Quick Post of Miscellaneousness

This week’s car is a 2014 Ford Escape.

This week’s car is going to have better-than-usual blog photos.

My laptop and I, going around the city.

Stopped by an eBay party at the Hazelton.

They put on a great Mother’s Day Collective: unique gift ideas, made by up-and-coming Canadian artists, that eBay lends a hand up to.  That’s Monique Chan’s “Radiant Necklace” by her studio MoonRox, $70, here’s the link.

Bottom pic: good camera-awareness, missy.

Will work from wherever.

Last week’s car, next week’s blog review – Ford’s 2014 Fusion.

I’m liking that collage, that may be my new format for the sidebar ‘This Week’s Car’…

My column printed today – Fuel Economy Ratings get a Dose of Reality.

And confirmed: it’s a pretty impossible fit, the backseat of an F-TYPE.

 

 

All Over and Also Not

I’m all over town this week, plus have a ton of auto articles due so it’s also opposite, heads down pounding my keyboard (this week’s column – bragging about Canada/ians in the auto industry).

Still overwhelmed.  To produce this life, then find the time to document it, ideally in video, oh guys it’s 10:45 and I just sat down for the first time today.

Where is my assistant omg… hey why not, let’s see what happens, I’ll write a wanted ad…

Seeking an Assistant: You can video edit, blog, and you “get” the internet. You can speak on the phone, and present well both online and IRL. This is not your first job. I am a benevolent dictator, and the job will be fun, rewarding + travel. Pay to start sucks, gobs of money to follow. Please apply within.

Below are some recent things, many coming soon in full posts, and I’ve got to get to bed, it’s another 16 hour day out tomorrow and OH am I ever excited about my morning meeting. Waiting to say where until I have an acconomyonpying photo, for maximum impact obviously.

Night

Nice to be getting back online.

My all-new Nissan Rogue review prints next week (liked it).

Went to Canadian Tire’s annual Winter Driving event today. Remember last year, when I drove on a hockey rink?

This year was about the science. You change your tires at 7ºC – it’s about temperature, not snow.

Ran into these hooligans.

L – R:  Mike Schlee of AutoGuide; David Miller of The Driver; Mark Stevenson of Autos.ca

Stopped by eBay tonight, where Project Runway’s season 2 winner Sunny Wong was debuting his holiday collection.

That dress is being auctioned off for Kids Help Phone, bidding starts at $0.99, check #VAWK4eBay for details.

Classy, elegant and well made; making that sharp V with sheer panels is impossible.

Went to Canada’s oldest & largest Classic Car auction.

Those photos will make a blog beautfiul.

Hi hi 7 Jeans party.

About 70% of all the stuff I’ve posted since 2007, has been in 7s, love ’em. Okay, it’s all the same pair. I had to relegate them to only fancy events, it’s become a bit like wearing tissue paper.

And this string of bad luck is trying so hard to hang ON omfg, look where I am.

Threw my back out, and was at an emergency physio appointment this morning.  You know it’s bad if I went to a doctor. Getting old is garbage.

So ya, I’ve fallen into old habits.

kk night for real.

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Viddy still on skeleton staff  TTYS

 

Breakfast at the Hazelton

eBay invited me to the Hazelton, to celebrate the launch their exclusive jewellery collection:

The eBay Valentine’s Collective

They’ve partnered with three of Canada’s leading jewellery designers. This line was my favourite, it’s Rebekah Price.

Usually her stuff is sold at Holt’s, she ships necklaces to Lady GaGa, and everything seen here is under $100 shipping included; so yes, good deal.

Most importantly, there is no heart theme.

Gentleman, please don’t buy your girl heart jewellery.
Be more sophisticated. Click here for an example of no.

PS – I haven’t been to eBay since the 90s. Auctions aren’t my thing; I don’t go shopping, I go buying.

But I learned that, eBay has become 70% “Buy it Now”, huh.  I added it to my, “places to search for hard to find things” list, will let you know how it goes.