felt like the rash of cynical internet assholes who came out of the woodwork to talk shit about the mirror on fb/comment sections after in the past week are a good argument for alternative print media
― carly rae (flopson), Friday, 29 June 2012 18:58 (eleven years ago) link
also: http://montrealmirror.org/ ???
uh
― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Friday, 29 June 2012 18:59 (eleven years ago) link
good luck with that.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
― carly rae (flopson), Friday, 29 June 2012 19:01 (eleven years ago) link
looks like smiley face has been pumping iron
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Friday, 29 June 2012 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
Just learned that Montreal Steak Seasoning is an actual thing from your city! Thank you Montrealers!
― goat news for people who love boat news (how's life), Sunday, 1 July 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
yup. my butcher calls it the "jewish"
― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Sunday, 1 July 2012 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
In Lac-Megantic right now, will be driving back up to Quebec City tomorrow afternoon after finishing up at customer's. Nice little town when its not covered in snow, and I was recommended the best poutine place around here. The french-only thing does get annoying, tho; it's like, cmon, you folks are within only half-an-hour of the U.S.
― Steam Sale Jonesin' (kingfish), Thursday, 19 July 2012 00:25 (eleven years ago) link
do. not. express. that. opinion.
― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Thursday, 19 July 2012 04:25 (eleven years ago) link
Isn't most of Europe a quick car ride? Why all those languages. ;_;
― hot sauce delivery device (mh), Thursday, 19 July 2012 05:00 (eleven years ago) link
hahaaaaaa srsly this is place with complex french-english colonial history and hundreds of years of french language/culture battles. a border is a border for historical and cultural reasons and language is a part of that. and so is defensiveness about it. outside of montreal in quebec unless i know the town/area to be anglo-skewed (rare but happens), i don't speak english.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Thursday, 19 July 2012 06:31 (eleven years ago) link
tho quebec is fully survivable no matter what language you speak as long as your parka is sound
! kingfish you are joking, yes?
― Ówen P., Thursday, 19 July 2012 13:05 (eleven years ago) link
and i was being drunkenly earnest
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Thursday, 19 July 2012 13:39 (eleven years ago) link
My family used to own quebec
― The Cheerfull Turtle (Latham Green), Thursday, 19 July 2012 13:47 (eleven years ago) link
wait did I actually post that
i take it back, it's been a long week
― Steam Sale Jonesin' (kingfish), Friday, 20 July 2012 04:35 (eleven years ago) link
I'm so loving Montreal this week. Not too hot, so much good arty and social and music stuff to do and see, inspiring people/friends, bike rides towards the setting sun, etc. Usually this time of year I've had it w city living but I was just in the country for a few days, so I guess i got recharged for urban life.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Friday, 20 July 2012 04:42 (eleven years ago) link
I was there once.
― Never translate Dutch (jaymc), Friday, 20 July 2012 04:55 (eleven years ago) link
And I kind of get Kingfish's point. For Americans, it's downright RIDICULOUS that there could be a region SO CLOSE to the United States that spoke FRENCH of all things! A European language! (Right, they're all European, but this one is like ... actually EUROPEAN. Like ITALIAN or something! Like, do you know anyone who speaks French?)
― Never translate Dutch (jaymc), Friday, 20 July 2012 05:00 (eleven years ago) link
come on, quebec! 'merica!
― hot sauce delivery device (mh), Friday, 20 July 2012 14:24 (eleven years ago) link
hey, colonialism, it worked
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Friday, 20 July 2012 14:31 (eleven years ago) link
sort of
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Friday, 20 July 2012 14:32 (eleven years ago) link
supposedly my great great great Meme owned part of this sexy island
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=quebec+city+google+map&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=46.914158,-70.995712&spn=0.326922,0.539703&safe=off&hnear=Quebec+City,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Qu%C3%A9bec,+Quebec,+Canada&gl=us&t=h&z=11
― The Cheerfull Turtle (Latham Green), Friday, 20 July 2012 15:19 (eleven years ago) link
Thusly I am the real "King of Quebec"
― The Cheerfull Turtle (Latham Green), Friday, 20 July 2012 15:49 (eleven years ago) link
This is the Montreal thread, not the Green City one!
