the things we experience each and every day shape who we are... or we shape them to move throughout the world in such a way that we have changed them. what do i do with my time? experience.
life is not about accumulation, figuration and expiration -
it's about consultation, admiration, and inspiration.
i'm jamie. digital lead for lululemon lab by day - social activist/budding academic and creative force by night. after a large amount of time spent in acedemia, and a specifically tumultuous year in an international development post graduate degree, i needed a mental break from all the hypocrisy that was what i thought i loved, and felt like I hated. i started in toronto ON, and am now centered in Vancouver BC, canada. i'm a natural born transient, and have stayed true to that for many years - because of school, work, family, etc. i am not the easiest person to get along with - i'm stubborn, lack the ability to keep in touch, am argumentative, obnoxious, and abbrasive - so my close friends are the most patient and wonderful people ever. i'm lucky to have every single one of them in my life. it is on those amazing people who i spend the time, effort, and imagination that i believe it takes to be a true friend. they see the person who enjoys sending postcards from nowhere, giving presents when they are relevant, and giving a phone call when i'm just thinking of someone.
i'm a neo hippy - if it can be so - selectitarian, feminist, activist, and lover of all things creative. freddie mercury is my dream man, and if macdonalds created a vegan big mac, i would be first in line. i'm a failed extrovert, and i - like many people i'm sure - wish i had more money, if only to be able to have long phone conversations with the people i love. that, and to be able to afford to simply study for a living.
these are my ramblings - they are non-sensical, often inspired by my day-to-day life, and usually involve some sort of rant. there is rarely a rhyme or reason for the things i post, other than i enjoy writing, beautiful (handmade) things, and sharing with friends (both those i spend time with, and those in the online world, whom i've never met). for more about my inner workings, check out my '25' series.
enjoy
(no capital letters have been harmed in the making of this blog)