my iPod is dying TAT

so.....the headphone jack on my iPod video 5th gen 30gb is like totally going out on me...and I kinda don't want a new one.

for those of you who know me, I'm always talking about getting a iTouch but not like this. I wanted my iPod to legit die before I consider getting a new one. I like being someone with a really old gen iPod...it's just about 4 years old!!! >3

hopefully I can send it in and fix it...but I can't live without my music...I just can't....it's so hard, it makes me go crazy. And for those of you who think I CAN live without it, you obviously don't know me very well.

cross your figers! <3

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World... is EPIC!

For once I do not have a quote to share :(

The caption of the theatrical poster is "An epic of epic epicness" (try saying that three times fast). That is EXACTLY what Scott Pilgrim is - epic.

Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). 23. Normal. Plays Bass in a Band...Has no luck with girls...but is suddenly dating a high school girl (can you say pedo? lol) His life suddenly gets a little hard to keep track of when he meets the mysterious Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). In order to officially start dating her he has to defeat her seven evil Exes. Not so easy when you're trying to juggle life, a band, a Chinese girlfriend, your gay gossiping roommate, sister, friends, not to mention your reputation (if any).

One thing this film is definately not lacking is the amount of colour. You can tell the set designers, light designers and even costume designers spent a lot of time translating the comic into a film that was bright and fun. If you've read the graphic novels, you'll know that the fight scenes mimic those of classic fighting video games like Street Fighter or Tekken. The film was well directed and did stay true to that interesting twist on one on one battles.

As a Canadian and fellow Torontonian I was very happy (almost extatic) to see Honest Ed's in a couple of the scenes in the film. Other tourist attractions can be seen if you look closely. The plot is simple and easy to follow if you've never read the books. And I can honestly say there is never a dull moment. Either when it comes to the simple comedic tones of the actors voices when speaking, the script, the lame jokes that just happened to be funny, and the epic fight scenes, Scott Pilgrim definitely delivers.

Rating - <3<3<3<3<3<3 (6 Hearts out of 5...because it's just epic)

INCEPTION - to go beyond the d r e a m

"This movie doesn't need to be in 3D" James B. Avid movie buff, friend from High School.

With all the 3D films coming out this year, it's almost a relief to find a non-3D film that will blow your mind. (pun intended)

What you know, or what you THINK you know about dreams will come in handy when watching this film.

Have you noticed similarities between dreams? Can you train yourself within your dream to be able to control it? and most important - When do you know it's a Dream and when it's Reality?

Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), is part of a team of con-artists who steal ideas of inventors for big shot corporations. His missions consist of breaking into a person's dream, stealing what is protected and hidden in the mind. One day a big shot energy tycoon Saito (Ken Watanabe) offers him the chance at his freedom in return for one last job - to plant a thought into someone's mind and make it a reality.

There is no part of this movie that isn't interesting, from chase scenes to simple conversation on how the mind works. When it comes down to the final mission, the writers definately did not fail to deliver. Just when you think you have things figured out, Cobb's dark past manages to spoil all their plans or something not according to plan jumps into the mix. It's definitely a movie that'll will keep you staring at the screen in wonder up to the credits.

"Inception" is definitely something you'll want to see a second time.

Rating - <3<3<3<3 (4 Hearts)

Weekend of AWESOME!~with Bri

So this is Part 2 of our EPIK ODYSSEY! except instead of one day it turned into a weekend. I swear I can't get enough of this girl. She's my BFF but she lives far away so when I get to see her I like to spend as much time with her as possible (of course keeping in mind she has other people she needs to see c: )

The morning was pretty tedious. I had to go to the eye doctor to check my eyes because I'm at high risk of getting Gloxcoma (sp) which is where I lose my peripheral vision, but so far I'm okay.
Then I went to the subway and to meet Bri and what happened was she misinterpreted my texts, so when I got to the meeting spot she left to go meet me at another station FAIL! haha.

After that we went to the Square to buy matching Swarovski necklaces. I bought hers for her birthday and they match and they're really cute! <3 Anyway after that we headed to ChinaTown to check this store for a wristband I wanted...but turns out they moved! HOW DEPRESSING! >3< so we took the Streetcar back to the Subway and headed out to P-Mall.

Now our reason for going to P-Mall was several. Shopping for Clothes, Photobooth Pictures, Food, and Anime Related stuff.
So the first thing we did was buy food cause we were pretty hungry. Went to the photobooth store to write down our frame numbers, then looked around literally the ENTIRE MALL for clothes. And I was quite put out because before I would walk into every store and wanted something...and now I couldn't find like one thing I wanted...so I was depressed. But Bri found something which made me happy :) Went into the Adult Store, then Anime shoppe to look at Figures, Posters and Wall Scrolls, then got our Photos taken which is SO CUTE! But she looks better than I do XP!

After that I called my dad cause we were done...and then kept browsing the mall some more. I was really shocked to find one of the stores, practically the only LEGIT store in the mall...selling a COPYRIGHTTED BAG made by an artist I follow on DA. Naturally I was upset so I took pictures...we were practicaly CHASED out of the store which was hysterical and then were picked up and went home.

