Blood Reserve team headed for Haiti

Published on March 16, 2010 by Jonathan Růžek in charity. View Comments Tags: , , .

Speaking of Haiti, a paramedic/firefighter friend of mine, Jon Davis, is part of a group from the Blood Reserve traveling there to aid the relief effort. Via the Lethbridge Herald:

The plight of Haiti’s quake victims has plucked at the heartstrings of both young and old on the Blood Reserve, and the community’s lone physician is organizing a medical relief trip to depart in March.

Dr. Esther Tailfeathers has amassed people from the Blood Tribe Dept. of Health that includes Registered Nurses, paramedics, support staff and others.

They’ll be setting off in about 8 days. Good luck, Jon!

Blood Reserve plans support team for Haiti

Skate video to benefit Haiti relief

Published on March 16, 2010 by Jonathan Růžek in charity. View Comments Tags: , , .

Some Lethbridge skaters have taken to the Boarderline ramp, producing a skate video to benefit the Haiti earthquake disaster relief. Via Christian Nelson of Atrophy Manuscript fame:

High Rollers Haiti Benefit Video. Featuring the Boarderline (Lethbridge AB) Team and friends. 100% of the proceeds go to Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Relief. DVD’s are available at Boarderline and if you are interested in donating through Paypal send a payment to the account Katie_Kerluk@hotmail.com. Thanks for your support.

High Rollers

Lethbridge Skateboard Association

Boarderline

Lethbridge Fashion Weekend is zesty

Published on March 15, 2010 by Jonathan Růžek in fashion, sales and shows. View Comments Tags: , , .

Oh joy! “Joie de Vivre,” Lethbridge Fashion Week’s spring theme, is set for this weekend at the Lethbridge Legion.

Also, Lethbian Love is not becoming a fashion blog. It’s just a time to celebrate old man winter releasing his stranglehold grip upon Southern Alberta! It’s kinda ironic though, since the Legion smells like old spice and scotch, not spring blossoms and pheromones.

Lethbridge Fashion Weekend

Lady Gaga in Lethbridge

Published on March 12, 2010 by Jonathan Růžek in music. View Comments Tags: , .

Hey, does anyone remember Suede and that time Lady Gaga played there? Yeah, I heard that show lasted about 20 minutes. 20 minutes of AWESOME. Look what I dug up:

It’s almost like I was there, staring at her crotch.

A Lethbridgian View

Published on March 12, 2010 by Jonathan Růžek in people. View Comments Tags: , , .

LL Cool J once said, rapped or tweeted, “There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.”

It’s kinda cool when I stumble across blogs from fellow Lethbians here and there, like Daily Photo Dose and Lethbian Antics (long retired). Today, I found that my friend Martin’s cousin has followed my lead and started her own blog called “A Lethbridgian View.” Although she spelled Lethbian completely wrong, this blog is another unique take on Lethbridge.

Maybe this whole “turning your back to the wind” thing is starting to take off?

A Lethbridgian View

My Style L.A. featuring Jessica

Published on March 4, 2010 by Jonathan Růžek in My Style L.A.. View Comments Tags: , , .

I met Jessica randomly one day on my way back from lunch. She was sitting with an acquaintance of mine, drawing  patterns for her fashion class. With her cool tattoos and a dress made from a found skirt, I saw that she had a great style (and an even better smile). She’s pretty natural behind the camera too.

Occupation:
Fashion Design Student, Creative Thinker.

Where’d your outfit come from?
Nearly each layer came from a different place. The shoes were a gem found at Value Village, legwear from Ardenes, shorts from somewhere in California, cardigan and scarf from Wal-Mart, jacket was from Ricki’s and I got my t-shirt when I saw the Vancouver-based band The Jolts play…and then I cut it up.

Style Influences:
Everything: my mood that day, the season, friends, strangers, what music I’ve been listening to, magazines, vintage, comfort, self-expression…I was asked today how I picked my outfits in the morning and I didn’t really know how to answer. I just try stuff on until I’m happy, which is also why I can’t keep my room clean.

Something about me:
I cut my own hair. I like vinyls. And tattoos. I’m good with animals and children. I’m a BC girl, born and raised. I’m pretty weird, but people seem to like it. I like individuals and quirks.

More photos after the jump! Continue reading ‘My Style L.A. featuring Jessica’

Now that the Vancouver 2010 Olympics are over…

Published on March 3, 2010 by Jonathan Růžek in celebrations and culture. View Comments Tags: , , .

First, I want to congratulate our Canadian athletes for kicking so much ass! But second, I would like to note my disappointment in that our *other* national anthem was never played during the Olympics. As a proud Canadian, I present it here for you:

Saturday stuff

Published on March 3, 2010 by Jonathan Růžek in events and shows. View Comments Tags: , .

In the last couple of days, I’ve had some readers email me some upcoming events in Lethbridge. So here’s a quick update of things happening this Saturday:

Thanks Maxine & Stacy!

Daily Photo Dose

Published on March 2, 2010 by Jonathan Růžek in people and photography. View Comments Tags: , .

Lethbridge is full of great photographers (myself not included) and Jaime Vedres is definitely one of my favourites. Recently, he started a blog called “Daily Photo Dose” that chronicles the photos he takes day-to-day, along the way. I caught up with him to learn more about his project, as well as to share some of the amazing photos. Interview and a few photos after the jump!

Continue reading ‘Daily Photo Dose’

My Style L.A. featuring Kat

Published on February 26, 2010 by Jonathan Růžek in My Style L.A.. View Comments Tags: , , .

For some time, I’ve seen this cute “cat-eared girl” about the hallways of the college. After some sleuthing via my Lethbridge connections, I was finally able to track her down and get in touch with the girl, who’s coincidentally named Kat.

Occupation:
Student, coat check/beer tub girl.

Where’d your outfit come from?
My cardigan and dress both came from Sapporo, Japan.

Style Influences:
Style influences are Harajuku street fashion mixed with gothic/punk/sweet lolita.

Something about me:
Something about me is that I am obsessed with cats, and zombies. I collect zombie movies, and my favourite zombie director is George A. Romero.

Hit the jump for a couple of other shots! Continue reading ‘My Style L.A. featuring Kat’