Wonderful Weekend!

Man, I must be in a writin' mood.  Two posts in two days.  Oh well, when the muse is with you, the muse is with you...

First a little something fun:



What a sweetie!


I've been having a great weekend!  It's a long weekend here in Ontario (Family Day), so the usual luxury of the weekend is made that much more luxurious.  I've had a great mixture of chill times, time outdoors, movie-watching, friend-seeing, food-eating... the whole gamut.  In the food-eating arena, I went to Frida last night as I mentioned I would, and it was as delicious as I remembered.  Tasty margaritas, succulent jumbo shrimp, and the best guacamole I've ever had in my life!!!  On top of all that, I had with me some absolutely fabulous company.  Great evening!!!

Today was an adventure with my boy Waleed.  As his birthday present, I wanted to do something fun together.  W. and I are going to be friends forever, so buying expensive things isn't always necessary; I'd rather have a fun experience together, so that was the inspiration for this gift.  We started the day off with brunch.  We met at the Bloor Street Diner where I was having a coffee and thinking that the all-you-can-eat brunch sounded tantalizing.  When Wal arrived we asked how much the AYCE brunch cost and it was $25.95 each before tax.  That was a little too steep for the two of us, so we finished our coffees, paid for them, and headed east to Sunset Grill at Bloor & Church.  There we got 2 filling breakfasts for $20 TOTAL!!!  I'm glad we resisted brunch at BSD -- another time.

After a yummy breakfast at SG, we headed to surprise #1, which Wal had NO idea about.  Where did we go???  The Bata Shoe Museum!!!  I hadn't been there since I was 12 or so, and Wal had never been, and I thought it would be a fun experience.  We went to lots of museums together in Paris, but why not in the city where we both (kinda... sorta...) live?!  It was a lot of fun.  We started downstairs where the history of shoes is charted, and then we followed that up with the Roaring Twenties exhibit, which was really well done.  We also saw the Art in Shoes | Shoes in Art exhibit, which was cool, too.  We were there probably an hour or so in total, and then we headed to surprise #2.

Surprise #2: Seeing "The Iron Lady" at the Varsity Theatre in the VIP theatre!!!  Wow... what a movie.  It was really fantastic to see such a strong, powerful woman's journey.  It was also well-done; watching Margaret Thatcher's struggles with sanity/dementia.  Jim Broadbent acted well, as he always does.  But, let's get to the most important thing:

MERYL.  MERYL.  MERYL.
Meryl Streep... how do you do it?  She is, without a doubt, the greatest actress of our time.  For that matter, she may be the greatest actress of all time.  While watching the movie, you completely forget that it's Meryl.  That is definitely thanks to the talent of the make-up artist, too, but... oh Meryl... you really just nailed it.  You were Margaret Thatcher.  You were completely in the character.  The accent, the facial expressions, the voice...  You were absolutely flawless.  Win or lose the Oscar, there is no debate about your talent.  Congratulations on the performance of a lifetime!!!

Never mind the special treat of enjoying a movie in the VIP theatre.  It's not something you want to do every time you see a movie, but for a treat it's worth the extra bucks.  You've got a small, intimate theatre with a great view of the screen.  You've got extra comfy seats and a side table for your treats.  You can have beer while you watch your movie!  And, in my last experience in the theatre, I even had an employee serve me my treats!!!  It's a fun little treat.  (Say treat again... treat!)

So that was the birthday adventure with Waleed.  A lot of fun!

I also saw another great movie this weekend: "Beginners".  I'd been wanting to see this since I saw a preview for it; it seemed like a really new idea for a movie.  Beyond a fun story line, it also had a creative multimedia-esque approach.  The acting was also really good.  I loved Melanie Laurent, and Ewan was great, and Christopher Plummer was at his best.  It was a well-written movie and quite moving.  I loved it!



So, that was my weekend!  Lots of fun, and back to reality on Tuesday!

I'm a lady!

