CASIE STEWART
THIS IS MY LIFE • BLOG EST. 2005
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A Disposable Waterproof Camera is Always a Great Idea

A Disposable Waterproof Camera is Always a Great Idea

It’s only been a couple weeks since we got back from our Disney + California trip. Sadly, the seasons are changing and Fall weather is on its way. I’m wearing layers and socks. We were all heading down to the pool on this day and I decided to pop into the hotel gift shop and see how much a disposable waterproof camera was. It was one of the best $20 I spent on the trip. It’s so rare to have actually printed photos anymore and these are just a few of the selections I’ll keep forever. We had SO much fun on this trip. I can’t help but start planning my next vacation. This time, I’m looking for a digital detox, somewhere I can go surfing and shut out the world. Here’s to summer, best friends, and daydreaming of California sunshine. Thanks again to Joyce, Angela and Disney for sending us on a trip we’ll never forget. Buy Tadalafil Buy Abilify Buy Aciphex

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It Helps to Have Good Luggage

It Helps to Have Good Luggage

We packed up to leave LA with our suitcases in the back seat of the convertible. The sun was shining bright, tanning my shoulders, and I could smell the sweet salt of the ocean as we left Santa Monica. It felt like I was in a movie.

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2013 Chevy Camaro Convertable in California

2013 Chevy Camaro Convertable in California

We had so much fun cruising around in the 2013 Chevy Camaro Convertable in California. We randomly decided to get a rental once we got to the hotel and I’m so GLAD they had this. It was $25 more per day than a compact car  from Hertz and so totally worth it! You deff need a car in LA. I can’t imagine being on vacation or living there without a car. I loved hitting the open road and driving to the beach, top down of course. I loved Venice Beach the most. It reminded me so much of where I lived in Bondi Beach in Australia. Did you know that the real Abbot Kinney was a tobacco millionaire who founded it in 1905? Oh the things you learn on Wikipedia.  

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Laguna Beach + Catamaran Cruise

Laguna Beach + Catamaran Cruise

Yesterday we went to Laguna Beach. It was fun. Lauren, Sarah, and I had a little photoshoot after our BBQ cookout. I have heaps of photos to share but we are all meeting for brekky so I gotta run. Here’s some GIF action of us girls and tweets from the crew yesterday. [View the story “Dana Wharf Catamaran Cruise in the OC” on Storify] We drove home in our sweet convertible and caught the end of the sunset before making it back to Disneyland. Today we hit Adventure Park and go on as many rides as we can! Follow our adventures on Twitter/Facebook with #disneyvacay hashtag or click HOME above to see the live feed. <3 CASIE Tweet #DisneyVacay Buy Propecia Online Buy Sildenafil Online Buy Trazodone online Buy Zithromax online

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RAINBOW BRIGHT: Win a $100 Gift Card to Over the Rainbow

RAINBOW BRIGHT: Win a $100 Gift Card to Over the Rainbow

These are some photos of things I liked from my visit to Over the Rainbow the other day. All photos are taken with my Canon SL1. Have it here on my Disney trip and totally love this camera. It’s my first DSLR. See Tweet below for details on the event at OTR on Thursday next week. I have a $100 gift card for someone who comes to the event. You must be following me on Twitter to win as that’s where I will be telling you how to win on Thursday. The countdown begins! See you August 29th, from 6-9pm! @shedoesthecity @Fashionights @casiestewart @vitaminwater pic.twitter.com/PRkYyLYr7G — Over the Rainbow Ltd (@RainbowJeans416) August 23, 2013

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Over the Rainbow & Over The Moon!

Over the Rainbow & Over The Moon!

Oh hey, today I am wearing a Canadian tuxedo (summer style)!  Tonight I’m heading to Over the Rainbow in Yorkville for a denim fitting.  I’m also styling two mannequins for their September back to School COOL windows as a ‘Rainbow Insider’ style influencer.  I’ll be posting a contest over the next week for a $100 gift certificate for the store and you can meet me at the Back to School event on Thursday, August 29th to pick it up. In other news, I’ve been selected by Toronto International Film Festival as 1 of 50 the city to partner with them for the festival in next month in two weeks. I’ll be first with the scoop on all things TIFF. So, in other words, stay tuned right here for constant updates on all things awesome. Invites are starting to roll out for lounges, events, and after parties.  Doing a little  press for the documentary I am in the premieres September 14th too. SO EXCITING EVERYTHING, OMG. My TIFF festival experiences from the last few years here. Took this panoramic on my way to work and check how long the streetcar is. I call this “Never-ending TTC”. Little grassy patches have popped up on around the trees on Queen Street. I like this. Adds  character to the little guys. Tonight after my shoot and styling at Over the Rainbow I’m zipping to the Thompson Roof for a Molson event then home to pack. We are off to LA at 10:30am tomorrow. No work, all fun in the sun with my BF and best friends. I am dyyyyying of excitement. Make sure you are following me on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, and Pinterest. I will be updating them ALL with Disney everything for the next six days. Hollah!!!! <3 CASIE  

