"Old Money" Junos sketch ft. Drake & the elderly

I didn't get to watch the Juno's (work + a paper), but a friend shared this with me and I thought it was sooo hilarious!
I heard a lot of back and forth complaining that the Juno's just used Drake "to get more ratings" (since the Grammy-nominated, successful rapper didn't win in a single of the 6 categories he was nominated in, and that the hiphop category wasn't even aired). Well we can definitely see why going with Drake as a host was a good idea, 'cause in typical Drake-style, dude was a crowd-pleaser:

OLD MOOLA BABY!

looool

"Hip Hop is Bigger Than the Occupation"

Existence is Resistance Presents: Hip Hop is Bigger Than the Occupation

"A Film By Existence is Resistance and Nana Dankwa about a musical tour to Palestine teaching resistance through the arts. Featuring M1 of Dead Prez, Lowkey, Shadia Mansour, Marcel Cartier, Mazzi of S.O.U.L. Purpose, DJ Vega Benetton, SWYC, University of Hip Hop, Jody McIntyre and many more.... for more information on upcoming tours and about the organization please click here"

Gonna try my best to find out about when and where this film is released...

Friendly Reminder

Whether you're pent up in a room studying, celebrating the start of March break, or celebrating your own Hump Day 'cause Wednesday is too inconvenient,

be safe

and

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!

- <3 C.E

Out with the old, in with the NEW

I guess you probably noticed things are a little different around here.


Different theme, different colours, and a different header- yay!
Let's just say its time for a bit of an early spring cleaning. 
Consider this a fresh, crisp pair of undies on your romps... ahhh... smell that? that's fresh. :)


Anyway, maybe I got some 'splaining to do.
I cannot stress how much I appreciate blunt honesty and abhor white lies/people lying to protect my feelings. So when my friend and I randomly started discussing my blog and he told me it sucks, I could've bear-hugged him. His beef? That the "beautiful struggle theme" was kinda corny, and that my header (which featured a- and I quote- "CHEESY" photo of me smiling up at the sun) especially sucked. 


So, what did I do? Took that constructive criticism and had some fun with my header. That's right, FRIEND, I got rid of that cheesy picture to replace it with several more and some rookie graphics! HA!
Anyway, in the process of smoking a doobs and having fun with the collage tool, I decided to come up with a new name. And I kid you not, that shit came to me on the spot. 
Why "Journey of a Self"?
Because, as the good cliche goes, life is but a journey. We're basically thrown in front of an infinite number of windy, confusing, forked, scary, appealing paths and with every conscious and unconscious decision we make, we take a step on one of those paths. Thus, each one of us is "a self" on the "journey" of life.
What makes me any different?
I'm on this journey as a:
self-indulged 
eccentric 
lost 
female.


My worst critics and best supporters have always made a remark or too about how much I allow myself to indulge- in shopping, in food, in spending my time, IN LIFE. But what can I say? You try living with me for 21 years and tell me if you don't fall in love :)
(* NOTE: if anyone messages you protesting the often argued about use of the world "self-indulged", I will put a curse on you)


I'm eccentric and to try to explain or prove that to any of you would just be uncharacteristic of me. You either get it or you don't.


And finally (on the assumption that I need not explain the "female" part), I'm lost. But that's okay, I can admit it. Indeed, the only thing I am quite certain about is that I'm not sure about anything. That's why I'm still on that journey. And one day, I'll spot a metaphorical street sign, turn round its corner, and finally know that I've found my direction.


So cheers to all who follow and continue to read, and a big "hollaaa" at all the newbs. 
Hey, I never promised it would be the best ride of your life. I just told you I'd give you some quality writing in return for some of your time...

Equal rights for all

"So let me get this straight. Larry King is on his 8th 

divorce, Elizabeth Taylor is possibly getting married for a 

9th time, Britney Spears had a 55 hour marriage, Jesse 

James and Tiger Woods, while married, were having sex 

with EVERYONE; 

yet the idea of same-sex marriage is going to destroy the 

institution of marriage? Really?? Re-post to your page if 

you agree. Equal rights for ALL!!!"

The River of January

Random fact of the day:
On the first of this month in 1502, the island of Rio De Janeiro (or River of January), was first explored...

The city is one of the largest in Brazil, and ever since my childhood obsession with everything associated with rainforests began, I've been dying to visit it.
Thus, today I thank those Portuguese explorers all those years back that set sail to this beautiful city...

The city is set to host the 2016 Summer Olympics (taking place mostly at this district, Barra da Tijuca).

Its no wonder the city is nicknamed Cidade Maravilhosa (or "Marvelous City").

Rio de Janeiro is known for it's Carnival, probably the most famous in the world.

Aha, so this is what  a "New" Wonder 
of the World looks like...
("Cristo Redentar" statue)
















Again, it's clear why this is the most visited city in the southern hemisphere (true story)...

Movember

With all the mostache fun goin' on around me, I decided to do something fun in the spirit of "Movember".


"Movember challenges men to change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache. The rules are simple, start Movember 1st clean-shaven and then grow a moustache for the entire month.  The moustache becomes the ribbon for men’s health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for prostate cancer." (via the site)




Please visit
http://ca.movember.com/mospace/1034388/
to donate or support the Mean&Genius team as they take part in the fight against breast cancer



You can also track the progress of the team at http://madeinthecity.ca

Check out some of the posts so far:

http://madeinthecity.ca/blog/2010/11/03/we-bringin-moustache-back/


http://madeinthecity.ca/blog/2010/11/05/when-the-stache-grows-will-the-hunnies-stay/

I wanna be a billionaire

Finally, we get the video for one of my personal faves to be released as of recently: Travis Mccoy ft. Bruno Mars for Travie's single, Billionare. Let me say, I am suuuuper hyped for his album Lazarus, coming early June and I am quite pleased that it will be one of my last purchased albums before I head away to Egypt this summer.
I am completely in love with the whole vibe of the video- the feel-good, laid back summer beach theme is one I commonly find in my imagination. Anyone who knows me would swear that in a previous life I was a dread-locked, surfing beach bum. The visuals really compliment the track, and help tell the story of an ambition we all have brewing deep inside: the hopes of one day striking it rich. After watching the video I'm left with the satisfying feeling of what I would will do when I have my own fortune. I gotta say, I'm content with the fact that they chose to omit the scantily-clad video vixens, dollar bill showers, and luxury race cars that some would associate with being a billionaire in the music industry. Bruno Mars doesn't cease to amaze me with his vocals, and I love the way the acoustics match the whole vibe. The video left me with the sudden urge to gather my closest friends, grab a beer/cooler case, and head on down to the beach, gathering around a bonfire as we share silly ambitions and laugh at different routes we've taken in our search for success....

Enjoy! This is for that hustler/dreamer in all of us...

Ode to eBay

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!


Happy 10th birthday to the website that has successfully:

•  convinced me to get my first credit
• allowed me to spend many a night worried about my next move in the "bidding wars"
• proven that what you see is NOT always what you get
• caused me to become obsessed with getting my hands on all sorts of goodies not available in Toronto
• diminished my ability to build a good credit
• taught me never to trust Chinese companies selling $45 iPod Touches
• lead me to mutter curses at fellow bidders I've never met before
• demonstrated that a North American size "Small" is not the same as a size "Small" from Hong Kong

So, HOORAY for eBay! May your legacy outlive your products, and may you continue allowing us consumers to "shop victoriously"™ for many more years to come!!