This is where the magic happens...

4 years ago I liked...

(Makes me seem like I was on psychedelics the whole time, huh?)

Since then I've let my hair sprout (sorry coupe bizarre), my fashion sense refine slightly, and my snark expand.

Hopefully 4 years from now I'm living the dream of selling bath fizzies, candles, and baked goods off the Internet from my remote flossy cabin in the middle of nowhere.
If MTV Cribs Canada can feature some of the sad saps I've seen them feature (I have to watch something while I eat my cereal in the morning), then I should be on their hit list by the time I'm ready to open my home to prying eyes.

Inspired by The National Dog Show

Dogs that made me laugh while taking in the show

Pekingese

Australian Shepherd

(hilarious because the one that qualified for the"best in show" category was named Beyoncé)

Affenpinscher

(the announcer lovingly referred to it as "the one that looks like a cigar blew up in it's face")

Bull Terrier

Scottish Terrier

(they look like dusters when their belly hair skims the ground)

Maltese

(this is similar to that kid growing up who was dressed by their parents - aka me)

I CAN'T STOP FINDING THINGS I WAAAANT (total greed fog floatin' over this guy)

Cream Patent Leather Scallop Satchel $100

SUNDAY HATCH Small Cake Stand $15

Favourite Books Growing Up

The following books have shaped me into the weirdo I am today!
(I just finished watching Oprah's favourite things episode, so consider this my version of the show - minus the free shit)

Part II of my Christmas List (I've had a chance to sleep on it...)

11. Take Me Home: a Tribute to John Denver (features one of my favourite songs of all times "Around and Around") $10

12. A tour of the Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica $25
13. Bundt Pan $30
14. My very own makeup table / beautifying station $500 off some creepo in Long Island
15. Saltwater Taffy $11/kg
16. Moroccanoil $30
17. Monogrammed Bathrobe $100
18. Benchwright Mirror $349
19. Galvanized Cake Stands $50-$110
20. Alison Scarpulla Print $20

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS I LIKE TODAY

Christmas Wish List (some entries are a bit more realistic than others)

1. The Colour Study II Locket - Verabel FOX Collaboration $48
2. ASOS Silicon Strap Bracelet Watch w/ Metal Face$45
3. ban.do chiffon pom pom shoe clips $25
4. "A Year of Garden Greats" Floral Delivery every month for a year $480
5. Subscription to Lula Magazine $77
6. "Sweet As Honey" Rug $1698
7. Winter Holiday Coffret - Winter Holiday Mini Set $88
8. Personalized 14k Gold Carrie Necklace $140
9. Series 3 Hello Kitty Blindbox Figures $8
10. Enrolment into Bonnie Gordon's "Preserves for Signature Cakes" class $250

Gasoline Glamour - you have my vote!!!

ALDO BLOWS!!!

An Ode To My Pal

HER INTERESTS:
Seasonal Themed Underthings
The Spanish language
A bottomless stomach

(and the odd food combos that we can come up with to fill said stomach)

ZOO BIRDS
Jason Schwartzman

CANDY

She's currently interning at a Juvenile Detention Centre in the U.S of A in their library - and here is the blog she's keeping that's tracking her every move/memory/encounter with deh yoot of today



I consider myself lucky to have such a fearless friend.
From the moment she decided to move to Santa Cruz, I have been consistently amazed by her accomplishments, and adventures along the way.
Nothing slows this girl down, and I can't wait to see what she gets up to next.


YOU DEH BEST, MAN!!!

Christmas in July

All photos c/o Lauren Moffatt

Everything is so.....CUTE!!!!
I remember the one time I attempted to wear white (it was more of a cream colour, but who's taking notes?) - I was meeting a pair of pals for our ritual "breakfast at whole foods to make us feel fancy in the AM" meet up.
It was somewhere in and around February, and the slush on Avenue Road was at it's peak.
I had successfully made it through breakfast without spilling anything on myself (MILESTONE).
We say our goodbyes, and I head from the subway to make it to work on time.
Five steps from the steps leading down into the subway and SPPLLOOOOOSSSHHHH!!!!!, a car speeds past me, and uproots a month worth of slush onto my carefully thought out "ooohhh - who do I think I am wearing white in the winter months?!" outfit.
Needless to say, I had to make a quick detour, only to arrive to work 40 minutes late, and in jeans and a t-shirt.
Thank goodness I have a boss that understands my weird obsessions.

All I need to perfect these looks are pins that go on for miles, and a rosier complexion.

ROYAL AG(RO) WINTER FAIR!!!!

My mother and I are headed there tonight!
Every year it rolls into town, I attempt to go at least twice.
My mother and I hit up the fancy horse show, where worlds collide, and you're faced not only by people who live and work on farms, but also expensive ladies dressed in furs and diamonds who own those farms.
The second occasion usually consists of trolling the food stalls, and checking out the 4H kids who infinitely cooler than any OCAD schlub I've ever been faced with.

Although I grew up in the suburbs, I spent a good 70% of my evenings and weekends in the country thanks to these beasts:

A fairy godmother (who worked w/ my mom) granted my 16 year old wish and purchased me a horse (my family wasn't ballin' enough), with which I had many eventful, and expensive years.
HERE'S WHAT MY NIGHT WILL LOOK LIKE:

HORSES!

BUTTER SCULPTURES!

ROSTI!

SUPERDOGS!

FUDGE!

OTHER LIVESTOCK!

SMELL US FROM THE QEW, YUPPIES!!

parts & labour

On a totally different note, look into some of the cool stuff available over at Sobral

(Talk about being totally creative, non-dickheads!)