she's got a secret

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:35:38 GMT

so having spent the last 72 hours in bed i got a little bored, & decided to make a new livejournal.
so please add me so i can keep reading about all of your lives. thanks guys!
i can be found here:

coconoire

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:17:51 GMT

i've eaten out 7 of the past 9 days.
i also won $400 at bingo.
being home is the best.

1. How old will you be in five years?
24

2. Do you think you will be married by then?
doubtful.

3. How tall are you?
5'9”

4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?
going away & then coming home again.

5. What's the last movie you saw in theater?
santa clause 3

6. Who was the last person you called?
michael on the phone, kyle on skype.

7. Who was the last person to call you?
my mom.

9. Do you prefer to call or text?
where did question number 8 go? i prefer to call. i'm too impatient for texting.

10. Do you have any pets?
my jack russel eddie.

11. What were you doing at 12am last night?
drinking at jakes with basnett.

12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced
divorced.

13. When is the last time you saw your mom?
today.

14. What color are your eyes?
blue.

15. What time did you wake up today?
12 pm.

16. What are you wearing right now?
black leggings, a black fashion network tank top i got for free for doing an interview, & my white wooly knit cardigan.

17. What's your favorite Christmas song?
jingle bells. i sing it all year round. seriously.

18. Where is your favorite place to be?
with my friends.

19. Where is your least favorite place to be?
anywhere where i'm alone.

20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
new york.

21. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years?
not sure, but hopefully i'll be successful. i'd like to be finished school & working at a job i enjoy.

22. Do you tan or burn?
burn burn burn....like fabulous yellow roman candles.
but seriously i once got a sunburn in march.

23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
i used to have these little mermaid sheets that had pictures of ariel's father on them & they terrified me because in the movie he yells at her. i was afraid he'd get me. also spiders. i still fear that though.

24. What was the last thing that made you laugh?
michael talking about michael buble.

25. How many TVs do you have?
i believe there are four in our house. five including my grandad's.

26. How big is your bed?
queen.

27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?
laptop.

28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
usually with clothes on.

29. What color are your sheets?
teal.

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?
two.

31. What is your favorite season?
spring.

32. What do you like about fall?
the colours & the smells.

33. What do you like about winter?
christmas & my birthday.

34. What do you like about the summer?
free time, swimming, bike riding, going for really long walks & being able to drive with the windows down.

35. What do you like about spring?
the smell & the clothes. i dislike the restriction & heaviness of winter bundling.

36. How many states have you lived in?
we have provinces here. & only one.

37. How many cities/towns have you lived in?
newmarket, richmond hill, ballantrae, paris. four.

38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
outside i like shoes. in the winter inside i like socks. in the summer i like bare feet.

39. Are you a social person?
im pretty sure.

40. What was the last thing you ate?
a bowl of smarties ice cream.

41. What is your favorite restaurant?
i love the queen mother on queen street, the thai place in newmarket, & tomo sushi in richmond hill.

42. What is your favorite ice cream?
mint chocolate chip.

43. What is your favorite dessert?
ice cream &/or cake.

44. What is your favorite kind of soup?
this is clearly an unfair question because i adore soup. but probably mr.noodles.

45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?
i hate peanut butter. & i like raspberry jam on my jam sandwiches.

47. Do you like coffee?
no.

48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average?
0

49. What do you drink in the morning?
tea or orange juice.

50. Would you rather sleep with someone else or alone?
it depends on my mood. i appreciate both.

51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
yes, on the right side. right from my perspective when i'm lying down.

52. Do you know how to play poker?
yes.

53. Do you like to cuddle?
very much.

54. Have you ever been to Canada?
yes & i loved it so much i decided to stay & live here forever.

55. Do you have an addictive personality?
very much so.

56. Do you eat out or at home more often?
well this week i think i've eaten out more often, but usually i eat at home more often.

58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?
yes, brock my birthday buddy.

59. Do you want kids?
ha. no.

60. Do you speak any other languages?
french

61. Have you ever gotten stitches?
5 on my chin.

62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
no.

63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
i'd prefer to swim in a pool. but if i could have one or the other, i'd have an ocean.

