According to the National Post, the Ontario government has introduced legislation which will limit who can serve jury duty.Peeps who have previously been convicted of offences such a shoplifting and mischief will no longer be eligible to serve.
Um...so you’re telling me if I finally steal that coveted Gucci handbag I’ve been saving up for months and worse case scenario, get caught, I will no longer have to dread sitting through some trial, deciding the fate of some person I have no emotional ties to all the while losing out on my salary and instead making a measly $5 a day?!
Sign.me.up.
On second thought, do you think if I turn myself in to the police station now, they will totally give me a conviction for that pair of JuJubes I stole while grocery shopping with my parents back when I was seven? Please?!
Jimmy Choo is doing a line for H&M.
Ugh.
I'm vomiting up my homemade banana bread and stuffed peppers.
Jimmy Choo was always something to long for.
"when i get my first real pay cheque i'm going to buy a pair", 'i'll indulge in a pair when i get that promotion". They are a sign of wealth, power, style. And now every teeny bopper who works at the Tim Horton's or the McDonalds can now load their closet full of the Jimmy Choo line.
This is a sad sad day folks.
That said. It's all really cute and i want it.
http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2009/09/jimmy_choos_hm_line.html#photo=1
Click through the posted photos, you'll want it to. Just please always remember that when you wear it, it is not the REAL DEAL and you are not suddenly rich, or popular or famous.
tu comprends?
xo
M
The scariest woman alive, Anna Wintour, turns 60 today. In celebration, she didn't eat, fired two of her assistants, and made a clothing designer eat a polyester jumpsuit.
Happy birthday, mom (I wish).
XOXO
Blair
Photo courtesy of: http://anylife.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/anna-wintour.jpg
oh wow, you guys! exciting news!
According to an article in the national post, scientists (I sh*t you not, SCIENTISTS) have finally figured out a way to end the problem of the dribbling teapot.
Um. wow. I thought I had that figured out years ago?! Exciting news for me, pretty sure that means I can now put scientist on my resume.
If I can now just figure out who's in charge of giving 'scientists' grants for these types of experiments? Because I have yet to read an article about dribbling coffee pots, and if the price (grant) is right... I'd be willing to find a solution...
Way to stop drinking from the kool-aid and renouncing the cult, Mr. Haggis.
you equals my hero.
Hey Y'all
So i'm a bit of a nail polish fanatic, it's always been my girly indulgence ever since i was young.
So when i moved to the UK I was a tad upset to part with my collection, but i needed the suitcase room for shoes! Obvi!
So in case you're pondering what colour to paint your nails this weekend, let me give you some direction.
The season for neons is over, tear. I'm sad about that. The fall nail trends are the extreme opposite.
In fact, they're not even shiney! Flat, Matte dark that's the trend. I'm not sure i'll be able to embrace the flat, matte-ness... But the colours are navy's, black or various shades of it, deep reds and plums. And if you just can't pull off the goth colours, go for white, or a muted shade of pink perhaps. Also - ladies - keep the nails trimmed. Nothing is yuckier than a woman with claws for nails!
Happy painting my pets
~M
is this not the most adorable photo you have ever seen in your life?!
isn't it?!
I want them all! But mostly the one to the left. With the man boobs.
omgfldhgkfdghkdfghkfdghkfdhgkfdhg.
effin' precious!
Hey Y'all
So i've been eagerly awaiting this moment - the first photo's of Sparrow James Midnight Madden, and it's arrived!!
Tomorrow morning at 7:30 AM EDT on People.com there will be a photo posted of the little man.
I can't wait. Unfortunately it's not 7:30 AM London time, i'll just keep clicking "refresh" from the moment I'm awake!!
That is all my pets.
~M
Pretty sure I became an honourary lesbian last night.
Yup, I went to see The Gossip’s Toronto gig at the Opera House.
Surrounded by a crowd of music industry types, hawt plaid lesbians you would at first glance think were hawt hipster boys, actual hawt hipster boys and hot girls who could easily swing both ways with overprotective boyfriends who were also there to make sure THAT didn’t happen, I watched every.single.person. swoon in awe when singer Beth Ditto came out, looking like a hot and sassy red-haired Medusa, opening up the show with Dimestore Diamond.
From that moment on, it was near impossible not to be completely captivated with Beth’s larger-than-life stage presence and energy; that pipes on that girl! With a falsetto that could rival that of Mariah’s! and those utterly charming, ridiculously cute dance moves! I swooned along with my 700 other friends, just fascinated. When she wasn’t giving us all a show worth every penny, she was gushing about the city of Toronto, even at one point quipping up and comparing the crowd’s enthusiasm to that of the crowd she was in when Obama won. Hee hee. So cute!
And Tina Turner better watch it, because The Gossip’s cover of What’s Love Got To Do With It, was one of the best covers I have ever heard a band do! And trust, I’ve seen a lot in my time. As if the whole show wasn’t memorable enough, I couldn’t help but fall.in.love when during the band’s performance of Four Letter Word, all you could see was a sea of people mimicking Beth’s dosey doish dance moves exactly in unison. Effin’ adorable! Finishing off the set with Heavy Crosses, The Gossip (with Bruce Paine on guitar and Hannah Billie on durms) knew exactly what the crowd wanted and delivered an encore out of this world with the aforementioned Tina Turner cover.
And before the show was actually, fully and completely over, Beth, a gay rights advocate made a little spiel about reclaiming queer art and lead the crowd in a sing along of Queen’s ‘We Are the Champions’. Again. So cute! Le sigh.
Needless to say, Beth Ditto, has just joined the ranks of Emily Haines and Scarlett Johansson on my totally girl-crushing worthy list.
xo xo
Ang
OMG you guys!
HUGE NEWS! I got the following email the other day:
"AGAINST THE GRAIN and RMS Concerts are starting a new company in
2010 and we want your help with choosing our new business name!
Think MUSIC, art, alternative, indie, new wave, cool but not retro, etc
If your name inspires us or is chosen you will win ONE YEAR OF FREE
CONCERT TICKETS (+ 1) to all ATG, RMS, H-Shoe Tavern, & Lees Palace
shows (non-transferable).
Please send your submissions to shows@atgconcerts.com with "BUSINESS NAME" in the subject line.
Thanks and Good Luck!
http://www.atgconcerts.com
http://www.rootmeansquare.ca "
um..hello, is this not the best contest ever or what?! getting into only the BEST SHOWS EVER in the city for a whole bloody year! My brain has been working overtime, but the only thing I'm coming up with, because I'm totally stuck on relating it back to Against the Grain is Harvest Moon....
bad, right?! Unless, of course, I can somehow become besties with Neil Young, send him on down to the ATG crew...maybe convince him to play a gig or ten at the Shoe, 'inspire' the gang, and ta da!..free shows for me for life!
umm...right. back to the drawing board it is for me, then!
if you think this contest is just as ridiculously amazing as I, then please DON'T send in your ideas. what are the odds of YOU winning?! seriously.
HOWEVER, if you're the most brilliant idea comer-upper ever and hate live music with a passion, please feel free to send in your suggestions to ME. I'll know exactly what to do with them :)
xoxo
Ang
