Japandroids finally returned to Toronto last Friday. See my full photoset here.
Month: October 2016
I like my weather funny
I found that my Apple Weather wasn’t always accurate so I liked for something better and landed on Carrot Weather.
Not only is it accurate but it gives you funny sentences every time you open it. There’s even notifications of impending rainfall that is going to happen within 30 minutes in your area.
Also you can send your friends the weather and confuse them with strange messages.
L’Oreal Revitalift Bright Reveal
I received L’Oreal’s Revitalift Bright Reveal set from Influenster for testing purposes. The products promise to get rid of impurities in skin, improve complexion and reveal more brilliant skin. It is not a skin lightener.
The products come in fun looking bottles. The scrub smelled like cirtrus and had beads that helped scrub away dead skin.
I found the peeling pads a bit unnecessary but for days where I was out and about, they gave a more thorough clean. It kind of reminded me like Oxypads of the 90s.
The day moisturizer was my favourite of the products. There was a little bit of shine to it but it made my skin look like it was glowing.
I’ve been using these products for a month and I do think it has improved my complexion. I feel more confident to be out of the house with no make-up on and just the moisturizer!
Don Don Izakaya
I recently went to Don Don Izakaya near Yonge and Dundas. It is a place with sharing plates and there were tons of things on the menu, including tons of drinks.
The first thing I got was Jaja Beef. There was a mini grill where you cooked your own beef, asparagus, oyster mushroom, and zuchini that you could dip in a bbq sauce with miso and ponzu vinegar. The sauce was really good though you had to watch it because if there wasn’t enough butter or got to hot it would stick easily!
My favourite was this Torched sushi made with salmon, orka, green onion and mayonnaise. I hate okra normally but this one was not slimy and gave a nice texture. The whole thing melted in my mouth.
Next I had a BC tuna Smoky Hay Sashimi, which is literally seared over burning hay. According to our server it was to be eaten with a piece of radish, garlic and some salt. It definitely delivered on the smoke! It almost reminded me of ham but was a fresh fish.
To drink I had a Oolong Hi-Tea which I think had shochu in it.
For dessert I had a Brûlée Style Pudding, which was essentially a creme brûlée. The top was hot and crunchy but I found the middle cold.
While I found the food decent, it was quite expensive. The bill came out to about $70 for such small portions of food. I left feeling like I still needed a snack!
Turning on the light
SADS is hitting hard right now as the days are getting shorter. Mornings are too dark and by the time I get home from work the sun is setting.
I take Vitamin D3 and I have started turning on my Happy Light again. I don’t generally use it in the warmer months because the sun shines longer.
Placebo or not it does work for me if I have it on for 30 minutes. I wish I could have it on my desk at work but I’m scared that it would be too weird so it’s just on my desk at home.
What are your tips for curing SADS?
Photos: Lisa Leblanc @ The Rivoli
I shot Lisa Leblanc’s sold out show at The Rivoli on Friday! Here are a few of my favourite shots. You can view the full photoset here.
Let’s Go Toronto
The Blue Jays haven’t been doing well this playoff series against Cleveland but I haven’t given up on them yet. There’s a pride in our city of the team, one that didn’t get revitalized until last year.
As Canadians we are always the underdog (in most other sports too). I love seeing people in blue and white and even the city sign light up in the colours. With Drake and sports it’s a fun time to be from Toronto.
Relaxing is different for everyone…
I don’t know about you but I do not find colouring relaxing. I get too worked up in choosing what types of markers or pencil crayons I should use, the patterns of colours, the right pressure. There’s too many things to think about! It’s never just colouring. I still love it but not my idea of relaxing.
What works for you?
Vinyl Me Please – October Edition
This month’s Vinyl Me Please record is Beck’s best record Odelay in a bourbon-coloured marble. It also has the 12 x 12 poster that was in the original pressing. There’s also an original print from Scott Allen Hill from Original Champions from Design.
King’s Taco
Nash and I went to the newly opened King’s Taco recently on St. Clair West. It’s a very traditional, non-hipster place. When we placed our order, they gave us free nachos with various hot salsas, limes, onions and cilantro.
I had a refreshing Agua Michelada to drink. It was like a lemony soda with liquor.
Both Nash and I ordered plates of taco stuffing where we had to make our own tacos. I had the Ya Vas which was green & red peppers, onion, ham, cheese and avocado.
Nash had the A la Mexicana: beef, jalapeno peppers, onion, tomato, chorizo and cheese.
We had fresh corn tortillas to make our tacos with.
Everything was super flavourful and delicious. Plus the portions were so big that we probably could’ve just shared one thing! We had plenty of leftovers and were happy to eat it again the next day.
Tiana Feng 