Good Morning Lovelies.
Single women out there, message me here or email me at carolina@carolinasmart.ca. I need to hear why you became single or remain single. It can be antic dotes, stories, advice, all of the above. Am working on a project and am doing research.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
2009 Toronto Zombie Walk
I can't believe this years Zombie Walk is just around the corner. It's been a great year for the undead! Only a few weeks ago we shambled up the red carpet for George Romero. This years walk is going to be extra special as my Mom, sister and two of my nephews are coming all the way from Wiarton to join in! Yeah!!!
Here are all the details for the walk and the after parties!
Start Time:
Saturday, 24 October 2009 at 15:00
End Time:
Sunday, 25 October 2009 at 02:00
Location:
Starting at Trinity Bellwoods Park and ending at Bloor and Bathurst
Description
On October 24th the DEAD shall RISE!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?success=1&id=743565724#/event.php?eid=121599804490&ref=ts
Roust your fetid corpse from its slumber, brush off those cobwebs and attend The 7th Annual Toronto Zombie Walk!
This year’s walk will commence at 3:30pm at Trinity Bellwoods Park, the meeting point will be the pit which is bordered by Dundas St. and Gore Vale Ave.
After your 3 Kill-O-Meter lurch in quest of human flesh meet your fate at The DEAD END (Bathurst and Bloor).
Walk route:
Start-Trinity Bellwoods Park
Trinity Bellwoods to Dundas
East on Dundas to Kensington Ave.
North on Kensington Ave to Baldwin
West on Baldwin to Augusta
North on Augusta to College
West on College to Borden
North on Borden to Bloor st
End at Bloor and Bathurst...(exact vicinity to be announced)
POST-WALK
As night creeps we invite you to attend Cinema of the Dead at the Bloor Cinema for a two for terror double ZOMBIE bill!
Fulci's Zombie and Night of the Comet are the featured films! Doors at 6:30pm
Zombies pay 16 bones for the double feature, the living will have to cough up 20 ( that is if they make it past the undead..mwahahah)..
www.cinemaofthedead.com
.... if the movies do not suit your fancy, or if you want to keep your DEAD On after the movies, Sneaky Dees and The Rock Ons will be hosting The Official Toronto Zombie Walk After Party...prepare to rock the crypt!
After a long day of eating flesh and mowing down brains you need something to do and we got it.
Starting at 9:00pm at Sneaky Dee's
is
The Official Zombie Walk After Party
Featuring performances by
The Delinquints - www.myspace.com/delinquintsmusic
THE ROCK ONS - www.myspace.com/THEROCKONS
The Nightmares - www.myspace.com/thenightmaresmusic
Cadillacs And Cadavers - www.myspace.com/cadillaccadaver
w/ special guest DJ Eric Von Eric
There will be movies, trophies, zombie bands, giveaways and not to mention BRAINS!!!!!
Only $5 at the door
Don't be fooled by imitations. This is The OFFICIAL Zombie Walk After Party.
and remember
KEEP THE DEAD ALIVE!!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=toronto+zombie+walk&init=quick#/event.php?eid=151984898386
Toronto Zombie Walk Sponsors:
Roadrunner Records
It’s My Party
Into Halloween
Boneyard Bargains
Creeped Out Canada
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Maple Pictures
AAAAAH Indie Horror Hits
E1 Entertainment
Penguin Group Books
Toxic Avenger the Musical
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
Simon Pure
Ghoul Friday
A special thanks to those who helped us raise money by donating to the BRAINDRIVE so we could have the event this year:
Yonge St. Tattoos
Darkside
Malabar
Toronto After Dark
The Krafty Kreep
Quirk Books
Creepy Christine
She Bytches
2 Mile Jewelry
Crywolf
Burning Effigy
Quirk Books
The Raclones
Horror Biz
Skullians
The Screamagers
Here are all the details for the walk and the after parties!