64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seats?
i can never decide this. the window seat is prime viewing & also key for sleeping because you can lean against the side. but the aisle is good because you don't have to climb over people to go to the washroom. i usually go for the window seat though.

65. Do you know how to drive stick?
no but one day i'd like to learn.

66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
clothes. except i spend most of my money on food & cigarettes.

67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
my claddah ring & my cartilage ring.

68. What is your favorite TV show?
friends, sex & the city, the office.

69. Can you roll your tongue?
i think.

70. Who is the funniest person you know?
i don't know.

71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
not anymore.

73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
not that i know of.

74. What color are your bedroom walls?
light teal.

75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth?
yes.

76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
open.

77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees?
bees. i figure i'm more likely to survive a bee attack than a bear attack.

78. Do you flirt a lot?
i don't think so.

79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
i don't eat nuggets.

80. What is your favorite food?
pasta & instant soups.

81. Can you change the oil on a car?
ha no.

82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?
yes. but just one.

83. Have you ever run out of gas?
no surprisingly.

84. What is your usual bedtime?
2am -ish.

86. Do you read the newspaper?
only for the horoscopes.

87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
yes i think. i used to anyways.

88. Best comedian?
dave chapelle or george carlin.

89. Do you watch soap operas?
never.

90. Do you dance in the car?
sometimes.

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:42:22 GMT

oh paris. i got home yesterday & i sort of miss it already. i'm glad to be home of course, but both today & yesterday i found myself searching for familiar parisian things & was so delighted when i heard some girls speaking french on the subway. paris finally feels like my second home, which i think is important if i'm going to be spending so much time there. i love that i know this city like the back of my hand, better than toronto even. my little french home away from home. see you soon paris. bisou.

also, someone needs to not let me go crazy with the fastfood. i've already had pizzapizza, second cup & harveys within the past 24 hours. it's just so convenient!!! (i clearly missed convenience a lot)

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:27:58 GMT

yesterday teela & i tried to go to Versailles, but we took the wrong RER, so we gave up & went to monmartre instead. it was freezing cold & raining a bit, so we didn't stay long. but we wandered around place du tertre & looked at all of the oil paintings & caricatures. we were also hounded by a bunch of artists to have our caricatures drawn. & i climbed the ridiculous amount of stairs up to the sacre coeur while trying to eat a baguette & i will tell you i advise against doing that. then we went into a little cafe at the bottom of the hill called Les Oiseaux for a cafe and a tea to get warm. in all, a nice day.

the sacre coeur.

this is the table & the floor in les oiseaux cafe.

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 22:13:43 GMT

happy st.patrick's day everyone.

my roommates & i celebrated by going out to dinner at this place called Breakfast In America. it's an american style diner with the greatest french toast ever. i also got some homefries, which were equally good. i also wore green. that's right, i wore a colour.

11:11 here, make a wish.

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:22:12 GMT

i just googled my name & the first 7 results are as such:

University of Windsor - Lisa Porter

Maui Wedding Music - Lisa Porter - Wedding Singer

What Lisa Said - And What Nasa Wants You To Think She Said

Lisa Porter Faces Congress Again

Lisa Porter - Carnegie Mellon University - Materials Science Engineering Professor

Statement Of Lisa Porter Before The House Subcommittee On Space

Lists By Lisa Porter - Skin Care Guru, Author Of "Every Woman's Guide To Looking & Feeling Sexy From Head To Toe"

that's right.

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:30:48 GMT

No rest without love,
no sleep without dreams of love--
be mad or chill obsessed with angels or machines,
the final wish is love.

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:17:03 GMT

today my girls & i went to the eiffel tower for a picnic. but then the park police told everyone to get off the grass & not return until april 15th because apparently, it was still winter & therefore wasn't allowed.
what a ruiner. but we ate our picnic on a bench & then took some pictures & had a lovely day. i love this city.

