It’s so strange for me to realize that I have been blogging for ten years and have not once attended OSHEAGA myself. I was fortunate at one time to have a huge number of contributors and Gemma (now with her own successful outlet called The Soundtrack) was my #DoTheDaniel feet on the ground for years. After chatting with her as an expert before I head to Montréal for the excitement, I wanted to share 5 Things I didn’t know about the festival with you too!
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5 Things I Didn’t Know About OSHEAGA
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What Does Pride Mean To You Today?
Having celebrated Pride Month with Pride Toronto, Fierte in Montreal and now looking towards an exciting Capital Pride in Ottawa, I found myself sitting down to ask myself what Pride means to me in the world we live today. Yes it’s a lot of fun and can make for fabulous memories with queer people around the world, but there is also a weight to that question that should be acknowledge. So let’s take a minute to chat about that together in hopes of sparking conversations and moving the world forward instead of backwards.
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C’Mon Barbie, Let’s Go Party!
It is no shock that this blog is essentially a Barbie fangirl page – over the years I’ve spoken about how as a little boy my Jem and The Holograms Barbie was my favourite toy, and let’s be honest, Barbie to this day at the toy and brand that speaks to so many of us in different ways. From our collection of Barbies and the dolls from the extended family, this blog and our home will forever preach the importance of inclusivity and diversity that we’ve seen over the years with my favourite blonde bombshell.
Recently it seems as though Barbie is back to IRL events along with us all and I simply had to tell you about some of my personal favourite collaborations to inspire your pink fantasy!
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Not EXACTLY How I Saw This Year Going
As with most of my more vulnerable and honest blog posts, I am often back and forth on if I want to hit publish at all. While I love that I can sit here and share (sometimes too much ) with you my darling reader, the vulnerability it takes to pull the curtain back and share the whole picture is at times overwhelming.
I want to say that everything in my life is perfect and it’s all smiles and big pay cheques with brand partners, but in reality it’s far from that. And I am sitting at my dinning room table in July of 2022 feeling like I’ve failed in several ways this year and all over again.
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