November 2016 – Page 3

The Day After

November 10, 2016LifeLeave a Comment

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Be kind to all dogs and people of every colour

A post shared by Teddy (@bichonteddy) on Nov 10, 2016 at 8:22am PST

Yesterday was difficult but I had some self-care time and am mentally in a better place. I feel stronger than I was yesterday.

I am safe in Canada right now but already, there are people who want to echo what happened yesterday in America. I won’t let it. It’s hard to live the life of an influencer without wanting to use my voice to influence others. If I can inspire one person to show more compassion to those that are different, to listen to others without privilege than being a blogger was worth it.

I do not want to sit around and be idle any longer. If you want to help but don’t know how, here are a list of charities that need your help.

I’ll continue to blog about food and my life but I want to be braver and talk about the issues that matter the most to me too.

Deflated

November 9, 2016November 9, 2016Life2 Comments

Today I don’t want to post any pretty pictures. Today I am not sure how to feel. I am Canadian but the results of last night’s election will affect more than America. It affects the world.

It sends a message to those that aren’t white and male that they are not safe.

It tells the daughters of the future that no matter how qualified you are for a job, a man will always be ahead because he is a man. It tells them that their bodies are never safe. As a feminist I feel the pain of this defeat.

It allows those with hatred in their hearts for those that are different from them to have a louder voice. It will split us apart. I have friends and family in the states and Mexico and I fear for their safety. It feels like my heart has been stabbed.

Today I do not want to hear “nothing will happen it will be ok”. If you find yourself comfortable saying this please check your privelage. There are some that will have to fight for “nothing” to happen to ourselves, our friends, our family.

Please be considerate with the fact that even if you are not in America your friends, colleagues could be emotionally affected.

I have so many feelings at the moment that I don’t know how to describe. I am sad and angry but at the same time I feel nothing. I feel like a zombie just going about the day.

I had to write something about today because I thought it would be wrong to write nothing.

Make Walking Fun With Wokamon

November 8, 2016iOS, Technology1 Comment

If you want something other than Pokémon GO to help encourage you to walk, try out Wokamon. It’s an adorable monster collecting game that syncs with Health Kit, Fitbit or Jawbone on your iPhone and Android. You don’t need to have the app open like Pokemon, just go about your day.

I don’t even have to have my phone on me since I have the Apple Watch. I just click on the pink heart icon to sync my health data and watch my little dudes level up. So far I have 3 monsters but I will walk to collect them all!

You can also buy monsters accessories and planets that help gain more experience per step. Each monster has their own set of accessories.

There’s even a handy dandy chart to see how many steps were walked per day and the most active times.

I love this colourful app and it’s so cute I can’t resist walking and being the master of all the Wokamons.

Work in Progress: Ride the Tempo Canadian Map

November 7, 2016Music, TechnologyLeave a Comment

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I’ve always wanted to have a clickable Canadian map on Ride the Tempo so I finally found a plugin that let me do it. Check it out on the front page. I still have 9000+ posts to go through and tag the provinces but it is live and working!

At the moment, I don’t have many artist from Northern Canada. I would love to change that. If you know any cool Canadian acts from Northwest Territories, Yukon or Nunavut I would love to know!

The 3 Brewers

November 6, 2016Food, Restaurant Reviews1 Comment

I went to a 3 Brewers finally this week. The one near the Eaton’s Centre is huge! Going to the bathroom is like navigating a labyrinth.

Anyways, I couldn’t go there without ordering a bunch of beers so I had the Traditional Et Cetera which was 4 4oz tasters of their White, Blonde, Amber and Brown beers. I liked the blonde the best. It was dry and had a fruity bitterness.

I paired my darker beers with their version of a Steak Frites. My steak was perfectly cooked to medium rare and seasoned with an herb butter. The fries had a hint of garlic.

This is a decent place with many locations to casually hang out with friends, have a drink and some food.

Posivibez

November 5, 2016November 6, 2016LifeLeave a Comment

A few months ago, at Camp Wavelength my friend Kate had the awesome idea to set up a booth where people could send postcards to their future self (mailed at a secret undetermined time).

Mine arrived this week. Haha, I didn’t realize at the time that I made a horrible grammar mistake.

This posivibez postcard could not be more perfectly timed. Thx @katekillet pic.twitter.com/qKgXpliBbt

— Tiana Feng (@tianafeng) November 4, 2016

Regardless, I needed the reinforcement lately and it was a nice surprise when I opened up the mail and received the postcard I forgot I had written.

Autumn Teddy 2

November 4, 2016iOS, Pets, Photography, TeddyLeave a Comment

Here are some photos of Teddy I took on our autumn stroll with my iPhone 7 Plus. Here is the post with my DSLR for comparison.

In outdoor lighting this phone makes a killer camera.

Unsettling

November 3, 2016LifeLeave a Comment

People kept sharing this gif today and it is like triggering so much anxiety and OCD. How does this gif make you feel?

Alessia Cara & Ruth B

November 2, 2016LifeLeave a Comment

Late post tonight! I had a long day at work which finished off with a show an Alessia Cara show at Massey Hall.

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Photos: Autumn Stroll

November 1, 2016Pets, Photography, Teddy1 Comment

I went hiking with the dog somewhere in Milton last weekend. Here are some photos from my DSLR. I’ll be posting a second set tomorrow with photos from my iPhone 7 Plus so you guys can compare!