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I have officially been in my new Vancouver neighourhood for over a week. Luckily, the weather has been staying warm and lovely, allowing lots of opportunity to set out and explore new places, things and events.

Here's what I'm loving (so far) this month...definitely heavy on some Vancouver tidbits!

Pure Nail Bar 

This is the best bang for your buck nail-wise that I've seen in the city. They use individula basins - i.e. no cross-contamination - which gets big kudos in my books. 

Also, forget Sex and the City. Pure has TV's playing Modern Family and other hilarious shows to keep you entertained. 

Kombucha tea 

I was skeptical at first when I heard about this - but a dance colleague recommended kombucha tea after my stomach was giving me some issues the other day. It's an interesting taste for sure, but I love the carbonation. 

Mad Men 

I'm slowly but surely making my way through the first six seasons of Mad Men on NetFlix. Gotta be ready for season seven, which will premire in April 2014. 

Jethro's Fine Grub 

I feel like everyone has been chatting about Jethro's, saying it's one of the best places for brunch - especially pancakes. I will definitely be trying to make a stop this weekend. 

Lady Gaga 

 I feel like I was a bit late to "Applause", but the more I listen to it, more I love this track. Welcome back Mama Monster. 

paparazzi.

One of the first posts I remember people say they saw on my blog was Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi"music video a few years ago.

We hadn't seen a music video like that in awhile - one with a storyline, interesting cinematic and editing choices and fantastic choreography.

Obviously, Lana Del Rey isn't Lady Gaga, but I think she is continuing to be a game changer in not only the music, but also in the fashion (she's the face and inspiration of H&M's fall 2012 collection), beauty (we saw a resurgence of old Hollywood bouffants, cat eyes and interesting nail art this year) and various other communities.

Del Rey's latest music video, "Ride" caught my eye and ear this week - it's a little glamourous, a little Easy Rider and has been in steady rotation on my iPod.

Check out the 10 minute mini-movie/video here:

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"Find your freedom in the music."

- Lady Gaga, Dancing in the Dark

Saw Rock of Ages last night and absolutely loved it. (Mostly just the music, but Tom Cruise also stole my heart all over again.)

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Change is a-comin'.

Warmer weather means the start of a new season (for reals!) and a set of adventures ahead.

Three, two, one...welcome to the new life.

steed.

My Saturday night soundtrack consists of my current music obsession, Steed Lord, an experimental art project group/band from Iceland.

The trio, KALI, MEGA and DEMO incorporate dance, music, photography, ornate costumes and some pretty sick choreography into their music videos.

One of my favourite choreographers (and idol) Sonya Tayeh has created the dance pieces in Steed Lord's videos, and I love seeing dancers I knew growing up in California dancing under her direction in them!

Check out one of my pick songs - a bit vocal, a bit electronic, a little dubstep and totally ethereal.

Intrigued?



I have a sneaky feeling they'll be in contact/talks/collaboration or the like with Lady Gaga soon...closer to home, you'll be hearing more of their music in my classes and choreography for the next bit.

Learn more about Steed Lord here.

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It's hard to believe that it's almost February (gasp!). This has been one of the months I have been waiting for a bit of time - reading week, ending my schooling at Ryerson and starting my internship at CTV.

Needless to say, I'm pumped.

Another really cool thing happened today - I was quoted in a movie wrap up for Yahoo Movies about the Screen Actor's Guild Awards. When I saw my mention, I thoroughly freaked out, and in social media fashion, retweeted it.

May the rest of your week be lovely!