Sunday, September 27, 2020

Thanks to Ling, I was sent these updates as to how my Aussie side of the family are doing at this time!
  
                   I must say Lachlan's                   Kara's the perfect               BeAUtiFUL cake the girl's
                   expression has been                        auntie!!!                            made!  I trust it was
                   genetically transferred                                                                   deLISH!!!!
                   over to Edward!!! 😆


Awww, such happy faces of my Aussie nieces and nephews (Krystal, Kara, Aaron, Tim & Edward)!!!
 💖 the bat outfit!!!

And here in the Tdot was part of my dinner...awesome lobster from Tasty's!!!


 

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Disclaimer...The distance achieved is the overall amount that's been accumulated since the beginning of September (not just from today...😉)

Went out for an after work walk (working towards the CIBC Run/Walk for the Cure) with Fayewood around my neighbourhood park and stopped off for some bbtea (minus the bubbles) along the way!


Although caught 15 mins of Ayesha Curry's Instagram chat with Michelle Obama as I was waiting...😍

Monday, September 21, 2020

72nd Emmy Awards

Jimmy Kimmel hosted the show with D-Nice last night! 

 
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - Andrew Cividino, Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek
Outstanding Comedy Series - Schitt's Creek
Outstanding Variety Talk Series - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movies - Regina King, Watchmen
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie - Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much is True
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special - Damon Lindelof, Cord Jefferson, Watchmen
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special - Maria Schrader, Unorthodox
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie - Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchmen
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie - Uzo Aduba, Mrs. America
Outstanding Limited Series - Watchmen
Outstanding Competition Program - RuPaul's Drag Race

H.E.R. - In Memorium

Regis Philbin, Host
Naya Rivera, Actor
Adam Schlesinger, Songwriter
Carroll Spinney, Actor
Herb Granath, Executive
Dorothy D.C. Fontana, Writer
James Lipton, Host
Jim Lehrer, Broadcaster
Shirley Knight, Actor
Robert Conrad, Actor
Silvio Horta, Writer
Robert Forster, Actor
Thomas L. Miller, Producer
Lee Mendelson, Producer
Rick Ludwin, Executive
Fred Willard, Actor
Jas Waters, Writer
Brian Dennehy, Actor
Leonard Goldberg, Producer
David Bellisario, Producer
Rene Auberjonois, Actor
Rip Taylor, Actor
Mary Rose, Costume Designer
Ken Osmond, Actor
Hugh Downs, Broadcaster
Lynn Shelton, Director
Wilford Brimley, Actor
Jerry Stiller, Actor
Ian Holm, Actor
Kellye Nakahara, Actor
Gener Reynolds, Director
Buck Henry, Writer
Lyle Waggoner, Actor
Bill Macy, Actor
John Witherspoon, Actor
Phyllis George, Sportscaster
Nanci Ryder, Publicist
Diana Rigg, Actor
Gil Schwartz, Executive
Diahann Carroll, Actor
Sumner Redstone, Executive
Max Von Sydow, Actor
Fred Silverman, Executive
Carl Reiner, Actor
Ja'net Dubois, Actor
Kirk Douglas, Actor
Chadwick Boseman, Actor

Oprah presented Tyler Perry with the Governors Award

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Zendaya, Euphoria

             
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series - Jesse Armstrong, Succession
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series - Andrij Parekh
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Julia Garner, Ozark
Outstanding Drama Series - Succession

Randall Park and an alpaca gave an award! 😎


My favourite drop-in was The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel's (& Gilmore Girls!!!) Amy Sherman Pallandino  and Daniel Pallandino making an appearance!!!

Friday, September 18, 2020

Good times and remembering the LEGEND...”The Notorious R.B.G.”

          

Ridgemont High was officially back in session streaming Sept 17 on FB. Cast includes Jennifer Aniston, Dane Cook, Morgan Freeman, Henry Golding, Jimmy Kimmel, Shia LaBeouf, John Legend, Ray Liotta, Matthew McConaughey, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.


  

   

Don't we ALL wish they get back together?!?!?! 😈
 
 


As Alison Holker worded so succinctly, 
RIP 87 year old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

   
I'm including comments RBG's admirers (that I ALSO admire 😉) who word my thoughts and respects more eloquently:  

shondaland: "To make life a little better for people less fortunate than you.  That's what I think a meaningful life is.  One lives not just for oneself, but for one's community." Thank you, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  We will keep fighting.

The justice dictated a statement to her granddaughter in the days before her death, NPR reported. Ginsburg said: “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.” - WORD and total respect. 

