This week I met a female rapper called Justine Beaver...

Ever feel like you're being punk'd? Myself and my friend Shane were walking in Stanley Park when we were approached/assaulted by an energetic young woman and her Asian manfriend. Both were dressed in bright running gear and chesire cat grins. Apparently they were filming some footage of themselves playing frisbee as part of an audition tape for a TV show 'The Amazing Race' but they couldn't get the shots they wanted and could we record some for them a little bit please they'd be ever so grateful and here's the camera it's on a tripod but it doesn't have to be thanks! *deep breath*

I don't know what it is about us, but we keep getting approached by people to do stuff like this. Anyway, joking aside, I was happy enough to help out and filmed their over zealous sporting endeavors, as they hammed it up for the camera and generally acted North American. It was in the barrage of conversation after this that we found out the girl in question, Mariee, had an alter ego, Justine Beaver, who raps whilst kitted out in a beaver suit. Thanks to the marvel that is my internet phone, I proceeded post haste to youtube where I found that this was actually true! And far from being in the slightest bit embarrassed about this, Mariee/Justine treated us to an impromptu rendition of part of the song as it played on my phone.

Apparently Beliebers aren't the biggest fans of Justine, which makes the whole thing even better. We were handed two satsumas as a reward for helping out and walked away feeling a bit like the folks in this gif:

Photodump vol. 2

I've mostly been looking for full time work for the past few weeks as what I have right now is ridiculously part time. But who wants to read about that?! Instead, here is a collection of photo that I've taken around Vancouver since I got back after Christmas.

As seen in Irish pub

Digital film festival. I only ended up seeing Goodfellas

Chocolate fondue from a place up the road. Far from it I was raised.

I walked on this and on leg went through the ice. Seriously.

A cultural melting pot.

Family Guy Engrish

Vinyl is everywhere. It's like hipster heroin.

This was in the bathroom in a house party. I never got around to asking about it.

Subconsciously preparing for St Patrick's Day

Like many things, this would never fly back home.

Not a crime scene, but a scene from a tv programme.

Not sure why this is sideways but the young man is using a plug in telephone receiver for his smart phone. Bloody hipsters.