New Love

This blog is so much fun and wonderful for procrastinating !

Hyperbole and a half

Glamour grunge- Edita Vogue Germany

via Fashion Gone Rogue

In the spirit of finals

via Zoeclaudia

Dream JOB

Travel the world for 6 months , blog and get paid 40 000$. Sounds too good to be true!
But Air transat is doing it!!!
The only problem is for us young'uns is that you have to be 21
For more info
http://vacancier.vacancestransat.com/

Fall

Simply Stunning

via Fashion Gone Rogue

Baby Vespa

I really really wanna be a pirate. From here I see no enemy in you. So I really really wanna capture you.

I don't dress to impress boys

via Le Fashion

POP Montreal

Music, Art, Fashion and Film.

See you there!
popmontreal.com

FLESH (Rated R)

Look at you
In that vulnerable state
Lucky me
I was about to cut you
Into little segments
Like dice
I sharpened my knife
But due to frustration
I stabbed you with all my might
And because you were ready
You didn't give a fight
Ripping away madly
I pulled your flesh out in chunks
My bare hand dripped
It was thick and swollen when
The juice of life poured
Over the chopping board
Down my throat
And we raised our glasses
To sweet mango smoothies


Written with love (for mangos) by K8

Much love for Braids

sources: Hairstyletalk.com Zoeclaudia

Ahhhhh Jimi

When the power of love overwhelms the love of power, the world will know peace.

Jimi Hendrix

DKNY sping collections Favs

Via Fashion Gone Rogue

True athletes!

Today I volunteered with the girls from my volleyball team at the Montreal Triathlon. Got to stand at the finish line and see the faces of the athletes coming in! What an amazing and inspiring experience. 1500 people participated in the different races. 85 people did the iron man. For those who don't know what the iron man is basically, you swim 3.86 km , than bike for 180 km and than run a MARATHON!!!! The fastest time today came in around 9H30 min These people are incredible!!!

pictures via google-> ironman image

Prairies

You get a strange feeling when you're about to leave a place, like you'll miss the place you are now at this time and place because you'll never be this way ever again.

Just a couple pictures

Both via Zoe Claudia

Faux FURRRRRRRR

FUR this fall is Hot... but keep it Fake!

Chanel Fall 2010 collection

via fashionaolgie

Happiness

vvia Zoe Claudia

The New Yorker

Spent yesterday reading the latest issue of the New Yorker at the Grande Bibliothèque, then headed towards La Faim du Monde for une soup au brocolli et panais! I'd never really read this magazine before. One New Yorker and you'll forget People!

K8

French Guys

"I'm from Montreal" Talbot said" so I always use that excuse: I'm french so I have to look better than the other guys"

Vic ZoeClaudia

Eat Pray Love

Hmm...a self-sufficient female? Or self-indulgent female? Though I love Julia Roberts, this overly-long travel-log makes me think.

Cheers to the Resto Biz.

My relatives came for a visit last week. Our family wanted to show them the best of Montreal and also introduce them to the Euro-North american flair of the city, since they live in Europe. I picked two restaurants that I thought they would like: L'Avenue and L'Express.

L'Express

I've walked by the creamy façade of L'Express on St. Denis so many times without noticing. It's been a mystery to me: where is this French bistro that I've heard so much of?
The second I walked in, I was impressed with the large and extravagant rosewood bar. (The bartender behind, a James Bond look-alike in black and white, was even more attractive!) I would recommend splurging and getting starters and wine for the full experience, you won't be disappointed. The goat cheese was perfectly warm and not too sour or dull, served on crunchy toasts drizzled with olive oil (I could actually taste the difference between this fine olive oil and your regular supermarket stuff). The steak tartare was delicious and cooked like it should be...yet we couldn't help stopping the waitress and blurting out, "Excuse me! It's red!!" The poor waitress stood there shocked for a moment without a word to say. By the time she recovered and was about to explain that steak tartare is in fact supposed to be cooked like that, our laughs gave it away that we were just playing with her. She laughed along with us, yet I have a feeling some tourists might seriously complain about their bloody meat. A passing waiter, just as put together in tidy black and white uniform jumped a bit out of character and voluntarily admitted that the look on his colleague's face was "awesome" and "it was worth saying that just to see her expression!"

I had paella, which was just as good as my Spanish host-mother's paella, though I like it with all types of seafood besides just shrimp. The home-made pasta got high-reviews, the octopus was presented like a piece of art, and our 3 and 5 year old dinner companions shouted "You're not allowed!!!" when we tried to steal their golden fries or a piece of chicken. We did have trouble getting used to the taste of the Californian white wine, it wasn't to any of our tastes. My Auntie, an expresso-lover, was eager to indulge in one at the end of the meal. This is a woman who travels all over Europe for business...including Italy...still, she turns to me and says the expresso is the best she's ever had, and "smooth and rich, not like battery acid!"

L'Avenue

Victoria has already wrote about L'Avenue, so I decided to check it out.
We went later in the afternoon on a weekday so that it would be less busy. Our waiter Alphonso looked Italian, spoke British English and Quebecois French. We sparked up a funny and long conversation with him about accents, since at the table included, we all had different accents. We're lucky he had the time to chat! I was especially surprised that the club sandwhich is SO HUGE. Definitely worth your money. The burger is delicious too! Near the end of the meal, we saw Alphonso, another waiter and a waitress doing shots behind the bar (early afternoon, mind you ;)) Loud enough for them to hear, we said, "Only in Quebec!" They replied, "Only at L'Avenue!" and promptly asked us if we would like to join them. So before leaving, my Uncle had a tequila shot with them...and then of course there is nothing more wonderful than the image of Alphonse smiling and waving goodbye to us on the steps of the restaurant at the end of the meal. I'm not sure how much we tipped him, but that could have been something to do with it.
;)
Only in Montreal!

K8

Alexander Wang and the big comfy sweater

via Fashion gone Rogue

Alexander Wang's T collection

Et zis is comment we parle ere.

K8

Maryna Linchuk by Phil Poynter

Vogue Germany
September 2010

YUM!!! Brulerie St - Denis

Older than you Old School Satchel

Get ready for school young ones, by wearing vintage Italian satchels older than you are. Or if you didn't have the pleasure or roaming around Italy for the summer like some strappin McGill kids, get this one at Urban Outfitters. Interesting fact : Urban Outfitters in Boston is way less hipster. Who knew?

Concerts...

Montreal Italienne Week

Moda Sotto le Stelle

14 August 2010

Saturday, August 14th, 2010 at 9:30PM
Boulevard St-Laurent, corner St-Zotique (Loto-Québec stage)

Style and elegance will unite under a starlit sky to reveal a colourful collection of Italian Canadian design. In a midsummer’s night, Fashion and culture set the stage to showcase the latest trends in Italian-Canadian style in brilliant fusion that’s sure to dazzle. Curtain call will take place at the Loto-Quebec stage where Moda Sotto le Stelle will surely shine!

Designers include: Lady Dutch, Mimi&Coco, Signor Terry, Leonardo Bennotti, Boutique Alba, Camiceria Lauro/Lauro&Co., "Élégie Sarde" by Mario Cocco

http://www.semaineitaliennedemontreal.com/en/

Gulp. Emma Watson.

AH! The other night at the movies I saw that the Harry Potter craze is soon coming back to us with the final movie. Then I saw this adorable picture on Montreal Nightlife's website ;). At least hearing about Harry Potter is better than hearing about Twilight non-stop. Unless it's more talk about Dumbledore's sexual orientation.