HJNTIY Quote of the Day:

No matter how powerful and real your feelings may be for someone, if that person cannot fully and honestly return them and therefore actively love you back, these feelings mean nothing.

The Bro Code by Barney Stinson

Absolutely hilarious!! What exactly is it? Well...it's a book that outlines "rules" for how "Bros" should conduct themselves in various situations. And that's basically all it is.

My favourite excerpts from the book:

Article 1: Bros before ho's
The bond between two men is stronger than a bond between a man and a woman because, on average, men are stronger than women. That's just science.

Article 12: Bros do not share dessert.

Article 26: Unless he has children, a Bro should not wear his cell phone on a belt clip.

Article 41: A Bro never cries.
Exceptions: Watching Field of Dreams, E.T., or a sports legend retire ** applies only to the first time he retires.

Article 49: When asked: "Do you need some help?" a Bro shall automatically respond "I got it.", whether or not he's actually got it.
Exceptions: Carrying an expensive TV, parallel parking an expensive car, loading an expensive TV into an expensive car.

Article 73: A Bro never asks for directions when lost.


LOL Love it!!! Go read it ASAP! :)

Drake + Trey Songz - Successful <3

2 of my faves = one dope track.

**official vid debuting on BET**



*hi 5* to Mr Bryan Brock of 1 Love T.O. for posting the vid!

Scene & Heard:

I'm not upset that you lied to me. I'm upset that from now on, I can't believe you.

~ Friedrich Nietzsche

Patience is rewarding...

...which is why I've made yall wait so long for my blog post. ok ok so I've just been majorly slack and I apologize! I've just been trying to make the best of what's left of this cold/rainy/tornado-y summer but I admitted defeat yesterday and gave into fall when I had to change into jeans and closed-toed shoes! *Gasp* the horror!

So I welcome fall (and of course its fashion) with open arms!! I'll be doing a fall trends post soon, seeing as how its my favourite shopping season of the year, but until then I leave you with this cute little ummm quote? poster? jpeg? whatever...

My new doggie <3

I would like for everyone to meet the newest member of my fam (and Pieces of Pretty mascot lol):

akfjasdklfsdfksdfsfa my dream come true!! I've been wanting an English Bully for as long as I remember!

We named her Loubie aka LouLou. Why?

...because of her red/pink soles of course ;)

I am so smitten! <3

Scene & Heard:

Some are destined to succeed, some are determined to succeed.

- H. Swami Tejomayananda(Indian , b.1950)

I <3 Johnny Depp

...cuz he's so fucking cool.

and not to mention incredibly talented. I usually love all his movies.

Saw Public Enemies today and loved him as John Dillinger:

To date, Mr Depp has successfully managed to make me fall in love with a rogue undercover cop, a cocaine dealer, an eccentric pirate, and now a suave bank robber. Oh, Johnny *sigh*

I am SUPER excited for his next role as the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland (directed by crazyman Tim Burton). Not only because of JD, but also because AIW was one of my favourite books / movies as a kid. So excited!!!

Check this link out for more movie info and pix:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-06-21-alice-in-wonderland_N.htm#photo1

oh and P.S. HAPPY CANADA DAY to my fellow Canucks! :) I do love this country.

R.I.P. MJ

Yesterday was a sad sad day. I'm still in disbelief to be quite honest....I thought the King of Pop would outlive us all!

It's terrible that he passed away right before his much-antipicated come-back tour (which sold out within hours, if not minutes), and right before he got to release his come-back album that he'd been working on.

So here's an ode to the one and only Michael Jackson...a compilation of my and all my friends' all-time fave MJ tracks:

Jackson 5 - I'll Be There
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ncb5ufrsSw&feature=related

Rock With You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hK3Y1Ehv9c&feature=fvst

Pretty Young Thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdV7Kb1RG8Y

In the Closet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cupnsUDyjuA
Was I the only one that liked this song?? LOL

Human Nature
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjzer9dUWmg

Dirty Diana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJpLGQpngDI&feature=fvst

Baby Be Mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6DVMImlOnU

Remember the Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rENoOBFrOlw



and my fave Vid of ALLLL time (to this day)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xs9OQHpwDE
THRILLER. it scared the shit out of me but who DIDN'T love this vid? Iconic.

