Ms. Fruit Fly

Happy Pride Week y’all! When I first moved to the ‘Couv, I wound up in the West End which just happens to be the gay area of the city. I like to think that my friends and acquaintances are all open minded and cool but of course, some people just aren’t which in this day and age, I find kinda shocking. I have had several people ask me or say behind my back “Why does JJ have so many gay friends?” to which I have to say, why the hell not? My stylish boys are there for me no matter what, they are amazing listeners, they are happy to go shopping with me and go for a beer on the patio afterward. We can chat about boys in a non-competitive atmosphere together which makes people watching on Davie St. that much more fun. Unlike most girlfriends, my boys have no issue being honest and telling you if something on your outfit is all wrong but they will always tell you when you are looking fabulous or what pants make your butt look awesome. My boys are hilarious, love to dance and I don’t have to worry that they are trying to get in my pants. So I will be wearing my dangerously short skirted costume and proudly marching in the Pride Parade with my friends again this year and I can only hope that people will one day realize that we’re all here on this earth just trying to get through another day: gay, straight or other.

The key to marital bliss

Well, besides separate duvets , it would have to be hiring a housekeeper! Pinkie came into our lives recently and I don’t think that I can ever go back now. Not that the man and I ever really fought about cleaning duties but we were spending too much of our free time cleaning the place and keeping it up to our high standards as we both hate a mess. She has an assistant named ‘Cherry Pie’ who reorganized our closets and our pantry to look like some sort of show home. Pinkie is a godsend and has freed up our evenings and weekends, woo frickin’ hoo life is good!

Who ya gonna call?

I had the best birthday ever this year! The ‘Couv aka the City of No Fun decided to bring in a huuuuge blow up movie screen to David Lam Park in Yaletown and have a free outdoor movie night under the stars. They showed Ghostbusters and hundreds of people showed up. The cops didn’t come to bust up groups drinking responsibly and everyone acted extremely neighbourly. It was a great night shared with fantastic friends, YAY!

Office spandex

Since when did spandex bike shorts become office appropriate clothing? I can see wearing them into work right after you stash your bike and then changing into something that won't scare your colleagues, but some of you insist on wearing them all day and show up to meetings in your scarily revealing spandex. Yuck! I think that I am going to hang bathrobes on the back of all the meeting room doors so that I don't have to be subjected to the horrific view anymore.