Start Time:
Saturday, 24 October 2009 at 15:00
End Time:
Sunday, 25 October 2009 at 02:00
Location:
Starting at Trinity Bellwoods Park and ending at Bloor and Bathurst
Description
On October 24th the DEAD shall RISE!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?success=1&id=743565724#/event.php?eid=121599804490&ref=ts
Roust your fetid corpse from its slumber, brush off those cobwebs and attend The 7th Annual Toronto Zombie Walk!
This year’s walk will commence at 3:30pm at Trinity Bellwoods Park, the meeting point will be the pit which is bordered by Dundas St. and Gore Vale Ave.
After your 3 Kill-O-Meter lurch in quest of human flesh meet your fate at The DEAD END (Bathurst and Bloor).
Walk route:
Start-Trinity Bellwoods Park
Trinity Bellwoods to Dundas
East on Dundas to Kensington Ave.
North on Kensington Ave to Baldwin
West on Baldwin to Augusta
North on Augusta to College
West on College to Borden
North on Borden to Bloor st
End at Bloor and Bathurst...(exact vicinity to be announced)
POST-WALK
As night creeps we invite you to attend Cinema of the Dead at the Bloor Cinema for a two for terror double ZOMBIE bill!
Fulci's Zombie and Night of the Comet are the featured films! Doors at 6:30pm
Zombies pay 16 bones for the double feature, the living will have to cough up 20 ( that is if they make it past the undead..mwahahah)..
www.cinemaofthedead.com
.... if the movies do not suit your fancy, or if you want to keep your DEAD On after the movies, Sneaky Dees and The Rock Ons will be hosting The Official Toronto Zombie Walk After Party...prepare to rock the crypt!
After a long day of eating flesh and mowing down brains you need something to do and we got it.
Starting at 9:00pm at Sneaky Dee's
is
The Official Zombie Walk After Party
Featuring performances by
The Delinquints - www.myspace.com/delinquintsmusic
THE ROCK ONS - www.myspace.com/THEROCKONS
The Nightmares - www.myspace.com/thenightmaresmusic
Cadillacs And Cadavers - www.myspace.com/cadillaccadaver
w/ special guest DJ Eric Von Eric
There will be movies, trophies, zombie bands, giveaways and not to mention BRAINS!!!!!
Only $5 at the door
Don't be fooled by imitations. This is The OFFICIAL Zombie Walk After Party.
and remember
KEEP THE DEAD ALIVE!!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=toronto+zombie+walk&init=quick#/event.php?eid=151984898386
Toronto Zombie Walk Sponsors:
Roadrunner Records
It’s My Party
Into Halloween
Boneyard Bargains
Creeped Out Canada
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Maple Pictures
AAAAAH Indie Horror Hits
E1 Entertainment
Penguin Group Books
Toxic Avenger the Musical
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
Simon Pure
Ghoul Friday
A special thanks to those who helped us raise money by donating to the BRAINDRIVE so we could have the event this year:
Yonge St. Tattoos
Darkside
Malabar
Toronto After Dark
The Krafty Kreep
Quirk Books
Creepy Christine
She Bytches
2 Mile Jewelry
Crywolf
Burning Effigy
Quirk Books
The Raclones
Horror Biz
Skullians
The Screamagers
Friday, October 16, 2009
Weird Ass Dreams
On a good night, I don't sleep... and when I do it is in fits. The last month I've been plagued with nightmares, last night was one of the weirdest. What the hell does this one mean.
A 5 year old girl, with a bad bowl cut, is stuck in a well. (this girl is a former friend of mine who I only met when she was in her 20's, so have no clue what she would look like as a kid). The kid could easily get out, she isn't hurt, there is a ladder. Her Mom is standing beside me calling out her daughters name and begging everyone around to help get her out. I'm standing calm and looking amused at the chaos. The little girl refuses help from EVERYONE. And keeps insisting that the only person she will let rescue her is me. She is very stubborn and actually gets upset when others try to pull her out...
