Not feeling so awesome today. Have a bit of a cold and my nose is running. Imma get hopped up on meds so it’s hopefully gone by tomorrow. I do not wanna be sick for New Years in Montreal which is going to be totally awesome. Fly out tomorrow afternoon with Raymi & friends and we’re staying at the W Montreal which I am REALLY looking forward to. They have the best beds. Any guesses on how many photos will be taken? Over 1,000 for sure. Need to dump some off my netbook to my TB drive to start fresh Jan. 1, 2011.

ok, time to venture outside! aaaaah.

I used to love love love love this song so hard.

Pretty proud of Darren my stylist, I’m at the salon right now gettin ‘ma hair did. His salon Darren Kwik Studio was named one of Toronto Life Magazine’s top salons in their 2011 Shopping Guide. There are so many spots in this city its kinda a big dealio to be one of the #1s.

Call him at 416 361 1016 to book yourself that appointment you’ve been dreaming about.

Afterall, its New Year and you damn well deserve it.

XO CASIE

says the globe & mail:

Canadians were curating their Facebook profiles long before the rest of the world got hooked, many were experimenting with the limitations of writing in 140-character snippets at Twitter’s launch in 2006, and we watch online video more than any other web surfers. There aren’t many theories as to why exactly, but Canadians rank among the most enthusiastic users of the web and all its various offshoots. The Canadian Press talked to a few of the Internet’s biggest properties about what Canadians are doing online.

read it here.

check em’ out here

I didn’t really take that many photos, not like I do when I’m at my house living my nomal (or not so normal) life. Spent most the time re-lax-ing.

This was my fav card I found at Walmart. Not including the musical ones.

Dad doesn’t have wifi and I didn’t bring my laptop so I only had my phone to blog/tweet/FB. Dad has a comp but he uses EXPLORER and I’m not compatible with that browser. Andy, without wifi, is just …an iPad.

Did some Chrissy shopping with a friend. This is a creepy Christmas to me: 24 gives me anxiety, Golum freaks me right out, and well, Hello Kitty is fine.

This smiley face is there every year.

Welcome to the suburbs.

Wahhhhhh.

This is an old shirt I used to have. I got it from this guy Luke who said he got it from a crack-head. So classy eh.

Luke, who’s your daddy?

Had a jam session with some peeps. This is Bonga’s fancy new guit.

Play a little ditty for me would ya? They have mad skillz.

Old bestie from the Bridge Miss Sara Baker. Crazy how time flies, been about two years since I last saw her.

After being in the burbs for a few days, it feel SO GOOD to be home.

I miss my condo and my view. I miss my clothes and my clean room and my fancy sheets and comfy bed. I miss our kitchen and the balcony and all the stuff in the fridge (or lack thereof!). I miss my tv and digital cable and wifi. I just miss it all. 

I’ve been away so much this month all I wanna do is spend time at home. I’m coming back to my downtown life tonight, a few days in the burbs is more than enough for me!

Back to regular scheduled blogging tomorrow 🙂

xo Casie

At Riverside Park with friends for old times sake with friends. So many memories here. Made a nice brekky this morning after a night drinking and playing Uno.

Life is good.

You will never be as young as you are today, make the most of it. 🙂

Only two fine weeks ago I was sailing on a catamaran in the Caribbean Ocean.

Ah…where would you rather be today?

Jenie and I are gonna play some serious Uno followed by some air hockey and games with Andy. Imma try and do as little as possibe but eat and drink.

Tonight, we’re gonna cause some holiday trouble in Kitchener. Look the eff out!

Checked my phone first thing. Christmas messages from around the world are so awesome to wake up to. Thank you! Went upstairs and woke up my sister like I always do. She likes to sleep in. Dad made coffee. Fireplace channel was on. There’s snow outside which is nice but it doesn’t quite feel like Christmas to me. Maybe its the lack of snow?

Last year I was in Cuba, hardly felt like Christmas then either. I was lazing by the pool at Hotel National in Havana eating bbq shrimp and fresh fish. I missed my family but there were so many distractions and I’m not that big on this holiday anyways. I enjoy giving presents all year.

This is the first year Mum’s not been here for Christmas. Stopped by the house yesterday. I miss you Mum, more today than any other day.

She makes it feel like Christmas, the many phone calls re: us coming home, who will be at dinner, what we are having, gift ideas, the tree, the decorations.

It’s not the same without you Mum and I wanna make sure you know it. We’re gonna have a great day at Dad’s today. I brought Uno and last night we played Apples to Apples around the kitchen table.

