DISCLAIMER: Some of the details in this article may be disturbing for some readers. A lot of humanity has shown their true colours this week. After the announcement of Robin Williams’ death, many of us reacted with sadness, remembering and celebrating the man who made us laugh for so many … [Read more...]
The World Reacts To Robin Williams’ Apparent Suicide
"Genie, you're free..." - Aladdin Mrs. Doubtfire. Aladdin. Jumanji. Hook. Good Will Hunting. Dead Poets Society. The list just goes on and on. The brilliant man that was behind all these movies and so many more, is now gone. Actor-comedian Robin Williams was found dead on Monday in his … [Read more...]
RIP Robin Williams
I generally write my blog posts in my head, as I'm biking home or stuck in traffic in my car. Tonight, I was writing about Will's new obsession with movies. How much I love it. Like it makes me happy in a way that I find hard to explain. I was planning in my head the movies that I want to rent to … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!
December was a little wild, wasn't she? Christmas concerts, cookie exchanges, work parties, nervous breakdowns…wow. I love the excitement and magic of the holidays but also kind of wish we could spread out the festivities over the whole winter, since come January we will all be fat, depressed and … [Read more...]
Anxious? There’s a Website For That.
The best thing about pregnancy is that eventually it ends and you resolve to never, ever let a boy touch you again. The worst thing, aside from the weird new body hair and the crying, is the worrying. Every time I'd open up "What to Expect When You're Expecting" the book would automatically flip … [Read more...]
Birthday Boy (Man)
Birthdays have never really been a big deal to me, nor were they growing up in my household. The only child birthday party I actually remember was my father taking eight friends and I to see the movie Hooper with Burt Reynolds for my 11th birthday. About halfway through this raucous comedy, an ample … [Read more...]
On Depression – Let’s Keep Talking
This hit me like a brick wall: Depression isn't feeling sad when everything is going wrong. Depression is feeling sad when everything is going right. This video is worth your time. Depression is worth talking about. It makes me wonder how many people I care about have sat at the end of their … [Read more...]
TGIM
Winter kind of sucks. And so do Mondays.To make the wintry start of every week a tad more bearable I have instigated a new Monday night tradition: at 8 pm, a few girlfriends trickle in through the door, stomping the snow off their boots and we curl up on the couch, sip some wine and watch The … [Read more...]
Dear Amanda
Today I watched your video I cried for you. So many times I am amazed at the human spirit and human kindness. Today I am ashamed to be part of the human race. I don't know where evil comes from or where cruelty like this grows. It is almost impossible to believe that people can be this … [Read more...]
Media Madness – Literally
In the aftermath of the recent tragic theatre shooting in Aurora, Colorado, a lot of the social media reaction seemed to centre around the presence of Veronica Moser-Sullivan, aged six, at the midnight screening of the PG-13 rated movie The Dark Knight Rises. The reactions ranged from … [Read more...]