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WINNER WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER…

Posted on June 16th, 2011 Be the first to comment

Winner winner of the St. Louis chicken dinner!

We wish we had many other gift certificates to give out but, alas, we have only 1 pair this time. I hope to score more prizes in the future!! )Woud be nice, hey?….)

We think think so, but until then we have a WINNER!!

Miss Laura! Pls email us at Patrick@torontocitylife.com with your contact info and email address so we can make this contest complete!

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS AND FOR ENTERING THIS RANDOM CONTEST!

I sure hope for more so STAY TUNED!!

Dear Jeff,

I hate to turn you down but unfortunately you are the runner up this time around. Please feel free to enter once again in the future should we post more contests (I have one under my sleeve!)

<3 SarahD

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CONTEST, CONTEST, CONTEST!!!

Posted on June 11th, 2011 5 Comments

A few weeks back Patrick and I went to the grand opening of the latest location of St. Louis on Yonge Street (528 Yonge St.). We both gushed over the food, enough to take some goofy pics of me making a huge mess of myself, as one does when eating BBQ ribs and yummy wings and whatnot, right? Right?

The management came over to investigate the camera flashes  and giggling (Patrick’s, I swear! lol). When we confessed the truth about Patrick fave hobby, i.e. TorontoCityLife they were very excited for the free advertising (based on actually enjoyment of gooooood bar food, I swear!). They liked us so much that they offered up a pair of FREE DINNERS at their location!! So, we are sharing our excitement with you, the lovely followers of this site!!

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EAT ME, EAT ME, EAT ME!!!

We highly encourage you all to check out the new resto at:  528 Yonge St., Toronto, On. St. Louis Wings. Say ‘hi’ to my pals Stacey + Huda for us!!!

Patrick’s rules:

For you and a friend to scarf down some wicked wings + fries, all you have to do is to post the 3rd comment correctly answering this skill testing question:

Who did TCL proclaim as Toronto’s 2 HOTTEST COUNCILLORS??

*HINT* 1: female, 1: male…..

(comments will open at 5 p.m. EST, June 11, 2011)

see you all later!!!

 

 

Filed under: Dispatches, Pictures, SarahD

This weekend, some random things are going to appear in this city…

Posted on June 10th, 2011 3 Comments

I love random things and I love taking pictures of random things, things that some people call ‘ART’.  Join me here and we can play a game of ‘Where’s Waldo”!

Calling all #Toronto culture vultures! Don’t forget LUMINATO 2011

starts this weekend! with tons of free exhibits! www.luminato.com/2011

Me and my girl will be somewhere in the city. Feel free to find us! ;)

See you there! Stay tuned…

 

Filed under: B Sides, Dispatches, Patrick Bay

umm… more allergies? possibly…

Posted on June 10th, 2011 Be the first to comment

I have had this one burrito many, many times since i met my BF. It is usually Sooo Gooood and warm and juicy too. ” Yum yumm yummmm…”
You’d think it would always be that way, right?
Alas, it was not.: (

I have this burrito here, the rest of, i.e. MOST of it, because I THINK I AM ALLERGIC TO IT… : (  I don’t know why I am having a reaction to it this one time. Poor Ollie is DYING sink his teeth into it because it smells good and tastes better… I hate having to say NO to him but I must.

To this experience I say BOOO… :(

Just plain ol’ Boooo… :(

Filed under: Contributed, Dispatches, SarahD

a day in the life…

Posted on June 9th, 2011 Be the first to comment

Lately, I MUST admit I am a lucky gal, luckier than most. I have a solid bf, a loving and affectionate kitty cat, and a bag of pretzels at my side for my salt cravings…
Ok, that is that. I am INCREDIBLY tired lately. Have you other gals ever felt super sluggish and down because of it? The heat might be a factor, but… everything seems to be ‘feeling’ wrong in terms of my body. :( AND I have to take yet another needle today, tomorrow, and always.

I take great joy in the fact that my amazing guy will return later and we will hopefully have dinner together.  :D

And YES, I am STILL at home. More mobile than 3 days ago but still at home… like a patient without patience.

Stay tuned cuz hopefully I’ll be walking around this city and dining out and sharing THAT with you instead of my moping.

<3

Filed under: B Sides, Dispatches, SarahD

MDG’S + if they still matter.

Posted on June 6th, 2011 Be the first to comment

Are you familiar with the 8 #Millennium #Development #Goals  (#MDG)??  http://bit.ly/ceWCnH

A few years ago I worked on a video for my UofT group (EWB – UofT/ ewb.ca) regarding our government’s commitment to international aid + MDGs. If I can get my hands on that video, I’ll post it because the responses to our questions were so thrilling and yet the reality if that we as a country, province and a city made me sad.

