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Nov 13 2007

Halloween 2007..

Published by Jooree under France, Party

So our Halloween was low-key this time … but I did manage to dress up..

And I so did the “Screw all the sluts for Halloween”

Halloween 2007

I wish WISH I had a picture of my whole outfit. A chaste long black sleeve, with a knee length black skirt, tights, and my killer ankle boots that Alex hates.

It amuses me to see my attempt a praying position after so much booze…

Alex went as “man-without-face”

Halloween 2007

It was more effective in the dark club.

As usual, our spot, IPN

Halloween 2007

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Mar 27 2007

Update number 2

Published by Jooree under Family, Friends, Life, Party

After our road trip, I finally reached sunny, warm, amazing, So Cal……

Original girls reunited!
All of us…. finally!

Newport beach
Newport beach
Soaking in the sun on my first beach trip to Newport at my secret secret place…

Having a long long overdue girl’s night….only kosher pictures here to protect the innocent!
Girl's night
Girl's night
Girl's night

More time spent with the girls
Girls...

Tiger
This is Tiger, my aunt’s silent cat. His meows come out as a whisper…

I made it for Julie’s birthday! My first time in 3 years!

Julie's Bday Dinner
Almost all of us

The important part opening the gift…
Julie's bday dinner
Julie's bday dinner
Yes, she approves! (Actually she was delighted)

Julie's bday dinner
OH and yes, who is this? Her…..man…..Jonathan. Nice guy…..and that’s all I know about him. But he spoils Julie rotten, which makes her happy… and makes me happy

Garden of Eden
Bora took me to an Asian club…..

Garden of Eden
Where I ran into Sharry! Does that girl NEVER look ugly??

Then it was off to Chastity’s wedding…
Chastity's Wedding
Awww…

Chastity's Wedding
Don’t cry Charity!

Chastity's Wedding
After the wedding…which was at the Crystal Cathedral

Chastity's Wedding
Waiting for the reception

Chastity's Wedding
Which was gorgeous and not a buffet in sight!

Chastity's Wedding
All of us

Chastity's Wedding
The prettiest maid of honor

We went to also celebrate my brother’s 21ST birthday. Yes, bars of the world, watch out..!
Brother's birthday
My dad was happy to see both of us…..

And there you go, alll caught up!

