Thursday, August 26, 2010

TIFF UPDATE!!!

SOooOOOoooo....

I have been confirmed as an Airport Greeter for TIFF.... ANNNNDDDD I can volunteer at venues also!!!

I am restricted to tell much about the event... anything I can tell you is on the TIFF website... but I am working at the airport for 4 days and then I am volunteering at the venues and stuff 4 other days... so I will be there A LOT!!! Which I am SUPER excited about!

Unfortunately I can't take any pics when I'm working.... but once I'm all done and I take off the volunteer shirt I sure can!!! So hopefully some good opportunities come up for that!
If not, you will all have to take my word for the stories I tell you about the people I see and meet! Especially at the airport!!

More to come soon!!!
xo

Friday, August 20, 2010

More about TIFF





The films

CLICK HERE to see some of the films that will be showing at the festival

Toronto International Film Festival 2010

Well as some of you may know, I am going to be volunteering at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year - tomorrow is my orientation day where I will sign up for things and find out what exactly I will be doing there.

So I thought I would bring you all up to speed on this years festival. I am SUPER excited about this opportunity and I have always wanted to volunteer, but I haven't been able to because it is always during the first week of school.

Of course my not-really-existent work schedule and with my schooling done (for now), I have the opportunity to do this and I am getting reaaaaallllly excited!

Here's an article from the star that kind of explains who will be there this year. (And here's to hoping I get to meet/see some of them!)

CLICK HERE to read it!!!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

I'm slacking

Okay, it has been way too long since I have written anything... however I haven't felt that I have had anything to write about. I haven't gone on an amazing trip somewhere... I don't have a job to complain about or brag about... And my summer hasn't really consisted of too much... I guess I also am just not sure who all is going to be reading this... probably no one? So perhaps there is no point in updating every little thing.

I have been thinking about what I am going to focus my blog on.... and I think I am going to start mostly posting things for myself... things that I want to remember, or be reminded about in the future. Maybe some news stories that I will want to remember in the future or something.
I will write about trips and things like that as well... anything worth remembering... no rants or rambles really need to occur here.

So I will start this soon... although I probably won't keep up with it too much... not until I get back into the swing of things and feel like I have things to share.

I did just go to Toronto on Saturday though for a fun-filled day and night. Brandon and I went with another couple to the Steam Whistle brewery for a tour and samples... then we headed over to the Rogers Centre to watch an AMAZING Jays game - the score: 17-11 Jays. And our new catcher Arencebia hit a home run on his first pitch in a major league game.. then he just kept hitting more balls and more home runs! The Jays got something like 9 home runs!!
After the game we went back to the brewery, got another sample, and then picked up our 6 pack of beer each that we got with our tour! (Pretty awesome! and all for $15! I think we should make it a yearly thing!).
After picking up the beer... we headed to our hotel - The Hilton - no we didn't pay full price for it! haha Thank you priceline.com! Once at the hotel, we got into the room and started cracking open the beers. Had a few then headed out for a late dinner and then went to Hooters to watch UFC.
Although we didn't stay up too late.. and we didn't see the final fight... (we were all exhausted) - it was a really great day!!
In the morning we opted for Tim Hortons, rather than the $26 breakfast at the hotel!
On the way home, Brandon and I stopped at IKEA and got him some stuff for his new place.

Wow... writing it all out makes it seem like quite the jam-packed weekend! But it was AMAZING! tons of fun and we will definitely do it again next summer!

xo