Friday night – Pimp & Pirate for the Liberty Grand Halloween Party Lauren was Vampire Cheerleader, Sean was basketball player. Saturday Sailor Zombie at CTS Tank Girl Sam was roller skating dress wearing 80’s lady Saturday night Lauren as Hipster Ariel & Ursula w/ a MerBABE. I can’t find a photo of me with the glasses on DOH! Sean was Popeye Elliot 70’s cool guy Bride Lauren Might wear this out tonight but hipster version! What’s YOUR costume?
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Kate sent this to me this morning and said it reminded her of us. We both love Gubler too. I had a lunch interview with a lovely journo today who writes for a major Canadian magazine about personal brands, social media & my job. It’s interesting that the idea of a ‘personal branding’ has become so popular, a term that wasn’t used nearly as much five years ago. I always get asked in interviews “where do you see yourself in five years?”, a question I can’t really answer. I like to say ‘happy and with money in the bank”. I dreamed about doing what I do now, I thought about how great it would feel to work from home and travel and make my own hours, be in ads, host sponsored events and get lots of stuff in the mail. I dreamed about it and I really believe thoughts become things and when you set your mind to something, you can achieve it. I didn’t blog much this weekend or take many photos. Yesterday I had a nice brekky with Barbie & Sammy at the Fox on Fort York. Sam & I walked around in the sunshine for the afternoon & checked out ‘no car Kensington’ as he likes to call it. There was heaps to see and photograph but I didn’t feel like being a ‘blogger’. I soaked up the experience and sunshine and it was lovely. Went to see Sheldon’s drag show at Woody’s in the Village last night. Hung out with a whole bunch of hot Aussie boys, it was great. Tonight heading to Underground Cinema for Rocky Horror then Baby Huey’s (Elliott is DJing). Hope you’re having an awesome day. Coming up next, costume wrap-up!
View PostHalloween is my fav time of year. Have I told you 1,000 times yet? Y’know the week before halloween right after after Zombie walk. It’s socially acceptable, I feel, to be in costume anytime this week. Not that being in costume any other day isn’t ok. Once I did a pub crawl as Wonder Woman. DRESSING UP IS AWESOME. Today CTS is having a store party with DJ EL DEVINE (Elliott), candy, pumpkin carving and everyone dressed up. There’s a 50% coupon hid somewhere in the store too. I don’t wok here but I AM the Mayor and have been for some time now. Sammy carved this pumpkin himself. He’s a halloween virgin and last night was his first outing. Elliott is also Australian, double Halloween VIRGINS! It’s a damn shame they don’t celebrate halloween down under. One reason I’m extremely glad my sister and I grew up in Canada and not NZ. You can find Elliott at the Hoxton or somewhere Queen West drinking PBR. Lucas is ALSO Australian! Emma isn’t really preggers. When someone say here smoking there were DISGUSTED! haha If you are around come by will here here chilling for a while! Elliot is playing god tunes all afternoon 🙂
View PostBOO! Did I scare you? It’s Halloween weekend! Ghosts and ghouls are around every corner! So what’s more fitting then a little Monster Mash? I don’t know about you but I’ll be boogying to this non-stop. My costume? Ray AKA Zach Galifianakis from Bored To Death! What are you up to this weekend? Who will you be? Tricks or treats? Happy Halloween! xo Kate
View PostPhoto: lets watch our video together @bohunk http://t.co/ItJH4Yqc # i like the baseball tweets when it's exciting like this. shows passion. fun to read. #worldseries (not watching) # your tweets had me change the channel. #worldseries # me at the @bluejays parade when they won the #worldseries baggy jeans! http://t.co/8siIMvcs # WHOAAA # yes rip his shirt off please #worldseries # guy who caught the ball instant celebrity be him for #halloween #worldseries # Get out there and build it.: Something I really love about life is the… http://t.co/mDgE80Xb #thisismylife # I've just snapped a new picture: http://t.co/ziPDpQTL # Your first job?: I started thinking about my first job after reading Neil… http://t.co/GSwzciLR #thisismylife # Haven't picked winner for #BurroughesMansion or #LibertyHalloween yet. 20 min to enter before I pick winner. GO http://t.co/rK5eJkRs # Had to turn down speaking on an awesome panel for #Mesh because instead of surfing online I will be SURFING in COSTA RICA! # woke up really wanting an iphone. # Tickets for the #CCspeakeasy Thursday downtown 7pm. Five pairs of tickets… http://t.co/oQktmYwj #thisismylife # Having lunch w/ 800 women! #womenforwomens #charity (@ Sheraton Centre w/ 7 others) [pic]: http://t.co/eMS5u5HJ # lunch w/ the ladies @juliecole @valtorontogal @viewthevibe @katekillet @kidsgummymum @wchf + the one & only @jeanne_beker! #womenforwomens # Awesome #Halloween inspiration: a real life Lichtenstein comic girl. http://t.co/tf6PEcvo # if youre not maimed you werent carving pumpkins http://t.co/RDcBwz6e # theyre so sparkly #smileformebaby http://t.co/O3EEfWiO # Using @Telus mobile wifi on @Motorola_CA DEFY. So convenient. Thanks & love youuuuuuuu! # must complete @saymediainc interview # Playing dress up. Come by! Looovvee this dress. #halloweek (@ CTS) [pic]: http://t.co/RV06VkIF # Effie is a little fox! #FF @effieredmond http://t.co/RXs1eKct # Like my costume? (@ Monster Halloween) [pic]: http://t.co/zVfgw6ZH # Whoa crazy. US cheque deposited today won't clear till…
View PostSomething I really love about life is the uncertainty of not knowing what the day will bring you. Opportunity, challenges, happiness, stress, whatever it is, I accept. Woke up today feeling kinda meh. Waited ages for a driver from CO-OP, they should be called slow-op. Was angry for a few minutes seconds but had a lovely chat with concierge while waiting. Arrived at 1 King West during morning session break at Dell CAP. I didn’t realize how big the thing was before I went. I was taken to my seat (which I then realized) was two seats down from the moderator (Mark Evans), beside a Dell exec. and in clear view of the livestream. I don’t know WHAT I was expecting but it wasn’t this. I was pleasantly surprised. I’m not a Dell user, nor do I have any Dell products and before today I knew very little about the brand or company. I was impressed by the attention to detail, organization, and care the people at Dell have to their business. There were not more than 30 people, some local, others flown in from across Canada & the US. We shared ideas about brands we thought were doing things well in customer service, purchasing, sustainability and social media. My favourite part was the Social Media Discussion which included all Dell Panelists. The livestream is available to watch in sections here. This is the segment lead by Mark Graham (Rightsleeve) & myself on SM: View the story “Tweets from Dell CAP Day – October 2011” on Storify] Everyone met in the Vault for cocktail hour and I walked to Ryerson University were I was speaking to the Image Arts Union & other students about personal branding & social media. We had a good discussion going for a while and in the middle of my talk the lights went…
View PostI started thinking about my first job after reading Neil Pasricha blog 1000 Awesome Things. You know it? It’s awesome. He wrote some funny stories about people things they say in their first job interview. Here’s one I quite enjoy: Me: Can you tell me about a problem you had while working with a group and how you resolved that problem? Her: Um… (giggle) Me: It’s okay. Take your time. Her: Okay. (30 seconds pass) Okay, one time in marketing class I didn’t like my group so I did something else. Me: You mean you left the group? Her: Yeah. I asked the teacher if I could leave the group and she said yes. So I did some report or something. Me: Oh, okay. And how did the rest of the group feel about it? Her: I don’t know. They all stopped talking to me. Me: Oh… okay. Well what didn’t you like about working with them? Her: They were just ignorant. Me: Can you tell me more about the project? Her: Well, we had to make up a product and then advertise it. And we got cereal. But they wanted to make a cereal that was made out of rocks. Me: Rocks? Her: Yeah, I know. That’s why I left the group. Me: They wanted to make a cereal out of rocks? Her: Yeah. #125 Your First Job, 1000 Awesome Things Toronto blog What Women Want asked me about my first job earlier this year, read the interview here. First job ever? I was a Sales Associate at Gap Canada Inc. (Fairview Park Mall). I wanted so badly to work there. I was 16 and I called and called and dropped off resumes and went in there all the time until they finally hired me. I worked there for about two years during high school and to this day it’s one of the most wonderful jobs…
