What are you doing on Saturday, March 23? That weekend is post fashion week/Canadian Music Week and there are SO many things going on. Well, I’d like to extend an invite for you to come to see Austra at the Danforth Music Hall. I saw them last summer at Fort York in the pouring rain and it was SO GOOD. They are on world tour right now and this is their first stop post SXSW.
Wanna go?
Send a tweet to @casiestewart and @drambuiecanada that you want to see @austratalks on March 23, 2012. I’ll pick winners early next week and have tickets couriered to your own house. If you don’t have Twitter, get it or leave a lovely comment below. This will be a good show.
Date: Saturday March 23rd, 2013 Location: Danforth Music Hall (venue / map) Time: Doors 7pm About Austra: Austra is a Canadian electronic music band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2009. The band consists of Katie Stelmanis, her former Galaxy bandmate Maya Postepski and former Spiral Beach bassist Dorian Wolf. austramusic.com
Guys, it’s Wednesday and I’m thinking about the weekend because it’s St. Patty’s day! Huzzah! I’ve made plans with my bestie to attend CANADA’S LARGEST MARCH 17TH CELEBRATION. Might even go green hair because I can.
This is the third annualBudweiser St. Party’s Day, with 50,000 people over two days – Saturday March 16th and Sunday March 17th – in a massive outdoor heated tent at Ontario Place.
Wanna go?
Simple to enter and I have a pair of tickets. Tweet me & say some like how awesome I am or how much you want to party with me, tagging @casiestewart & @stpartysday with #stpartysday2013. Or click this mystery button to open a tweet window and hit send. Mooohahah!
About a month ago got an email from Butterfly Dreams Luxury Bed Linens Ltd. asking if I would like to receive a set of sheets. Of course I said yes but now, after sleeping on and in them for a few weeks, it would be cruel to not tell you how great they are. I’ve never slept on anything like them. I want to stay in bed all day long. They are best without clothes. So soft against your skin, you really more than ever don’t want to get out of bed!
The Butterfly Linens are made from very fine microfibres that have been tightly woven into a very super high density fabric with heaps of benefits.
Shrink resistant.
High abrasion resistance, yielding dependable longevity.
Stain resistant.
Light weight, yet extremely durable.
High tearing & tensile strength.
High colour fastness to machine washing, dry cleaning, perspiration, light, rubbing and chlorine bleach.
Nil formaldehyde.
Neutral pH.
Resists “pilling” and “clinging”.
Dries quickly and therefore saves energy in drying time.
Highly resistant to crease and crinkle, eliminating the need to iron, thus saving energy.
Machine washable, dry cleanable, can be tumble-dried
A unique softness and pliability – unequalled and unsurpassed!!!
Free shipping to Canada & US w/ code “FREESHPG”
I’m currently sleeping with the duvet, fitted sheet, and pillow cases. It’s heaven. I’ve been having such deep sleeps! My nightlife is forever changed. On that note, I wish I was in bed right now in bed right now. ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzz. Weekend, where art thou?
No, not Nikki! Although I did have a real heart on for that song when it came out. Keri and I played it on the repeater and danced in our jogging pants. Last week I was received this awesome little portable, bluetooth speaker. Took it to the hot tub lounge and hellooooo, it’s so loud. Sounds wicked!
Bass Boomz is the same company that sent me those wicked Swarovski headphones a couple months ago. They gave me a 50% discount you can use if you want to order a speaker (BBZ649103). I think most of the colours are sold out right now but hopefully that changes fast. Hot pink is available for $79.99 UK (then add 50% off!).
I can’t wait till spring gets here and I can cart this little baby around in my bike basket and to the park. I walked home from the Distillery District to Cityplace last night (just over 3K) and it was lovely out. FOUR DEGREES MANG.
Take those sunshiney thoughts and carry them around today. Spring is JUST around the corner.
This was at Ottawa Fashion Week after walking the runway wearing Rachel Sin for the closing celebrity show. SO much fun.
