Happy Friday:

A few little word delights for you on this cloudy friday afternoon (I hope you have sun wherever you find yourself!). Enjoy your weekend, curl up with a good book, float down a river, listen to a song, kiss someone on the cheek and hold the one that loves you close.

xoxo

See you monday.

A.

via { ffffound }

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Try it:

Google it!

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Forest nymphs:

I love forest princesses.

via { a glamorous little side project }

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Scandinavian Love.

A beautiful girl in downtown Reykjavik.

via { facehunter }

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i like:

What do you like? Some fellow bloggers have been inspired by my blog and "about me" section, so they've been creating lists of their own!

Janice, at Papier Valise, created her own "i like" list.

And prompted her readers to make their own!

Stace created a blog of pretty pictures and inspirations.

And then Diane, at The Crafty Apple, made her own "i like" list.

What a beautiful and small world blogging can create! So what is on your list? Above is something I am currently liking & loving (my fiance)!

xoxo

A.

Photo of me and my love via { WLWL }

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Polaris list...

The Polaris Music Prize announced today their short list for the 2009 prize. This is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label.

The 10 nominees are, in alphabetical order:
Elliott BROOD – Mountain Meadows (Toronto, ON)
Fucked Up – The Chemistry Of Common Life (Toronto, ON)
Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels (Toronto, ON)
Hey Rosetta! – Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood) (St. John’s, NF)
K’NAAN – Troubadour (Toronto, ON)
Malajube – Labyrinthes (Montréal, QC)
Metric – Fantasies (Toronto, ON)
Joel Plaskett – Three (Halifax, NS)
Chad VanGaalen – Soft Airplane (Calgary, AB)
Patrick Watson – Wooden Arms (Montréal, QC)

Good luck! The winner will be announced on September 21st at an invite-only gala in Toronto. The evening will be brodcast live on SIRIUS satelllite radio channel 86 and webcast live on muchmusic.com.

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Love her.

Oh! Chloe Sevigny + braids. The perfect combination.

via { the think tank }

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Summer love.

It's been a bit rainy in the city lately-- but I keep reminding myself that it is summer and the sun is just around the corner.

via { Anna Aden's Flickr }

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60,000 pictures...

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New Music Mondays!

I was so excited to get this new music monday posted, I almost did it this weekend!

Calgary/Toronto based Reverie Sound Revue hasn't put out an album since their 2003 ep, but June 23, 2009 we were finally delighted to have their highly anticipated album released!

There are no plans to tour, but a compromise has been reached.

They will release an acoustic video at the beginning of each week, for the next 6 weeks. The first one ("Arrows") can be found here. The second one ("Off Rooftops") can be found here. To find out where the next one will be, keep checking their myspace or website.

Below is the video for "An Anniversary Away".

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Happy Weekend!

It's been a bit of a crazy week. With Canada Day, early morning meetings, breakfasts, etc... I've been missing my dear blog. So here is a little treat from WLWL magazine.

On Saturday, we had the privilege of being a part of Market Collective in Calgary. Our idea was simple; we set up a "photo booth" and asked everyone that visited the same question: "What do you like? What do you love?" They then wrote their answers on a chalkboard and we snapped a photo. Cute and easy. It was such a fun day, and we met amazing people.

Here is a teaser of the photos we got from the day. Don't worry– these will definitely make the next issue of WLWL, so you can look at them all closely there!

To all my American readers-- Happy Independence Day!

We'll talk more Monday. New music and visual delights to come!

xoxo

A.

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Sister sister.

I love my sister.

Emily and Zooey Deschanel in the New York Times Style magazine.

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For your listening pleasure....

Visit porch of the mystics to download an mp3 with the following music:

1. St. Vincent – “The Strangers”

2. Feist – “Brandy Alexander”

3. Chairlift – “Evident Utensil”

4. Au Revoir Simone – “Shadows”

5. Beach House – “D.A.R.L.I.N.G.”

6. Cat Power – “Where Is My Love”

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Ode to the indie film.

I love indie films. Wood paneling!

via { oh! }

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Shot at the Dark

Hi Friends,

This weekend, WLWL magazine was a part of Market Collective's one year anniversary, and as a result I was fortunate to meet many amazing people. One of these people was Brock Mitchell-- who is one half of a new project in Calgary: Shot at the Dark. Shot at the Dark is inspired by the experimentation of how music interacts with people and the acoustics of the environment. This project reminds me of Vincent Moon's Take Away Shows.

Shot at the Dark finds it's home on Calgary is Awesome and will showcase local Calgary musicians. Here is the first video featuring Reuben Bullock, the other half of Shot at the Dark.

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HAPPY FRIDAY!

Tomorrow (SATURDAY) WLWL magazine will be at Market Collective (an official venue of Sled Island) from 10 am - 5 pm.

Come visit! Say hello, buy a magazine, and more more more!

We are so excited to be a part of MC's one year anniversary and the Sled Island Festival!

xoxo

A.

Romance...

Chris Craymer's book on Romance.

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What?

Gorgeous self-portraits by Olivia Bee. And she is only 15 years old!

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It's Vogue.

Loving the clothes and shoot from Teen Vogue.

Hermione you are a fox!

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Eye candy...

Oh, oh, American boy.

via { Jak & Jil }

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Pink

I'm going to run away to Florence for the summer.

via { the sartorialist }

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Restarchitektur

Marcus Buck's photography of imprints left by demolished houses.

via { Pruned }

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