I decided to check out Nathan Phillips Square yesterday, where the Earth Hour concert with Nelly Furtado headlining was gonna be. I saw Anwar Knight and tried my best to get in the background of his spot on a solar car. ;) Then I headed towards the main stage.
-- Video : people gathering before the event started.
I was two hours too early for the concert, so I contemplated going home instead of waiting around in the cold. But then I called my sister and she said she would beat me if I didn't stay and watch Nelly Furtado, hahahahaha. My mom also encouraged me to stay, so I did. I stood around listening to the DJ test out his music and random local acts warming up the stage.
Finally, the people promoting the event (David Miller, CEOs of Toronto Star and Virgin Mobile, Susan Hays) turned the damn lights out and the concert began. First up was Jon Levine, the pianist from the Philosopher Kings. He did a couple solo songs. Then out came Nelly Furtado, who the crowd was clamoring for. Appropriately enough, she sang Turn Off The Lights. ;) After her one song, the Philosopher Kings came on and did three songs, the last of which was Cry. Then, Fefe Dobson! She sang two new songs and then sang Everything.
-- Video : Fefe Dobson singing Everything.
After Fefe Dobson finished, Nelly Furtado came back on. She sang Say It Right and I'm Like A Bird. It should be noted that she did all her songs with only the accompaniment of a guitar and a thousand screaming fans. ;)
-- Video : Nelly Furtado singing Say It Right.
When Nelly Furtado finished I started moving away from my prime spot cause I figured it would be a good idea to head out and beat the crowd. But as I moved away from the stage, the Philosopher Kings came back on and starting singing Hurts To Love You, my favourite song by them! I just had to stay. Sorry about the quality of this video; I was surrounded by a bunch of enthusiastic fans who were dancing around happily to the music. ;)
-- Video : Philosopher Kings singing Hurts To Love You.
All in all, fun times. I'm glad it wasn't just Nelly Furtado I got to see; I love Philosopher Kings and Fefe too. :) As for the whole Earth Hour thing, as much as there was talk about conserving energy, a lot of it was about increasing awareness.
Mar 30, 2008
Mar 27, 2008
Revisiting Old Haunts
Six days to Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z!
I ended up back in Whitby today. Turns out one of our clients is the Oshawa Center, and I got there early for a morning training session so I popped by my old house for kicks. It was... odd. There was a massive black pick-up truck in the driveway. And don't get me started on the Oshawa Center! WTF Dynamite. They want to be the new Abercrombie & Fitch or something. Espirit is gone. Blacks and Ben Moss are suddenly there. And the side near Sears, where I didn't go, looked pretty unrecognizable. *shakes head* I was actually amazed at how run down Whitby looked. Seems like everyone is packing up and heading north. You know, like where the "new" Wal-Mart is, on... Taunton, right? Yeah, everyone and everything (and therefore all the money) is heading up north. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it. *nods*
Wow, 10 PM and I'm already exhausted. LAMESAUCE.
I ended up back in Whitby today. Turns out one of our clients is the Oshawa Center, and I got there early for a morning training session so I popped by my old house for kicks. It was... odd. There was a massive black pick-up truck in the driveway. And don't get me started on the Oshawa Center! WTF Dynamite. They want to be the new Abercrombie & Fitch or something. Espirit is gone. Blacks and Ben Moss are suddenly there. And the side near Sears, where I didn't go, looked pretty unrecognizable. *shakes head* I was actually amazed at how run down Whitby looked. Seems like everyone is packing up and heading north. You know, like where the "new" Wal-Mart is, on... Taunton, right? Yeah, everyone and everything (and therefore all the money) is heading up north. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it. *nods*
Wow, 10 PM and I'm already exhausted. LAMESAUCE.
Mar 25, 2008
I Can Be A Superstar
So I started a my new job last week, after a couple months of intense searching. So far so good. It's the attitude of my the new office that pleases me the most, lots of cool, humourous people my age. One of the girls in HR, we had this crazy conversation that consisted of a series of sucessive "ohmigod"s as we realized how much we had in common. :)
So needless to say, life has been good over the past few days. It's taken a while for it to sink in that this is my new employer, but I'm slowly accepting this new shift in my life.
So needless to say, life has been good over the past few days. It's taken a while for it to sink in that this is my new employer, but I'm slowly accepting this new shift in my life.
Mar 4, 2008
Not Gonna Talk About Eating Issues Though...
The post-Second Wave feminism dilemma:
After Second Wave feminism, women had so many more opportunities than ever. The only problem was that now, women were expected to do it all: raise the kids, keep a clean house, look fashionable and thin, excel in the workplace, and be a sex-kitten in the bedroom. Not only that, but they had to do it with effortless perfection in order to be taken seriously by their male peers.
Someone explained it better over here. The post topic is about the issues women have with food and thinness, but it's what got me thinking about this.
In other news, I am so ready for winter to be over.
After Second Wave feminism, women had so many more opportunities than ever. The only problem was that now, women were expected to do it all: raise the kids, keep a clean house, look fashionable and thin, excel in the workplace, and be a sex-kitten in the bedroom. Not only that, but they had to do it with effortless perfection in order to be taken seriously by their male peers.
Someone explained it better over here. The post topic is about the issues women have with food and thinness, but it's what got me thinking about this.
In other news, I am so ready for winter to be over.
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