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Picture of the day

Picture of the day

Recycled Soup labels for wrapping paper

It was quite accidental…really. I didn’t feel like leaving the house to go and get wrapping paper for my friend’s son’s birthday party. So I used what I had around the house.<!–

My favorite is the bow I made using a soup label.

I totally admit that I got carried away with the slipcover greeting card envelope.

Eco-Challenge

Every year I create a new years resolution that basically only helps me but this year I want to do something that will impact the entire planet. So I’m taking Ghandi’s famous quote: Be the change you want to see in the world seriously. For one year I’m going to change the way I live in order to help our planet. Like all new changes the best way to go about it is to take it slow and add on. Like for the month of February, all plastic bags are banned from my home. Did you know that bags are washing up on shores on islands in the middle of the ocean where no humans live and they are killing birds? And! did you know that it takes 10,000 years for bags to decompose?

I won’t lie, the no plastic bag challenge has been hard to live with since they magically seem to appear and what the hell do I do with the ones I already have? But I tell myself that doing something is better than doing nothing at all.

I was inspired by all the documentaries I’ve been watching lately about the planet and Global Warming. We literally on a magical accident in the universe. Our earth didn’t have to happen so why are we treating our home like we are entitled? We are one cell of many that keeps the world spinning. And the world doesn’t need us. This I know and therefore I feel that it’s important to change to at least slow the damage.

Sex me up

I ❤ being gay

Candyman

My crushes are usually over the top good looking with a hint of dorkiness. It’s my thing and proud of it. This guy, whoever he is, is over the top. Enjoy.

Change

What can I say? I’ve been busy! I can’t believe that it’s been almost one full year since I last posted something. To be honest, I was burnt out from doing videos for my youtube channel Phunkybrats where I helped people deal with their weight issues and come to terms with their sexuality. Everyday I get so many emails from viewers/readers asking for advice or who just want to be heard. It’s an amazing experience to not only be heard but to take my personal experiences, good and bad, to help people all over the world…literally!

 

But there is a price to pay for opening your life to the world. As much as it was rewarding it was also draining. It suddenly felt like my ‘personal life’ was your domain and some people felt they had the ‘right’ to say what they felt about me while missing my message: share what you have with the rest of the world. So I decided I needed a much needed break. I moved away from Toronto, got out of a dismal relationship and reconnected with my old self. I moved home, started a brand new career as an apprentice chef, and started all over again.

 

What have I learned about this time away? Well first off I learned in order to change the world you must first change yourself. BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD! Why do people need to use the word gay as a slander? Why are we still fighting ourselves with our imperfections? And for God’s sake, why are teenagers killing themselves because of bullying? BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD!

 

My challenge this year is to share the tools that I’ve collected to inspire you to be the change that our beautiful world desperately needs. Even though at one point I felt that my personal life was being invaded, I realize that it is important to continue doing what I do because of that reason: If people can see a real person sharing his story, warts and all, maybe they won’t feel so lonely.

 

So keep sending me your emails and comments!

Chantelle: Blond Ambition vs. Girlie Show

A friend near and dear but certainly NOT the faithful Madonna fan has challenged my wiki-archive brain claiming that Madonna’s Blond Ambition 1990 World Tour is better than her Madgesty’s 1993 Girlie Show. Yes, I will go on record and say that BA is a classic, if not historical piece of music history. However, GS is her most daring artistic installation that is, still to this day, over looked. I, unlike Chantelle, hadn’t been to either where I have been to GS. I could had gone in grade 6 to the Blond Ambition but I worried (my maturity and lack of common sense weren’t in sync yet) that I would faint and miss the show because I was in hospital.

After our conversation on the telephone, we, Frank & Chantelle, have agreed to compare the following videos:

GS Express yourself was the third song in the concert and BA was the opening song which means it’ll definitely have a ‘get your attention’ edge to it.

Holiday: I’m speechless and torn between the two. I truly love this song!

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KEITH TO DEBUT NEW SINGLE “WITHOUT YOU” ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA ON FEBRUARY 17TH

On February 17th, Keith will debut “Without You”, the second single off of the three time Grammy winner’s recently released CD Get Closer, with a performance on ABC’s Good Morning America. The song is the follow up to his 24th Top 5 hit “Put You In A Song” which currently stands at #2 on the country charts. Check your local listings and be sure to tune in! In addition, Keith just announced his “Get Closer 2011 World Tour” featuring an all new stage production and Keith’s one of a kind, captivating live performances. Tickets will go on sale beginning February 11th and the tour will make stops in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Chicago as well as Canada and Australia amongst other locations.

As Bon Jovi’s No. 1 tour closes out 2010 with concerts in Spain, Japan, New Zealand and Australia, the iconic band will ring in 2011 with newly announced worldwide dates in the U.S., Canada and throughout Europe. Bon Jovi 2011 Tour, promoted by AEG Live, is set to kick off in North America this February with tickets going on sale.

For the third consecutive week this week, Kenny Chesney, the 4-time Country Music Association and 4-in-a-row-Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year, celebrates “Somewhere With You” as the number one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Dave Matthews Bans Tour Info: 2011 is our 20th anniversary as a band and we want to celebrate by playing music together.  While they are still taking the year off from touring, they have decided to plan four multi-day, multi-artist music events that will take place this summer. They will be sending out save the date emails and announcing more information soon but they wanted to share the news with their fans first.

Rush has confirmed they will play Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC on June 30th, 2011. Tickets go on sale Feb 4th with pre-sales for Rush.com members and AMEX front of line starting Tuesday @ 10AM.