I’m sure the Bahamas is loving your energy Mum 🙂

Merry Christmas everyone. Have an awesome day and be thankful for all the joy in your life ♥

Wonder if I will see any old highschool chaps? Hmm.

I can haz? mmmm

Woke up to snow. Dang cold out today brrrrr.

Dad’s butcher is at a FARM! Pretty packed there this morning. After that we went to brekky at Angie’s Kitchen in Waterloo then to a hardware store.

Beer store then liquor store. Didn’t know Rickards Dark was made w/ maple syrup. Might be tasty, eh?

Now we go to Cambridge Centre, Best Buy, Future Shop, Walmart and all the other big boxers.

All I wanted for Christmas was to hang out w/ Dad 🙂

2010 has been the most awesome year yet. I’ve always held 2004, my year in Australia as the best year but now I’m ready for 2011. I’m looking forward to working with more great people, sharing more things with you and giving back.

Yesterday I was named one of the Women’s Post’s Top 8 Web Savy Women of 2010. Here’s what the lovely Erin Bury wrote about me:

Casie is one of Canada’s most well known online personalities, and a true force to be reckoned with. Whether it was helping to build MuchMusic’s online brand; winning the coveted title of Toronto’s Virgin America Provocateur; or creating unique and entertaining content on her CasieStewart.com blog; Casie has spent 2010 building her online portfolio, all with her signature spunk and sense of humour. Warning: don’t start reading her blog if you have a lot to do – it’s seriously addictive.

Thank you Erin. Check out all the other lovely ladies right here.

In other news, Eye Weekly posted this today:

Local writers, bloggers, chefs, filmmakers, dancers and several Toronto Raptors tell EYE WEEKLY’s Kate Carraway what’s on their holiday wish-list this year:

Casie Stewart, blogger: On my list is XBOX with Kinect. I wanna master the dancing game and have a dance off! Sanasaaaaaa!

Bondetourage @ Electric Christmas on Monday: Lauren, Me, Raymi

Heading home to see Dad for the holidays. Really looking forward to his jokes and spending some time time in Cambridge with old friends. (Yo, message me if you are around peeps!)

BTW, have you seen Mariah Carely lately? WHOA HUGEEEE. Remember when she used to look like this?

Happy Holidays 🙂

P.S. If you are downtown tonight come see Prince Perry @ Bovine.

Hey friends! What are you doing tonight? My friend and totally cool dude otherwise known as Prince Perry is playing at Bovine tonignt.

Never been to Bovine Sex Club? One of the most legendary music venues this city has.

Happy holidays come have a dance and a drink 🙂

She sailed all the way from North of Toronto to the Bahamas with her BF. They cleared customs yesterday. I can’t WAIT to go visit them.

Check out Mum’s back yard! This is their very first sunrise. So very cool and beautiful.

I’m missing her but I know she wanted to do this for years and I’m inspired by her courage and determinaton.

I LOVE YOU MUM. Keep it up. xo

p.s. As I typed this a commercial for The Sound of Music came on. That’s Mum’s fav movie. WHOA.

had a hot date w/ raymi the other day and i will tell you more about it later.

Big news. Remember how I was going to LA for NYE? Well, change of plans. I’ll get to LA early 2011. I’m flying to Montreal on Porter Airlines to stay at my beloved W Hotel with Raymi and friends. Big thanks to the INQ Mobile team for putting this all together. You can enter Raymi’s contest to come here on INQ’s FB.

I’M STOKED. OMFG. GONNA BE THE MOST CRAZY AWESOME PARTY EVERRRRRRRRRR.
You can follow all the crazy via #INQNYE.

XO CASIE PERRY

P.S. Did an interview for a NY/LA/Dallas online mag called Pink Memo “Virgin America Get’s Awesome”

Ok I just made up that remix…

Tonight, for the first time in about almost 400 years we’ll get to see a lunar eclipse (think seriously how long that is? whoa mang). Listening to the news now and Global says Canada is the best place to see it. Starts for Eastern Canada about 1:45 am. The moon will turn redish which will be really really neat.

