today a best friend of mine should be turning 22 . unfortunately , his life was cut short this past february .  he changed us all in so many ways , he helped us grow , he helped me to be the person i am today . i am better for having known him - and i feel so blessed for having him in my life in such a prominent way . i am sorry for all the people and all the lives he was meant to touch in the future , but never had the opportunity of meeting in his short 21 years . i do not regret a single day i spent with my friend , but if there is one thing i wish i had done more of - it would be to let him know how much he was truly loved and how much we all valued our friendships with him . i can tell you without a doubt that he was the most caring , genuine , hilarious , brilliant , quirky , interesting , humble , selfless and just flat out wonderful people i will ever know . i miss him very much . we all do . so my hope for all of you reading this is that you realize hoe fleeting life is - let go of all of the small quarrels , the silly little grudges , let go of any pride you may have that is keeping you from picking up the phone and calling a good friend . really - appreciate everyone you have around you and love them as hard as you can . let them feel it . tell them how much they mean to you . you never know . it may be your last chance to say it . it could even save a life . love is a powerful thing . friendship and relationships are what make us who me are . tonight i will be with all of my friends , and my dear friend's family , and we we light fireworks - as it is a tradition every year for his birthday - and we will remember all of the memories we have shared , his contagious laughter , his tendency to be hit by ice cream trucks while riding his bike , we will remember the speed of his steps on the track after school in the afternoon sun , we will remember his gullibility , his dignity , his willingness to help out , his genuine care and happiness of other's successes , we will remember his oddly shaped feet , the adorable way he protected his two little sisters , we will remember everything until that last fire cracker burns out in the black summer sky .

robert - we love you forever .

dancer readjusting her slipper

edgar degas

daria karandashova

dead leaves , bleeding trees

dear claudia

dear jennifer

derek wood

design sponge

one day my room will look like this

don't touch my moleskine

my visit to the rom :)

just wandering toronto

ed mcgowan

edward hopper

elina nisson

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for the stars will rise again

hello all :) i hope you are enjoying lovely may . it has to be one of the best months of the year . . . at least in  toronto ! 

i want to throw a myspace page at you all - this is an artist who is a friend of a friend , and i kid you not - i am obsessed with his voice . i listen to this page day in day out . 

take a look - it seems like the perfect kind of music to invite in some warm weather and patio drinking .

enjoy !

www.myspace.com/majidmaskati

" your head is a living forest full of songbirds . "
- e . e . cummings

my fur baby

i love the smell of fall

impromptu trip to the rom

on my walk to french class 

my baby :)

dreaming

autumn sky

my very best friend 

gabriel pulecio

(grapes grapes)

(grocery done)

h . macnaughton

hana haily

(here comes the sun)

hope reagan

(how i met your style)

(1000 scientists)

(1000 scientists)

(1000 scientists)

(1000 scientists)

(1000 scientists)

(1000 scientists)

audrey hepburn and grace kelly at the oscars

odilon redon

(a softer world)

(a softer world)

(a softer world)

(a softer world)

(a softer world)

alan chan

alexanne

ali scott

alvhem makleri

alyson redding

andrea van orton

anne combaz

archibald

arlynnda christine

barbara matthews

brett freestone

brian mcguffog