Entertainment Archive

  • The financial irrationality of entertainment at the fair

    Tweet I finally went to the Canadian National Exhibition a.k.a. “The Ex” last summer for the first time since I moved to Toronto, to mostly look (NOT EAT) at this infamous deep-fried butter dish. One word: YUCK. Anyhoo, as I was strolling around the fair […]

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  • Falling in love with something all over again

    Tweet You can fall in love with something all over again. But sometimes you just need to accept the flaws of a given product or service that you used to love but then got disenchanted with, and make it work for your life. I feel […]

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  • How does a Canadian household spend their money?

    Tweet Mint Canada ran this last year (July 1st 2011), and I thought it to be fitting to run it again this year as a look back. On average, in 2011 Canadians have about $50,734 to spend each year and here’s were it goes! Provided […]

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  • The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park coming to Universal Orlando in Spring 2010

    Tweet I am SO going. I am a huge Harry Potter fan (both movies and books), and this looks amazing. If BF can drag me to Dallas to see Southfork from the TV show “Dallas”, then I can drag him to Florida for a little […]

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  • What do I do for fun?

    Tweet A lot of you have expressed curiosity about WTF I do for fun and entertainment. I hate to burst your bubbles, but I am actually really a boring person during the week or on weekends right now during winter. REALLY BORING. You might even snore while […]

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