Pop Culture Punch! Ep. 04 - The Voice Factor

I have a BFF, his name is Kelly.  We get along well and watch the same TV shows.  Usually anyway...
Last night we went to do a podcast and realized we don't ALWAYS agree. 

There was a showdown - it was recorded.  Enjoy!

The audio is here ^

Which do you think is better?

Personally, I think I won this battle... What do you think?  Hit me up in the comments! 

Insanity!

I wish my name was punny enough to be joined with insanity, it would explain my day today.   Unfortunately, I'm not Justin Lin.  (sigh).  I'll find a way to get over it (maybe). <--- I know this is terrible, but I had to write it.

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The day started out like any other.   I got up, drank coffee and ate breakfast.  (Thrilling routine right?)  That of course, was followed by a full day of work.  My new employee was on air live for the first time and did well (and...exhale).  All of this is typical.  After the work day ended, the fun began.

Recently, my pal Kelly and I started a podcast called Pop Culture Punch!  Today was another prep and record day - the new ep will be up soon!

From there I hopped across the street to Sweatshop Boxing for the first time in a long time (the same 2 weeks I didn't run for thanks to illness...ugh).   Running was nothing compared to a Fitness Boxing Class.

This is all you see when you come down the stairs again and again.

Between the skipping, lunges, pushups, sprawls and punch combinations, I, along with everyone in the room were just dripping with sweat.   It was really a lovely sight.  Class had another new order of doing things (it's literally different every time) and just one water break.  No one collapsed, it just felt a little deathy, so SUCCESS!!!

(pssttt... If you're in The Pas,  these classes are literally the hardest workout you can do - it's great)

You'd think that after this I'd be pretty tired right?   Sorta, but not as much as I'd anticipated.  because of this, I came home, had a little dinner, relaxed for about an hour then decided to go for a 3.5km run, in the pouring rain with 40km/hr winds and giant puddles on the sidewalk.   It was awesome.  I got soaked.  There's nothing more refreshing than a run in the rain and it's nostalgic of my soccer playing days back home.   That last sentence made me feel old, wow.

In summation, my crazy life is still crazy, but I'm back to exercising and it's full steam ahead. 

Also, once I got home from the run, I decided I'd reached insanity and took a loooonnnggg shower.   It was glorious.  

Change of Seasons

Fall is officially here, and halfway gone (it's much shorter in the North)

These trees are along highway 10 just outside of The Pas.  They are gorgeous, and somehow trees with needles that go orange. It's wild to me.  The colours make it a beautiful time to be outside, but the temperature is also just right for outdoor activity. 

This evening I went out for a run for the first time in almost 2 weeks.  Normally I'd be pissed off for missing so much time, but I had a wicked nasty cough/cold.  (okay, I'm still a little pissed...)

I gotta tell ya,  starting again is the WORST.  Your running pace is slower, it's harder to breathe and it kind of makes you hate life for 20 minutes.  But the burn is always worth it.  There's always a sense of accomplishment afterwards (immediately followed by the need to shower).

It's also the perfect time to run outdoors right now.  It's crisp so you don't overheat and the air is clear with the promise of Winter.   We'll see if Winter is still my favourite season after I run through it...

Looks like a safe surface to run on right?

Pop Culture Punch! Ep.03 Costume Crazy!

It's time to work out your Halloween costumes for the year, so how about a little celeb inspiration??

The Queen of Halloween is without a doubt Heidi Klum:

But there are a few others that are also entertaining...

Fergie's best Toddlers and Tiaras look

Gwen Stefani goes

Continuing the Halloween kick, here's a new ep of the Podcast with myself and Kelly Cortez!

Click the Pic for Audio! 

Planning to be Spooktacular.

I'll admit it,  this time of year, I use ridiculous words like "spooktacular" as much as possible, because I can.


With the coming Holidays (Thanksgiving is this weekend, I get pumpkin pie, 'nuff said),  October is up there with the coolest months of the year.   It's a time when kids get candy, and get all dressed up like their favourite animal/character/ghoul.  It's also a time for adults to get dressed up crazy ridiculous and party... Something I am a-okay with.

I particularly like the Manitoba way of doing things.  Halloween Socials.

Growing up on the west coast,  I had no idea what a social was until I moved to Manitoba.  Now I love them.  You get to help out a cause while getting cheap drinks and dressing up to a theme!  Which is to say, it's all-around freakin' awesome.  

The flip side to this awesome coin, is finding a costume.  Sometimes it's a challenge.  Not to get too complainy, but once you've decided what you want to dress up as, you have to piece it together.  This is especially difficult for adults. 

Long gone are the days of my mom hand making me costumes that are custom-fitted, adorable and completely original.  If I had the time to sew (and could do it well enough)  I would make my own costumes.  Instead, I do the new age thing.  I scour stores like a crazed couponer and pick my way through the internet, site by site.  Plus I take stock of my closet and try to piece it all together like a fashionable puzzle.   This is time consuming, but it works. 

Last year I worked it out to 3 costumes for different occasions, and will do the same this year.

Zombie Katy Perry, Wayne, somewhat-alive Katy Perry

 It was a pretty solid year.  Those outfits were for a zombie walk, hosting karaoke, and hosting a family Halloween event.  Thanks to my jobs, I do awesome things like this all the time. 

This year CJ1240 is hosting a zombie walk where I'm currently working on a Zombie Punk Rocker look.  There's also a top secret group costume in the works for a Saturday Night social, and I will be hosting a karaoke night/halloween bash at the bar where I will be Minnie Mouse!  

The Minnie Mouse one I've got all worked out with pieces I found online, all of which I can use again, some in every day life:

super cute dress - check

accessories - check

shoes - check

So imagine those all together with black tights and black long sleeve shirt underneath. Voila!  Thanks to the internet, one of three costumes and it cost me about $75 (with shipping). 

Not too shabby! 

Have a Fright-tastic fall!  I'll be waiting for my costume building blocks to arrive at the post office!

Pop Culture Punch! Ep. 02 Bullies and Body Image

The Podcasting continues!

Kelly and I take on the video of a broadcaster who was brave enough to stand up to a bully.   It's gone viral and it's quite inspirational.

Ep. 02 of the podcast is in the pic!  (I'm fancy like that now)

Enjoy!  Let me know what ya think in the comments!