― hot sauce delivery device (mh), Friday, 20 July 2012 15:50 (eleven years ago) link
Ah but mon Pere, you forget Quebec is capitol of Qubecland and thusly yoru precious Montreal! I am King of Montreal
― The Cheerfull Turtle (Latham Green), Friday, 20 July 2012 15:53 (eleven years ago) link
lolll
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Friday, 20 July 2012 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.losanjealous.com/nfc/perm.php?c=165&q=109
― The Cheerfull Turtle (Latham Green), Friday, 20 July 2012 17:49 (eleven years ago) link
Are Americans shocked that people speak Spanish in Mexico
― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Saturday, 21 July 2012 01:05 (eleven years ago) link
I was mildly surprised to learn that 10% of Americans spoke Spanish as a first language. I learned that when I was 12
― Ignite the seven canons (Ówen P.), Saturday, 21 July 2012 02:26 (eleven years ago) link
Part of the US used to be Mexico and they're still next door, speaking it.
― hot sauce delivery device (mh), Saturday, 21 July 2012 03:41 (eleven years ago) link
Wow do they have their own unique culture as well?
― Ignite the seven canons (Ówen P.), Saturday, 21 July 2012 13:16 (eleven years ago) link
So great to get back to Mtl this summer, if only briefly. Ikeda exhibit, Dieu du Ciel, Tam tam park.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Sunday, 22 July 2012 18:49 (eleven years ago) link
i'm sorry i missed you! the ikeda show is great, eh?
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Sunday, 22 July 2012 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
hot day in montreal. going to see fakoly tonight outside for free!http://youtu.be/iEC-8005oXM
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Sunday, 22 July 2012 21:25 (eleven years ago) link
am sitting trawling craigslist but just throwing this out there: let me know if anyone has friends w/desirable apartments looking for a roomie; i am moving to your city in one month.
i keep looking at the weather forecast, montreal sounds pretty nice right now.
― , Blogger (schlump), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 22:13 (eleven years ago) link
internet apartment hunting is tough, i feel really bad reading descriptions of wholesome, active, social people i could live with & thinking "oh no man that wouldn't work at all"
― , Blogger (schlump), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 22:52 (eleven years ago) link
The sound/video part of the Ikeda exhibit was cool, for sure. I love Ikeda's music so much that I think I had unrealistically high expectations tbh.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 23:04 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, the main space gallery stuff a pretty intellectual experience, i found. and squinty for the eyes... i really liked standing in front of the giant screen getting bombarded by sounds tho.
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 23:34 (eleven years ago) link
i will keep my ears open for friends w roommate needs! these things sometimes crop up on facebook or wherevs. if it's any consolation, i moved to mtl from vancouver 10 years ago and found a place through a university housing message board (in the pre-craigslist days!)
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 23:36 (eleven years ago) link
ty! yeah i think i will just end up somewhere, ideally somewhere with a lease just through the end of this year or something so it isn't super-important. but am just mentioning it to increase the likelihood of a dream-apt-dropped-into-my-lap situation.
university housing message board: still good!, so you know. still advertising nice-looking places populated by studious, wholesome types. i can't really imagine tentatively agreeing to have someone come live in my room without meeting them first, so they'll be more use when i'm in town than before, but they are all over the map, plentiful, affordable, &c. i think i am just gonna be craigslisting on arrival but we'll see. i pummelled you guys for area tips a while back, will return to consult over finer details soon.
― , Blogger (schlump), Thursday, 26 July 2012 00:04 (eleven years ago) link
Can we get around to doing another MTL ILX FAP? It's a beautiful summer day and I feel social!
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Friday, 27 July 2012 17:45 (eleven years ago) link
Totally! I'm not back in town til wednesday though.Oh and are you going to osheaga?
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Saturday, 28 July 2012 00:59 (eleven years ago) link
Alex do u know about my Casa party tomorrow??? (and Robyn too)
― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Saturday, 28 July 2012 01:01 (eleven years ago) link
NO I DID NOT BUT NOW I DO AND I WILL PROBABLY BE THERE I HOPE.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Saturday, 28 July 2012 01:04 (eleven years ago) link
OSHEAGA i'm not sure about. it's a lot of people who are in montreal ALL THE TIME on their own for a lot of money, even if i like a lot of them and i wasn't earning money this summer really at all.
Mykki Blanco is at the royal phoenix tonight for 10$ though and that will be amazing and wonderful.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Saturday, 28 July 2012 01:05 (eleven years ago) link
im going to osh on the saturday cuz my friends gave me ~backstage passes~ for their band and i want to eat all the catered food.
― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Saturday, 28 July 2012 02:54 (eleven years ago) link
alex BE THERE tomorrow