Super cool part about tonight is it’s happening on the Winter Solstice, for the first time since 1638. WHOA science!! Darkest day in 327 years 8) #talknerdytome

All the deets can be seen in this post from Yahoo and here’s some tips from Gawker:

* Locate the moon. (Hint: It’s in the sky.) The earth’s shadow should start showing on the moon’s lower left around 1:33 a.m. Eastern time, which is when Fallon ends, if you’re on the east coast, or halfway through Hawaii Five-0, if you’re on the west coast.
* The shadow moves slowly, but by 2:41 a.m., the entire moon will be covered, and will stay that way for an hour. The is the optimal time for consuming your peyote, playing your war drums, murdering people, etc.
* The shadow will start moving again at 3:53 a.m., and the moon will be back to normal by 5:00 a.m. At this point it’s appropriate to do your winter solstice folk dances and poetry recitals.

I’ll be star moon gazing tonight! xo

Thank you so very much to everyone who entered this years holiday gifting. Big thanks also to the companies who donated gifts. I have notified all the winners across Canada. there are some I have met and haven’t met. So fun!!

In 2011 we’ll have more and more goodies for you. I believe Santa is delivering some more stuff before NYE so stay tuned for that.

Have a wonderful day and this is me giving you a huge hug!!!!! 🙂

Mum – my drawings remind me of Quentin Blake from Roads Dahl or Phoebe Gillman’s Jillian Jiggs. Ya?

Made a wee list of a couple things I really enjoy having. I would never have this stuff without recomendations and introductions from a bunch of you.  I appreciate it.

Here we go:

Yoga Jeans from Shop Girls Gallery Boutique

I was invited t the shop and given jeans and they are super comfy for someone who hates pants. I haven’t worn jeans in years and now I love these ones. I wear them when I travel and they are so comfy on the plane. They never lose their shape. I have dark denim and this one time I spilled a beer on me when flying and you could hardly even tell. It dried in no time and I got another beer.

Bam Jamz Bamboo clothes

Was given this at the TIFF gift lounge and I’ve been living in it since. The tank top has a panda on it’s really comfy. I like looking stylish but I also like no fuss, feel good clothes. Mine is pajams/yoga wear but I wear it as day clothes. Also great for traveling. You get it at at these stores.

Marks Work Warehouse super long soft cardigan

Before New Zelanad Fashion week I was invited to Mark’s. One of the things I got was this super long soft cardigan that I have been wearing like crazy. It’s really nice for around the house. Soft like a more stylish snuggie for traveling. Warm too. I woud buy one for all my girlfriends if I could afford it.

Joe Fresh Nail Polish & Lipstick

* need manicure

Got these at athe TIFF gift lounge too. I have Cherry, Tomato and a matte topcoat that I wear all the time. I like redish tones the most.  There’s matching lipstick for both too.

Betty Kiss Reversible Clutch

I have this bag in Leopard/Black and Zebra/Pink and it’s been a fav for a couple years.  It’s washable, reversible and a great clutch for any event. I pack it full of sunnies or jewelry when I travel. You can order through @bettykiss (my friend Arianne), there’s only zebra/pink ones left though.

Nella Bella

Fav I use pretty much every day. Lotsa pix here. Check out all the style’s at nella–bella.com.

Cannon Powershot SD 1300 Camera

I’ve been through several models of this camera since I started blogging. It’s my preffered point & shoot. It’s made of steel on the outside which is great because I break everything. Nuff said.

iPad w/ wi-fi

We don’t we even need to discuss this do we? I love my iPad. His name is Andy. I have heaps of apps: Twitter, Flipbook, Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, Packet Frogs, Where’s Waldo, Essentials Language (Spanish, French), Draw Free, idoodle, NFB, Dazed Magazine, Net-A-Porter, Mashable, Netflix, Virtuoso Piano, Yoga HD, Pirate Me, Talking Carl, Crazy Face, Smurfs, Air Hockey and a couple others. Picked up a slick bamboo Dodo Case, USB, SVideo & card reader atachments also.

Siberian Huskie Moovboots

These are amazing. Best boots I’ve ever had. I never wear socks and they keep my feet so warm. The lining is marino wol and the outside is rubber with fur. I’m wearing them inside right now. Totally worth the price.

I’m real excited for 2011 and will be doing more giveaways, parties and awesome things. Bring on the new year!! hiyaaaaaaaaaaaaa! #highkick

This week I interviewed Riza Javellana, a Toy Expert at Mattel Canada. I asked questions I wanted to know. I am five year old inside and love toys and I refuse to lose the childlike sparkle in my eye.

You will find it fun if you are wondering what the hell to get your sisters kids or your brother-laws cousin or that special munchkin in your life. 🙂

* natalie dee drawing

What is the most “tech” toy out for kids this year?