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Jan 12 2007

Christmas and things

Published by Jooree under Canadia, Food, Life, Party, Relationship, Voyager

OK, have fallen way behind on the updating on the life and stuff….
SO voila.
I had become fairly proficient in cooking by now.
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I have even gotten Alex to eat even the worst of American cuisine.
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Yes, that is a FRENCHMAN eating a Monte Cristo. For those of you who don’t know, it’s a cheese and ham sandwich battered and fried, then eaten with jam. He originally turned his nose up at it, but soon ate the piece I left on my plate. See? Inside everyone is a fat kid who loves fried food.
It has finally snowed a decent amount, as it can be attested to one Saturday we ventured out of our tiny apartment.
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My poor, poor car.
I have learned a new routine in Montreal. The obligatory scraping of the snow off the car. (Well Alex mostly does it)
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And me, the Los Angelitos freezing. In the snow. With 4 layers on. DO you not see my shoes crusted, CRUSTED in show??
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Alex and I finally went to Mado, a gay cabaret. He had worked here part time, as part of the cleaning crew and one of the bartenders had developed a mad mad crush on him.
This is him/her:
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Going by the stage name of Tracy Trash, she delighted us with a song from Triplettes de Belleville. (Btw, run and watch that movie! A fine example of animation and that even the French CAN make fun of themselves). She put my body to shame and flirted shamelessly with Alex. I told him he should quit looking at gay men in the eyes, which is what makes them fall for him.
“but Jooree, I look at everyone in the eyes when I talk to them! That is how you fell in love with me!
“Yes, but Alex, gay men can tell if other men are gay if they are looked in the eyes.”
“Merde”
Mado is a pretty famous place in Montreal, having operated for +10 years. It’s smack in the middle of the Gay Village.
This is the Queen herself, Mado
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Some very funny singers. The one in the black dress (don’t remember the name) sang a rather hilarious version of Celine Dion’s “My heart will go on” and the black, hippie style chick girl was probably the moved the sexiest. (Well I thought so anyways)
Alex, said it was “interesting” He had plenty of JD to keep himself sane.
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I, on the other hand, was thrilled!
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So I had finally set up my christmas tree
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I love how Ikea can make anything artful.
And me and the cat. This was our Christmas photo, which I was too lazy to send out.
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Christmas!! Alex and I went to Quebec City were we stayed at a cheap 3 star hotel Ambassadeur Hotel. It was an enormous building in the middle of an empty little town, where a Subway and PFK (that’s poulet frites Kentucky for those who wanted to know KFC en quebcois). BUT the best part was the the sauna and exercise room! I FORGOT TO BRING SHOES. So I ran on the treadmill barefoot, but it did feel good to sweat a bit and realize that hey, maybe I did need to lose those 5 lbs.
The highlight was the Montmorency Falls, located a mere 10 minutes from our hotel.
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It was partially frozen because it’s winter (duh) so Alex and I sneaked in behind the closed gates (I know bad bad tourists!) and headed out onto the frozen lake.
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And nous
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Do you see the water spot behind me? I attempted to reach it, but my foot ended up sinking in and blurgh. Alex took a rather hilarious video of it, which I will post later on.
We went to the top and although i wanted to sneak under the lines again to get closer to the falls, there was a worker there (a government worker on Christmas Eve? Why??)
But by then, the sun had come out and it looked glorious.
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Then it was off to the Christmas Markets! Was it like the one in Aix?
“Of course not. The market in Aix is so much betther” Alex said (imagine a haughty french accent)
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The most popular item was EMU oil. Yes, you heard me. EMU oil. They made them into facial creams, face wash, hand oil, EVERYTHING. All the ladies in the booth kept on offering me samples of it. The problem was it smelled exactly like the way I thought emu oil would smell like: fatty and oily.
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But we did buy this beautiful Buche Noel. It was vanilla and raspberries. And it was so good, I devoured half of it when i got home.
Then we went by the Christmas street.
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This was a scene right out France. Alex and I were delighted! Especially with Alex, when he kept on mumbling how he wanted to move here. I can see why, the historical touches were amazing. Quebec City has the oldest city walls in North America, so that tells you about how the rest of the city is like.
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I wished we had stayed longer, but now we’re planning a trip for his birthday to the Winter Carnival! We cannot afford the Ice Hotel :-(, but the carnival should be fun.
And at least, notre chat, who has developed a strange habit of drinking water out of the faucet.
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Jan 14 2006

Happy New Year

Published by aram under Food, France, Party

OK ok, my first update of the year, inspired by Ms. Charity… (oops Mrs. Park I meant)

Well, Christmas was good. Alex and I went to a very impressive french restaurant in Marseille called Peron
This was my first course

BTW foie gras RULES. Yes I know it’s bloated duck liver, but its so good…..

Then I had the lamb….oh I LOVE lamb…..yes it’s another defenseless animal, but its SO tender…

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Then my desert of salted caramel ice cream with brioche….

(Alex took this picture and he was so proud of it)

New Years Eve was spent at a french dinner party. Yes I spoke french and yes I had a good time

So for New Years everyone gets REALLY drunk and dances to oldies. Which I partook in bien sur.

Alex pouring me one of my 6 glasses of champagne. Needless to say, I was drunk

So do you see the roses in the back? I brought them to the dinner thinking everyone else would. But only I did. So now I’m known as the only nice american they know. Which is weird, because it’s just common sense to bring something….

The dinner was fantastic. Quail, buttered garlic noodles, salad, a cake for dessert. Everything home made. My goodness…

So voila. My life in france so far. Enjoy.

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Jun 26 2005

July 4th plans

Published by aram under Life, Party

Alright kiddies, I have my fourth of july plans:

A deep impact party!
“And what kind of party is that Jooree?”

Well, NASA has decided to spend (edit) even (better tim?) more ridiculous amounts of money on try to detonate a comet in space. Read the story here

So, with the usual bbq, drinks, fireworks, etc. Hopefully a spectacular showing at around 11pm Fourth of July. So who’s in? Venue will be decided. Any suggestions are welcome also. Leave a comment if it’s a yea. Evites will be sent out shortly to those interested.

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