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Be Someone Who Makes You Happy

Be Someone Who Makes You Happy

Tonight was a good one. Hair did, cooking, cleaning, packing, and a little Netflix. Exciting (secret project) planning after work tomorrow followed by an event on the roof at Thompson  with work + Molson. This is my life, I’m grateful, nervous, and excited.  It’s funny [something] having a public diary, I feel like I’m writing to myself, or often Mum. [Hi Mum, ring you at work today, love you!] LA, one more day away. 🙂 And earlier today… Ted Baker + Thomas Sabo. (CLICK TO SEE POSTS FROM BEFORE TODAY) xo CASIE

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Believe it: essence & the Justin Bieber World Tour

Believe it: essence & the Justin Bieber World Tour

A week ago I was in Brooklyn, NY on a press junket with the 2013 Justin Bieber tour sponsor essence cosmetics. It was awesome. I got TO MEET JUSTIN BIEBER. (I’m sure you saw or knew when I was there because I could not simply help myself from documenting the entire thing!) He was very… mellow. The concert was really good though, he’s a great performer. I was swooning, actually. essence is  the #1 value cosmetics brand in the world and I started using their products about six months ago after receiving them at the Canadian launch. All the essence products can be found at Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada and range from $.99 to $4.99. There’s a new collection for fall that’s jam packed with great new items and colours. I’m in love with the new matt lip paint (the red I’ve been wearing recently) and the Extreme Lash mascara. There’s some rad new nail polish colours which are great because they dry really fast. Look at Shoppers, you will see a massive rainbow. [View the story “BROOKLYN + BELIEVE TOUR #essenceJB” on Storify]

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Canon Blogtography – Step Outside of Auto!

Canon Blogtography – Step Outside of Auto!

A couple weeks ago I announced my partnership with Canon as a Brand Ambassador and over the past month  I’ve been playing around with my new DSLR. The Canon Rebel SL1 is a compact 18 mega pixel camera with touch screen and whole bunch of features I’m not quite versed in yet.  I have heaps to learn.  Canon has awesome resources and I’ve been playing on canonoutsideofauto.ca but the real way I’m going to learn is TAKING PHOTOS. I’m just getting used to using a DSLR. I’ve got a pretty good eye for composing a nice shot but right now aperture and ISO feel like new languages. Once I  learn and understand exposure (ISO, shutter speed and aperture), I’ll be in business. I know it won’t take too long! I’ve been playing around with ISO and exposure. It’s super neat how one photo can be so different by changing just one or two things. This little Rebel has built in filters too. So, naturally I took a few selfies in the park to test them out. This weekend I’m shooting Digital Dreams music festival and in August I’ll be shooting Disneyland and California! Staring in next month have a weekly fashion column for Dose.ca. This is where those Canon skills will really come into play. I’m excited to take my blog to the next level! Below are a few photos I took using (gasp) auto to get used to using the camera.  One of the most beautiful things, a perfect avocado! Limba the 50 year old elephant at Bowmanville Zoo. A baby giraffe peeks out his head at Bowmanville Zoo. I need to work on depth and focus. Flower pot at the cottage in Muskoka. The dock and boat at sunset in Muskoka. Gonna to practice camera settings in nature. Over the next couple months I’ll be…

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Real and Imagined

Real and Imagined

Got sent an advanced uncorrected proof from Simon & Schuster Canada. Thank you! Can’t wait to start it today, deep in the forest woods of Muskoka. I absolutely LOVE getting books in advance. Something so magical about it. We spent heaps of time at the library as kids. Summer reading club FTW.  Thanks Mum for that. YOU ARE THE BEST MUM! Got to have lunch with her and Dad with my sister this week for my birthday. Prettyyyyy awesome. Love you guys! Just watched Beauty and the Beast on VHS. I forgot he gave her the massive library. I love that library. And the dress. Belle is my fav Disney Princess. (You have one too, don’t lie to yourself now!) It’s kinda cold and gloomy up here this weekend but that’s perfect for writng so I don’t mind one bit. Enjoy the day 🙂 CASIE

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VICE & PROJECT X @ TWIST GALLERY

VICE & PROJECT X @ TWIST GALLERY

This week I went to Twist Gallery for the after party for Vice’s movie PROJECT X. Kwasi, Ross, Brock, Sam Jean in H&M Miss Emma Recourt from Timeless on Queen Project X : mini review by Jason Nip If you’ve watched the trailer you know what you’re about to see. 3 unpopular high school teens, parents leaving for a weekend trip and a house ripe for the most destructive house party ever captured by a shaky handheld camera. What you don’t expect is just how far this party escalates and the number of “oh shit!” moments peppered with some laughs that carry the audience on a train ride to some unexpected dark places, keeping the genre fresh with a more realistic and less Disney like conclusion. I half expected to hate the film and there are those who will but the bastard child of Superbad and Cloverfield works on most levels if you let it. It’s a ride you want to stay on till the wheels fall off and do they ever. Project X hits theaters March 2nd.

