Hallowe'en Part One

Here are a couple of pictures from Saturday night's Hallowe'en preparations. The whole album is at this link...

shawna as little miss muffet corpse

chris as dr. frank-n-furter

tyler as malevolent harlequin

Tokyo Police Club - God Bless 'Em!

I have been listening to Tokyo Police Club a lot lately and I am loving them. Who would have thought four boys from Newmarket, Ontario could make such a good album? Like many great Canadian bands, Tokyo Police Club are signed to Paper Bag Records. Unfortunately, I think they have become too big to play at a venue where I would like to see them. Their last show here in Toronto was at the Virgin Festival in September. They are back on tour at the moment, and were mentioned on LA gossip site Defamer this week. Here is their most promo-ish picture:

And that's all I got today - very busy at work.

Million Zombie March

Yesterday was the Annual Zombie March that started out across the street from my place in Trinity Bellwoods Park. The event began with the zombies assembling in the pit of the park where they gave out prizes for best costume, best groan, best zombie walk, and scariest zombie. Unfortunately, the roommate and I found out about this event a little too late, so we didn't get a chance to dress up, and just went as spectators. The zombies began marching east from the park on Queen, then north on Markham up to Bloor Street. The funniest part was when one of the police officers there said "it's like a Star Trek Convention"!!! More full-sized pictures here: my kodak gallery zombie pictures

the Zombies assemble in the pit at Bellwoods Park

girl zombies

more zombies

scariest zombie winner with brain on plate

Project Runway Canada

I have been watching Project Runway Canada with various gay boys (who else?) for the past two weeks, and it is remarkably good. Iman is the ridiculously good looking host, and some guy named Brian (who looks like a 1970s movie cop) is the "fashion mentor".


The designers are very good. Most of them have professional design backgrounds and all have managed to really shine during the rather lame challenges. This week they had to make cocktail dresses out of umbrellas. One of the clear frontrunners is Lucian Matis, the uber-hot Transylvanian. He appears in the "My Apartment" section of eye weekly this week. A quick google search has revealed that he is turning into a bit of a local celebrity. This show is on "Slice Network" Mondays at 10pm.

Election Day...

Today is election day in Ontario. I will be voting for Rosario Marchese, the NDP candidate in my riding, who I think will win easily. I will also be voting in favour of MMP.

I was in Sudbury over the weekend for Thanksgiving and had a good time eating, shopping at Costco (giant household products!), Value Village (new fun fur bomber jacket - $20) and Walmart (miscellanious junk), and driving around lots. I tried to get some nice autumn pictures on the drive home but it was kind of difficult in a car moving at 120 kilometres an hour. This is the best one:

I finally got a new camera but I'm still learning how to use it properly.

Here is the newest love of my life: The Sarah Silverman Program

Tyler and I just watched Season One on dvd and it is hilarious. It's really dorky, crude, politically incorrect, low brow humour in a bizarre sitcom format.

I have also been keeping up with the fall tv schedule and watching Survivor (still!), America's Next Top Model, and...wait for it....Gossip Girl!!! The day after the series premier of Gossip Girl, my favourite professional computer geek and sometimes Globe and Mail Style Section commentator Jamie texted me asking "does thinking the show 'gossipgirl' is the coolest show in a decade, make me gay?" I said "yes, very, homo" and then went home and watched episode one, and have been hooked ever since. It's really no surprise considering my love of the teenage soap opera format, but this one is especially good with especially hot boy characters and especially bitchy and well-dressed girls. As Jamie said, it's like Cruel Intentions - the series.

Finally, in an attempt to save money and drink less booze, Tyler and I have taken up World of Warcraft again, and we have recruited Tyler's friend Matti to be on our team. Yes, we are all complete losers!

Vote Out Poverty

Earlier this week I attended an event called Vote Out Poverty at Massey Hall. From what I understand, Vote Out Poverty is a local initiative, but loosely connected to Make Poverty History - you have probably seen their ads with Brad Pitt, Justin Timberlake, and other celebrities. The event was described as "An evening of culture and politics to raise awareness of the need for a Poverty Reduction Strategy in Ontario" and featured a keynote speech by Stephen Lewis. Stephen Lewis was the leader of the Provincial NDP in the 1970s and is now the UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. His speech was really interesting with topics ranging from a discussion of Canada's role in poverty reduction worldwide, and how badly we are failing in our international commitments, to local poverty issues in Toronto and Ontario. Mary Walsh from This Hour has 22 Minutes was the host for the evening and there were bands including The Hidden Cameras, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, and others, as well as politicians Howard Hampton, Ken Dryden, Jack Layton, another Liberal MPP and a Conservative MPP (or candidate, I missed who she was)