"With an incomparable and indelible legacy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg will forever be known as a woman of brilliance, a Justice of courage, and a human of deep conviction. She has been a true inspiration to me since I was a girl. Honour her, remember her, act for her." --Duchess Meghan

"For so many of us, Justice Ginsburg was a real-life superhero: a beacon of hope, a warrior for justice, a robed crusader who saved the day time and again. Playing her on 'SNL' was a profound joy because I could always feel the overwhelming love and gratitude that the audience had for her. It was one of the great honors of my life to meet Justice Ginsburg, to shake her hand, and to thank her for her lifetime of service to this country." -- Kate McKinnon, who played RBG on "Saturday Night Live"

"I am heartbroken to hear of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a true champion of gender equality and was a strong woman for me and all the little girls of the world to look up to. Throughout my life, I've been fortunate to meet so many amazing people … but there's those select few where there's an instinct inside you that tells you to pay close attention. And I did. When I met her I was hanging on to her every word… I will always remember what she said to us the day we met her: 'Be the best you.' It was simple yet profound. Thank you RBG for fighting all these years. We will honor you by continuing to fight for equality, empathy and justice for all. 💔 #RIPRBG ✨❤️✨" --Jennifer Lopez

"Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fought to the end, through her cancer, with unwavering faith in our democracy and its ideals. That's how we remember her. But she also left instructions for how she wanted her legacy to be honored. My statement [here]." --former President Barack Obama

"Rest in peace Ruth Bader Ginsburg - a true legend, an iconoclast, a glass ceiling breaker, and a feminist icon. She changed the world in so many incredible ways. Prayers, love and strength to her family during this dark time. I hope you have fun with Antonin Scalia in heaven... One of the most beautiful and interesting modern public friendships was that between Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her ideological opposite Antonin Scalia. They both loved opera, law and the U.S.A. I always loved their relationship. Let this part of their legacy be an example to us all" --Meghan McCain

"We have lost one of the most extraordinary Justices ever to serve on the Supreme Court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life and landmark opinions moved us closer to a more perfect union. And her powerful dissents reminded us that we walk away from our Constitution's promise at our peril." --former President Bill Clinton, who nominated RBG to the Supreme Court in 1993

"Justice Ginsburg paved the way for so many women, including me. There will never be another like her. Thank you RBG." --former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

"Laura and I join our fellow Americans in mourning the loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She dedicated many of her 87 remarkable years to the pursuit of justice and equality, and she inspired more than one generation of women and girls. Justice Ginsburg loved our country and the law. Laura and I are fortunate to have known this smart and humorous trailblazer, and we send our condolences to the Ginsburg family." --former President George W. Bush

"Rosalynn and I are saddened by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A powerful legal mind and a staunch advocate for gender equality, she has been a beacon of justice during her long and remarkable career. I was proud to have appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals in 1980. We join countless Americans in mourning the loss of a truly great woman. We will keep her family in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time." --former President Jimmy Carter

"NY's heart breaks with the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. During her extraordinary career, this Brooklyn native broke barriers & the letters RBG took on new meaning -- as battle cry & inspiration. Her legal mind & dedication to justice leave an indelible mark on America." --Andrew Cuomo

"Tonight, the flags are flying at half staff over the Capitol to honor the patriotism of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Every woman and girl, and therefore every family, in America has benefitted from her brilliance." --Nancy Pelosi

"The passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a tremendous loss to our country. She was an extraordinary champion of justice and equal rights, and will be remembered as one of the great justices in modern American history." --Bernie Sanders

"Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a titan of justice. Her jurisprudence expanded the rights of all Americans, shaping our lives for the better. And her example now shines within the history of our country, there to inspire generations." --Pete Buttigieg

"I am so, so saddened by the news that Ruth Bader Ginsburg has passed. Justice Ginsburg was a trailblazer and an extraordinary jurist who devoted her life to advancing the causes of equality and justice. We are in her debt. May her memory be a blessing to us all." --Cory Booker

"Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A model for fairness, rational thought, and progress. She will be missed more than we can yet imagine." --Seth MacFarlane

"This is devastating, an incalculable loss. We owe so much to RBG. Rest in Power Ruth Bader Ginsburg. #RIPRBG" --Megan Rapinoe

"nooooooooooooo #rbg onward in her name ... #RBGForever" --Rosie O'Donnell

"No matter where we go from here, this is a remarkably selfless statement to make on your deathbed: 'My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new President is installed.' RIP Ruth Bader Ginsburg." --Kumail Nanjiani

