Light show in the capitol

The other evening a few friends and I went to Parliament to see the brand new light show, Mosaika! It was pretty cool-- and there were lots of people, especially for a free show at 10pm on a Wednesday night.

Pretty neat, right?

Never ending Bluesfest feat. John Butler Trio!

I think it's been about a month since I've posted. Terrible, I know. I have so many photos to upload, too. And a few stories to share. Like how on Canada day, A got us backstage passes to Parliament Hill celebrations. Unreal. 

Things have been hectic in the capitol... just how I like it. Speeding right through most of June and half of July-- The last 2 weeks were Bluesfest. I saw GirlTalk (seriously love) and Steve Miller Band (I'm pretty sure I was transported back to my childhood for that hour and a half!) and danced the night away. I picked two days. That one and the final night-- Lupe Fiasco, Cheap Trick, John Butler Trio and Death Cab for Cutie. A freak rain-lightening-ish storm hit and the main stage-- the one we were about 30 ft from, crashed to the ground (see the vid). I was shaking. It was intense. The night was cancelled  (so no JBT or Death Cab) and we dragged our soaking wet, completely shocked selves home.

Today, I get home from work, looked at Twitter and I see a guy I follow (thanks JF) had posted about John Butler playing a free show at 7pm about a 10 mins walk from me. I looked a the clock, it was 6:50. I grabbed my bag and ran(!) to the park. I made it just in time and was about 6 people back.

Such a great hour! He went though the crowd, made everyone sing a long and was just awesome to watch.

Love Australians!

I can't stop listening: Nightbox edition

On repeat. 

From the Inspiration Files

How stunning is this hummingbird picture? I love the colours. And I'm loving the black and white chevron pattern and, as always, black and white stripes. 

found here.

found here.

I need to own a place. Soon.

Nail art

One of my current roomies is an artist. And not just any artist but one of those artists that are good at all kinds of art. Like painting, sculptures, drawing, oh and NAIL ART, too! I've posted my absolute favourite nails before (I'll post them again), then she created these:

JM referred to them as my "Go get 'em tiger" nails. Hand painted. Unreal, right? These are the other ones that I loved:

And, finally, I borrowed O.P.I crackle from LB at work. And the crackle gave me these amazing nails:

What to do next?

UPDATED:

ON REPEAT: Phoenix

It's been 2 years and I can't stop listening. 

Summer Jam: Brett Dennen

So good, right?