Casie February 15, 2012 LIFE

PART OF THE MADNESS

Noticed this morning that the one & only G.A.Elliot was in the neighbourhood last night. He’s a Toronto artist who leaves these hearts all around the city. You’ve probably seen them on Queen, in Kensington or on Spadina.

Woke up early and got lots done before noon. Standing desk is an excellent way to increase productivity. Today was one of those days where y0u’re running around and then UHHH MY GODDD it’s 4pm. You say to yourself, where DID the day go?

Got my hair done at Darren Kwik Studio on Queen which took up most the afternoon. Short blonde hair is high maintenance & Darren’s been doing mine for years. He is really great and you should go see him. Scalp massage is my favourite part. I’m helping him with some online stuff and made this little vid while showing how to YouTube.

I rode Bixi a couple blocks & walked the rest of the way. Was quite lovely out.

Before I left the house I accidentally (no clue how) locked my bathroom door. BUT HAVE NO FEAR, the INTERNET IS HERE. I tweeted a pic asking how I can pick the lock then and va-va-va-voom got a hotel key I was in. Thank you internet, ILU.

Now I am rushing to ENtrinsic for a party with a bunch of friends. The madness, it never ends!

This one time I sent a really mean valentine.

When I was in primary school this boy Adam really liked me. I was in grade 5, Mrs. Rolt’s class and he was in grade 4. I did not like Adam. I wasn’t a romantic then like I am now. (Mum is going to have a giggle when she reads this.) I made a bunch of valentines on our old computer to give to friends in my class and around school. They were quite lovely, beautiful actually, I hand coloured the hearts by hand with pencil crayon. (This was back when printer’s were black & white and the paper had holes on the sides.)

I wrote recipients name & class number on valentines and cupid would deliver them by end of day. Well, my valentine for Adam was REALLY special. I coloured his in with special care and signed my name.

Before sending I wrote “I HATE YOU” in bold pencil.

I hated him. He was really mean to me all the time and I was really upset. It’s not nice to be picked on. As a creative person & writer this is how I dealt with the bully. It was not really the right way to deal, but, hey, I was in grade five and I didn’t know any better.

The valentine did NOT go over well. I had a pending application to the leadership council and my Mum got a ring form the school and was told how “that type of behaviour would not be tolerated” and I should not be a leader on the council. Mum explained how he had been bullying me and I was upset and I was just a kid and I was a creative person and I had hurt feelings. I got let off the hook and joined the leadership council the following year.

Adam was so sad at the time. In retrospect, I really should have not signed my name. I’ve never sent another mean valentine. Sorry Adam! Please accept my apology twenty years later. By chance do you still have that card?

These flowers just arrived from a dear friend in the U.K. Thank you lovely.

Casie February 14, 2012 LIFE

LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED

For all you lovers out there, like me, Happy Valentines Day! If you aren’t wearing something red or hearts grab a sharpie and write something on your knuckles or your palms. Then show somebody. And smile.

Got these beautiful sweetheart roses this morning. So bright and full of love. Have you noticed what ELSE I got for Valentines Day… take a look at blog, near the top, pretty eh? Working on a few things around here. Huge thank you to Leschinski Design.

Having love for Valentines is nice but if you are single, don’t go wasting one minute on feeling lonely. Tell your friends you love them, make valentines and go buy yourself flowers then take them for a walk. You’ll have smiles flashing you from all directions.

Pinned a pile of hearts on Pinterest last night. I’ve been pinning things about fashion, travel, food, and inspiration. Check out my Valentine board here. If you need/want some v-day card ideas, someecards has the best selection for cheeky kids.

On top of love for yourself and friend, it helps to have a really really sexy Brazilian babe around! Check out this video starring my girl Carol Zara one of the internest’s hottest babes. If you are at work you might wanna check from iPhone or save it for home.

Valentine from Eric Barnett on Vimeo.

Happy Valentines Day. Love Casie xo

Speaking | Panels, Parties & People #SMW

Social Media Week kicks off around the world today. Here’s my picks on what you wanna check out including parties and panels. I’m speaking on two that fall on Thursday & Friday. There’s a TON of things going on so check the schedule & see what peaks your interest. Image is from Say Media’s blog, LEGGOOOO, VROOOOOOOOOM!

