a sudden release of energy in the earth’s crust

Busy day ahead today. Meeting after meeting after meeting then dinner meeting with some colleagues. About to have a call with my advertising company in Say Media. Have you even noticed the ads on my blog in the sidebar? They’re for cool stuff like Mercedes, Winners, Wind and the new Caramilk campaign. All fortune 500 companies and nothing cheezy. Saw one for COD Black Ops the other day. After 5+ years of running this blog I reckon you won’t mind seeing ads here. Click & see what they look like, I’m keen to know what you think. Last night as I was going to bed I heard an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale was widely felt across the lower North Island where most my family lives in New Zealand. Luckily, everyone is a-ok. Initial reports on GNS’ website show the quake was felt in Wellington, Nelson, New Plymouth and up to the Coromandel (LOVE COROMANDEL!). Aftershocks were not expected & it was too deep to affect Mt. Ruapehu. Looks like I won’t be heading back to NZ for NZFW at this point. I hope that changes! [crosses fingers, makes a wish] I want to go back to NZ & see my family so bad. Chat later my friends. Hope you have an awesome day!

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Tech | Social Media Day -Toronto is one of most most social in the world.

I’d like to think I had something to do with that. I kid, I kid. We’re SO online and our  Social media Day meetup is SO BIG that Mashable wrote about us today. We Toronto peeps know how to have fun. Get social baby. Props to Michael Nus & Dan Levy for putting this together. Last year I spoke about running the social media for MuchMusic & MTV Canada & this year I’m speaking about building a personal brand. Over 350 people are attending so it’s gonna, kinda a big deal. Wish Mum was here to see me in action. I’m sure someone will have on video. Last year I was JUST getting into speaking and has my hands in my pockets the whole time. Won’t do that again. What am I going to wear? I should really have planned this out. Hope to meet some new peeps & will for sure see a bunch of familiar faces. Looking forward to it. If you have any questions, ask away! Follow @casiestewart

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Be creative. Be yourself. Have fun. Get off the computer.

Saw this on O’Nizzle’s blog today and I dig it. Think you will too. What do you do to be creative? I like to let my mind wander. I like long walks by myself. I like to play outside. I love my sketchbook. I like to draw with pastels. I cut up old clothes and make new ones. I call old friends. Classical music. Reminding myself I can do anything. Cleaning my closet. Coffee. Painting. Dancing with arms over head. Writing is especially fun for me. I like poetry, reading, writing mostly. Photography & close up shots on the camera. Old music & fun memories. I like watching Annie Hall or Dead Poets Society. I enjoy sitting by the lake. Running in the rain. Friends are good too. I like to let my mind wander. I guess you could say I’m Borderline Artistic.

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KOVAK is a pretty rad band and they are babes.

Gah. Rushing (as always) to NXNEi for Stephen’s Globe & Mail session at nooner. I’m gonna make it. Can’t miss him talking about yours truly. After that I have audition for alcohol related commercial followed by Epic Meal Time at The Biz Media. Wish me luck. Last night was fun. Went NXNE’ing w/ The Australian. Checked out Kovak at El Mo, awesome. Meet the band! They’re all babes. Did you catch them on CP24 yesterday? Cool kids. Nice shirt & tie combo. Big fan. Band members are Annelies Van De Velde (hot blonde!), Darren Bray, Martin White & Karl Bray. The Australian looks like he’s in a band too. Cute. Ran into Hawaii & his hot date too. Nice bodysuit babe. Ok. I’m so running late. Hope you are awesome. Follow ma Tweets. Byeeeeeeeee. P.S. If you wanna come to MMVA party w/ Gaga’s amazing & awesome DJ Lady Starlight enter here.

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yesterday on twitter, this happened:

