Category Archives: Life as I know it

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The Naked truth…

I did an interview with a friend for my other pet project NAYOP.  He does freelance journalism and occasionally takes pictures.  Some of them are of moi.  The article has gotten some amazing feedback (thank you all for that!) I thought I would share the behind the scenes view of what it\’s like to do an interview with me. 😉  Dominic is a trooper I have to say!  When he showed up I was in the middle of making some lunch, wearing my jammies, hadn\’t bother to brush my hair (just my teeth) and to hell with make-up!  This was about as naked as naked could get.

Things you would have likely over heard:

\”Steph, what\’s with the sun glasses?\”  \”I don\’t want to bother with make-up, what is this Cosmo?\”

\”Are you seriously not wearing a bra?\” \”I\’m not wearing any panties either, what\’s it to you?  Please, call the crew from what not to wear\”

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And so we talked… Over a plate of my bad ass nachos, which are insanely messy but freaking awesome to chow down on!  While we traded insults back and forth about how much of a slob I appeared to be (It was SUNDAY) and how maybe, just maybe I may have taken the whole thing a little more seriously had the interview been with someone else.  OK maybe not, I might have showered but to hell with the rest.  After all, the article was to be titled the naked truth.

Essentially an article debunking the myths on how not all tattooed people are bad asses (even though I AM, with or without my tattoos ;)) How one person can make a difference and I finally publicly speak out about how I felt to loosing one of my closest friends 2 years after the fact.  It\’s not something I openly speak about and while lately I\’ve been taking up with talking smack about some really bad dates I\’ve had (Oh come on, you all know you LOVE the fodder for le blog!) and political non sense, this is important to me.

And while the behind the scenes portion was fun and full of total non sense, the article itself speaks volumes.  This is why I posed naked and with no make up.  I bared a portion of my soul to the world and I didn\’t feel that it was right to \’cover up\’ any portion of myself either with clothing, make up or props for the photo shoot.  It doesn\’t get any more real then this.

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You can read the whole article here.  Thanks for your support lovelies xoxo

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2011 Review

2011 started out a little rough, however it quickly shaped up to be one of the most amazing years yet!

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before?

Help feed & serve the homeless on Christmas Eve with my mom & sister.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I haven’t bothered with them in years.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

My best friend of 27+ years had an adorable baby girl!

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Yes

5. What countries did you visit?

How about provinces? I went to Ontario for Christmas.  Not a very exciting year in terms of travel.  Yet again…  I aim to change that for this year!

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?

Less drama and less BS.  Little more cash perhaps, the ability to travel more…

7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

March 17th the day that I realized that some things you can\’t do on your own, some people are only meant to be a part of your life for a short period of time and everything really does happen for a reason.

April 28th: The day I took my freedom back and go the hell out of an apartment I hated.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Quitting smoking

9. What was your biggest failure?

Starting smoking again…

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Yes. Nothing too serious

11. What was the best thing you bought?

A new ipod shuffle because I need music to keep me sane.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

I\’m going to be shallow and say mine along with Anna, Heather and Chantal.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?

Pete (same one as last year, he\’s no longer a part of my life anymore), Bryan, Paul, A, C, J and S

14. Where did most of your money go?

Bills, bills and more bills! A few concerts, 2 trips to Ontario.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

My tattoo appointment (as per), seeing Pearl Jam live for the first time, seeing the Lion King with my mom.

16. What song will always remind you of 2011?

Can’t say I have one particular song in mind.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?

I am mostly happier, thinner and richer in a non monetary way.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Being social, boxing, traveling to some place other then Ontario.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Moving, painting walls, wasting time on people that simply don\’t matter enough to me to waste my precious time on.

20. How did you spend Christmas?

I was in Ontario with my family & friends and it was awesome!  I had an exceptional Christmas this year!

21. Did you fall in love in 2011?

Yes but it\’s over now.

22. What was your favorite TV program?

Grey\’s, private practice, big bang theory, two broke girls.

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

Yes.

24. What was the best book you read?

The Millennium Trilogy (The girl with the dragon tattoo, the girl who played with fire, the girl who kicked the hornet\’s nest)

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Young the giant, Emerson drive not necessarily the \’greatest\’ per se but memorable just the same 😀

26. What did you want and get?

More work done on my sleeve, which is now almost done!  A home for Shamrock my foster dog, to be able to help a friend out that really needed it the most.

