Stories are gifts.

How long have you been reading stories? Forever.

How many stories do you read a day? Where do you read them? How long are they? Who is in them? What are they doing?

What are you doing when you read them? What are you reading? Why are you reading it? How does the story make you feel?

What do you think about them? Where are you when you read it?

Think about it.
Read more.

yesterday on twitter, this happened:

photo diary: wendesday november tenth twenty ten

where i got my ipad. an empty space lined with caution tape now, only a memory.

hung out at starbucks, i read apps and downloaded information to my brain. smart.

oh, to be that sweet breeze that brushes by and makes you feel warm then smile.

do you men know about this store? if i was a man i would check it out. i will, they blog.

i am addicted to where’s waldo like a child. i will find you all, wizard, scroll, wenda.

afternoon stopover in this little spot. the 420 so well hidden from daytime traffic.

i find this type of construction a joy to watch. all the little men like lego, building.

is this what my building looks like under ground? fascinating really, isn’t it?

so many beautiful buildings in our city. sometimes the sun hits them just right.

benches for tomorrow. i don’t have a poppy. war isn’t the same now as when grandad went.

the leaves are so very beautiful in the sun this time of year, look at their beauty.

these ones were so dull, their colour had been lost and the wind blew them all away.

dear this time of year, i love you. stay for a while, will you please? xo casie

popped into the most colourful store in the city, peach berserk for some sunshine.

arrived home and got this travel pack in the mail. thank you to the team at @constantbody.

that is my day in photos. i will stay home for the rest of the day now 🙂

the value of believing in yourself

I had this favourite book when I was little, actually, I still have it at Mum’s there’s no way she would get rid of our old books. It retells the story of Louis Pasteur, whose unwavering belief in the concept of germs led to a cure for rabies. I loved it, I’m sure I read it over a hundred times. I woke up today thinking about it and decided it’s time, I need to do a couple things I’ve been putting off:

renew licence
renew health card
sign up for flirty girl fitness classes (have a week pass)
call my trainer and get our sessions in order

It’s just after 8am (damn you internet almost 9’er NOW!)  and I’m heading to get all this done this morning. I can do it. What are you doing today?

Yesterday I had another date with my boyfriend Raymi. Have you noticed how I call everything my boyfriend? It helps to fill the void of not having one. I love my gadgets and my friends and they make me happy. One day I will find a nice charming tall man who loves to do nice things for me and is smart and good looking. (Bats eyelashes through the internet, hi!).

Maybe when I am in Dallas, Boston, San Juan, or LA next month I will find one. Just kidding, working/friends/sister time. Who cares if I don’t I reckon I’ve not got time for that anyway. I’m waaaaay too focussed on myself and where I am going with my beautiful mind life. (Selfish much?) NO, FOCUSED TYVM.

She gets me to take her photo 8,000 times. Cute when she asks. What people fail to understand is THAT IS US WORKING. She posted about resto we went to, it’s called BOOM. Good thing we were sitting in the bright sun because my damn-era aka camera flash broke. Had to return the bitch (warranty count: third unit). I love the warranty and this girl at Best Buy, she’s given me two new guys so far. Wonder how many I will incur in two years? Moohaha warranty is on my side here fur sure. THANKS!

Ok ok I’ve been stalling and there’s probs gonna be a line the size of Canada’s Wonderland by the time I get there. Looks like I’ll be going buck wild with Angry Birds and Where’s Waldo on iPad. Oh man I love that thing! OK byeeeeeeeeee.

Have a great day!

P.S. Did you get a ticket to RAYMI’s 10 YEAR BLOG ANNIVERSARY PARTY? It’s tomorrow night at Wrongbar. See you on the dancefloor. Lots of swag, prizes, entertainment and stuff so come.

yesterday on twitter, this happened:

VIRGIN AMERICA: we’re all winners here

Yesterday I gave away a flight on Virgin America at Finch Station. I let out a few clues via Twitter/Blog and in order to be eligible you had to meet me there with an I LOVE VIRGIN AMERICA sign. I rode the subway playing Angry Birds drinking Vitamin Water hoping like crazy that people were ready to meet me.  Imagine if NO ONE was there? Oh man, I’d be mortified.