Questions were asked regarding: Do we need to keep promises made from the past? is 0.07% of our GDP too much or impossible to donate to the international money pot? If other smaller countries are able to keep the commitment, why do you think we have not EVER kept ours?

Despite our promise made to the UN back in 1969 we STILL HAVE NOT KEPT OUR WORD, EVER. Now, you can say I am biased but Pearson thought it was worth thinking about and i think we should do the same.

If you’d like to make a difference I suggest you check out this site: www.makepovertyhistory.ca and ewb.ca

TOGETHER we can make change happen, and Toronto being the most populated city in Canada who  donate 40+% of the Canada’s GDP,  I think we can definitely MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN. Together we can…

The reason for this post is PM Harper keeps making speech after speech about the economy et al. and NOT addressing our commitment to the world as a whole. Be a global citizen and take an interest one way or another.

thanks for reading and please discuss, comment, and surprise me if u like ;)

Your gal, SarahD

 

 

Filed under: B Sides, Contributed, SarahD

Today I was shot in the back…

Posted on June 3rd, 2011 Be the first to comment

I was shot in the back yet again!! I say shot instead of stabbed because I am being literal here. At this point in time, on a daily basis, I get stabbed/shot all over my body and boy does it hurt!!

I recommend getting shot whenever you have to because it just might be GOOD for you!!

Wondering why? Well, I, like far too many others, have RRMS (relapsing-remtting multiple sclerosis), and as of now, the only approved medications (pharma) are all solely taken by means of injections. = (

‘Owwww!!’ is usually what I say followed by silence for a minute or two, but all of the Liquid Oragel in the world can’t take away all of the pain, just most of it.

That said, I stil highly recommend freezing/numbing the location, I mean, why use it every damn day otherwise…(  “Oooh, I think I lost sensation…”)

N.B.: I don’t suggest using it elsewhere…(Our nosy cat can confirm this by the screams after his nose touched the wet swab, again.)

The final steps after swabbing the liquid onto your location of choice (preferably a fatty one) is to decontaminate it with alcohol or something of that nature and to prepare a regular bandage as well. An ICE PACK  is also something that comes in handy to literally freeze out the pain and swelling.

Anyhoo, I just had to share with SOMEONE my tale of daily physical, kinda painful for a short time, getting NEEDLES STUCK INTO MY BODY and tell you I lived to tell the tale, after a few tears and a kiss. : ) Nerves of wobbly steel, baby… ;)

My awesome guy injects me each time mostly because I can’t bear to screw it up yet again!!I have done it many times and all of them with limited success, mainly because I am a bit of a chicken. (Does self-admitted take away the sting of saying the words out loud?)

So…that is how we spend most of our mornings. Soooo seedy, hey?? BUT when someone loves you enough to force you to take your meds and/or give them to you, THAT is someone who loves you.

If you have to do something similar I recommend being put in a great mood by your partner or nurse/doctor to relax your body because it makes it hurt much less. OR You can have a drink, but just 1 — it’s safer that way.

Shock and awe, I am a girl who loves a boy who loves to shoot me full of drugs., for all of the right reasons.

http://mssociety.ca/en/

http://mssociety.ca/toronto/

There are many more out there as well as wicked nutrition websites but I don’t wanna lead anyone down the wrong path for them.

message me if you’d like to! : )

Stay healthy!!

<3  SarahD <3

Filed under: Contributed, SarahD

Doctors CAN actually be good :D

Posted on May 31st, 2011 Be the first to comment

On Sunday I reticently took myself to a new walk-in clinic (new to me, at least) and I was taken aback by something: people are really not the same and they can be really great!
Fancy that!!
It’s been a tough month or two (if u read my blog) and my experience at the clinic that day changed my perception of doctors and admin period.

So nice, so helpful, so…awesome.

I knew my boyfriend was someone extra-special from our first conversation (i asked him for the time and now months later we are stupid stupid happy and together =D) and he takes such great care of me that I thought no one could ever compare. Then i walked into The Albany Clinic and found out different, lol.

They rock and I love ’em so back off, j/k, but if you are in need of a new doc this is the place to go. I went to the walk-in but they all do rounds in the facility at large so come on down! : D

with lots of love and anti-inflammatory meds,

your gal Sarah…

<3

 

 

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We don’t really need cops, right? Just selectively? Right? Right??

Posted on May 30th, 2011 Be the first to comment

Because we have over spent in the past…:

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110530/toronto-police-layoffs-possible-110530/20110530?hub=TorontoNewHome&utm_source=torontocitylife

Filed under: Dispatches, SarahD