THIS LOOKS LIKE THAT: BIG FRAMES! (+ WHAT'S UP WITH ME)

I've been sitting on this one for months now. Why haven't I blogged in a million years? It's hard to say. Busy I suppose. But here I am, with a This Look Like That post featuring amateur model Santa Borel rocking sexy specs (from Kill Magazine), a similar look and feel to this beautiful photo of Amanda Seyfried shot by Guy Aroch. Specs aside, its the bend in the arm, bodacious hair and overall vintage mood that did it for me.

The past few months have been wonderful, full of busyness, family functions and gigantic life changes. I've decided to focus on my writing - really focus - and will be leaving for Portugal on June 19th for the two week long Disquiet: Dzanc Books International Literary Program. I'll be accompanied by my husband, who won't be taking the course but instead, will soak up the rich Lisbon culture/beauty. Also coming along, my amazingly supportive writer friend, Andrea Grassi. (Gunhouse, so stoked for this trip, man).

My good friend and teacher, Jeff Parker, from my UofT Creative Writing class is running the program and suggested we go - with the years I've had I couldn't think of a reason not to. Plus, no better way to kick my ass into gear than two weeks full of:

• Workshops in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction
• A Literary and Cultural program featuring contemporary Portuguese writers, lecturers, and thinkers 
• Literary walks, film screenings, and excursions
• Faculty and guests including three Pulitzer Prize winners 
• Some of the most compelling and interesting writers working today, selected primarily on the basis of their strong reputations as teachers of writing and the arts

Upon my return, I'm going to use this summer as my time to write. We get extremely caught up in the day to day, and I find myself staring into the cubes of my calendar, noting how much time has passed. It's frustrating but I know that I'm my own boss and it's all about making choices.

So I'm quite looking forward to it, despite the copious amounts of editing I have to do before I leave next week. Roughly 350 pages of other students work. Not sure when, or how I will get this done, but I know it'll happen, somehow! Very much looking forward to it all.

Today I'm headed to the World Conference on Breast Cancer in Hamilton. They'll be screening our doc, I Don't Have Time For This, and asked us to be on the discussion panel to talk about our experience. It's the first time we'll all be together since the loss of both Crystal and Clare, so we're guessing it'll be an extremely emotional day.


The only other thing I've been focusing on is my health - Paleo and Crossfit have been amazing, but that is a post on it's own that requires far more mental power than I can use right now. Stay tuned.

And while I'm at it, lastly, Mil and I have some extreme Two Shaking to do! Check out our site www.twoshakes.ca and follow us on Twitter @twoshakesdotca.