I Need the Doctor!

So I found out, in my Dr. Who website stalking, that the new series started filming yesterday! Hoorah! With all the stress and work, I could definitely use a few new Doctor episodes. I miss him! In honour of this exciting news, I am posting some cool Dr. Who things I have found online over the past few months. Enjoy!

Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey <3
Poster by Odd Quartet

A birthday cake someone made for my aunt's friend.
I need friends like that!

TARDIS Pumpkin
Unknown Creator - Sent to me by
a friend...

TARDIS Teapot
Created by Rebekka Ferbrache

TARDIS Lunch Bag
Sold on the DoctorWhoGear Site

He really is awesome. I <3 David Tennant for ever!
Found on SodaHead

Bahaha! That is all.
Found on TheDailyMeme

Feel free to share links of other wonderful Doctor Who stuff! Nerd, out!

There's Always Someone...

I love you iTunes. You always know what I want/need music-wise. Oh wait. That's cause I pump you full of music that I love. But tonight, you did really well. I turned you on, and hit play. This is what you gave me:

This song just makes me happy. Enjoy!

Lesson This Week?

This week, this quote keeps popping up everywhere. It's something my mom and aunt have told me my whole life. But in case you don't have a loving member telling you this, here it is:

It's proven to be a useful for me so far! Mom's are always right...

In Honour of Valentine's Day.

I'm not always a fan of Valentine's Day; I think sometimes people make too big a deal of it and it becomes a little overly extravagant. I think, on Valentine's Day, you should just do the things you wish you did every day. We shouldn't just love fully one day of the year. We should love whole-heartedly every day.

However, in honour of this special day, I am posting this hilarious "Kids Say the Darndest Things - Marriage Style." I saw this and laughed so hard. Enjoy!

Have a fantastic Valentine's Day, everyone!

Source: Seacoast Weddings Magazine

Don't Become Numb.

I saw this video and had to share it. I have situations in my life that have made me feel excruciatingly vulnerable and hurt. For a long time, I struggled to feel like I was worthy of great things. Today, I feel happy and grateful, and work hard to open myself to the beauty and joy the world has to offer. I may not be perfect, but I am enough. So are you. Open your hearts to all the possibilities.

We must not become numb. We must let ourselves be seen, love with our whole hearts, and practice gratitude and joy. We are enough.

Pan Am in Real Life?

I don't know if I have mentioned this before on the blog, but I love the TV show Pan Am. Unfortunately, the network has decided to cancel it after this first season. That is pretty much one of my newer biggest pet peeves; TV networks cancelling more than half the new shows after season one. But I digress.

This retro add was feature in TV Guide Magazine.
Isn't cool?

Pan Am is just such a fun, intense show with many intriguing plots playing out. And also, the pilots? Hot! At least the Dean Lowry guy... If you haven't checked out this show yet, catch up on season one; it is worth it even if the show has been cancelled.

Apparently the guy who plays Dean now, Mike Vogel, wasn't originally
in the cast (based on this picture from the creators of the show - found
on the CTV website).

But really, who wouldn't want to be in his plane?
(Picture from ABC online)

Well, guess what? You can fly now with an airline that is a bit more old-fashioned and kind of Pan Am-ish. The stewardesses even wear the little hats! It made me want to become a stewardess. Do you know what airline I am talking about? That's right folks, I am talking about Porter Airlines. It flies out of Toronto City Airport. The only problem with it is that it doesn't go to the West of the country so I cannot visit my sister.

See? Even the little pill box hats!
(Photo by Porter Airlines)

This airline is much less expensive than the others, probably because of the airports it uses. However, the service is fantastic. The staff is extremely friendly and they feed you. For free. Even on short flights. Here are some pictures from my flight at Christmas-time.

They asked if I wanted a something box. I didn't hear what they said
but hey! You wanna give me a free box? Sure!

I open up my box and I found food! These people are my new best
friends. A sandwich, and potato salad, and chocolate? Yum!

Here is my favourite part; they use glass glasses. That means they
wash the glasses and re-use them. That makes me happy!
Helping the environment.

So that is a little taste of my experience with Porter Airline. Give them a shot if you can. You'll love your experience.

Art Class = Love.

So I definitely am loving my art class way more than I expected, not being an artsy person. Today we did a few fun things, all projects you could do in a classroom.

Firstly, we made balanced plasticine meals. This is something that is great to incorporate with health class, for example. Anyway, we had lots of fun! It is so exciting to make itty bitty food and place it in a realistic way. 

Our meal was salmon, carrots, asparagus, baked sweet potato, and a
glass of milk. It was hard to get the right brown for the potato skin!

Then, and this is my favourite part. We learned about the proportions of the face while drawing a portrait. The proportions really help and are so interesting to learn about. You never think about it that way. It was great! I have not drawn anything that realistic looking, ever. And it would be even greater if we learned how to shade. Anyway, so here is a before and after of how I drew faces.

See what I did there? I put it on ugly paper and took a picture with
not-as-good lighting. Kind of like what they do with before
and after pictures in advertising...

New and improved portrait. Now I  know things like, eyes are halfway
down the face, ears go from between the eyebrows and eyes to
the nose. Crazy how those little details make a difference.

So it was quite an exciting evening. There were lots of Oooohs, Aahhhhs, Really!?s, and No way!?s. I love learning things like this. Hopefully we do shading soon!

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P.S. We named and marked our mealworms today in class. And holy smokes, mealworms be crazy! Jasmine was climbing up the walls. I think she was trying to escape.

See? Jasmine. Climbing up the wall. We also have an Aladdin with
a blue mark on his back. Also, don't worry; the nail polish
doesn't hurt them because of their rough exoskeleton.