Death to Gummy Ears

Famiglia di Weston

What do you know about the Westons? My own knowledge of the family is very limited, which might seem embarrassing seeing as I work for them. Don't get excited. I'm not their maid or their gardener. I work at Loblaws, and today I served Mr. Weston's butler and personal chef. He purchased $545 worth of Loblaws foodstuffs.

"No big deal."

So I decided to chat with Mr. Weston's butler about how he came about this job and what working for the family is like. He comes from the West part of France and has worked for several families all over the world. He had just come from the Caribbean where he waited on a very wealthy family. When I asked him how he felt about leaving his family behind constantly he was impartial. He enjoyed the time to himself.

He said the entire Weston family does not live under the same roof as they have homes all over the world. (Had to hold my breath here. Holy magnanimous wealth!!) They are apparently very friendly and he has greatly enjoyed working for them for the past month. He plans to continue working for the Weston's for just about over a year.

So I did some research. Here are some basic facts:

- Galen Weston is worth around $7.1 billion (GASPING FOR AIR)
- He was ranked by Forbes as the second wealthiest man in Canada...
- ...and 133rd in the world (CAN. NOT. BREATHE.)
- The Weston family maintains control over:
- Loblaws Companies Ltd.
- Holt Renfrew (Mme. Hilary Weston is the deputy chair)
- Selfridges in the U.K.
- Brown Thomas in Ireland
- and the De Bijenkorf department store chain in the Netherlands

I mean, wow. Incredible, really. This family is rolling around in green and have their hands in so many successful industrial and commercial pockets all over the world. They're also very involved in charitable business and founded the Garfield Weston Foundation which has raised almost $200 million dollars in the past ten years.

And I was the lucky cashier that served his butler and personal chef.

What to do on a Tuesday in Toronto...

It might not be an ideal way to spend your Tuesday, but this is how I spent mine:

So around 10am I arose from my bed and proceeded to prepare for the day--took a shower, ate, brushed my teeth, covered my naked self...

...awkward.

After that, I met up with a very, very special person at Dundas Square. Like most days, Dundas Square was bursting with live entertainment, loads of people swarming the square, hotdog vendors waiting for their next victim, etc.

We then made our way into the Eaton Centre where we decided to take a look around the infamous H&M. Unfortunately we came out unsuccessful, but not discouraged!

Afterwards we mosied on down towards Queen St. where our real adventure started. Queen St. is filled with so much to see. If you are a sushi fan, Queen St. West is the street for you, as a sushi restaurant can be found every ten stores down or so. Indian food tickle your tastebuds? They got those too. We however stopped at "The Footie Restaurant" just south of Queen and ordered ourselves some poutine and a piri piri chicken sandwich. I ordered myself a Corona, and boy, did it hit the spot.

After we finished eating we decided to check out the Farmer's Market at Trinity Bellwood's Park. The park was full of people soaking up the sun, playing tennis, riding their bikes, tossing around a frisbee, enjoying a picnic in the shade, chasing dogs...it was quite the popular attraction apparently.

We decided to take it easy and parked ourselves under a maple tree. It was relaxing and wonderful.


That was my Tuesday afternoon in Toronto. If you enjoy discovering new hidden boutiques or tasting new foods or trying on clothing you wouldn't find in a commercial shopping mall, I think a similar sort of day would suit you just fine.




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Through the Record Studio

So what does everyone think about Lady Gaga's new "You and I" music video and finally edited song?




Before the edited version came out, there was this:



Personally, I find her first unedited version fabulous. This track consits of her vocals and the tinkling of piano keys. Pure, raw music.

Visually Appealing

I learned a few things today. Interested?

1) Stimulating conversation is only achievable if both parties are both as adament in answer-finding and both as curious as each other.

2) Eating too much sushi makes you both sick and sleepy.

3) At an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant they make you pay for the food you do not finish....#what

4) Some people power-trip at every moment of the day. All we wanted was to visit my old dance studio. What were we told when we asked if we could take a look around? "Scheduled tours, only." #bullshit

5) Cloudy days make for astounding sunsets

GET READY, TORONTO!

TWO DAY FESTIVAL. BIG. BAD. INSANE. IT IS COMING.

LABOUR OF LOVE @ THE GUVERNMENT

Line-up includes:

BENNY BENASSI
AVICII
BLOODY BEETROOTS DEATH CREW 77
DUBFIRE
CROOKERS
GARETH EMERY
TOMMY LEE
DJ AERO
VICTOR CALDERONE
LOCO DICE...
GUTI

Now, if you love house music, dubstep, euro...you need to be at this event. I am not a promoter by any means, but I'm going because it's going to be phenomenal. And because I know how mind-blowing it's going to be, I encourage the rest of you to get out there and buy your tickets as soon as possible.

YESSSSSSSSSSSS



Get your tickets at www.theguvernment.com

Move, Eat

How many of us would absolutely adore to experience what these three guys did? I couldn't count the number. Now, if only we all had the means to do so...

MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

And the best part of travelling the world? The food. Ahhh yes, the food.



Live it up!!