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:30:27 GMT

Zugzwang – Jeffrey mcdaniel

you are a locked car door closing
you are the key forgotten in the ignition
i am the person banging on the window
i am the fog on the glass

you are a wild dog limping up a highway embankment
you are a cactus with human fingertips
you are a tall tree with a scarf around one of the branches
you are a scuba diver looking down at his watch and realizing
you don't have enough air to make it back to the surface
so you live down there among the spare tires
and the other things we do without

you are the loch ness monster
it's been so long since you surfaced
no one believes you exist anymore

you are a submarine that has lost its power
you watch television through a periscope
you are a permanent bath robe
you are a cow poking her head through a barbed wire fence
you are a gambler an hour after squandering the rent

you are going over Niagara Falls in a giant pill bottle
you have a bruised throttle
you are a road trip that's gone awry
you are a bird that stands on a railing
rubbing your wings together
then you climb back down
and you call that a try

you are a piece of chewing gum stuck on the back of a mirror
you are a bag of melted ice on a ballerina's ankle
you are a camel with a straw sticking out of your hump
in your mind you climb onto the ledge
and you jump, you jump, you jump

i hear he has a new book coming out. !!!) (i must own this)

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:56:55 GMT

I Want To Sing

I want to sing to you my love
My only love and happiness
Don't be so blue so blue my love
Take off your shoes take off my dress
I want to sing to you my love
My only love and happiness
Don't be so blue so blue my love
This too shall pass this too shall pass

But tell me, what have I done to deserve you?
Must have done something cause that's how it works
Must have been kind to kittens and birds,
In a previous life must have thought happy thoughts...

'cause there, you were there right beside me
Then somehow inside me while inside myself
Books on the shelf thoughts on the shelf
Hands to myself, i should definitely keep my hands to myself

Love is a dangerous pastime
Caught between madness and gladness of flight
Nothing is wrong and nothing is right
Falling asleep in your arms every night

But Love's such a strange situation
Full of frustration and anger and fear
Everything's tears
Nobody hears
Nobody's here, and nobody hears...

I want to sing to you my love
My only love and happiness
Don't be so blue so blue my love
Take off your shoes take off my dress
I want to sing to you my love
My only love and happiness
Don't be so blue so blue my love
This too shall pass, this too shall pass...

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:35:14 GMT

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:32:44 GMT

& i am yours & you are mine.

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:45:46 GMT

I carry your heart with me – E.E. Cummings

I carry your heart with me
(I carry it in my heart)
I am never without it
(anywhere I go, you go my dear;
and whatever is done by
only me is your doing, my darling)
I fear
No fate (for you are my fate, my sweet)
I want
No world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
And it’s you are whatever a moon
Has always meant and whatever a
Sun will always sing is you.
Here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and
the bud of the bud and the sky
of the sky of a tree called life;
which grows higher than the
soul can hope or the mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that’s
keeping the stars apart
I carry your heart
(I carry it in my heart)

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:39:34 GMT

Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good
that we oft may win, By fearing to attempt
- William Shakespeare

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:35:57 GMT

on monday i did a show in the westin hotel. it was gorgeous so i took pictures.
i've been working like mad because it's show week. i can't wait til this week is over.
just three more days!!!
i must go to the louvre.

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:31:26 GMT

& lately i feel betrayed by the alphabet,
like they're injecting strychnine into my vowels,
infecting my consonants.

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:39:53 GMT

In dreams the origami of the brain
opens like a fist, a pomegranate,
an expensive geometry.

I haven't a clue
why I'm rumpled tonight.

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:37:53 GMT

yesterday i went to the flea market & i bought some vintage fashion newspaper covers & incense.
then i went for a walk, got lost on purpose, played on a playground, & leaned over the bridge over the great big river. yesterday made me realize how beautiful this city is & how lucky i am to be here.

tea time @ the flea market.

me & my new best friend.

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:29:17 GMT

these days i mostly just buy new sunglasses, drink vanilla tea, & listen to cat power.

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:41:49 GMT

Happy Valentines Day.

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:48:19 GMT

Put a new leaf of moon
under your pillow
and you’ll see what you want to.

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:27:24 GMT

rainy/sunny weather + french toast & homefries + arts & crafts + homemade sushi =
a satisfying sunday.

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:13:01 GMT

The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say an uncommon-place thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles.

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:11:25 GMT

Why don't you come over here into my world
I've got a place for you.

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:19:53 GMT

these are the results of drawing night at 11 rue des arquebusiers.
we like to colour.