It's Friday and even though I cursed when I saw frost on my car this morning, there's still a beautiful blue sky to be pumped about. Plus, it's FRIDAY!!!  TGI to the friggin' F, y'all, and how better to celebrate that than with a hot jam?!?

What kind of example would she be setting for Clippy Clippy Clip-Clop?

Yet another example of why James Lipton is pure genius.



See the rest here!

To Build A Home

SO inspiring:

 

And works really well with what I haven't been able to stop listening to today:

Videos that make me happy!

I just spent too much time going through videos I've favourited on YouTube and as a result would like to share...

Videos that make me happy! (just a few)

I love this guy. Not only is he skilled on the piano and geetar, but there are TWO of him, AND his accent (Norwegian?) is adorable on the English theme songs. Oh, and he has the cutest l'il smile!




I used to be OBSESSED with this video. I love Immi.

This is the first Adele-related thing I ever heard/saw and I fell in love the moment I heard/saw her.

California Gays!

Was just reminded of how fantastic this video is:



ENJOY!

Tompkins

I can't remember if I've ever blogged about Mike Tompkins, so I will now.



I love Mike Tompkins! I believe he was originally recommended to me by sister-of-GF, and I will be forever grateful. I think he's so talented and creative and charming, and I love the covers. He's also Canadian. Go Mike!

Fun fun fun fun.

Good move, Rebecca Black.

Betwixt The Music: Rebecca Black from Rebecca Black

This is not getting less funny.

HAPPY 251st, S & G!!!

Guess what?! This is my 251st blog post on Sugar & Gravy. What a momentous occasion! Well, it would've been if it was the 250th, but I missed that one. Oh well, it kinda works with the whole tone of S & G, you know? Nonchalant, chill, and unconventional.

So how do I celebrate my big day?! With a youtube video, natch.



Note Maya's incredible understanding of death for someone her age. She completely gets it.

Resolutions II

Last year was the first year that I actually wrote down and sealed in an envelope my new year's resolutions. I'm leaving my parents' house in Toronto for my small town apartment today, so it will be this afternoon that I get to open up the envelope and see how I managed this year in achieving my goals. I remember what a few of them were, but not all, so we'll see how I did!

I'd like to make some new resolutions for this year, too. Obviously there's RC-3, but what else...? I'll figure them out over the next few days and then seal them up for next year. Moving onward and upward...

Speaking of goals and resolutions -- I GOT MY G1!!! Hoorah! I told you I'd do it. Now I just have to keep up the momentum and drive (PUN!) and schedule some driving lessons. I don't need to do the full program, as I've done it before, but I need at least a few refresher courses. I'll definitely keep you posted on the progress.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

To-ist

Latest obsession: this series of videos.



In other news, I'm definitely enjoying Kanye's new album.

Additionally, I find "Black Friday" (L'il Kim's Nicki Minaj diss) highly entertaining. Yes, I really enjoy Nicki Minaj, and yes L'il Kim is getting a bit desperate (haven't heard much from her since "Magic Stick"), but she lays the chirps on thick.

Loves it.

Now it's Chiddy Bang - Google me the images

Remember when I told y'all to check out Chiddy Bang?

Well I did, and then what do I see today on Twitter (tweeted by Steve Aoki)?

Finishing another track for my album w/ @realchiddy & @xaphoonjones http://twitpic.com/1z4rcuhttp://fb.me/BNy3lUgV

Ok, so maybe you didn't hear it here first, but I was pretty effing on it.

I can do anything!

A little trick if you're ever feeling down!

SHARP. DRESSED. MAN.

This is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

Was I right? Yes, I was.

HOT HOT HOT!!! B.o.B.'s got it!

To the Land of the Blueberries

For those of you celebrating 4/20 - here's a little bit of trippiness!

Sugar & Prodigy

We've got a prodigy, ladies and gentleman. A prodigy a la Ryan Sheckler... minus the skateboard and add a piano.

That being said, I love how her family doesn't use the word prodigy... I love her family in general. Her Mom is adorable!!!

One never knows when the Homosexual is about.