twenty-six

One of my good friends, Greg, has decided to join the army. As much as I hate the idea of it, I'm really happy for him. I think he is totally suited to for that kind of lifestyle and it really is the perfect career for him. We had a really nice going away party for him this weekend. A nice dinner party for pre-drinking and then went to a local pub afterwards. It was fun.

Is anyone a Twilight fan? My friend Amy is close to obsessed - which is what I love about her, lol. I'm not a fan, but she's getting me excited about reading the books. We went for a hike on Friday around one of the local lakes and guess what we found - the filming of New Moon! The one time I forget to bring my camera! We're going back for another hike on Wednesday in the same spot, so maybe we'll run into them again... And when I say "them", I don't mean any of the actors, more like lowly PAs, who block all the tweenagers from the set. I just thought it was funny that we randomly found where they are shooting when there are people actively looking for it. There's a lot of New Moon mania in town right now.

-Ellie

2+2=4

I am even more excited about this Whistler Reality Show now. My friend Dhillon just reminded me that when we were in Whistler earlier this winter, there was a reality show being filmed at the club we were at. I can't believe I forgot about that. It was such an unbelievably fun night/trip.

I have a feeling that this guy is going to be one of the stars. At the time I had no idea who the cameraman was following, he seemed to be around me and my friends a lot (we were pretty much the whole club - there were 30 of us). But this guy jumps out in my memory as reality show marterial. He was crazy dancing with my friends and I all night long. He was quite entertaining.

I really have no idea if the two events are related, but I am looking forward to finding out.

-Ellie

Whistler Reality

I just noticed on Perez Hilton that they are making a TV show about a town I used to live in. I'm actuallyreally excited about it. Above pictures are from my Whistler days.

Ready for another "unscripted" reality TV show about bored rich kids who have nothing better to do than stir up the dramz between each other?
Hang onto your indignation, because here it comes!
Peak Season "takes an unfiltered look at the lives, loves and true-life drama of a tight-knit group of twenty-somethings, coming of age in the resort town [Whistler, British Columbia] where relationships change as often as the weather. As the popular Whistler saying goes, 'You don’t lose your girlfriend, you just lose your turn.'"
From the folks at MTV Canada, CTV and Free Form Productions Inc. Peak Season goes from "a snowboarder doing everything she can to make it pro, to a scrappy outspoken bartender, to a womanizing party animal, to the Whistler imports from Australia adjusting to life on the peaks, there’s no shortage of drama when personalities collide."
And no shortage of reasons to want to tear your eyeballs out by the nerves either.
We can't wait!

-Ellie

twenty-three

Juno - the Awards, not the movie... Although, both were filmed in the same place.

I love that there were Mounties there.

A glimpse of the red carpet. Dhillon and I passed it as we went to pick up our tickets from will-call.

Jessie Farrell was the only celebrity to pass us on the red carpet, and this was the only picture I could find of her outfit. Trust me, she looked much better in person. She was also extremely nice. In fact, if she wasn't extremely nice, I wouldn't know who she was as I've never seen her before (but I do like her music). There were a few girls that were really excited to see her and one asked if she could take her picture. Jessie (oh, yes, we're on a first name basis now) was more than happy to pose and offered to get someone else to take the picture so the girl could be in it too. It was just a small thing, but it made me like her enough to put her picture up.

You can't really tell from this picture, but Nickelback is performing. Big suprise - I didn't hate it! I'm sure the fireworks helped my opinion of them. Our seats were very nose-bleed, but it was still fun.

Best performance award goes to City and Colour featuring Gordie Downie (of the Tragically Hip)... Not that you can tell who anyone is from this picture.

I think it's fairly obvious by now, that I am attracted to males with dork-like qualities. Don't let the glasses and bow tie fool you, Dallas Green is hardcore. I can't get enough City and Colour. Check out his myspace page and fall in love with Dallas' angelic voice. It's hard to believe that he also belongs to Alexisonfire. Nothing against them, except for the fact that they make my ears bleed.

Loverboy accepting a lifetime achievement award.

And this was my Juno outfit: Dress - Salvation Army, Sequin Belt - Value Village

I was so close to wearing my black sequin dress, but instead decided to go shopping. I'm glad to chose not to, since that seemed to be the popular choice. It did make me smile a lot seeing everyone decked out in sequins. I even saw a few black sequin dress repeats (worn by pseudo celebs).

Dhillon and I, sitting in our seats waiting for the show to start.