Monday: 7pm: SMW Tweetgasm & Official Launch Party (Both at Gladstone Hotel)

Tuesday:

8am-6pm SMW Coffee House @ ING Direct
2-3:30 Keynote: Jon Sinden on Brands & Fans
3:30-4:30 Conversation in Social Metrics @ Entrinsic

Wednesday:

10am-12pm: Content may be king, but without Context – no one will pay attention
4:30-5:30: Not Another Open Bar Event: Is Your Brand Seeing a Return On Influence?
9pm: Social Media Week Toronto Official After-Party: After Hours Conversation

Thursday: there’s LOTS of great stuff!

9am-1pm: Entrinsic Presents: CaseCamp (No it’s not Camp about ME!)
1-2:30: Social Media Friends, Anxiety & You:
5:30-6:30: Community Management beyond Twitter & FB
5:30-7pm: Getting Serious About Travel Blogging
5:30-9pm: SXSW Pre-Party @ Spice Route

Friday:

8:45-10:30pm: Driving the Social Media Conversation w/ GM
12:30-3:30 Post it, Pin It Party (lunch/drinks)
3-4pm: Social Storytelling: Creating and Curating Content Strategies That Work
Friday 6-8pm: Building Valuable Social Features into your Web and Mobile Applications

Information about my panels:

Thursday, 1-2:30: Social Media Friends, Anxiety & You: Hosted by Maria Lianos-Carbone, publisher & editor of amotherworld.com, this panel will be talking about the anxiety that can come along with being so open in social media and sharing more of your life than ever. I’m looking forward to this cause I deal with anxiety ALL THE TIME. Other panelists include Stéphanie Montreuil Principal, The Lotus Pad Consulting, and Chris Eh Young. Location is The Office Pub, 117 John Street, 2nd Floor at Adelaide. There will be networking after so come say HI.

Friday 6-8pm: Building Valuable Social Features into your Web and Mobile Applications: Moderated by Andrew Peek from Jet Cooper, this panel of strategists, designers and developers talks about building true value through social features inside web and mobile apps. Other speakers are Dessy Daskalov, Jeremy Bower, Erin Bury, Satish Kanwar.

If you see me at something please don’t be shy to say hello. I love meeting new people and especially ones who ready my blog or follow me on Twitter.

Enjoy the sunshine today. Gdo something that inspires you!

P.S. We’re having a GenYTO party Tuesday next week at Lou Dawgs on Tuesday. Get a ticket here!

Friday Night Lights #FordBlue

We all donned blue & headed to the Liberty Grand Friday to get a first glimpse at Ford’s new cars. I’ve got to meet a bunch of the Ford team lately and I’m super impressed with their attention to detail and how they integrate social media into everything. Well done team.

Sammy and I played magnetic car racing. We had one of these tracks at my house as a kid.

Nice chatting you Lena. Check her (Mommy) Blog here. She’s LOVELY!

Then Lau and I we went for drinks with the boys. The end 🙂

Weekend Tune: “Lust For Life” by Girls

Happy weekend everyone! How are we all dealing with the February blues? Alright I hope! It’s nearly Valentines day so I thought I’d post something sweet. Whether you’re happily one of a pair or single like me, there’s no harm in a little lovely song. So here’s a recent indie classic to sing-a-long to. Grab a pizza and a bottle of wine, it’s ‘Lust For Life” by Girls!

Enjoy!
xo Kate

#LOVEAHEART Raises +$11K for Heart & Stroke

Last night’s event was a great success! We all had a blast and raised over $11,000 for the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Our MC’s Shannon & Hawaii did a great job of entertaining the crown and Miss Shannon Hunter did an excellent job putting it all together. Tiny Danza played a great show and George Strombo showed up to be a surprise bachelor. Thanks to Simply You for hooking me up with beautiful jewellery and Rent Frock Repeat for the beautiful red dress. I sold for $400 to Stephen from the Globe & Mail. See all the photos for the night on Facebook.

Heart disease the LEADING killer of women. Please donate and Make Death Wait.