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I Went To My First Book Signing And Met The Bloggess

October 20, 2015October 21, 2015Books, LifeLeave a Comment

Today I went to my first ever book signing. Jenny Lawson (aka The Bloggess) was making her only Canadian stop for her new release Furiously Happy, which shares her stories on depression and mental illness in the most authentic (and somehow hilarious) way possible. Lawson as a writer has made me appreciate the bizarre, weird and sometimes hard-to-get-through moments in life. As someone who has depressive moments, this book (and her other/blog) has helped me see those times in a different way and acknowledge that I’m not alone in this fight.

I arrived 2 hours early to the 7pm book signing and was too awkward to ask anyone how things worked so I left for 15 minutes to get food. Little did I know, when I came back (at 5:15pm), people were already seated and I was put in group 3 here in the back. I underestimated that her fans would probably be just as OCD as I was.

Jenny read us the first two chapters of the book and answered questions from the crowd. I found her very humble and down to earth. Also just as hilarious as the book. She basically talks like she writes.

After answering some questions from the crowd, she signed all our books and took photos with us! She took the time have a short chat with each person as they came up. She’s such a kindhearted person and I could tell she loved hearing how we connected with the book. Here’s my super awkward photo with her.

My book signed.

Also I couldn’t help taking a photo with Rory.

Lego Simpsons House

October 1, 2015February 21, 2016Lego/Building, Uncategorized1 Comment

My first lego set ever was this limited edition Lego Simpsons House. Prior to this I’ve never owned or built any set from start to finish. I’m a huge fan of The Simpsons so when I found out they were releasing the house I was super excited.

I ordered it from Amazon and the box was huge!

Here’s the back.

There were 7 parts to the house and 3 booklets worth of instructions. It took me around 3 weeks to build, mostly because I don’t have a lot of time to do it consecutively. It was a super relaxing process though, and took my mind offline.

It’s so super detailed and looks exactly like the house on the show!

Here are some photos of the inside details in order of how they were built:

Stay tuned for more Lego posts when I finish the Kwik-E-Mart!

Owning My Okayness

September 14, 2015September 14, 2015Health, Life, RelationshipsLeave a Comment

I still get anxious in social situations that involve other people. It’s taken time for me to not feel self-conscious, like the entire world is judging my every move.

As I grew older, I started to care less about what people thought of me and more of what I wanted to be, for myself.

It wasn’t until I was 24 or 25 that I embraced my own quirkiness, personality and openly discussed my anxiety with friends (thank you Static Zine).

Being okay with myself includes the sometimes difficult task of ignoring negativity from people who don’t really have your best interests at heart. After all if they are so quick to react negatively, are they worth keeping around?

The Internet (twitter) made it easier to make new friends that share similar interests, anxieties and who somehow like the transparent person they see.

The people I choose to surround myself with are positive people. They are the ones that show up when I need them, the ones that splurge on food with me, unafraid to be silly or lend an ear.

My best friend and I talk about literally everything including our farts and poops. We can be idiots together or push ourselves to achieve our goals.

I can own my own Okayness because the people in my life are pretty okay too.

Damn it, Smithers!

August 20, 2015February 21, 2016Lego/Building, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

I’ve been getting more Lego Simpsons mini figures in an attempt to collect all of them but all I keep getting are Smithers. Damn it Smithers!

Collecting Cats

August 14, 2015iOS, Technology, Video Games3 Comments

I joined the recent craze of collecting cats on my iPhone via the app Neko Atsume (available for both iOS and Android). The game is entirely in Japanese but it’s self explanatory if you use common sense. There are also plenty of game guides out there that teach you all the secrets.

The game isn’t really one you can keep playing for hours at a time. It’s something you can come back to whenever you want to check on your cats (they won’t die). The premise is to lure wild cats with toys, food and more. There’s a diary that keeps track of all the cats you’ve seen and “photos” you’ve taken of them.

When the cats like you enough they will bring gifts like feathers. In game money is two different kinds of fish. A gold and silver. The gold ones are premium money which you can buy with real money. However, I found it super easy to gain without spending a dime. Money can be used to buy items such as food and toys as well as expand and decorate your house/garden.

