So in case you didn’t know, this happened. Yeah, this boss walked into a Toronto LCBO and walked out with a $26,000 bottle of Scotch. He’s become sort of a hero amongst people like me who, generally speaking, have the morals of a pirate.
And now this happened. And it’s making my life.
(Thanks G for sending this my way!)
Happy Friday lovelies,
Here are some bits and pieces that made my week:
XO
I’ve started to keep track.
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“Lean into mediocrity.”
“Way to have a generic blood type, bro.”
“I eat too much bacon to pretend to want to be a vegetarian, and I can’t afford to eat organic because I’d rather spend the money on wine. Please don’t tell me to stop eating cheese. Stop yelling at me, internet!”
“I could totally be a spy. As long as I had a guarantee that I couldn’t die. But totally. I could totally do it. Remember how much you liked the show ‘Alias’?”
“I wish you were here and we could just hang out on my couch and watch Moulin Rouge! and The Shawshank Redemption. I don’t know why, but those are the 2 movies I really want to watch with you right now. And we’d order from the good Thai place and I’d pretend to feel guilty about drinking wine in front of you.”
Last night MM and I went to see Race, a Canadian Stage production directed by David Mamet. Though we’re pretty into theatre (admittedly we tend to lean more towards theatre of the musical variety), our motivation for seeing this particular production can be summed up in two words: Jason Priestley.
Brandon Walsh y’all!
Our seats were quite close to the front and we both worried that we’d make an obvious squeaking noise or something when he walked onto the stage. We managed to contain ourselves (barely) and settled in for 90 minutes straight of pure (albeit somewhat uncomfortable) awesomeness. I’ve read mixed reviews of Race but overall I thought it was well acted and exceptionally well cast. The play contains a lot of strong language, and is probably not appropriate for a younger audience. As you might be able to glean from the play’s title, the subject matter is race and the script doesn’t pull any punches. It’s funny, jarring, shocking and even a little melancholy.
Race centers around 3 lawyers and the wealthy, debonair (though slightly undone) Henry Brown (played by Nigel Shawn Williams), whom the lawyers are considering representing on a rape charge. Jason Priestley plays lawyer Jack Lawson, and his legal partner Charles Strickland is played by Matthew Edison who was so good he literally took my breath away at times. The play’s only female character, Susan, is portrayed by Cara Ricketts who gives a particularly powerhouse performance that is both raw and controlled. The lawyers grapple with the details of the case and the legal and ethical ramifications of taking on a client who may be both racist and guilty of raping a young woman.
I highly recommend you check it out.
Race runs at the Bluma Appel Theatre until May 5.
This playlist is inspired by my Saturday night sweat-a-thon. MM, Kiki and I hit up a Spice Girls-themed movie night and dance party hosted by She Does The City. We gathered at May on Dundas to watch Spice World (awful, truly awful – I had forgotten how awful) and that was followed by a packed and sweaty dance party and sing-a-long featuring songs from the Spice Girls and other 90s and early 2000s pop gems. Enjoy!
Until about 2 hours ago, I was roughly 94% certain that I’d see the inside of a holding cell before Reese Witherspoon ever did. But now all that’s shot to hell because she was arrested (along with her husband) on Friday. Sweet Home Alabama this is shocking!
UPDATE: here.
I bet she’s falling to pieces right now.
Get it?
Pieces?
Reese’s Pieces?
Sorry.
