Seems like the last time I posted, it was Winter and now... glorious Springtime! (Yay!) It hit 19 degrees today in Toronto! How sweet is that?! My only fear is the return of the dreaded raccoons but that, my friends, is another blog... Today, I've decided to celebrate one of my latest obsessions... Ryan Gosling! (Gosh, it almost feels illegal to say that!) If you haven't already seen the movie, Half Nelson, I highly recommend it.
Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is an eighth-grade history teacher in an inner-city school deep in the heart of Brooklyn. He eschews the provided curriculum in favor of off-the-cuff, but deeply heartfelt lectures about the importance of understanding history, rather than just memorizing it. He speaks primarily of dialectics, the tensions between two opposing forces. He is torn between his desire to change the world and his increasingly desperate realization that he can't, at least not in the grand, awe-inspiring ways that he envisioned as an eager, idealistic college student. He started using drugs as a way to escape the pain of life, and it has turned into a crutch that bears increasingly heavy loads of psychological weight. (Written by alfiehitchie)
Broken Social Scene - "Stars & Sons"
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Tasty Treats, Tiny Treasures and Other Things That Tickle My Fancy
Ima Ventriloquist....
is a transplanted Winnipegger with a healthy affection for tea, paper, Japan, letterpress, sweets, postal paraphernalia, cheese, Norway, snail mail, photography, lovely penmanship, ephemera, her little family and uncovering the beautiful treasures and people that lurk on the streets of Toronto (and beyond).
I like taking pictures
Please note: The following blog/website categories may be somewhat confusing as those listed under "Fashionistas" are also considered very inspiring. Similarly, those listed under "Inspiration" are also very much Fashionistas. And let's not forget "Paris" - forever inspiring and fashionable.
Just wanted to clarify that.