Beer me. #nxne (@ The Black Bull) http://4sq.com/msFCLG # Seeing Kovak! Totally hot babes! #nxne (@ El Mocambo w/ 7 others) [pic]: http://4sq.com/mJrASj # blogged: is this the real life cause sometimes it feels like fantasy http://t.co/lLjidKu #NXNE #nxnei # RE: @christineestima love you <3 http://disq.us/2ajy74 # thank you! “@mandylor: The beautiful @casiestewart. Looking so hot at Converse FW11. http://t.co/4KlGpaR” # next week i have a modelling job & get to have a shopping spree at Holts. freaking out. so excited! # Van riots remind me of G20 that sht was crazy… http://t.co/UknBGte # hey guys! http://post.ly/2E2N8 # Photo: to kool for school. http://tumblr.com/xmj315cjvj # I liked a @YouTube video http://youtu.be/KlyXNRrsk4A?a Katy Perry – Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) # i miss getting mail. #postalstrike # i hope Billy & Victoria stay togeher. #yandr # Omg I know her! Cc @laurenonizzle #nxnei http://twitpic.com/5cgr5u # Hi. #nxne http://4sq.com/ipJIAl # If you are wondering who ate all the onion rings, it was me. #sneakydees #nxne # Hire us for your event RT @Jarvisemerald: http://twitpic.com/5cfk6v Casie Stewart and @raymitheminx ch-ch-chillin @pepsicanada #NXNE 🙂 # Legendary lunch of champions. http://twitpic.com/5cg07i # #nxnefest w/ @pepsicanada & @raymitheminx http://4sq.com/mmLaDZ # USA tippin' http://twitpic.com/5cfmf8 # That was me! RT @SFS1981: @casiestewart Pretty sure I just saw you walk by on Blue Jays way. Unless I'm mental. #bloggersightings # Thank you RT @mandylor: Wish all Toronto girls were as cool and positive as the beautiful @casiestewart. Always a pleasure running into her. # Gd we're cute RT @raymitheminx: The @nxnefest diaries w/ @casiestewart and @raymitheminx continues http://twitpic.com/5cfgwf # #glitterbomb RT @natekogan: @jylui @affan I woke up covered in glitter because of @casiestewart VERY true # Thanks for the new kicks Converse. Heading to @pepsicanada media event #nxne # Say hi to my Aussie bf if you stop by. http://4sq.com/kkUWGT…

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yesterday on twitter, this happened:

Aussie styles (@ Trinity Bellwoods Park w/ 4 others) http://4sq.com/mnVEZC # Stopped in passing by & found one @raymitheminx! Fry like bacon you freshman fcuks! Haha (@ Urban Outfitters) [pic]: http://4sq.com/k5GoaA # Hot Australian BF 🙂 (@ CTS) http://4sq.com/k7O7IU # No SENIOR shirts @raymitheminx 🙁 Found this guy though hangin’ w/ Dirty Crew! (@ Urban Outfitters) [pic]: http://4sq.com/kkzlh8 # I keep seeing hot babes everywhere. Did a new shipment arrive cause like, they all unknown & fresh? #summerlove # Almost at Queen Spadina. Wanna meet me for bite to eat? # Ah jailbail smiled at me. I feel dirty. # Omg some dudes just got on streetcar fresh outta jail. Omg. Creeping me right out. Don’t make eye contact. Gah. #creeptweet # I feel like I auditioned for idol but no singing. Haha # My old hood. Used to live on Playter Cr. (@ Broadview Subway Station) http://4sq.com/mpeE2D # Pleasure meeting you today @julescasting. Glad I made ya smile! Check le blog on downtime, its fun in there 🙂 # Other dude in waiting keeps knawing on his fingers. Ewww. Maybe I’m making him nervous? # #annoyingdepartment girl beside me in waiting room scratching her head, hard & grossly. Long hair too. Ewww. # Audition girl was running late and I was early, what a change! Good to go @fairlieagency 🙂 # Omg I’m nervous @raymitheminx. Did you cut it shorter? # No #FathersDay for @shawnhawaii 🙁 #worstfatherever #triangle # RE: I heart you <3 http://disq.us/29eq15 # thanks for a fun time last night @mybeerstore! #beerboutique w/ @keriblog @raymitheminx @carlyannedotcom http://bit.ly/loj8z8 #blondetourage # I was ipod dancing to Yelle Je Veux tu Voir! (@YouTube http://youtu.be/UCsjeLuo_y8?a) # where is my baby daddio @shawnhawaii? #triangle misses you, come visit your damn kids! # hi honey @jusfrais, how is you? # #NXNE daily…

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don’t test me in the most annoying competition.

