Happy B-Day Week out to Sheena...

As always, happy birthday wishes to Sheena, Queen of DOCS™.

Last year, Sheena declared a moratorium on single-day birthday celebrations and has now carved out an entire week from the calendar for Herself.

I first met Sheena in a ECM / DM class waaay back on May 25th, 1999. While I continue to lament her weird association/fascination with the Liberal Party, I have decided to overlook this flaw in view of her other redeeming qualities.

Reprising my top 10 list from last year, on the same occasion:

What I've learned from Sheena, over the years:

1) Lack of style is not a style in and of itself (life is too short to surround yourself with ugly shi... er, stuff).
2) High-end brand-name goods have their own unique charm and shouldn't be thrown away, even if they are broken and hidden in the back of your closet.
3) When you're going through a monetarily-challenged phase of your life, almost nobody will know that the stuff you pick up in a NYC alleyway is not real haute-couture.
4) Vegas and Glocks; not just for the police, anymore.
5) Friends don't let friends buy expensive sun-glasses, they get Harry Rosen to personally write you an email to berate your fashion sense.
6) Hong Kong on Remembrance Day... props girl... this alone would make you a minor-goddess, even if nothing else did.
7) Cult followings are a fashion accessory, use them accordingly.
8) You never can find too many uses for whole-roast suckling pig.
9) CN Rail and the dummy corporations used to track graffiti all over North America.
10) You can never go through too many cell-phones.

Happy Sheenaday; drop me a note when you're next in town and we'll open a d'Arenberg.

Best Regards,

Impious One.