Well, there were a bunch of people and they all had signs! Christine was the first one to spot me on the subway car and I heard her yell “she’s here” which was followed by her running beside the car to the door where I was about to exit.

Imagine my surprise when I saw all these beautiful faces! (BTW don’t judge me for the crap photos, returning my camera today as the flash seems to have died. I am a camera killer.)

Analog:

Digital:

In order to make sure the winner was TOTALLY random I was blindfolded with my pashmina and stood in the middle of the group whilst spinning around then stopped and pointed. Not the most advanced method but deff the most tried, trusted and true. The winner was Rochelle Latinsky. Congrats!

After the big win some peeps had to go back to work and I took Phil & Tyler to Boston Pizza for a little lunch date.

Big thanks to my new bestie Calvin at the Yonge Sheppard Boston Pizza for treating us all. Imma cook up some fun with that guy, he seems to have his finger on the pulse of some neat stuff and it all involves YOU.

I’ll be giving away flights for the next couple weeks each Monday at a random TTC station. You know where to get all the info and you know that it could be you who gets the Virgin America experience. Nothing like mood lighting, leather seats and wifi in the sky!

Enjoy the day my friends 🙂

it’s the little things that count i tell ya my deary

Woke up to to a super sunny view of the island, tweeted it and rolled out of bed. Been waking up pretty tired lately, probably from staying up late w/ Andy playing Angry Birds. God I love hate that stupid game.

I’ve been using my PC less now that I have ipad. Haven’t blogged from there yet, WordPress app seems to be not functioning properly. I can officially say I’ve been mac’d and it’s only a matter of time before I switch to iphone. We all knew it would happen one day…

Listening to Diamond Rings – Special Affections, liking it. Got this lovely email just now:

Hey Casie,

I love love your blog (appreciate how positive you are in a world of blogs of people complaining) and would love to send you an organic skincare treat that I think would be perfect given your new(ish) post as Provocateur.

What’s your mailing address?

Thanks!!

Those little things make me so happy, getting natural skincare stuff is great but the fact that someone took the time to point out my positvity and thank me for that is totally lovely. Being positive is contageous and so is smiling, so do it, live it and feel it. Your life will be better.

yesterday on twitter, this happened:

VIRGIN AMERICA FLIGHT GIVEAWAY

Hey peeps, don’t have much time, gotta get to that TTC station and give away a flight. Imma be at a station that rhymes with something you do to yourself when you are like “omg is this really my life”. I will give the flight to a person who shows up with a sign that says I LOVE VIRGIN AMERICA. Station is NORTH. FAR. You will be blogged.

I will be there noon -1pm. BE THURRRRRRRRRRRRR. Bye.

xoxo your Virgin America PROVOCATEUR

I went out to visit a friend and ended up in the Budweiser box at the NFL game with the band

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Seriously, I met the band This Side Up at Bud Camp in the summer and became friends on FB. As you do. He told me they were coming to TO but I had no idea they were the Kings of Beer at the big rig for the Tailgate party. I showed up, was VIP in past the line and handed a beer. It was awesome. My friend asked if I wanna go to the game, NFL (not a sports fan) but I said yes. Free food and beer and at least a 20/1 ratio boys to girls.

I’m still at the game now, football is looooooong. I have no idea who is winning or what the hell is going on. Team Montreal is really fun and the Bud Girls are great. They also had make your own poutine and nachos.

Today is awesome. I’m giving away a Virgin flight tomorrow.  It’s Upgrade Monday…wait for it! Love you.

PS: I am also in my fucking pajamas!! Aaaah.