Stuck at airport family with bunch of kids behind us. They are annoying. Update: Erica Ehm and the mommy bloggers went to TOWN on giving me hell for this post. Thanks for the hits and personal attacks. I was stuck in an airport and these parents from Florida let their kids run ALL OVER THE PLACE. Who does that? I wasn’t attacking ‘every parent’.  Check out this little blurb in the HUffPo, I’m sure I inspired it: “But should you find yourself in the presence of a family, try to avoid behaving like this girl. I’m thinking of bookmarking her site to show my daughter an example of how not to act in public. The tight close-ups of her sun-damaged face making rude expressions about a family committing such atrocities as wondering where they’ve put their boarding passes and worrying about running out of diapers during a delay do a disservice to urban hipster doofuses everywhere. Corinne McDermott is the founder of Have Baby Will Travel – your online guide for travel with babies, toddlers & young children.  Hey, why don’t you show your daughter my site? And also the amazing things I’ve done?  Then show her what you wrote about me and explain that? Original blog post images have been removed because those Mommy bloggers bullied me and I couldn’t handle it anymore. WHAT KIND OF MOMS DO THAT, HUH? I’ve decided to be annoying too. I’m using three outlets, ahem…airport asshole. Please don’t be offended by this post if you have kids. My parents used to travel with me heaps as a kid. If anything, feel sorry for me! I am a terribly creative person trapped in an airport with a bunch of misbehaved rascals. They are running all around the place, being loud, can’t hear the announcements, and the parents aren’t doing…

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believe you can fly? i do. i can. i did. you can.

Yesterday I had my first official Jukari class with Carla at King West Fitness. Such beautiful gym. I’ve wanted to workout (in general but) at this gym for years. Very happy they’ve invited me in. Thanks guys! I can kick way higher than this but it’s not so easy with camera in your hand to balance and not look silly. Trust me. I practice. These are shoes for Jukari and great for indoor workouts. Reebok Canada hooked me up. They’re REALLY light and the mesh on the top/sides is like AC for your feet. Carla (or the teacher) yells “hup hup” and you go back & jump high or kick etc. It’s really fun. This is me in action. We are running in circles & doing half moons here. Off the ground! Frog leap. FLYING! My Monday class is advanced Jukari for dancers. I needed something harder than my first class. Basically, I really wanna work hard & sweat. To be honest, my body is hurting today in arms, abs, legs, shoulders. It’s a full body workout. Can’t wait to feel it tomorrow 🙂 Last time I was at King West Fitness for the launch of Jukari Slice.ca was there & made this video. You can see bits of me, I’m on the far left during the class. Tina asked Julie about the benefits etc. of Jukari. Post workout we used this thinger that is for Trigger Point Therapy. You roll your back legs etc on it. It hurts but feels good. Y’know, the good hurt (burn). I have some free passes so if you wanna try Jukari let me know!

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TAXI Editorial Correspondent: ME!

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the 10th Anniversary of FITC in Toronto. This year’s event was held at one of Toronto’s premiere venues, The Guvernment. There was a charming 1950’s theme carried throughout the venue with cotton candy, bow ties, popcorn and fun decorations. Safe to say, it was a real experience being there during business hours! FITC (Flash In a Can) is one of the largest and longest running events of its kind. It brings together brings together a wide range of digital enthusiasts from around the globe. Attendees included Flash designers & developers, motion graphic artists, digital artists and anyone with an interest in Flash and/or digital media. The schedule for FITC Toronto was jam packed with over 70 presentation in over three days. At any given time there were four presentation happening in different rooms with another session in the voodoo lounge upstairs. It was really cool to see the dance club/rave space transformed to conference mode! Read my Full Aticle on TAXI here.

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Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference – HI!

Today I’m at U of T with Keri hosting CUTC (The Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference). In a nutshell, CUTC is “passionate young students gathering to discuss and learn about the newest and coolest ways the world is changing”. Check out the speakers here (Reddit guy, Kiva founder etc.). We’re in for lots of red shirts and heaps of students. Beauty day out there though! If you’re in the audience reading this – HIIIIIIIIIIIIIII CUTC is Canada’s largest, longest-running student-organized technology conference. 2011 will be its 12th year. CUTC brings together hundreds of the country’s brightest students for two days in the heart of downtown Toronto, and gives them a chance to interact with technology in ways that school can’t. This includes incredible keynote speakers, intimate breakout sessions, and a wide variety of activities and competitions bringing together students and tech. CUTC 2011 is about sharing the stories behind changes in technology, about answering the “how” and “why” more than just the “what”.

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Some like it Hot…Docs!