I have no clue how the dream ends. Maybe it didn't...
I know this doesn't sound very nightmarish... it was.. you had to be there...
A 5 year old girl, with a bad bowl cut, is stuck in a well. (this girl is a former friend of mine who I only met when she was in her 20's, so have no clue what she would look like as a kid). The kid could easily get out, she isn't hurt, there is a ladder. Her Mom is standing beside me calling out her daughters name and begging everyone around to help get her out. I'm standing calm and looking amused at the chaos. The little girl refuses help from EVERYONE. And keeps insisting that the only person she will let rescue her is me. She is very stubborn and actually gets upset when others try to pull her out...
I have no clue how the dream ends. Maybe it didn't...
I know this doesn't sound very nightmarish... it was.. you had to be there...
Monday, September 7, 2009
New issue of lipstikindie.com
Hey everyone, our new issue of Lipstik Indie (lipstikindie.com) is up for your viewing pleasure. Our featured artist is Dwayne Morgan's Live - 10th Anniversary Show as reviewed by Devon 'The Split' Jones
Reviews also include:
The Absense by Bill Hussey and Harlot by Jill Alexander Essbaum reviewed by Andrew MacDonald
Again by Romy Shiller reviewed by Carolina Smart
Pause Designs reviewed by Laura Roberts
Streamlined CD reviewed by Nik Beat
Reviews also include:
The Absense by Bill Hussey and Harlot by Jill Alexander Essbaum reviewed by Andrew MacDonald
Again by Romy Shiller reviewed by Carolina Smart
Pause Designs reviewed by Laura Roberts
Streamlined CD reviewed by Nik Beat
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Articles I am working on! Feedback needed
Hey Ladies! I am working on my next two articles and need to hear your stories. These are my two topics:
He’s Your Friend’s Husband & He Hit On You
When To Call It Quits on A Friendship
Please email me at carolina@carolinasmart.ca with your stories, how this made you feel and any other thoughts you have on the topic. I am also looking for feedback from experts.
Also include your name or pseudonym, age, city and occupation!
Thank you! Carolina
He’s Your Friend’s Husband & He Hit On You
When To Call It Quits on A Friendship
Please email me at carolina@carolinasmart.ca with your stories, how this made you feel and any other thoughts you have on the topic. I am also looking for feedback from experts.
Also include your name or pseudonym, age, city and occupation!
Thank you! Carolina
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Three steps forward!
The last two and half years of my life have been full of chaos, change, realization, anger, loss, renewal and now finally, calm. The last year seems to be when the majority of all of this happened, but I’m glad it did. It had to because it led me to the place I am in my life right now. This place is a good place and I am finally happy.
There are many factors that got me here. Things that had to happen to make me realize I had been giving way too much of myself away to make others happy and keeping large parts of who I am hidden to not scare others away. I would continually let things go, let people hurt me and act as if things were ok. They weren’t ok, and it took me a year and a half to finally find myself again. I know this sounds all teenage angst and all, but it’s true. I had to buck up and walk away from all the things that were pushing me deeper into the mire that was becoming my life.
In the process of fixing me, I lost a friend of 15 years, lost another friend of a much shorter period, stopped dating all together, hermitted myself and became absorbed in my writing and took time to think long and hard about why I was miserable. What I realized, as I already mentioned, is I was giving away all of me and getting nothing back.
The hardest of all the losses to deal with was my friend of 15 years, she had been there through much of the bad times and most of the good times and I felt like I was going it completely on my own without her. I am not going to get into the whys, the past is the past and it needs to stay there. Though this sounds odd and as hard as it was, I needed to do it on my own. This was the only way I was going to find my strength again.