View Post@roelo_nilla @foursquare Nooo! Say HI to Darren for me! 🙂 # hellooooo from 1 King West for #DellCapCanada day 😉 Nice to see @rightsleeve & @markevans! http://t.co/9i1ydWYU # i might be the youngest in the room # Really great chat on measurement & influence happening right now. Follow #SMmeasure @sysomos @40deuce. # Loving the artist who is drawing the conversation as it happens. Nice touch! #dellcapcanada # how many of you kids use a Dell computer? #dellcapcanada # Heaps of event tonight! Crikey. I’m speaking at #Ryerson to @IMAUnion 6pm. http://t.co/lmJxcgTa # lunch smells good. #dellcapcanada # lunh break update #dellcapcanada http://t.co/zwgZUHTy # Thanks for lunch #dellcapcanada Like my pen, haha! http://t.co/ryFSZnoS # cani have some more of this please @bohunkCA? http://t.co/aQ1960y6 # what’s my #affanscore @Affan? # Thanks for the #notebook #DellCapCanada! http://t.co/y0ha5657 # Guy beside me at #dellcapcanada is named Stuart, other guy beside me keeps talking to him. No one is talking to me BUT I look every time! # Thursday December 22 at 7:00 pm I will be appearing in #TheNutcracker with the NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA! #DreamComeTrue # holding so many PC laptops today makes me really happy to have a macbook air. so skinny & light! # Dell uses some bamboo & mushroom packaging that is recyclable & good for environment. #interesting #dellcapday # “What do you do with a computer when it’s toast?” Um…throw it off the balcony? # HOW RUDE http://t.co/lc9tAc4E # HALLOWEEEEEEEEN. Weeee. Soon as 3pm tomorrow hits I will be in costume till Tuesday. # are there any drag races with actual drag queens? #causethatwouldbefunforaminute # New @Storify launches today. I love me some story making. # ha! awesome @rightsleeve googling facts in the middle of discussion. nice #twerk #dellcapcanada # hey chocolate face! http://t.co/DJ0CB7rL # Next up at #DellCapCanada…
View PostThursday downtown 7pm. Five pairs of tickets. Like on Facebook, follow on Twitter AND leave a comment to enter. Say whatever you want in comment. This is a night you don’t wanna miss. The speakeasy is hosted in a private residence downtown, dress code in effect and you’ll need the password to get past the back door. Read Paul’s column in TheGrid if you’ve not seen it yet. 😉 HAPPY FRIDAY!
View PostStopped by AndroidTO today at 99 Sudbury and was happily greeted by a little green Android, a familiar face. Met some new people, saw old friends. Had a preview of the new My City Lives app and heard from the bNotions guys that MY APP is almost ready. This excites me 🙂 Just finished filming a promo for a friends client with Jason Howlet who is a total babe. Our roles were BF & GF. We make a cute couple, eh?
View PostGood morning from the gym. Can you believe I’m here this early? Cripes! I’m serious about gettin’ beach ready for Costa Rica and more fit in general TBH. Jukari uses Cirque to Soleil to bring fitness to life. Look at me flying in that GIF, so fun! Did my first Jukari Fit to Fly class with Julie a couple months ago (see here) and loved it. She’s is back from Montreal to teach today’s Fit to Flex class. Today’s workout is more stretching & resistance using the Jukari Band. Heading to 99 Sudbury post workout for AndroidTO, Canada’s largest Android conference. I’ve been an Android user for about two years. Currently using Motorola DEFY. Filming a video with the uber hot Jason Howlet this afternoon after the conference. Call sheet said to bring a dress & pajamas. I wonder what we’ll be doing!
View PostHope @GetOlympus likes borderline artistic feel to these shots I added to the Pen Ready Project. My profile is #884. Creeeepy.
View PostI think it’s pretty most the time. Today was ok for walking, not too heavy, not soaking. Leather, headscarf, heels, a little wet but not much. “Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.” ― Andy Warhol
View PostMeet Esmurrelda McQUANdrantt! Reporter for Fashion Zombie TV. Her and I killed it pretty hard with the other models at this week’s zombie walk runway show. When you know what is what you just strut. See more blood & brains Lauren O’s LOL blog. Rounded up these shots from the Zombie Walk Flickr pool. Photos links to their owners.Thank you! ♥ There are so many awesome & amzing photos. The creativity in some costumes scares the jeebers off of me. Jeebers, am I 100? BTW have you seen Gramma mask?
View PostView “SXSW Interactive 2012 – March 9-18” on Storify Digging Skeet Skeet’s P.U.K. mix by FTP. Fitting for today ’cause I’m feeling PUMPED UP! Reminds me, Mum learned “LOL IRL” yesterday and was like “ooh, I like that.” haha enough acronyms yet? NBD. Pumped Up Kicks (Skeet Skeet Remix) by Mikemusichealth
View PostMum rung me screaming at 5AM Sunday morning as if it was the middle of the afternoon. It was a very proud moment for Kiwis around the world. Rugby is our sport and we won the World Cup again! I’m so proud. I can’t wait to go back to NZ & see my family & go down to the Harbour where this video was filmed. When I was in NZ for Fashion Week I stayed at the Westin just around the corner from here. Thanks to my lovely friend Hannah in NZ for sharing this. I couldn’t help but have tears of joy. Pretty EPIC MATE!
