Rent or Buy?

This handy tool from NYT via Apartment Therapy helps you calculate when it's better to rent or buy.
Very useful tool for those of us that are thinking about this currently.


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YELLE @ The Opera House

Wednesday April 30th, 2008

Great show, very high energy. She sure is a performer.

Note: my flash batteries died as YELLE came on... so needless to say, the shots are subpar....










It seems that my image hosting system is seriously flawed.
For the time being I'll just put the pics on fb. If you want a copy, feel free to PM/leave a comment and I'll get back to you.

DANCE PARTY!

Tickets copped.
Get yours soon @ Rotate This, Soundscapes or Online.
Promises to be a gay ol' time. (in both senses of the word)

Free 'Cab' Rides in TO

Go Mobile Media and Lipton Green Tea are giving commuters a free lift this summer.

The ice tea company has signed on to sponsor an eight-cab fleet of “green” three wheeled, pedal-powered “EcoCabs,” set to hit the streets of Toronto, May 1.

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King of Ed Banger

Fellas at dejourmagazine did a nice little interview with the head honcho at Ed Banger.

Check it

LG Canada jumps into the touchphone market

Mid April will bring some sunshine (and probably another snow fall) to Canada, as LG shines Canadians with 3 new substitutes to the iPhone.

The company's carrier partners are touting exclusive deals for the new cell lineup: Telus is carrying the LG Venus, which will be first to market in Canada; then Rogers will launch the LG VU and Bell will launch the LG Vantage.

Of course, theses phones have been available in the US for months, and I'm sure for a year in Asia.

Here in Canada, we just have to get used to purchasing our phones out of country.

Pretty sad how the Nokia N95 is free w/ contract in the UK, where as it is not avail be through carriers here in Canada at all, and runs about $800 online.

*sigh*
All info on these mediocre phones available Here

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My Week in PICS

Melinda Mae Harlington Fashion Show

JUSTICE concert @ Sound Academy

DECADENCE show @ Guv

SO-ME Gallery on College St.

A.D/D + Simian Mobile Disco + JR SANCHEZ @ Circa

CHROMEO show at Opera House

Pics courtesy of yours truely

Why Easter's so early and sometimes very late

It all makes sense now.....

It's commonly said that Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox. That's mostly true. The dates for Easter were set out in a set of tables that used a complex mathematical formula to work out the future dates of the full moon and the equinox. They were developed by bishops at the Council of Nicea, convened in 325 AD by Emperor Constantine, who wanted to set a common Sunday for Easter celebrations around the world and to know in advance when it would be.

TO Star Article

So, where did bunnies and chocolate eggs come from?

There are many symbols associated with Easter- such as eggs, rabbits, chicks, and lilies. The Easter Bunny or the Easter Rabbit is a popular image of the holiday. Rabbits are known as the most fertile, as of which they are marked as important symbol of the festival. The first kind of Easter bunnies were made of pastry and sugar. However today, the Bunny is often made from chocolate and given to children in celebration of the Easter Bunny.

Another popular symbol of the festival is Easter egg. Egg is considered as a symbol for new life. So during the fasting period, Christians gave up the eating of egg, and resumes it on the Easter day. To add glory to the festival, eggs are dyed up and colored and decorated with other fancy items. Chocolate eggs are most popular and favorite amongst children. The chocolate eggs come in all sizes, from small bite size to the worlds biggest 8.32m huge egg made in Belgium. Hollow chocolate eggs often contain treats such as toys for the kids.

Similarly chicks also represent new life and re-birth.

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A Little Creativity

Globe & Mail @ Fashion Week TO 2008

SO ME's 'Portraits'

SO Me's Portraits are going to be coming through TO this Friday.
SO does a bunch of stuff with Ed Banger Artists (Busy P. Justice, etc)
I'm going to try and check it tomorrow.

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SharkvsBear Gallery

Para paints up models for Fashion Week

Brigding fashion and home decor, Para Paints wants people to change the colour of their wardrobe as much as they change the articles in it.

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L'Oreal Fashion Week

This week is TO's time to shine in the fashion category.
Lots of local, and not-so local designers will be showcasing their new threads all around TO.
I went to a show today and twas a jolly ol' time.

Go check out a show!
More Information Here

Vespa's are Fun but....

really.... in TO...
The cost is crazy considering you can't/don't want to use them in the snow/slush/rain/freezing rain

TO ad campaign to push these 'hipster' friendly units (I don't know what hipster could afford this)
Personally, gimme a Metro pass and I'm happy.

But man, for the 3 months a year, it would be dope.....

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Chris Rock in TO

This Thursday and Friday, Seniour Rock will be causing a ruckus at Massey Hall.

check ticketmaster.ca for tix.

JUSTICE

need I say more?

Comin' to TO March 17th/18th
17th - sold out
18th [private Rogers/Vice txt contest concert, or something]

if you want tickets to the 18th show, check out this blog
Basically, you gotta dl ringtones to enter.....

Well Water's Healthy, Right?

I spotted this on Queen st. today.
Coke decides to go with the health trends and alight itself with water. I guess there really is a large difference between coke and all the other brands. A whole 1%..... but WHAT a percent.... i guess

You Must Obay!

Lots of buzz has been circling this campaign for the past week or so.
I spotted another ad on my way home today.

Good to see education getting a little edgy, though these 'culture shock' campaigns seem to be better suited for a product launch (See Halo Launch, sorry no link)

National Post Article

TO Promoters

Although I've been thinking the song Anti-Anti by Snowden (treasure fingers remix) has been the soundtrack to my life for the last little while
"getting down in the town that makes no sound"
I've come across a couple promoters and links that will make sure you've got something to do at least a couple nights a week. (pending you like indie/electro music)

1. Been on Tony 'Tuff's' fb group for a minute, so check it

2. Circa has been able to stay a float largely to the great bookings they get. These guys get the word out: A.D/D. Inc

For more ish, check out NowToronto.com. This link goes to their top 10 promoters in TO

Have a listen:

Snowden – Anti-Anti

Remix @ Treasure Fingers MYSpace (along with some wicked solid tunes)

TO Livin'

As I begin my search for residence downtown, I came across this website I saw on a billboard. MyArea.ca finally seems to bridge the gap between a general neighborhood's informational site, and a realtor experience.
Nice looking site; now they just need some more properties to show.

Note: This is the first post from my berry, clearly not very rich in the text/graphics....
- Updated from desktop

Next Bourne Movie Staged on Toronto?

Not quite.

Although there has been a recent announcement that Matt Daemon will play Jason Bourne again, likelihood of it being in TO is slim to none.

But, with plans to put cameras in all TTC locations, the possibility is there. For those of you who've seen the latest in the Bourne Trilogy: Bourne Ultimatum (no spoiler) you will remember a scene when government officials take control of security cameras to monitor Jason's location. Which begs the question, what if someone else does. I'm all for security, but this eerily reminds me of Big Brother 1984 styles.

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