Germs- ew!

So I was sitting on the subway this morning on my super-long train ride out to Rexdale and this woman in a long floral skirt and clunky black shoes came on and promptly pulled out a hard-boiled egg and ATE IT right there on the spot. Just put her whole hand around it and shoved it in her mouth and took huge bits, and there was egg falling everywhere around her.

Now, I understand eating a bag of chips or an apple on the subway because you're a little peckish. But really, a slippery hard-boiled egg on public transit that is used by thousands of people each day?

I mean, to eat a hard-boiled egg without a bowl and cutlery, you need to grab the thing with your whole hand, so all of your palm and fingers are touching it. That's the hand that you just touched the railing, the door handle and the train poles with.

Don't get me wrong, hard-boiled eggs with a bit of salt and pepper and veggies are delicious and nutritious, but only when you've had a chance to wash your hands and take a seat.

Needless to say, I was a little grossed out. She just ingested way too much of other people's sneezes, coughs and snot.

Photo Credit: the cosmic cowgirl

Tobi, I accidentally dyed your book blue.

Long story short:

I tripped, fell, wasn't feeling well so someone gave me a bottle of water and when I was ready to go I popped the water bottle in my bag.

What I didn't do was put the lid on properly.

So the water dripped out of the bottle, into my pencil case, through my mini blue highlighter and consequently onto the book I borrowed from Tobi.

And now Tobi's book is blue.

The end.

90s fashions are definitely back!

It's true-- I really believe that 90s fashion (at least the good parts of it) are completely back in style.

Jean jackets. Short floral dresses of [sensible] cotton. Lace shirts. Onesies. Crop tops. Platform wedges and heels with ankle straps [so that you're feet aren't actually dying at the end of a party-packed night). High-waisted (but not obscene) pants, jeans and skirts.
These fashion pieces are all over the place.

At first, I thought it was just a bit of 90s inspiration leaking in, but I'm totally convinced that this summer we're going to re-live 90s fashion.And let's not forget tame, straight, non-extravagant hair and dark lipsticks and nail polish. So serious.

By the way, check out my floral-and-denim combo. I wore this on St. Patty's Day, took the photo and promptly forgot about it until I accidentally opened up Photo Booth.

That's Love

"Just love me! You can blow your nose in my hair!" said Sam, wanting a hug.
I had sneezed and needed to blow my nose.
That is love.

TEACH

I have officially gotten the internship position at TEACH Magazine. It is my first-ever internship. Hopefully not the last. I'm pretty excited and a little dubious.
We'll see how it goes.

Damn Heels

The best invention for any fashion-loving woman: fold-up flats for sore feet after a night of clubbing, partying or just plain standing around in killer heels.
Hailey Coleman, a student at Ted Rogers School of Management was given a prize for her product Damn Heels, black roll-up flats that come in their own pouch and are small enough to fit in a purse.

I knew that this type of product was available in the U.S. but it was not until today that I knew these wonderful shoes were available in Canada.
I actually first heard the U.S. version through College Candy- there was a blurb about City Slips.
But, after seeing this Canadian option Damn Heels, I generally like them better.
They have a different type of sole and they actually look more comfortable. Even though there aren't different colour options, the Canadian ones look like they're made of a nicer material.
There's also a price difference of five dollars (City Slips are $24.99 USD and Damn Heels are $20 CAN) which can really make a difference after shipping, handling and duty costs (if ordering from the states).
And, of course, they're Canadian.

Public art as a public service

Jason Shelowitz, a graphic designer and artist from New York, has started a public art campaign that draws attention to people's bad manners and horrible etiquette on the New York subway system.
He has created a series of posters that look like official transit posters and he has posted them around the New York subway lines.
The posters' messages are about anything from people clipping their nails or eating messy food to playing loud music or simply littering while riding public transit.
"The messages are barbed and to the point," writes Debra Black in today's Toronto Star article about Shelowitz's art campaign.
Check out an image gallery of Shelowitz's posters here.


I wish a public art campaign of that nature could happen here.
It's really terrifying the amount of gross and ill-mannered things I see people do- smoking on the subway train, clipping fingernails on the streetcar and leaving piles of garbage under seats.

I don't treat the system like crap because I don't want it to look like crap. Yes, people are employed to clean up the streetcars, trains and buses. But that doesn't mean I want it to look and feel like a garbage dump before they get a chance to do their job.

It's really disgusting how people will treat their surroundings when they think that someone else will clean up after them.


Photo Credit: Toronto Star Article