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Trendspotting

Trendspotting

Had a photo shoot on the strip today with Canadian photog Taylor Jackson. Noticed a bit of a trend eh! There were more drunken Disney characters that I didn’t snap. The man in the Minnie Mouse is a sure way to scare some kids. Saw a leprechaun midget on a mic too. Count on hearing “only in Vegas”? About a million. Thinking we should do a drunken Disney parade some time. I’m guessing there is nothing Walt’s company can really do about it! Mooohahahaha. Leaving for the airport soon and will be home tomorrow. Toronto I love & miss you <3 xo * Taylor snapped that creep shot w/ iPhone 🙂

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Speaking | Connecting Digital Women & Brands

Speaking | Connecting Digital Women & Brands

Thursday & Friday this week Toronto hosts the She’s Connected Social Media Conference which brings together hundreds of women from across Canada who have a passion for digital, social and all things online. Friday at 1pm I am speaking on a panel called “Social Media Rock stars: Veteran, New and rising stars” with a whole bunch of successful Canadian women in media. Panel includes: Carrie Burrows , Proud member of the Walt Disney World Mom’s Panel Casie Stewart , Lifestyle Blogger, Personality & Co-founder GenYTO Christine Cushing , TV Personality, Chef & Entrepreneur Tracy Moore , Host, CityLine, City TV Lianne Phillipson-Webb ,Founder, Sprout Right Shannon Mischuk , Blogger, Shasher’s Life Moderator Tom Gierasimczuk , Editor in Cheif, Marketing Magazine Unfortunately, the event is not open to the public but I do have a public event coming up October 6th at Workplace One that you can attend. I’ll get details about that out to you today or tomorrow. Hope you are having an awesome day 🙂

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yesterday on twitter, this happened:

yesterday on twitter, this happened:

I want them all! RT @mashable: Travel Tech: 10 Must-Pack Gadgets for Geeks on the Go – http://on.mash.to/i4R18p # Quick question… http://twitpic.com/48zsu5 # You can't delete tweets on iPad Twitter eh? # Tambourine is my specialty. # Lookin' good @morgan_c_ross! #cmw (@ The Supermarket w/ @jarvisemerald) http://4sq.com/hBH2PC # Coloring Disney Princess #android http://twitpic.com/48yp20 # thanks @brentwinsor, I used to have red ones too. I'm due for a new pair. I wish someone from Hunter would send me the newest lookbook 🙂 # look out cable tv, Internet takeover. “@GuyKawasaki: Glued to the tube [infographic] http://t.co/IKTITtc” # i love the sound of ping pong balls dropping. # Whoa, just saw on CP24 that #japanquake was 8,000 times more powerful than #NZeq recently. # Jerk chicked sandwich, rice/peas oxtail gravy, patty. #soulfood (@ Ackee Tree) http://4sq.com/hEZIVi # This tunnell is not necessary, the ferry = fun! RT @CBCToronto: $50M airport tunnel will save 4 minutes: study http://bit.ly/hOAglK # This RT @lolaaugustine: Dear hotels of the world: Internet use should be free. That is all. # Bloggers without borders. # Missing Steamwhistle party this year. # Planning for #japanquakeTO fundraiser. Lmk if interested in donations/involvement! # omg Marky Mark in Date Night, jesus. So hot. # by about 1.6 microseconds “@CTVWebEditors: Quake shifted island, sped up Earth's rotation http://t.co/XcbBqGw” # I feel so bad for anyone who gets hit with natural disaster, so destructive, no one to blame and affects so many. Intense. Be thankful 🙂 # I love cleaning room, just found this motivation from itunes! 🙂 http://twitpic.com/48u7c5 # “@joannagoddard: this is genius: RT @erinloechner RT @juliapott http://t.co/cH7lC6j” # Oooh it is very snowy out there! http://twitpic.com/48tnda # Whoa RT @TAYLORJONEZ: USA on..9-11-01.. and now Japan..on 3-10-11. Add the 2 dates together and you get 12-21-12. Weird? # RT @LiamLahey: Worst kept…

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