If you know me, you know that I live for spring and when September hits, I become slightly less chipper than my usual self. Last year, I temporarily cured my autumn blues with a trip overseas to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic – but upon return with a sun-kissed glow, all I wanted was to be back under the hot sun, lying on the sand beside the turquoise ocean, rather than in the midst of an increasingly frigid Canadian winter, only making matters far worse.
This year however, my plan is foolproof. Instead of visiting a beach for a week, I’m moving into an apartment in the beaches for the year, with my bf. Our place is newly renovated, adorable and begging me to put my many years of watching TLC design shows to good use. Accordingly, my first calling to find pleasure in October will be settling in to my new digs, decorating, exploring the neighbourhood and housewarming celebrations!
While this is proceeding, I’m also keyed up for a few October events in the city: a possible Matt & Kim concert tomorrow night at Reverb, Nuit Blanche this Saturday and Halloween, which I missed out on last year.
Also, I’ve come across numerous movies recently that I can’t wait to see, including: The Invention of Lying, Whip It, Where the Wild Things Are, Coco Before Chanel, Capitalism: A Love Story and John Krasinski’s Directorial debut, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.
The film received mixed reviews at Sundance, but I'm a huge fan of John Krasinski and am eager to see it either way. Plus Ben Gibbard plays Subject #20 and I adore him - him and his new wife Zooey Deschanel, that is (I didn't even know they were dating)! From afar, they make the perfect couple. Last summer, I saw both She and Him and Death Cab for Cutie perform in Toronto and both Gibbard and Deschanel were equally charming, immensely talented individuals.
I'm actually slightly jealous of how perfect this match is.
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