elementary assignment

this is a diorama i made for a photography project. makes me laugh pretty hard. used items like magazines, shot glass, plants, coaster and a few other random pieces.

more from the capital

our hotel for the weekend: the fairmont chateau laurier... classic.

byward market from the front view. wool sweaters galore!

after a long day of walking around, what better way to unwind than pop open some white wine, indulge in some crackers and some herb&garlic brie cheese. scrumptious.

friends to keep me busy during the 5 hour drive: robert pattinson, reese witherspoon and some arizona tea. Al kept getting annoyed because i wasn't talking to him...the articles in these 2 magazines were written so well i couldn't stop! check out the article in the GQ about the American guy that somehow ended up with the Taliban. AMAZING story. from a Canadian perspective it really makes me empathize with the young man.

checkin out ottawa

one of the few canadian parliament buildings on parliament hill.
home to not my favorite person at the moment. just an opinion!

byward market, downtown ottawa. home to montreal style bagels, vintage clothing, fresh flowers, and a funky t-shirt store

these, my friends, are montreal-style bagels. i dont even know how to describe why they are SOO much better than regular bagels but they are just trust me. get the sesame seed ones. they my fave. i bought 6 to bring home with me and ate one on the ride home hehe.
did you know that people in australia don't know what bagels are? they dont sell them there.......they are clearly missing out! they also sell eggs on regular shelves in their grocery stores. not in the fridges like us over here...comment that!

enjoying some sauvoign blanc in my bed at the fairmont with my friend elle (magazine is her last name) ......truthfully this is bliss.

my saturday walking outfit.
leatherjacket:zara; shirt: americanapparel; skirt: joefresh; tights: americanapparel: shoes: topshop; sunglasses: boyfriends

reese's pieces..todays obsession

i am LOVING reese witherspoon lately. her cover for elle april 09 is amazing. she reminds me of an older olsen twin. gorgeous. she just looks so fresh and happy. these photos really show how great she is looking, check out that killer body! amazing she had 2 kids and can pull off that figure.
i want her bangs.
i want her blonde hair.
i want her legs.
AND i want that dress!!!!!!!!!!!


source JJ

source hollywoodT

so hot. im thinking this is either Alexander Wang, Philip Lim, or Balmain? Didn't have time to find out for sure. Let me know who it is and what you think. She definitely has the killer body to fill it out in all the right places.

Will post more this week regarding my past weekend in Ottawa!

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT

source heydoyou

tonight me and charms will be attending a fashion showdown at the 5th @ 225 Richmond Street DOWNTOWN Toronto!!!!
Looking forward to stealing some good pictures of some hot clothes and hot people!
Thanks Yvonne for this opportunity and looking forward to seeing you there tonight

Oh god...what am I going to wear???? HELP!

a date with my camera

had a wonderful day with my lover (lover = camera & al)
here's some photos of myself to show the fun. ha.

champagne in the car with a box of pizza before the movies. awesome.
saw the movie One Week with Joshua Jackson...really great film! and I definitely loved the Canadian-ness of it...including my home Sask. a touching story with a different-than-typical plot.



you could call this "a date with my aviators".

charmin my cupcake

to celebrate charm's birthday this weekend i made some yellow cupcakes, added some balloons and incorporated some vodka to the mix. to start the night off with food we added in some nice house beats and fake eyelashes galore.


happy birthday babe! hope i helped make it one to remember!

vex

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leather-jacket: TRF zara
sweater: H&M
leggings: AA
boots: aldo
bag: Zara

my hair wants to be beatle-shaped. let it be, let it be, let it be. RIP john lennon

sunny#stripes

hat: sportsgirl australia
plaid shirt: urbanoutfitters
black cardigan/shirt: some store in Aus
jeans: H&M
sunglasses: urbanoutfitters

my problem

should my mother be proud that i organized my footwear; or should she have a stroke because of the amount i own?

a trek down the Queen

me and my friend charmaine from goldie-oldie went on a trek down queen street west in Toronto yesterday.... we started where queen west meets the queensway around the 1700 block. a delicious smell caught our attention and we had to stop inside yummy stuff. this delicious smell consisted of cupcakes and biscotti in a variety of flavors. we each got a mini cupcake (we weren't that hungry yet) - charms had the raspberry cupcake and i had the chocolate one. soooo delicious! definitely will be back there again despite its far distance from me.


there were so many neat vintage shops including clothing stores and antique shops. we didn't stop in many antique shops though because i knew i would want to buy something and didn't have a car to bring it home with me.

i ended up scoring a long gold necklace and a burgundy long-strapped vintage clutch purse from the salvation army. (pictures coming soon!)...the necklace was 2 dollars and the purse was 5. can't complain about those prices!!

the really good stores were vintage69 and the public butter...both had exceptional pieces but they came at higher price points. we weren't sure exactly what we wanted so without a thought in mind about a distinct piece, we walked out empty handed. charms picked up a long metallic looking shirt with cross-woven stitching. she also bought an amazing Alexander Wang shirt from Holt's.

after a longggg trek down queen we finally made it back to queen & yonge where we picked up some liquor and headed back to my place to induldge in some drinks and put up our feet ... and wash our hands...EWW! is it just me or does vintage shopping sometimes leave you with the feeling that your hands are covered in dirt & bacteria from touching used items? as much as I love vintage clothes it still grosses me out while I'm shopping for it! ha!

check you all later :)

diaz'n the cold weather properly

i love love love cameron diaz's outfit here

i wish i had the long legs to accompany the long coat and have it still pieced together proportionately

ahhh well

this picture is from http://www.popsugar.com/

the irony of feeling good

as i finished working out today at the gym downtown i stopped for a quick pee and to my discovery....the advertisement sitting in front of my face on the back of the stall's door was selling plastic surgery to me from a new office in yorkville.

why is it that when you're trying to work out and feel good about yourself something literally slaps you in the face to remind you of imperfections.
i'd much rather see an ad telling me to get my ass out in that tight dress and hit up the newest lounge in Toronto.

style genius

anyone who has a chance to grab the GQ for March 09 please do so. Men: take note. I'm not a huge fan of JT I mean I love his music but I'm not overly thrilled with his looks......until I saw this issue that is. My manlover kept telling me that he couldn't pull off JT's looks w/out being assumed to be less than straight but I disagree. I'm more turned on by JT's tight pants and top hats than the average straight joe. This type of style does not even cost a ton...slimmer jeans and vintage tee's can be picked up anywhere and as for the running shoes and top hats... those are easily affordable accessories as well. Dressing men just got funner!!!

she went up the hill...and down the hill...and around the bend...to make it to school.

so i get to school. grab my coffee, ready to take in the notes and drown my brain in forensic psych. im sitting in the lecture hall enjoying the french vanilla coffee and reading up on some travel europe info when this man comes in and asks me if i have class today. its 2:26...class starts at 2:30 i tell him. "you know school doesn't start back until tomorrow right?" .... "OHHHHH so that's why no one else is here!" ......

me getting ready for (non) school. all that effort wasted. ended up sweating off the makeup and greasing up the hair at the gym instead oh well.

coat & scarf: H&M

glasses: Gucci

grey sweater: Zara

tights: Zara

boots: Aldo

up the subway she goes....back down the subway she goes. all in a days work to get to (non)school.

out on the town...err city.

shirt & skirt: zara

shoes: aldo

wore this one out for lover's bday.

happy birthday to my lova!!

my sexy man turns 24 at midnight.

h.b.d. love!

x's

this is me. being lazy.

shirt: cotton on (australian brand)

vest/shirt: from Spoof on Queen W. (Toronto)

leggings: Zara

Boots: Burberry (obvs)