New Horizons

Felt a little guilty about not providing any updates on what’s been happening with me since May 24th. I’ve left Agent Wildfire for a geographically closer, more upbeat and growing Cyberplex. I love what I’m doing. I work with determined, creative and excited people and every hour that I am here, I feel energized, empowered and challenged. There is a project, Shop Causes, that I am currently working on – my task is to release it from its incubator and relinquish it into the market. I want to tell you more as I hope that is something you would get into.

It is a free Facebook Application through which you can do your online shopping and support a cause of your choice (any). For example, after having added the application, I first selected Sick Kids Foundation (most popular cause on the app), then opted out for PETA. Then I browsed 200+ online retailers whose stores I can browse, make purchases and then see them donate a percentage to my chosen cause. I lose nothing here. I also shop online very often.

I’m very excited about this project because as a 1) generation Y young bird wanting to change the world; 2) online shopper 3) recessionista, I can help  myself and others here without having to take a lot of my own hard-earned and sometimes uninexistent disposable income to donate to charities of my chosing. Pass the word along, guys, I think together we can really make a difference here by doing nothing more than what we do already – shop and spread the word.

PS. I’m also managing the Twitter account, find us @ShopCauses. Check out developments there and tweet your purchases and we’ll add $0.25 to your cause.

Filed under: Great Products , good life, miracle, product, work

Чтоб Я Так Жил

I will start by telling you that I have started reading Francoise Sagan’s Bonjour Tristesse, and of course, I’ve floating images of the South of France, mansions, beautiful women, white sand, wonderful food and wine and 40+ men spoiling their young daughters, and so on and so forth. As I have these sinful sunny scenes (alliteration bonus, please), Josue makes his way over and we open the bubbly Veuve Clicquot, my favorite.

Now, let me tell you today at 9:30am I had my convocation. I officially graduated from Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Management with an Honours (!) degree in Marketing Management and with a Finance minor. Out of all 200 marketing kids graduating today, only 11 of us received Honours degrees. I find that a little peculiar. I was also shocked to find out that many people didn’t have jobs lined up OR any idea of where they wanted to be. Folks, no way. Anyway, more about the ceremony in the next post.

We started consuming Veuve Clicquot, and I began describing this delightful drink as a very potent drug that makes you scrambling for more the moment you hit the bottom of the bottle, the moment all bubbles disappear and you realize you are knee-deep in real champagne attraction. Anyway! Josue loved it, choked on it, spilled some on him and went biking to LCBO for more. This champagne makes one feel as if you are happily floating on the surface of the Mediterranean, ready to bathe your limbs in salty water and running back to these warm sands.

Then we switched to Mitchell Peppertree Shiraz 2004 from the Clare Valley. Now, it is a wonderful smooth red, tangy heavenly drink from Gods, BUT it made me feel like a beautiful young male made of lead was pulling me underneath the surface of the Mediterranean to lock lips in the salty viscous water that is the sea.

I’m loving both. We are back to Veuve Clicquot and it is over, but we have Santa Carolina Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva del Valle del Colchagua 2007.

Filed under: Great Times , champagne, food, good life, ryerson, wine