"The way to honor her life and her legacy is to respect her dying wish, which was to ask that her seat not be filled until a new president is sworn in. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, for all you have given us all these decades, I stand ready to fight for your final request." --George Takei

"My friends, the great 'Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the US Supreme Court and its most determined advocate for gender equality, has died at the age of 87. She had endured multiple bouts of cancer before succumbing to the disease.' There are no words." --Bette Midler

"Rest In Peace And Power. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural, and feminist icon has died from complications from cancer. Just days before her death, as her strength waned, Ginsburg dictated this statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: 'My most fervent wish is that i I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.'  Architect of the legal fight for women's rights in the 1970s, Ginsburg subsequently served 27 years on the nation's highest court, becoming its most prominent member. Her death will inevitably set in motion what promises to be a nasty and tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her, and it thrusts the Supreme Court vacancy into the spotlight of the presidential campaign." --Zoe Saldana

"#rbg #RuthBaderGinsburg Rest with the best! But we must fight as she fought till the bitter end no matter what we cannot and must not succumb to cynicism!!!" --John Leguizamo

"We lost a hero today. We must carry her memory and purpose. Justice for all." --Bill Nye

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

I joined Fayewood in signing up for the CIBC Run for the Cure that taking place on Sunday October 4th. Similar to the Mon Sheong Fun Run & Walk, participants fill in their own time and fundraise on their own.  I've included my fundraising information (https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR/RunfortheCure/RFTC_NW_odd_?px=13524152&pg=personal&fr_id=27307) and the extra steps I put in after meeting up with Faye for an outdoor socially distant evening walk this evening.

  


After returning home, I'm catching the TIFF Tribute Awards #TIFF20 with appearances by Ava DuVernay, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Shawn Mendes, Olivia Colman, Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet



Sunday, September 13, 2020



Went to see Karen at Art Runway, Pacific Mall for a hair cut and bang trim yesterday!  
      
Afterwards in the evening, caught up with my Abbeyite girlfriend's for a zoom catch up! I love that we can all still make this work even though the group of us are split between two continents! Mind you, distance makes the heart super fond of each other.  😉


Because it was forecast to rain this morning, I took the opportunity to 'sleep-in' 👻...well, ok NOT REALLY but no matter...took this time to catch the movie,  Just Mercy with Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Lawson amongst the main draws (besides the storyline) that drew me in...I was very glad to have caught it!

As the day cleared up in the early arvo, I decided to go for my walk around 1pm...which retrospectively wasn't the smartest idea as with the sun fully out, was sweltering out (something I normally bypass when I walk as the sun is coming up...so that the heat hasn't really hit yet, but details...).  HOWEVER, instead of heading to the park in this said sun-filled area, I headed down a sheltered laneway into a street with townhouses, which was a perfect walkway for me as the townhouses were tall enough to give me much needed shade! 

After going to visit Ames and Mr. Trudeau for sushi dinner (yaaasss!!!), am spending the rest of the evening watching some episodes of  Songland - with Luis Fonsi and H.E.R. as well as catching The Masked Singer - Special Season Four Sneak Peek as well as hopefully starting 'Why Women Kill' series (that began last week).

Friday, September 11, 2020

Wow, this week's gone by like a blur!!!

Last Friday, had a wonderful and much needed 2 hour WhatsApp convo with bestie, Shelley! The only downside was that the chat went by sooooooo fast....WHHHHHHHAAAT?!?!?!?!!!

The rest of the weekend was successfully occupied with television watching:

  •  The Nick Cordero Memorial Tribute - 'Live Your Life' - Nick Cordero by Lenii
  • The Blind Side with Sandra Bullock
  • The Intern with Anne Hathaway and Robert DeNiro
  • Biography the 9 Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
  • A&E Biography: I want my MTV - where the special documentary charted the rise of the cultural phenomenom that define's my generation. What started as playful music video lineups (that in full disclosure, I watched while running on my treadmill!), evolved to reflect the North American youth culture (pointedly the American youth culture). It's craycray how MTV pushed the boundaries of art, sex, gender and race while cementing its celebrity image and at the forefront exploring new technologies!  Definitely a throwback with the revision of DJ's and MTV in general!!!


Thursday, September 03, 2020

Name day drama

 


After having health drama arising beginning Sunday arvo that had been continuously on and off the following two days afterward, I made the executive decision to check into the emerg department to find out the cause as a present to myself...apparently I must be weary of sticky gallstones in the gallbladder...yay?


And this is the conclusion of my eventful day that caused me so much distress YET it's better to know...then NOT.

Update: received this in the mail two weeks later...the positive outlook is that this was my body’s way to make me feel like it’s only UP now!!!