Yesterday I went to The Second City to watch Shut Up and Show Us Your Tweets! which is a show with a collection of often hilarious comedy sketches which are primarily based on Canadian politics and issues. For example, one skit was about stereotypes of various cultures. When a new Chinese family moves in the neighbourhood, their neighbour isn't happy as his son starts learning martial arts. "Next thing you know, he's going to start selling pirated DVDs and spit on the sidewalk!"
After the show, they had a free improv show but it was getting late so we didn't stay (damn weekdays!!).
Lady Gaga tickets were on presale yesterday but only American Express card holders were eligible to purchase them. I asked my uncle but he deeply despises Lady Gaga. When I asked him to purchase tickets for me, he replied, "I don't want to contribute to Lady Gaga's sex change surgery" (he believes she's a man). As a result, I will have to purchase the tickets when they are available for the general public on Saturday. I hope I get good tickets.
I love the new songs that Lady GaGa is releasing with her re-release of The Fame.
Alejandro, Alejandro~ don't call my name, don't call my nameeee Roberto
10.22.2009
10.20.2009
bad romance
Sometimes I just wonder about life and what I should be trying to get out of it. I would like to find a hobby that I would stick to--something productive that I can do. I've been watching a lot of TV in the past week or so since many of my fall shows are back.
My TV schedule is as follows:
Monday - Gossip Girl, The Big Bang Theory
Wednesday - Glee, Modern Family
Thursday - Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, Project Runway, Models of the Runway
Friday - Ugly Betty
Sunday - Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show
Glee keeps getting better and better! I love this show SOOOOo much! It's everything I could want in a show: comedy, drama, wit, singing, awesome guest stars, Broadway actors.... the list goes on! Ugly Betty had its season premiere last Friday and I loved it! Marc and Amanda's blog is hilarioussss!
I told myself to start taking driving lessons, but I don't think I will be doing that this term. I just don't have the energy or interest to do it.
It's starting to get cold here in Toronto, which sucks because I've been jogging outside 3-4 times a week and it's sort of helping me with the sleeping problems that I've been having. Maybe I will continue to jog outside when it gets colder, although I seem to catch colds easily.
Tomorrow is another co-op event that I've been planning with another co-op student. It's going to be at a comedy club called The Second City, which is doing a show called Shut Up and Show Us Your Tweets! I hope it turns out well. Planning can be stressful but I always seem to gravitate towards doing it!
Lady Gaga is coming back to Toronto for her The Fame Monster tour on November 28! Since I will be Toronto, I am going to definitely see her! I missed her last time while I was on a school term. I love her new song, "Bad Romance"!! I like it as much as "Poker Face" even.. which is hard to believe since I was in love with that song for a while.
Last Friday I caught a viewing of Paranormal Activity. Definitely a very scary but fun movie. Loved it.
My TV schedule is as follows:
Monday - Gossip Girl, The Big Bang Theory
Wednesday - Glee, Modern Family
Thursday - Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, Project Runway, Models of the Runway
Friday - Ugly Betty
Sunday - Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show
Glee keeps getting better and better! I love this show SOOOOo much! It's everything I could want in a show: comedy, drama, wit, singing, awesome guest stars, Broadway actors.... the list goes on! Ugly Betty had its season premiere last Friday and I loved it! Marc and Amanda's blog is hilarioussss!
I told myself to start taking driving lessons, but I don't think I will be doing that this term. I just don't have the energy or interest to do it.
It's starting to get cold here in Toronto, which sucks because I've been jogging outside 3-4 times a week and it's sort of helping me with the sleeping problems that I've been having. Maybe I will continue to jog outside when it gets colder, although I seem to catch colds easily.
Tomorrow is another co-op event that I've been planning with another co-op student. It's going to be at a comedy club called The Second City, which is doing a show called Shut Up and Show Us Your Tweets! I hope it turns out well. Planning can be stressful but I always seem to gravitate towards doing it!