I totally remember taking this photo and laying in my bed with the sun on my face before going to work. I worked in Liberty Village for an online gaming & casino company. Made lots of good friends there. The thing I love most about his app it that it helps your memory. So many things happen in a day that it’s hard to keep track. I take a lot of photos and this app, keeps all my blog & social media memories alive.
I’ve posted about Clearly Contacts a few times over the last two years and built a pretty good relationship with them. Remember summer Sixties Summer Love, Ray Bans, and once I interviewed Canadian eyewear designer Derek Cardigan. Today, I got am email from PR that Alicia Keys is wearing Derek’s glasses in her new video! In support of Canadian talent I give props to Derek Cardigan AND Clearly Contacts is giving you a pair of these exact glasses. Deets on how to enter below!
See Alicia Keys looking like a babe in these glasses….
Now see yourself in these glasses looking fabulous…
How do I win?
You know the drillio, tweet me and Clearly Contacts by clicking below. If you do it right away you have a better chance of winning. I would like to get your order in before Friday so you get them next week! The glasses retail for $89 and can are style ‘Derek Cardigan 7017 Shadow‘. See his entire collection here and upload a photo to try them on without leaving your house couch. I have a couple pairs and got Mum a sweet pair with polarized lenses last summer. You will be happy, trust me.
Clearly Contacts has awesome prices and is constantly offering great deals. They published a winter style guide if you want one more item to add to your wish list. Looking forward to picking a WINNER! I love the holidays and giving things away. Yippeee!
I love Instagram. It made me think different. More creative. That’s why I like it. I found new, inspiring people and I like to see their photos. See how they look at life, through their lens, through a different filter. I have been publishing for about a decade and have thousands of photos on the Internet. I’ve had my smile photo used in a Facebook ad (total surprise!), a photo of me as a bot (read that story here), and TBH I don’t really mind if my fav bar wants to share my photos beside a Molson ad or on a billboard. A LOT of awesome things have happened from me sharing freely.
If you want to own everything, write a blog. If you want to create, make great things and share them. I feel like Internet years are dog years. I’ve been meeting young bloggers more lately and I feel Internet old. I’m up for a Lifetime Achievement Award for christs sake! (Thanks for the Nom guys!) I’ve found myself saying “back in the old days of blogging/social/2.0 things were/it was like [ insert something with no rules, regs, or privacy concerns].
BTW, OOTD on that old Instagram of Queen West is Overgram single photo edit x4, with Diptic collage. It’s more about what you are doing than where you are sharing it. Ok bye.
Heya! Who wants to go to see Alexisonfire on Dec. 29th with me? I have THREE PAIRS of tickets from Bacardi Canada. This tour is their LAST tour ever and it’s 100% sold out.
Location: Sound Academy, 11 Polson St., Toronto, ON M5A 1A4
Date: December 29th, 2012
Tickets will be delivered.
Or click below to tweet a special message to me. You must include #bacardiAOF. Props if you send photos of your fav Bacardi cocktail and tag us on Instagram! If you don’t have Twitter, leave an awesome comment. OK GO!
We are all guilty of it, taking things for granted because of the amazing lives we have and forgetting that millions of people in the world have much less than we do. About a year ago, my Mum returned from a one year sailing expedition to the Bahamas. They spent and entire year living on the boat sailing to the Bahamas from Ontario and back. One of the things I remember Mum saying once she returned to work, despite missing her sailing life, was “But CASIE, we have FRESH RUNNING WATER!“.
I always remind myself of that moment when I’m about to complain that my XBOX isn’t connecting to the TV, or my wifi going down, or a chipped nail, or my iPhone app crashing, or when they don’t have my fav soup at the coffee shop that day. These aren’t REAL problems!
Me to We have an awesome collection of gifts for the holidays. Check out the Artisans collection for jewellery made by women in Africa. There’s a TON of stocking stuffers with IMPACT. Don’t just give meaningless gifts this season, give gifts that help spread positive messages.
For You from Me to We
I have a few books that I would love to put a note in and send to you for the holidays. Leave a comment with your worst FirstWorldProblems or Tweet me. I’ll pick winners by the end of the week so I can send them off to you in the mail.
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