My dad has the THRILLER vinyl...he's heartbroken by the news I'm sure.


What were YOUR faves?

Give $$$ Make Change

I'll be here tonight:


And you should come too :)

HJNTIY Quote of the Day:

Unless he's all yours, he's still hers.

Don't be that girl.

3sixteen

Boys....look no further....this line is almost perfection:

All boys men should look like this <3

For more, check out: http://www.3sixteen.com

Se7en ft Lil Kim

OMG Se7en sings this song?!?!?!?! with lil kim!??!!?

IM IN LOVE AGAIN!!!!




Holla @ me, baby ;)
(although, I think you need dancing lessons from CBreezy...he probably has all kindsa time on his hands now)

Music Currently on TT's Rotation - June

Click links to listen on iMeem.

Human - Mateo

Complicated - Mateo

why r u - amerie

Lets Call It Off - Drake ft Peter Bjorn & John

Ignorant Shit (Ft. Lil Wayne) - Drake

Little Bit (feat. Lykke Li) - Drake

dont worry - glenn lewis

Epiphany - Chrisette Michelle


Ummm yeah...Can't get enough of the Drizzy! lol Album's been on rotation all of '09 and I'm still not sick of it.

What? It's June already?!

Obviously I failed miserably at updating my blog during the remainder of my trip LOL I'm kinda disappointed, cuz reading back and reminiscing is fun. I guess I'll always have the pictures (which I'll try to upload to flickr when I get a chance).

Sp to sum up Vegas.....it was amazing - as usual. I Love that place with a passion! We met some amusing randoms from Philly, the UK, and NYC (who were Arab, but with their slight Arabic accent mingling with a New York accent I was all "Dude, you totally sound Australian!"). It was a scorching 40 degrees in the dessert without a cloud in the sky. That resulted in some brilliant tanning sessions. Stayed @ the Venetian this time around and it's my fave so far on the strip. I always like to stay at a diff 5-star hotel each time but I think I've found my Vegas home lol.

I'll try to keep better memoires on my next getaway....which may be sooner than later. Linh (my cousin) is REALLY trying to pressure me to go camping. Is she for real?!?!? Well one positive thing will come of the experience (if it even happens) >> yall will have some AMUSING shit to read, that's for sure.

Anyway, I should call it a night soon....tomorrow will be my first day back at work since my wonderful vacay ended. How sad am I?? I am not mentally prepared at all for the arduous days ahead of adjusting back to the daily grind. Which is why I'm in the process of creating my own destiny...EFF THIS 9 - 5 corporate BS!!!

Before I go though....I thought I should give a HUGEEEE shoutout to a special somebody:

HAPPPYYYYYYY 30th BDAYYYYYY

To my main squeeze lol

Well, his actual birthday was on May 30th, but obvs we were out and about doing bdayish things so I didn't get a chance to give him a lil shout on here. BUT I did change my FB status and that's all that really matters, right? haha

I got him this dope Moncler jacket from SCOOP in Vegas for his Bday gift and I'm tres excited about it.

Ok I'm done. GNIGHTTT YALLL!!!

L.A. Day 6

No major updates today. Ummmmm burn's getting "better". It's peeling hardcore now, which looks pretty gross, but unavoidable. It's not gonna be cute strutting around in my bikini by the Venetian pool with a scabby arm.

I've noticed since I've been here that my allergies are non-existent and my skin is fantastic and so well-behaved!! I think I was born to live here.

There was also a mini-quake today that I failed to noticed. We were in a theatre and i had just thought that someone kicked my seat, until the people in front of us asked if we felt the jerk too. LOL whoops. Maybe i WOULDN'T survive on the West Coast.

ok off to bed...I'm calling it an early night. VEGAS TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Free wi-fi in my pretty Venetian suite....nice! More updates! Hopefully SOBER updates :X)


Later, lovelies!!


xoxoxo from Cali!

