

Doors open at 9pm and admission is $4 to raise funds
for Ottawa's Dyke March.
We hope you'll come and bring your friends!

For more information, please contact Venus Envy at
789-4646 or ottawa@venusenvy.ca

Happy Earth Day!

Fri, 22 Apr 2005 16:39:07 GMT

Get out and enjoy some sun, and go watch earth celebration activities around the city today and tomorrow!

http://www.earthdayottawa.org/

Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:11:46 GMT

bath time for dildos today... many color shapes and sizes, going for a dip together in sudsy soapy squishy wonderfulness....
then walking through the market square building I see people stressed out, screaming at cashiers who barely make minimum wage..all for what, a danish discrepancy?
snaking on sushi I think about last spring, my change of situation, missing home, missing the smell of the acadian forest, missing those days when I put on my work clothes and got my hands dirty with the kind of earth you don't worry about, because it's the real organic kind, not the ashy dead, disease ridden dirt of people....
realizing that everything that was so new not so long ago, is not so anymore..

I'm not romancing nature, in this "I'm trying to find myself", in the other, the other which is nature, or other cultures, or somewhere not here. Processing, thinking, all while I talk eat live and dream sex, sex toys, acts, fantasies, and other people's shit and happiness. and all while my coworker repeatedly bangs her ginormous breasts against the back of my head :)

maybe I'm just here wondering why people are doing all this craziness in their lives, worrying, walking, fucking..

then on course pretty girls walk in the store and everything is ok....

today/tonight

Sat, 19 Mar 2005 22:16:10 GMT

saturday is the mass sex toy day of Ottawa, so many people come here and get snazy toys, I feel like a dildo machine, dispensing them left and right.....

so E and I have great team here at work....
I'm the brave spider rescuer, and she is the sexy toilet plumer...
We are both all whored up to teach a class about stripping, showing off, and talking hot!

But after our massive toilet explosion I'm having a hard time feeling titilating....

I also got to walk out in the sunshine with my gf while eating baguette on my break today... it's so nice to get outside in the sun...

ok, time to think about dancing around sexy with a whole group of womyn... sometime this job really has it's perks!

in this moment...

Sat, 26 Feb 2005 20:53:11 GMT

I'm feeling very good. It's surprising considering I was up quite late playing poker, and then woke up early for a hair appointment.

Today walking outside the door to meet the bus it was sunny, the air was crisp cold.

I've just been filled with appreciation for the depth of beauty in women. It started with a glance at the girl selling scarfs in the rideau center setting up her table for her day. Unwrapping her coat, she was ever so gentle.

Then it just continued all day...
sigh...

AND!!!!! I got my hair cut today, which I'm super happy about because I love that all the weight is gone and it'll be easier to take care of...

thought this was fun...

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 05:01:16 GMT

mostly because I get to know all these cool new things about my friends...

Here are Ten things I've done that you probably haven't.

1. Hiked to the top of a mountain and drank champagne
2. Rode a horse bareback in Cuba
3. Had to stop my boy rabbit from mating with the other rabbits during a 4-H showmanship competition
4. ~~Snow shooed extensivley~~
5. Dug multiple pits into the ground to analyze the amount of organic carbon in various soils.
6. Gave a presentation on thermohaline circulation
7. Ran my own face painting business
8. Returned a frog to a river and saved a pigeon from drowning all at once.
9. Used a hair dryer to warm up a dying calf on my kitchen floor
10. Programed a weather station

If you have done any of these, tell me, and I'll ask someone how to strike it out, then strike it out, and write a new one.

If we had control of the world....

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:30:24 GMT

S, J and I decided that we would have a random 3 step process.....

1) Stop rape
2) Help people quit smoking
3) give everyone sex toys!

the world would be a far far better place!

p.s. I might also try to switch everything to renewable energy....(but that's my secret plan)

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 04:25:08 GMT

ahhh.. so I had a wonderful day, with tasty cookies from my boss, and lots of plans surrounding bumm wiggling, and getting other womyn to wiggle their bumms!
Then had crazy cramps before dance class, and almost didn't go.
However I'm so glad I did!
I love propelling myself through space, pushing my body to the limit, literally whilst spinning. It's great to feel challenged again.

Tue, 25 Jan 2005 17:03:16 GMT

You're Clementine! You're very fun and creative
and have a very magnetic personality, but you
might be projecting an image to the world
without even really knowhing who you are.

Which Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind character are you?
brought to you by Quizilla

Sun, 23 Jan 2005 17:14:03 GMT

"None of us can escape the prison of her own skull, the isolation of possessing an individual consciousness. And if anybody ever got inside the barrier or your skin, you would feel so violated you would violently expel her."
-Patrick Califia-Radical Sex

Fri, 14 Jan 2005 04:52:28 GMT

crown over chest
chest in line with center
center over pelvis
pelvis distributed evenly over feet

evaluating how everything moves together
right side dominant

funny how one can walk through life and never notice....
then once noticed, examine all the ways everything moves together

I've always been a duck in dance class...
always wanted to stick my bumm out and hold by sternum high

something about it feels so elegant, so sexy...

Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:45:41 GMT

Heart_On Burlesque Call For Artists:

Enjoy shaking, dancing and grooving up on stage? Have a sexy talent you want to share? Heart On Burlesque is requesting submissions for an upcoming show. Burlesque, go go dancing, drag, strutting etc...

Send a brief description of your act to:
heart_on_burlesque@yahoo.ca

Deadline for submission: January 24th

Wed, 05 Jan 2005 00:57:00 GMT

Take a look at this:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/bearsir/82197.html#cutid1

It's a great piece about dealing with femmephobia in the queer community, masculinity, courtesy and respect. Plus I think it's cute.

2005

Mon, 03 Jan 2005 02:45:07 GMT

seems so weird to me, this passage into 2005

i'm confused about what i'm doing, wondering if people do what they need to survive, or if something is supposed to feel right.. make sense.. i'm desiring an intellectual challenge... wondering if things real to me matter.... wishing i didn't drink champagne on NYE because i missed being able to chat with friends i haven't seem in a while...

sometimes i feel like i've been off somewhere for a while, and then i look back at where i've come from, who i've become..
i feel like i've been on vacation for awhile... and that was welcomed.. but now i miss having my head stuck in books... i read a manual about Nova Scotian native plants at my parents.. and realized how much i miss geeky science stuff.. can't figure out that right balance between my analytical self, and my emotional passionate self.... all i know is that I'm so thankful, and I guess that keeps me going...