For girls, Barbie Video Girl has been a real hit. (I HAVE THIS! It’s awesome.) It enables girls KIDS to capture memories with a camera lens hidden in Barbie’s necklace and a colour LCD screen on her back. It’s movie-making from Barbie’s point of view. It is compatible with Windows and Mac and even comes with editing software, allowing kids to add music and graphics to their videos. I can imagine this product being a real hit for those kids who love singing to videos. It’s an all-in-one entertainment toy!

What is the most popular toy this holiday season for boys, for girls? (both!)

For boys, the Hot Wheels Criss-Cross Crash Track Set has been very popular. With four intersecting crash zones, it allows kids to line up their Hot Wheels cars and let them rip for near misses or total wipeouts. With more than 16 feet of track that includes hairpin turns, motorized boosters, and a giant crash zone, kids can enjoy crash and bash fun all holiday long.

For girls, the entire line of Monster High has been a big hit! The new Monster High franchise was recently launched with doll characters who are modern teenage descendants of classic monsters. They are undergoing the trials and tribulations of high school. Characters include Draculaura, Clawdeen Wolf, Frankie Stein, and Lagoona Blue. They have trendy fashions, accessories and scary cute pets.

Are you ever too old to play with Barbie’s or Hot Wheels? (haha me asking this is funny)

Never! Barbie and Hot Wheels transcends generations and both have collector appeal for all ages.

For over 50 years, Barbie has been inspiring girls of all ages to dream, discover and explore a world without limits. As a fashion icon, she keeps up with the times and is always culturally relevant.

After more than 40 years, Hot Wheels remains the no. 1 selling brand in the toy vehicle category, providing thrilling vehicle experiences to boys (and girls!) of all ages.

How old is Batman?

Batman first appeared in DC comics in 1939. (Pretty hot for 71 eh? haha)

How old is Barbie?

Barbie is on her 51^st year. Barbie is the only brand that allows girls to imagine themselves as a mermaid or a movie star, a fairy, a fashionista, a president, anything she can be! (I follow @barbiestyle and @officialken – really cute tweets.)

This the new Colelctors Barbie 2010 Mattel sent me. So pretty. Thank you 🙂

What is your prediction on popular toys in 2011?

Tech toys will continue to be very popular. (heckyeahinternet!) Also, watch out for revolutionary ways to play with classic toys like Hot Wheels and Fisher-Price. With the launch of the Cars 2 movie in June, expect the toys to be hot items as well.

– end of interview-

When I was younger my Dad has a shop called Toys for Boys where he custom built chassis for hot rods. Seriously cool. We had heaps of hot wheels around the house too. I reckon they are still in the basement somewhere. We loved playing Uno at home when I was a kid. Imma take Uno home to the fams this week.

All my shopping this year has been done online. It’s totally freaking great. I haven’t had to go to any stores or had to leave the house. I used to work in the mall in highschool and college so I surely did my time there.

As much as I woud really love the 109 piece Batman Batcave Trio from DC Superfriends, I think a child should get this one. I’d like to give it to a kid but I don’t really know any. It says 4+. If you know a nice kid I could give this to you let me know. Comes with Hot Wheels colour changer too. Otherwise I’m goin to drop to the toy drive when I eventually leave the house.

I wanna be Santa when I grow up.

Was browsing some profiles on about.me last night. I love how the pages look. It’s real easy to customize and connect all your stuff from around the web too. It’s also free 🙂

I imagine I’ll be changing up the text and photo often. I really like how all the content updates in real time. Have a look around. It’s pretty neat.

Here it is:  about.me/casie

It’s not the activity lion…

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Last night was fun. Didn’t take many pix but there are a few from Rannie aka @Photojunkie.

I look pretty tanned beside the lovely Keri.

My darkness reminded me of ‘African Child’ by Aldus Snow, LULZ.

Shawn Hawaii and i killed the dance floor. Like, lit it on FIYAHHH.

You know this little rascal, Brock McLaughlin.

My outfit was a hit. Rarrrrrrr.

Have you seen Get Him to the Greek? It’s deff worth watching. So hilarious.

The event last night raise over $61,000 for the Daily Bread Food Bank. SO RAD! NICE TWERK!

I took these three photos. Ha, soooo unlike me. Was busy chatting and dancing.

I slept in past 1pm, missed my hair appt. Damn. (SORRY DARREN!) Ate some Shepherds pie and am now watching the old classic ‘All I Want for Christmas’.

Today is a good day. No contest today. I’ll notify all the winners later (hopefully!).

Happy Friday,
I am the couch xo

p.s. this too.