And now for something more relatable... Thanks to west coast time, I was able to get home in time for Gossip Girl. Okay episode. The show just isn't as exciting as it used to be. Although, they always make me ridiculously excited for the next one.

I think this was the first episode where Blair wore an outfit that I didn't like. I don't hate it, but it's missing Blair flair.

-Ellie

Black and Blue

Dan Levy - I have to say, I think he wins the "Most Stylish Male" award. I love him. Despite my overuse of the word "love", I love him. Especially his glasses. Would he be Dan without his glasses? Probably, but it would take some getting used to. The glasses are really where the attraction lies. He has made me a fan of "The City"/"The Hills". Without him would I watch those shows? Nope, never. My friends often make fun of me because I tend to go for the nerdy, nice guy. I never got the attraction to the bad guy. Give me some spectacles and computer skills.

I have to admit, it's taken me awhile to come around to MTV Canada. At first I did not get "The Aftershow". My roommate used to be obsessed with "The Hills" and it just boggled my mind that a show exsisted to specifically talk about what happened in the previous episode.

I wish I still worked for MTV Canada. It is awesome now. It doesn't take itself too seriously and sometimes they even talk about music (gasp!). It kind of makes me sad when I think about it. No, I don't mean sad - I mean envious! My days at MTV were fun and I loved it, but the show/channel sucked monkey balls. It was just plain bad. Nobody watched it. Nobody had even heard of it. I would have much rather worked for this new re-incarnation. But alas, nothing about it is the same. It's not filmed locally anymore which is probably the reason for it's success... And the fact that it's on basic cable now.

And today's outfit looks like this: Shirt - DIY; Cardigan - Smart Set (guessing); Skirt - Vintage. Shoes - Payless (they have giant belt buckles on them that didn't show up). I'm thinking of adding some sequins to my skirt where the pokadots are. They are slowly but surely fading away. I bought some silver individual sequins awhile ago and haven't been sure what to do with them... until now.

I know this looks absolutely disgusting, but it tastes amazing. I am not a chef. I am not a very good cool at all, but I am going to compliment myself on my salsa. It's darn good. Laini's recipe, but I made it spicier. My first batch wasn't nearly as good as hers (still good, just not AS good), but hopefully this time I'll be able to compete (okay, not really a competition). The judging will be held during tonight's office party*. No actual judging will take place, since no one coming over tonight has tried Laini's salsa. Okay, maybe I'm a little bit too proud of my salsa. I have my reasons. I'm not really much of a salsa person, but I absolutely love tomatoes. If I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be tomatoes, hand down.

*Office Party - Not an actual party. But every week that the Office is on, a bunch of friends come over and we all watch it together. It's been a ritual for the past two years. I love it. The people who come over consistantly change and sometimes there is just two of us and other weeks there are 15. The same thing happens with Gossip Girl every Sunday. I don't really like watching TV by myself.

I'm so excited about Sunday. The JUNOS!!! (Canadian version of the Grammys). Two of my friends bought tickets and then one of them backed out, so now I get to go instead. I've been scowering through my closet trying to find something appropriate. But nothing. I am going to have to give in and go shopping. Not exactly torture, but I've been trying to spend less.

-Ellie

twenty-one

I went for a really nice walk today with my dogs in the park behind my house. I'm so lucky to live where is live. My backyard is actually connected to the forest. It's so beautiful there. I'm so glad that the snow the weather is changing. Lately it's been pretty gross and yucky, so I don't get out there very often. But it's so beautiful. One of the lakes is still frozen. The other one probably is too, but I didn't make it over there.

I just got home from seeing an interesting play at my old college. It was about how horribly people with disabilities used to be treated. The play ("Imperfect") was good, but not the route I would have gone. It was interesting to learn about the old mental "schools. Although, I felt the play could have put in a bit more information. The message got kind of lost in the middle of random loud noices and moaning.

This is what I am currently wearing and wore to the play. Shirt - H&M; Skirt - Smart Set; Tights - Le Chateau; Everything else - Vintage. Most Expensive item would be my velvet blazer at a whopping $8.

This is what I wore to school yesterday. Blazer, Belt - Vintage; Shirt, Pants - Ricki's

- Ellie

twenty

HIT: I love love love the green jacket, the brooch, the dress. Adele looks so amazing and glamorous. Is it any wonder that Anna Wintour personally styled this outfit?

HIT: I love the tiered skirt and the shot of pink. So cute. That skirt is on my wish list.

MISS: As much as I love hair bows and Adele, this is an excellent example of what not to do. She looks like she should be at DisneyLand.

- Ellie