T

L.A. Day 5

I've been slack with the updates cuz i've been road-tripping all weekend with the majority of my time being spent in San Diego...and I had no wi-fi there :(

But my mini road trip included: San Diego (obviously), Cabazon (near Palm Springs), Carlsbad, and last but certainly not least...NEWPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I effing LOVE it in Newport. And not just cuz i'm a huge O.C. fan lol it is clean and posh and fab!

We stopped off here to shop: http://www.shopfashionisland.com/

POSHEST MALL EVER!!!!! Let's just say...even their McDonald's had leather loungers! WTH! Pix to come later. I would so consider moving here if not for the lack of excitement/hustle & bustle, and Universal Health care lol

That's me in Martin + Osa's badasssss fitting room. All wood, high ceilings, spacious, a wicked forest-y backdrop, and not to mention great lighting which i think is ESSENTIAL in fitting rooms.

Today I have no concrete plans....we may play it by ear since we just got back into L.A. last night and are pretty tired from the weekend's adventures.

Leaving for Vegas tomorrow morn though...HOLLA!!!

After Vegas, I think we plan on doing some more California roaming ....Laguna, Anaheim, Santa Monica, and more of Melrose + Rodeo.

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

xoxoxox

TT

p.s. I miss Toronto Bubble Tea. BBT here sucks major ass!!!!

p.p.s. For random on-the-go updates from my BBerry, get at me on TWITTER! http://twitter.com/PiecesofPretty

L.A. Day 3

12:07 a.m. PST

I am EXHAUSTED from a full day of shopping in Hollywood, Melrose, and Beverly Hills. Made it a point to stop at Kitson, and the infamous Sprinkles for a dozen cupcakes (@ $40USD a pop mind you)....but mmmmmmmmmmmm!!! SO DELISH!

Passed by a couple of Pinkberry's but didnt go in (since Yogurtland is way better :X)

Purchases today:

- cute UCLA tank
- even cuter bikini
- some random hair accessories
- and of course the cupcakes

Yeah...i'm pacing myself....a 2 week shopping journey is DANGEROUS lol

We didn't fully get to explore the entire Melrose and Rodeo strips so i'm thinking we'll head back there next week. But first thing's first....packing up for the drive to San Diego tomorrow.

Goodnight!!! Momma is BEAT!!

xoxoxo

TT


p.s. we rented a car today and let me tell you...it is mortifying driving around melrose and rodeo in a lame white IMPALA cuz that's all that Enterprise had left. AND it was damn overpriced. *fist*

Los Angeles!

So here I am...Day 2 in Los Angeles......ok, it's really just Day 1 since we got in around 10pm PST last night. Not much to report yet as most of today was just spent figuring out what we're gonna do for the next two weeks, but i DID manage to make a stop over at my fave snack spot: Yogurtland . LOVES IT!!!!!

There's a bootleg one in Pacific Mall but this one's way better :) more yogurt flavors, more toppings.

Purchases thus far:

- a totally cute bright yellow skirt
- neon yellow tank (yeah, i'm on a yellow trip...)
- nail polish
- a few little surprises for Sokhom's nephew Ben.

yeah, totally random.

Up next tomorrow: Random adventures in Hollywood & Beverly Hills. Making it a point to stop by the much hyped-up Kitson, and possibly have din @ Geisha House.

Anybody have any suggestions on places I should see / go to / eat or shop at in the Los Angeles area?

HJNTIY quote of the day:

(HJNTIY = He's Just Not That Into You. for future reference :))



It doesn't count unless he says it when he's sober.

My Current Playlist on Repeat:

Some of this stuff I've already posted, but whateves....I can't get enough!
Just thought I'd share with yall, the theme songs to my life right now :)

Im The Shit (Remix) (Feat. Kanye West) - DJ Class

Knock You Down feat Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Keri Hilson

Best I Ever Had - Drake

unstoppable remix - drake ft lil wayne & santogold

Ego (Remix) (Feat. Beyonce) - Kanye West

how it was supposed to be - ryan leslie

future in you - ne-yo

You Complete Me - Keyshia Cole

Brooklyn Go Hard - Jay-Z