Archive for November, 2009



Five years today…

Published on November 20, 2009

I was a little torn on what to post today … it was between two very different ideas.  In the end, “the risotto” (below) won out, albeit a little NSFW. (I’ll leave the other for Twitter.)
My Dad loved Big Night … in fact, in more ways than one, Stanley Tucci (“Secondo”) reminds me of him in [...]


Grace Nikae & UNICEF’s Universal Children’s Day

Published on November 18, 2009

A few months back on a beautiful summer evening in Toronto, I attended a CD launch party for Twitter-friend and internationally renowned pianist Grace Nikae.  Hosted by Toronto fashion designer Rosemarie Umetsu at her Avenue Road studio, Grace gave us a sneak peak of her latest CD, Chopin | Schumann: Sonatas.
The event itself combined both [...]


Just because: Paul Schaffer & Luanda Jones

Published on November 12, 2009

How will you remember?

Published on November 11, 2009

My first Toronto Girl Geek Dinner

Published on November 10, 2009

In what some might consider a geek girl “coming out” moment, last night I participated in a Toronto Girl Geek Dinner panel on the “Future of Media.”  Although I had never attended any of their previous networking events, I was honoured and flattered to have the opportunity to learn and share my views and media [...]