27. What did you want and not get?

This year, oddly enough I have nothing to add here.  It\’s a good thing!

28. What was your favorite film of this year?

The girl with the dragon tattoo.  It was an amazing rendition that was exceptionally close to the book with a few excerpts from books 2 & 3 thrown in.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I turned 33 and had a small, yet fun gathering.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Not being in debt.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?

Pretty much the same as it usually is.  I like simple, classic and classy.

32. What kept you sane?

My friends, my family, my job. I honestly don’t know what I would have done without them this year!  I am so very fortunate to have such amazing people in my life!

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

That’s not my style, I could care less about that sort of thing.

34. What political issue stirred you the most?

This year I paid scant attention to politics period.

35. Who did you miss?

Jason, my mom, Pete.

36. Who was the best new person you met?

Christina!

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011.

That some people are so poor that the only thing they have is money.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

\”Whatever doesn\’t kill me

Doesn\’t make me stronger
But I\’m not gonna give up yet
And if these walls should weaken
I\’m still strong enough to know
I\’m gonna build them up again\”

Finger 11 Whatever doesn\’t kill me 

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2011-In Pictures

\”We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives . . ., not looking for flaws, but for potential.\” – Ellen Goodman

2011 had some major highs and really not so many soul sucking lows as previous years now that I think about it…  Awesome! 😀

Some of these moments I caught on camera, some I just hijacked from the internet because I agree with them.  Things I\’ve seen, done, tasted, created, and experienced.  In any case, 2011 was pretty epic from start to finish!

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Medusa (of a different sort)

So I\’m in Cambridge, ON for the holidays.  I was born here, most of my family still resides here so of course when Christmas rolls around I make the obligatory trip home.  Which never ceases to amuse me more often then not.  The vast differences between Cambridge and Montreal are huge.  Cambridge has a population of about 130,000 vs Montreal which has a population of  1,620,693 as of the 2006 census.  You\’re likely wondering why this matters…  Let alone what the hell this has to do with Medusa.

I\’ll tell you why…

When I walk the streets of Montreal, I seem to \’blend in\’ more.  It\’s a larger city, which is also a lot more open minded then my hometown, which seems to be on occasion, still stuck in the dark ages.  So the other night when I was at a local bar with some friends, standing outside.  I happened to grab the attention of someone and he took one look at my face and zeroed in on my Medusa piercing.  The rapt, childlike fascination he had with my piercing was pretty priceless (I\’m going to assume he was also pretty drunk)   He said something to the effect of: \”Holy fuck, don\’t tell me that\’s pierced for real!?!\” \’Yes, it most certainly is.\’  \”Wow!  That must of hurt?\” Your damn right it did (most painful piercing I have to date as a matter of fact)\’ \”Wow! That\’s crazy.  Oh my God, you have your tongue pierced too? wow!\”  \”You must be crazy!?!\” Me: With the most diabolical, sinister look on my face that I could muster (think Jack Nicholson in the Shining) ; looked at him dead on and said: \”Why yes, yes I am\”.

The look on his face was so precious it was priceless!  He looked frightened ha ha!  He looked at me on last time with that same awe struck look on his face and said \”wow, I should stay away from you!!\” Enter creeper face  and I said: \”Yes, yes you should.\” He looked so terrified I thought he was going to wet his pants!  He hightailed it back into the bar so fast and I\’m pretty sure he left soon after that.

Amy & I got a good laugh out of that one!  That\’s the beautiful thing about being on vacation, even if it\’s just in your hometown.  You don\’t live here, so it doesn\’t matter what you do or how much you mess with drunk people (within reason of course, I don\’t set out to be malicious in any way) it can be pretty entertaining.

It\’s a shame that it wasn\’t summer or at the very least warm enough to warrant showing this off:

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 She tends to freak people out.  Medusa is pretty awesome all around mind you.  Too bad I didn\’t posses the ability to turn people into stone.  Not all the time mind you, just on occasion. I\’m thinking that would come in handy someday. No?

In any case, it\’s good to be me 😉