No I’m not talking about my favourite Marilyn Monroe movie, I’m talking about the biggest documentary festival in North America! Hot Docs! The Toronto fest is running until May 8th so I’ve been trying to see as many docs as I can! So far? So awesome! Here are my top 3 must see documentaries from the fest: Dragonslayer Fast. Fun. Beautiful. Raw. Rad. It’s no wonder that it’s the SXSW 2011 Documentary winner. The film organically captures moments of punk skateboarder Josh “Screech” Sandoval’s life.  A mix of stunning cinematography and point of view hand-held footage. Not to mention the perfectly fitting soundtrack. You’ve Been Trumped – Thursday May 5th 1pm and Sunday May 8th 12:30pm @ The Cumberland Exposing the Donald for the ruthless monster that he is! Donald Trump taking over a small Scottish town + A journalist = trouble. I don’t want to give too much away, but I was shocked at Trumps behavior. Worth the watch without a doubt. Kumaré – Sunday May 8th 3:30pm @ The Cumberland My favourite of the fest so far. A funny yet very interesting look into what happens when a New Age skeptic decides to try his hand at becoming a Guru! Think Borat with more meaning and heart. Well! There are my picks! Check em out and tell me what you think! Have you made it out to any Hot Docs? What do you recommend? xo Kate

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i’d like to thank you for watching my show

Just kidding, I don’t have a show yet! Yesterday I woke up and rode the subway just after rush hour, it was still packed. I was heading to BNotions Internet & Strategy to be filmed for an upcoming panel I’m on. They told me originally 3-5 hours and I was like ‘WHAT DO WE NEED THAT LONG FOR?’. I’m pretty speedy & no fuss to work with, especially when shooting. We were done in about an hour which included Broll too. WIN! Panel is called Fashion Connect TO, it’s at the Gladstone April 7th and it’s free. There are 89 people already attending. Get a ticket here! Last night I stopped by Abode w/ Keri & saw these lovely peeps. Awwww. Tonight during the six o’clock news there’s a special on being cool on the internet and prolific amazing tweets,  I’m part of it.  Not sure if it is national, it might be.  Thre’s a spot running today on Global enticing you to watch. Ahhhh. I’m often nervous before things like this because despite how genuine kind/nice/grateful you are you sometimes come off different after editing. I was asked about all the great things I get to do because of my job (blog). To be honest, I’m thankful every day for what I do, I work really hard at it and Iove sharing it with you. #FINGRSCROSSED! OMGaGA.

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hey there school girl

Leather jacket, sweet ride. I rarely ever take TTC. I noticed that today. I pretty much walk everywhere. I stay in my neighbourhood heaps. I need to tune up my bike. Anyone have a hook up? I have a varity of talents for barter. Seeing a pack of cops will forever remind me of the G20. Google “casie stewart riot girl“. I hope I never have to be in a situation like that again. Running through the streets soaking wet, people were being detained and arrested, cops everywhere in riot gear, riots. No,  thank you. Last time I was here I was in American Pie Beta House. I like this campus. It’s really pretty and old. I walked home after. It was pretty warm out. You are beautiful Jessica. sunshine | motorola milestone | me to we beaded heart | capezio cowboy boots | steve madded dress (raymi) | nella bella change purse | motorola milestone telus | jean jacket, queen west clothing swap | jessica’s scarf (she has mine) | rabbit fur, ruby NZ | leather jacket | smile ipad | moleskine style bamboo dodo case | croissant | americano this view is very creepy to me. haha. hey there jessica and some speakers. one guy looks like he’s late, eh? It was really fun talking to all the students and other speakers at U of T Mississauga. Thanks for having me. Remember kids, BE AWESOME, and follow me on twitter. Today I am at Centennial College in the morning and St. Lawrence Market for St. Patty’s day in the arvo. Kinda feel super busy but then I think I would be bored if it was any other way.  I so often wish I didnt have to sleep so I could work on stuff all the time.  Things are…

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i’m not down w/ these regulations

Woke up and went to my computer like usual. Check twitter, email and guess who showed up… this guy: Luckily for us, the CRTC has been asked to reconsider billing rules. I really hope that they big ISP (internet service providers) don’t go through with UBB (user based billing). Just think about all the creative people and entrepreneurs that are running some of the coolest businesses on a shoestring budget and rely on the internet? Bye-bye. Megan has the same dreams as me and all the other nerds, unlimited internet!! Considering how much time I spend on the interwebs, I’d be BROKE and lookin’ at this all the time instead of sharing sunshine & awesomism with you. For those of you waiting to find out WHO won the Freestyle Friday contest. I’ll post this afternoon. There were SO MANY great entries. Thank you, you guys are AWESOME. In other news, I’m going to LA & SF Virgin America soon since I’ve got a few flights to use up before they leave YYZ April 6th. You wanna go to California too? The Z-List has a blog contest where you can win a round trip flight on Virgin America. Contest closes Thursday, March 3rd and all you have to do it BLOG. Check it out hurrrre. Stay warm today, looks cold out there! Sending thoughts & prayers to my friends/family & their friends/family in Christchruch. I stayed up late watching coverage. There’s a good dashboard of activity about the quake here.

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