Lady Gaga is coming back to Toronto for her The Fame Monster tour on November 28! Since I will be Toronto, I am going to definitely see her! I missed her last time while I was on a school term. I love her new song, "Bad Romance"!! I like it as much as "Poker Face" even.. which is hard to believe since I was in love with that song for a while.
Last Friday I caught a viewing of Paranormal Activity. Definitely a very scary but fun movie. Loved it.
10.05.2009
my favorite things
Nuit Blanche was this Saturday and I actually stayed up the entire night. I wasn't planning to; I was supposed to leave at 2-3ish, but one exhibit led to another and eventually three of my friends and I stayed until sunrise! It got more fun at 4am and onwards; art seems to be more interesting to look at when you are lacking sleep. Unfortunately I did not bring my camera with me so I won't be able to visually show the exhibits I will be talking about next.
My favourite exhibit would have to be the giant Jeff Koons balloon bunny. It was a very powerful image; the gray and very heavy-looking metal colour and texture of the bunny contradicted against its lightweight and air-like qualities.
Another interesting exhibit was this "witch cradle" exhibit. Volunteers were put into a pouch-like cradle which is in the shape of a black star. The pouch was then lifted off the ground, making the volunteer cuddled up into a sort of hovering cocoon. It was interesting because upon first view, it was difficult to guess what was actually in these floating pouches. When I told my friend that I thought there was someone inside these pouches, she didn't believe my hypothesis as it seemed ridiculous to have a person shoved into a little pouch.
Other places I visited are free cotton candy station (yum!), ROM for the vanity fair exhibit, shoe museum and this flashing light exhibit that supposedly makes you hallucinate.
Over the weekend, I also watched Sound of Music at the Princess of Wales theatre in Toronto, which I've wanted to do for a long time but none of my friends wanted to go with me. The show was amazing. The understudy for Maria and also the runner-up on CBC's How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, Janna Polzin, took on the leading role for this particular showing, which was very exciting since she was my favourite contestant on the reality competition. Immediately during her first song, "The Sound of Music," Janna was able to showcase the fun, excited, energetic and loving personality of Maria.
The chemistry between Maria and the seven Trapp family children was very believable. The kids were all amazing and absolutely adorable. However, the same cannot be said about the chemistry between Maria and Captain Georg von Trapp, played by Burke Moses. Although both actors played their roles very well, there just didn't seem to be any chemistry between them. It was difficult envisioning them as a real couple.
The most memorable and mesmerizing actress, however, was Noëlla Huet, who plays The Mother Abbess. Her performance of "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" at the end of Act I gave me goosebumps and left me speechless. The emotion she poured into the song felt real and left such a strong impression on me. Her last note on the song was so powerful and sounded absolutely angelic. It was a pleasure to see her perform that song.
Another amazing aspect of the show was the set. The technology and machinery used to create the set made it come to life. The floating platform they used to create the hills was absolutely breathtaking. There were so many different backdrops used for the show that it almost seemed like I was watching a movie; it seemed impossible that so much could be put onto a theatre stage.
All in all, the show was absolutely amazing. In fact, I want to see it again before it closes in January. I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it yet.
My favourite exhibit would have to be the giant Jeff Koons balloon bunny. It was a very powerful image; the gray and very heavy-looking metal colour and texture of the bunny contradicted against its lightweight and air-like qualities.
Another interesting exhibit was this "witch cradle" exhibit. Volunteers were put into a pouch-like cradle which is in the shape of a black star. The pouch was then lifted off the ground, making the volunteer cuddled up into a sort of hovering cocoon. It was interesting because upon first view, it was difficult to guess what was actually in these floating pouches. When I told my friend that I thought there was someone inside these pouches, she didn't believe my hypothesis as it seemed ridiculous to have a person shoved into a little pouch.
Other places I visited are free cotton candy station (yum!), ROM for the vanity fair exhibit, shoe museum and this flashing light exhibit that supposedly makes you hallucinate.