View PostAttended five events last Thursday night – two fashion shows in the tents, Movember media launch, Buckler at F-Stop and GSUS at the Hoxton. It was a workout. Lucky for us they were all close together. Living downtown is essential to making the most appearances in a short time. This is Sport Partying 🙂 Check this out – found three of a kind! We were certain a model farted. Pointing & laughing made the situation a WHOLE lot better. Kate snapped all these photos. She’s a darling. Me, always working. Yes, those are my real lashes 😉 Fritz (Fritz Helder) had the most rad Docs. Not avail at the Doc Martens store. He found them somewhere downtown but I will not reveal his secret! I love the simplicity of Buckler. The models were cute too. Check out Kate’s other photos on her flickr here.
View PostTwo of the hottest tickets in town for Halloween next weekend are Friday at The Liberty Grand ($35) and The Burroughs Haunted Mansion Saturday night ($25). Ahhh, I can’t wait… I LOVE HALLOWEEEEEEEEEN! I have a pair of tickets for each night available. If you wanna win ’em & party with the best link a photo of you in costume in the comments and I’ll pick a winner using random.org. Make sure you say which event you wanna be at! Picking winner Tuesday so you have time to really get in costume. HAPPY HALLOWEEEEEEEN!
View PostNow that the spring/summer 2012 shows are all finito, let’s take some time to sit back, relax, and reflect on the whirlwind of shows this season! One of the first ones I got to attend this season was Sid Neigum, a Canadian-born, NY-based designer, and it was love at first sight. I was especially a fan of his F/W collection, and was excited to see what he’d come up with for the lighter season! The opening of the show was great: dark and moody, all the models coming out and standing presentation-style for a moment. Props to Sid (or whoever) for opening and closing the show with beaut androgynous models (John Cherkas, Andrej Pejic)– it definitely worked with the styling. Lots of black for spring, which is a good-different, and mixed in are some teal (including an amazing bright teal/turquoise leather jacket with cutout shoulders! love!), copper, and tan. Great structured pieces, nicely contrasted by the more relaxed, colourful prints. My favourite: the dramatic-slash-hysterical leather eyebrows and intense ballerina buns, accessorized with long leather ties/whips by The Fashion Collective‘s Dwayne Kennedy, from his new accessories line Leatherheads. We saw some wooden flatform-esque type shoes that made the models walk like angry and uncomfortable, but beautiful, people. One male model rocked wedges all the way through! Overall, the collection had a very eastern feel (which might give into the collections name, “East Meets East”) and was very well done. Definitely a memorable show and many pieces are going on my spring/summer wishlist! x Carrie
View PostC’est le week-end! That’s French for it’s the weekend! Is everyone having a good fashion week? Are you très chic? It’s been fun but it’s almost at a close – or should I say clothes? Bahaha puns! Sorry couldn’t help myself. Anyways! Here’s a music video for you to enjoy and reminisce about LG Fashion Week to. Strike a pose! It’s Toronto’s own Fritz Helder & The Phantoms with “Making a Scene”! “Making a Scene” – Fritz Helder & The Phantoms from sammy rawal on Vimeo. Fun fact: Both this music video and “Stumble” by Bonjay were directed by Sammy Rawal! Good job Sammy Rawal! Have a great weekend everyone! xo Kate
View PostLast month Keri & hit up the Lomography shop for the Diana World Tour. Got my first camera from the Lomography shop August 3 (blog history FTW!) and have been playing around with it. I’m using a Sprocket Rocket and although I’ve not had THAT much luck with my shots, it’s fun waiting to get them developed. Here’s my most recent batch! Sorry for cutting off your hear Arianne! This WAS a rainbow. Can you tell where it is? Where I am standing? Preston Music Festival with Mum. Buzny! To the Island w/ B&E Labour Day weekend. I’m kinda getting better, hard to get the hang of it TBH. Hopefully I have more luck with the next round!