So what are you waiting for? Why don’t you start collecting some cats?

Exploding Kittens

August 10, 2015Board Games, EntertainmentLeave a Comment

I finally received my copies of Exploding Kittens aka the most funded Kickstarter thing like ever. It is a game created by Elan Lee, Shane Small and Matthew Inman, who we all know as The Oatmeal.

I contributed more than $30 so I received both the regular and NSFW set (which is actually a great deal). I also received a mini personalized poster.

The regular deck when opened up actually meows and reveals a photo of a cat vomiting rainbows. The NSFW deck is more of a normal box but the cards in sign are legitimately ridiculous.

Can you guess which cards are NSFW?

The instructions are fairly simple. Before you even finish unfolding the instructions they recommend you just watch a video. The object of the game is to not get an exploding kitten. Here’s that video:

See it’s fairly simple and the new greatest game ever.

Found my WayHome

July 31, 2015Entertainment, MusicLeave a Comment

Last weekend, I attended WayHome music festival in Oro-Medonte, Ontario. I finally have all the photos and reviews up on Ride the Tempo. Read them here.

I’ll have a food and non-musical adventure wrap-up of the fest soon!

My First Atomic Lollipop

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015EntertainmentLeave a Comment

Nash and I attended our first ever Atomic Lollipop this past Friday and Saturday. It’s a unique convention that was a mixture of Comicon, Anime North with the 90s mixed in.

There were many stores and shops with cute things to buy.

A game room with video game consoles from all eras including duck hunt (which we were super terrible at). I still can’t understand how to aim.

Friday night, they brought to life the Much Video Dance parties of my high school days. Later in the night, it filled up with the people dancing to the music of their childhood. I saw videos from the Venga Boys, Eiffel 65 and Chumbawamba.

Areas of the science centre were open to us so we played around with this age testing machine.

Nash checking out a hologram heart.

There was a nerd circus where the performers all cosplayed!

We participated in a POG tournament. Do you remember pogs? The real game was harder than I remembered! We got crushed by a girl who could flip the entire stack at once.

The hilariously costumed Tupperware Remix Party provided soundtracked a glittery dance party.

Ghetto Mario Kart was the best. It was literally RC cars with knives and balloons taped together. Let’s try this at home.

There were so many adorable things to buy! I picked up this adorable food bracelet. How could I not??

There was free retro arcade games and pinball machines. That Star Wars pinball was super hard.

This guy truly gave crap advice.

Cold brew coffee paired well with the hot weather.

We played archery tag. It was my first time trying archery and I wasn’t very good at aiming but it was so much fun! They provided us with 10 minutes of training before we were headed off for a game of tag with 10 people.

Nash sat on a panel where he was a Pokemon master and described how to draw a Pokemon to someone who has no idea what they looked like.

Can you guess what Pokemon these guys are?

There was a nerf gun battle on Saturday night. Unfortunately we didn’t bring any guns but we observed people shooting each other for a bit.

Saturday’s evening entertainment included Elijah Wood DJing with his duo Wooden Wisdom.

Then one of my 90s dreams came true and I saw Prozzak reunite! REMEMBER PROZZAK?!

Before heading out we saw the fire circus performance which thankfully waited for all the Prozzak fans to be done!

Atomic Lollipop was truly a magical experience and I’m looking forward to what adventures they’ll bring next year.

Sometimes Being Alive Means Feeling Like You’re Dead

June 14, 2015LifeLeave a Comment

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June has been such a rush for me. Between work, festivals, friends and events I have hardly had the chance to sit down and relax but I’m loving every moment of it. I constantly have things to do, places to be, people to meet. It’s amazing.

Even on off days like today, I use it to regather my thoughts, e-mails and blog posts for the coming days. But I’ll still manage to squeeze in some episodes of my favourite Netflix series. I might be partially a living zombie this month but the rush of being busy is making me feel so alive.

Photoshop Magnets

May 22, 2015Shopping1 Comment

My fridge is pretty bare at the moment so as a part of my recent Photojojo shopping spree, I got these awesome Photoshop magnets.

The magnets come in two sheets which include tools and panels that parody the real thing. There is even a dialog box and the Apple swirling ball of death if you are so inclined to include that.