Red Velvet

I'm watching Cake Boss right now... I LOVE THIS SHOW. So many temptations. Anyway, they are making a red velvet cake. Have you ever had red velvet? Its the most delicious thing in the world! If you never have had red velvet, I highly recommend Sprinkles red velvet cupcakes. Every bite is seriously mind blowing and heavenly.

go
eat
it
now

or, if you are feeling up for it...you can always make it !









i'm drooling.

Decisions, Decisions

In late September I leave for an adventure of a lifetime. My dream of four years is finally coming true. Yes, drum roll please... I am going to SOUTH EAST ASIA. I wanted to go so bad in second year and had already missed the deadline for arranging an exchange with Western that I started arranging a study abroad for myself... why? because I'm like that and what Jules wants, Jules needs to at least attempt to get (yes, I just referred to myself in third person).

I called Chulalongkorn University in Thailand on my cellphone while in London, Ontario. You can imagine the conversation:
me: "Hello, do you speak English?"
Thailand: "...uhhh, yeees, how can help yew?"
me: "I would like to go on exchange at your university"
Thailand: "uuhh..."
me: "I woooouuld liiikke tooo go on exchaaange at your uniiversity"
Thailand: "ohh, payment? yew like to make pay to university?"
Me: "uuuuuugh." followed by a hanging up of the telephone.

well. I tried.

September I leave for Hong Kong and will be joined by my friend Selina who I met at Western in our lovely Seminar class on the Politics of Media Production or... whatever it was called. Sooo glad we met! We will fly to Thailand in October and join a group of adventurous travellers with the company "Beach Travellers". We are so stoked. Following a month of travel riding on elephants, hopping from paradise beach to beach and buying 2 dollar buckets of booze (so i hear), we will head on over to Laos. Here we will probably take part in the Gibbon experience where we zipline tree house to tree house and sleep for a couple days in the middle of the Rainforest (that's if we don't chicken out of course). Following, we will head to Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore and end our travels in Indonesia (Bali, Java...the works). We head home mid December, just in time for cold weather, Santa Clause, Christmas Carols and, of course, Christmas presents.

I already know its going to be an adventure of a lifetime.

However, I'm still deciding what to do in Late January/ Early February. My friend Alia- who I also met at Western is down to come traveling. We hope to live either in Spain or South America for a good three months then travel and explore for a bit after- that's if we have not run out of money! - ohh and if you are thinking "what a spoiled brat, her parents are probably paying for it" YOU BETTER SHUT YOUR MOUTH, because i've been saving for two years now.

so where should I go? Spain or South America?

oohhh to be a baby in my twenties... DECISIONS, DECISIONS.

Thanks Boys

I just wanted to say...

Thank you shirtless, toned, ab-wondrous boys that run all handsomely around the seawall. I don't think you understand how much it makes my day when I see you jogging by me... my heart smiles just a little. Sooo, keep doing what you're doing because whatever you're doing is working... and one day one of us ladies will muster enough courage to chase you down.

All Summer

All summer... drinking water.
My friend Alexis (who tends to be mistaken for Katy Perry ;) ) played this song for me the otherday while lounging poolside... and I can't get it out of my heaaaaaad.

Random group of musicians but ohhhh sooooo goooood. Its three completely different sounds coming together to make pure genius. Good job converse...good ear.

Bungee Jumping or Crocodile Bait?

So my friend tried to get me to go bungee jumping with her the other day...and I was all gung ho... until my dad told me about this video:


Safety regulations in Australia should include scanning the water for dangerous animals before jump... including CROCODILES. holy craayup!

update: soooo apparently this clip was taken from a commercial... phew.

Mila's Daydreams

My friend sent me the link to "Mila's Daydreams". What a great idea... watch out future baby... i'm totally going to do the same to you. Take a look below:












Click HERE for the link

Preach those words bayybee!

This kid might be the next best influential speaker...

or Hitler?

We all have them.

We all have them...
friends we can only take in small doses at a time. Wouldn't it suck if that was you? Someone please tell me if I am one of those... thanks! Now for your dancing enjoyment: Pretty Lights

The Temper Trap

New Summer Love.

This band is from Aussi Aussi Land (Melbourn to be exact)... sooo good. For all you Torontonians... they will be performing on October 5th at Phoenix Concert Theater. I suggest you go. I wish they were coming to Vancouver.

Keep laughing

This video just makes my day. I can't stop laughing for some reason... does that make me a bad person?

I love my life

When I grow up I hope to be as positive as this kid. We can all learn a little something from her.

Take Me Back NOW.

I just returned from Sasquatch and...
wow.

take me back. Imagine sitting on a hill, watching the sun go down slowly behind water and hilly terrain and your favorite band's music echoing throughout the canyon. I remember turning to my friend Liz and saying, "I feel like i'm looking at a screensaver...". The view was seriously like a dream.

My favorite performances were Passion Pit, The XX, Kid Cudi and MGMT.
Speaking of MGMT...did you know the lead singer, Andrew VanWyngarden, was so dreaaammyyy?? EVERY girl in the crowd was going "holy crap he is sexy...". Take a looksies


I can't even imagine the adrenalin rush the bands must get while looking out into the sea of hippies covering every inch of the hill and dancing like free spirits to their music (and in "free spirits" i mean most people were most likely high or drunk). Every band on the main stage had a moment where they paused, looked out at the crowd and just smiled. They probably were thinking to themselves... "wow, how did I make it here...this is surreal". It was surreal for them, but it was absolutely surreal for me.

Camping was also crucial for the full sasquatch/ music festival experience. Dirty, drunken, shower never and party always group of youth having one massive sleep over- You can see how messy that can get. Everyone is open to make friends with anyone... no exclusions. The porta-potties were pretty nasty but at least they were named something quite endearing: 'Honey Buckets". How cute.

Despite being very last minute, our trip went very smooth... hardly any bumps... at least before Mandie lost her car keys (aka our ride home) while crowd surfing... but that's another story all together.

If you have never been to Sasquatch... GO. You will not regret a single thing.