View Post“Like power, you get Love by giving it” Page 53 Been reading this book. So many good quotes. It starts off with all these references to brands I’ve worked with and countless stories about New Zealand. I had to put it down a few pages in. I was overwhelmed by coincidences. (They’re not coincidences.) I’ve been in Love with the Saatchi & Saatchi brand for a long time. They’re a Lovemark of mine. Thanks Shannon for the gift, I love it. “Love marks of the new century will be the brands and businesses that create emotional connections with the communities and networks they live in.” Page 60 “Keep it simple: set high standards andthen exceed them. Meet, Beat, Repeat.” Page 62 Marcus Troy posted this today. If you don’t know him he is a smart guys & lifestyle blogger who really gets personal branding. Read about him on LegendsLeague. Page is from the book “Be Great”. I bought it after reading a few pages.
View PostI’ve submitted a couple of these to the Project. Borderline Artistic. I’m 884/1000. They’re all shot with the new PEN® E-PM1.
View PostWe had a breakup last summer but we got back together fairly quick. It’s nice getting messages like this to celebrate anniversaries. It’s the little things that count. My relationships with technology (hardward & software) are some of my most cherished ones – Andy (iPad), James Dean (Macbook Air), Robert (my old PC), Olympus cameras, Zoey (sewing machine) and the most recent addition, XBOX360 (he is yet to be named). Made this shirt for Foursquare Day in 2010. I was working with MuchMTV at the time but they didn’t really get that I was wearing THE badge on my shirt. Ha! This pic showed up in the deck for Puma International’s “After Hours Athlete” campaign before they hired me. Check out some of my Things to Do in Toronto (Generated by Foursquare Checkins): Must Hit Sandwich Places Must Visit Parks Must Visit Music Venues Clothing Stores (add CTS on there!) Must Visit Bars Food & Drink places to Visit Went crazy on Joe Fresh nail polish the other day. Three for $10 and they go on thin so dry pretty fast which I like. Was given a few at the TIFF Tastemakers Lounge in 2010 and have been hooked since. Playlist today is Bon Iver on Soundcloud. Sam woke me up early but made brekky to make up for it. Feeling grumpy and the weather doesn’t help. Slow sad music is quite soothing. Hope your day is good so far 🙂
View PostI first met Galen from Tiny Danza in 2009 at Steamwhistle. My hair was long & a very different blonde back then. Nice beard Galen. Brock’s been working with them for a while now and last weekend they WON Indie Week. So proud of all the boys. They’re had some serious hustle the last couple years and for that, mad respect. Also much respect ‘cuz we both rock shirts with our own brands on ’em. HUSTLE! October 17th, 2011 // Toronto, ON – Following a thunderous show at Tattoo Rock Parlour Sunday night in Toronto, Tiny Danza have won the opportunity to showcase in Ireland for Indie Week 2012. Tiny Danza was chosen as the top band of the festival by a panel of industry judges out of more than 200 talented acts at Indie Week 2011 and have solidified themselves as the band to watch in the coming months. This is one of my fav’s. Enjoy! 🙂
View PostThere were hundreds of notable nominations from young professionals all across Canada and…drumroll please…We’re in the finals! It would be so cool to win this and I would love your vote. Congrats to the other finalists in the category especially friends Anna, Chrissy & Marcelo. (Cheers to Reiha for this collage she made it for a contest I had earlier this year!) All nominee’s were nominated & chosen by how they personified what it means to live a 360-degree, well-balanced young professional life. The Judging Panel consists of senior level exec’s from some of Canada’s largest companies. This is what they’re looking at: 1) Dedication to Career and Professional and Personal Development, 2) Charity and Community Support, Inspiring Co-workers, 3) Employers, and Community, and finally 4) Number of Votes FROM YOU! If you need some motivation/inspiration/entertainment, here’s a list of things that’ve been part of brand building over the last two years: Broken Heel Diaries – Celebs and Bloggers – Today’s Branding Experts Canadian Business Magazine – The Social Network (was featured along with Erin Bury!) Canadian Youth Business Federation (CBYF) – Using Business Creativity to Build Your Personal Brand (webinar series) Hip & Urban Girl’s Guide – Girl of the Week Levis Girl – Crafting Your Personal Brand Mashable Social Media Day – Building Your Personal Brand Metro – Online Personality Blogs Her Way to MTV (Author Rea blogged a P.S.) Notable.ca – Young Professional Daily Feature One Degree – Five Questions with Casie Stewart (re-reading this & my goals from January 2011 is neat!) Perpetual Radio – Social Media Show (podcast) Pink Memo Dallas – Virgin America Get’s Awesom Pulp & Fiber – Best Online Personalities to Follow During TIFF She’s Connected Social Media Conference – Rockstar Panel TechVibes – 5 Questions with Casie Stewart Wall Street Journal – …the Web’s New Social Scorekeepers
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