Got my sleepover stuff and headed to Bri's place. Had some awesome cocktails and remenissed over Pictures. Watched XENA SEASON 1 - for the win! Made a video...ummm...didn't do that much. Ate yummy chinese dumpings and went to bed.

The house was empty Sunday so we ended up Swimming most of the day, had a little lunch, more Xena, more YouTube Videos (fail I love Justin Bieber videos), more swimming and then I went home.

It was a really tiring weekend but it was worth it by a long shot!

went on an EPIK ODYSSEY around Toronto!

Who would have thought that on a random Tuesday afternoon...in the span of like 4 hours...I'd run from one end of Toronto to the next...HOW FREAKING AWESOME IS THAT!?

So yesterday my girlfriend Brielle came down from Halifax to visit once a year like she always does. We had lunch together and then decided to hang out after I was finished work.

What was supposed to be an innocent afternoon turned into a little too much fun!

We started off at Eaton Centre Indigo cause I had just finished "Bite Me" by Christopher Moore so I had to pick up some new reading material for work. I picked up "Bloodsucking Fiends" also by Christopher Moore (I love his books they're amazing!) and I picked up "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". Brielle told me it was good and frankly a lot of people have been reading it, it doesn't take a lot for me to say no to people's book recommendations.

So after that we headed down to Hairy T's to browse for Manga and what not. Chatted up with the owner and other employee for a bit. People are always so nice there :)

Then we headed to Church Street to hang out in The Village for a while. Picked up some Starbucks and headed to Bloor for the Subway. Got off at Bathurst and started looking for Beguiling and Labryinth. We spent a good 15-20 looking for Labryinth....(We went to the APPLE store earlier to look for a map and we found it...but were stupid enough not to take a picture of the map). So we ended up not finding Labryinth, but thanks to my awesome photographic memory skills and Brielle's awesome convincing, we ended up finding Beguiling which was right across the street from the Subway behind Honest Eds...go figure hahaha.

Brielle found her Manga there, I so far..didn't find anything. (I found a lot at Hairy T's but I had to resist!!!!)  So after we left we decided to head to ChinaTown to check out AnimeExtreme. Got on the subway, got off at Spadina and Street-Car-ed there and went inside. Thankfully we made it with 30 Minutes to spare and started browsing. I ABSOLUTELY DESPISE HOW LIKE NONE OF THE STORES WERE AIRCONDITIONED! LIKE C'MON!

So we go in there..it's really hot...I find my yaoi! <3 YAY!!!! and the cutest most awesome Sebastian plush keychain ever! I should totally put a picture up! >3< and then...we had to leave.

So with Bri and her Yuri that she found at Hairy T's and Beguiling, my Yaoi from AnimeExtreme and my plush...we decided to walk to Dundas...get there at about 8PM and subway. She's reading her Yuri...I'm reading my Yaoi...we're just two of a pair.

Love you Bri <3 MWAH

Despicable Me - It's so...FLUFFY!!!!

"It's so FLUFFY!" - Rita.C Artist and University Student. Friend from High School.

I think it's pretty hard to decide between Toy Story 3 and Despicable Me as the biggest Summer Blockbuster - at least in my opinion.

There's nothing you can't love about Despicable Me, it's cute, it's funny and it'll keep you laughing throughout the entire film. For an old time villian who's said to have lost his 'evil' touch, it takes three little orphan girls to turn his life upside down. How do you go from evil genius to being a father? I mean to me that doesn't compute.

This movie can be closely related to "Annie" as one of the little girls in the film commented. Old bald guy adopting not one but three little girls...at first he seems sour but because of them his personality improvse.

So if you're not going to see it for the little girls and the evil genius - GO SEE IT FOR THE LITTLE MINIONS! They are so cute and will just have you laughing until you cry.

Note: Stay after the movie is over because there's a little extra movie clip with the minions in that's just plain hilarious.

Rating - <3<3<3<3 (4 Hearts)

The Toys are back for the last time - Toy Story 3

"It was a great movie that had great closure to the series." Phoebe.L member of KSSN dance group.

Toy story I think was a part of everyone's childhood...at least in my generation and the people born a few years after me. We grew up with Woody and Buzz and the entire Toy Chest cast. Then when Jessie and Bullseye joined the family only got bigger.

Finally, after waiting what was it? 11 years the Toy Story series finally comes to an end with Toy Story 3.

What can I say without giving the movie away? Toy Story is exactly what you expect of it. It's colourful, it's fun, and for my generation who's all grown up (like Andy) it just makes me feel young again.

Like Andy I had a bunch of toys I played with when I was little, but I could never bring myself to part from them. So many of my toys are just sitting in the basement or are sitting up on a shelf. Even though I haven't played with them in a long time I still remember the old days. Recently I took my stuffed animals out of the box they were in and washed them all. Of course I don't think I'll ever play with them again...but maybe one day I'll be able to give them to my kids.

Because really that's what the lesson in Toy Story 3 is. Loving them, taking care of them, and most importantly passing them on to the next generation to enjoy.

If you haven't seen Toy Story 3 yet it's definitely a MUST-SEE summer flick that will bring closure to the great series.

Rating - <3<3<3<3<3 (5 Hearts)