Over the weekend, I also watched Sound of Music at the Princess of Wales theatre in Toronto, which I've wanted to do for a long time but none of my friends wanted to go with me. The show was amazing. The understudy for Maria and also the runner-up on CBC's How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, Janna Polzin, took on the leading role for this particular showing, which was very exciting since she was my favourite contestant on the reality competition. Immediately during her first song, "The Sound of Music," Janna was able to showcase the fun, excited, energetic and loving personality of Maria.
The chemistry between Maria and the seven Trapp family children was very believable. The kids were all amazing and absolutely adorable. However, the same cannot be said about the chemistry between Maria and Captain Georg von Trapp, played by Burke Moses. Although both actors played their roles very well, there just didn't seem to be any chemistry between them. It was difficult envisioning them as a real couple.
The most memorable and mesmerizing actress, however, was Noëlla Huet, who plays The Mother Abbess. Her performance of "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" at the end of Act I gave me goosebumps and left me speechless. The emotion she poured into the song felt real and left such a strong impression on me. Her last note on the song was so powerful and sounded absolutely angelic. It was a pleasure to see her perform that song.
Another amazing aspect of the show was the set. The technology and machinery used to create the set made it come to life. The floating platform they used to create the hills was absolutely breathtaking. There were so many different backdrops used for the show that it almost seemed like I was watching a movie; it seemed impossible that so much could be put onto a theatre stage.
All in all, the show was absolutely amazing. In fact, I want to see it again before it closes in January. I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it yet.
9.27.2009
we are golden
It's been a month since my co-op term at Indigo Books and Music started and I have to say that it's probably my most enjoyable work term to date. Everyone is friendly and easy to talk to and I've made a few friends from the other co-op students. In terms of work, I am mostly doing debugging for the website so hopefully I will receive a more exciting project soon. My TV schedule is beginning to fill up as fall shows return, but I am most excited about watching Glee. I am a total GLEEk!! I think I talk too much about it at work but I just love it so much.
"I'm Beyonce, I ain't no Kelly Rowland!!"
"I'm Beyonce, I ain't no Kelly Rowland!!"Another show that I am equally obsessed with is the current season of Project Runway. My favourite contestant so far is Chirstopher Straub for several reasons.
:)
One of my favourite outfits from him is his newspaper dress! If it didn't know it was for a newspaper challenge, I would've never guessed that it was made out of paper!
Work it, Katie!
Aside from watching as much TV as I possibly can, I also would like to start taking driving lessons soon before winter starts and the city gets attacked by snow. But I am lacking motivation to do anything productive right now.
:)One of my favourite outfits from him is his newspaper dress! If it didn't know it was for a newspaper challenge, I would've never guessed that it was made out of paper!
Work it, Katie!8.29.2009
the sun is always blinding me
Back in Toronto and glad to be back! It seems that whenever I travel, I always end up missing Toronto. I wonder will I ever grow out of it. Anyways, here are a few highlights of my trip after the jump.
8.16.2009
party in the usa
Exams are over! Finally!! Although I am still having my exam hangover (i.e. waking up early stressed out thinking I still have to study for an exam).
I am visiting my aunt right now and they have a ravine in their backyard. I went exploring for a bit and I found a pond full of little frogs!! I should've taken a photo. I might do that later. I just had sushi buffet for lunch and I am so full! Although I still want more of that green tea ice cream. Or maybe even more chocolate ice cream as well. Mmm..!
Tomorrow I will be heading off to LA in the morning. I am excited!
I am visiting my aunt right now and they have a ravine in their backyard. I went exploring for a bit and I found a pond full of little frogs!! I should've taken a photo. I might do that later. I just had sushi buffet for lunch and I am so full! Although I still want more of that green tea ice cream. Or maybe even more chocolate ice cream as well. Mmm..!
Tomorrow I will be heading off to LA in the morning. I am excited!
8.01.2009
gimme sympathy
Damn, I should've learned from my previous terms that studying can't be accomplished at home! Heading back to Waterloo right now! ASAP!
Please don't be brutal on me, final exams. Let me pass.. <3?
Please don't be brutal on me, final exams. Let me pass.. <3?
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