Finally I’ve found my happy place. I have people around me who like me for who I am, not for what I can do for them. Rather than have a small group of friends, I now have a larger, more diverse group. These are also people who don’t take offense if they don’t hear from me for days at a time, realizing I have a lot on my plate and are willing to let me do what I need to do. I also now quickly recognize all the warning signs and red flags and do not hesitate in walking away from things that are going to put me back in the black hole again.
The other thing I had to struggle with and am now over the hump, is I am incredibly happy being completely single. A year ago last July I stopped dating. The first few months were hard, I went through intense bouts of anger, sadness, low self esteem and loneliness. I feel we are conditioned to believe we need to have a companion or we aren’t complete. Though I do miss the fun benefits of having someone in my life, they were something I was willing to sacrifice and had to if I wanted to be ok again. Not dating was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life.
Will I ever be in a relationship again? Maybe, but it has to be with the right person. The lesson I learned is don’t settle for anything less than your highest expectations. They need to have everything that is on the list, not just 60%. In all likelihood, I may never find that person and if so, so be it. It’s like buying a car, if I don’t like the options that come with it, I’m not buying the car!
Career wise, my life is insane, but that amazing I can’t get enough of this insane. I’ve taken a contract position at a publishing house and am learning how the other side of my world works. I’m only into week two but am loving it. I am still writing/editing full time as well and my own writing is moving in the right direction. Though slow, things are falling into place, apparently patience is a virtue that pays off.
It’s been a long, crazy journey, but I am now finally going down the road where I get to take three steps forward!
There are many factors that got me here. Things that had to happen to make me realize I had been giving way too much of myself away to make others happy and keeping large parts of who I am hidden to not scare others away. I would continually let things go, let people hurt me and act as if things were ok. They weren’t ok, and it took me a year and a half to finally find myself again. I know this sounds all teenage angst and all, but it’s true. I had to buck up and walk away from all the things that were pushing me deeper into the mire that was becoming my life.
In the process of fixing me, I lost a friend of 15 years, lost another friend of a much shorter period, stopped dating all together, hermitted myself and became absorbed in my writing and took time to think long and hard about why I was miserable. What I realized, as I already mentioned, is I was giving away all of me and getting nothing back.
The hardest of all the losses to deal with was my friend of 15 years, she had been there through much of the bad times and most of the good times and I felt like I was going it completely on my own without her. I am not going to get into the whys, the past is the past and it needs to stay there. Though this sounds odd and as hard as it was, I needed to do it on my own. This was the only way I was going to find my strength again.
Finally I’ve found my happy place. I have people around me who like me for who I am, not for what I can do for them. Rather than have a small group of friends, I now have a larger, more diverse group. These are also people who don’t take offense if they don’t hear from me for days at a time, realizing I have a lot on my plate and are willing to let me do what I need to do. I also now quickly recognize all the warning signs and red flags and do not hesitate in walking away from things that are going to put me back in the black hole again.
The other thing I had to struggle with and am now over the hump, is I am incredibly happy being completely single. A year ago last July I stopped dating. The first few months were hard, I went through intense bouts of anger, sadness, low self esteem and loneliness. I feel we are conditioned to believe we need to have a companion or we aren’t complete. Though I do miss the fun benefits of having someone in my life, they were something I was willing to sacrifice and had to if I wanted to be ok again. Not dating was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life.
Will I ever be in a relationship again? Maybe, but it has to be with the right person. The lesson I learned is don’t settle for anything less than your highest expectations. They need to have everything that is on the list, not just 60%. In all likelihood, I may never find that person and if so, so be it. It’s like buying a car, if I don’t like the options that come with it, I’m not buying the car!
Career wise, my life is insane, but that amazing I can’t get enough of this insane. I’ve taken a contract position at a publishing house and am learning how the other side of my world works. I’m only into week two but am loving it. I am still writing/editing full time as well and my own writing is moving in the right direction. Though slow, things are falling into place, apparently patience is a virtue that pays off.
It’s been a long, crazy journey, but I am now finally going down the road where I get to take three steps forward!
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