SUMMER VACATION STARTS......

REMEMBER THIS??
5 years ago, I took a pilgrimage to Winnipeg to visit a friend....
Read THAT here:

http://robcroxford.blogspot.ca/2010/09/beware-beast.html

Then in 2011 I made another trip......

http://robcroxford.blogspot.ca/2011/09/wild-animals-hoeing-and-psychopath.html

(This one was a very well received -- so read that one too!)

Why read these old posts? Because I am gone RIGHT NOW....to WINNIPEG.......
YAAAAAAY VACATION!!!!!!!!!
...so yes, stay tuned for a photo report when I get back....

In the meantime, check me out on Instagram!!!

NYC BOUND!

Happy Wednesday!
Sorry to tell you this, but I am away on vacation AGAIN!
(Yay for me!!)
This time I am in Brooklyn, New York!
SO EXCITING!!!
So instead of a NEW post, I give you these FAVOURITE previous NYC themed posts.....
If you haven't read them, you will love them, if you HAVE......re-read them, there is such good stuff here!

NYC#1

NYC#2

NYC#3

NYC #4

NYC #5


If you are still not satiated with the NYC content.......try checking out all my "New York" labels!!

And then, I will have a NEW NYC post next week!!

(YAY!)

Later!!

WW97: THE BEST OF 2012 - PART 2

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! Sorry I have been a bit MIA lately......but it is a busy time of year.....
So this is the last repeat.....I PROMISE!!!
Here a bunch of things that I think are well worth re-visiting....
ENJOY!!!

1. There were 4 entertainments that captured me last year (in no particular order)

Skyfall

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Sherlock

and Downton Abbey

   

2. Each year, I share DOZENS of sweet treats......These were my FAVES!

Waffle Brownies

Pancakes:

MORE PANCAKES:

Pancake pops:

AND PANCAKE BITES:

Ok....enough pancakes......

4. I enjoyed geeking out this year:

STAR WARS 

MORE STAR WARS:

OTHER GEEK PORN:

4.) 2012 was the year of the podcast for me!!!! I enjoyed these:

Here's the thing:

MARC MARON WTF:

Jerry Seinfeld: 

5.) "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee". Here is the trailer. I highly recommend this when you need a laugh!!!! Jerry Seinfeld.....has never been funnier! Fun interviews! YOU WILL LOVE IT! Here's a trailer for it:

5.) The laughs werte plentyful this year.......here are 3 that I enjoyed a lot:

Conan:

S**t Girls Say:

and this TWO auto-tune classics!!!!

Ain't Nobody got Time for That:

and Boogity Boogity:

WW97: THE BEST OF 2012 - PART 1

Each year, I pick the top 5 things from the year that I LOVED the most.....from my Wonderful Wednesday posts....to re-share with you! Here are my picks:

1.) CHICAGO What a great trip I had! I talked for several posts all about my highlights from the trip. Here are some examples:

ww90:Little bit of Chicago....

ww88:Chicago hits......

2.) MEAT. Sorry vegetarian and vegan friends, but it was a year of meaty deliciousness.....here are a few of my favourites from the year!

 - Franks and Dawgs

This hotdog from Chicago...YUMRead about it:
ww92

- Hey Meatball

A Toronto MUST:
read about it on ww89

- Giordano's

THIS PIZZA from Chicago
 read about it on ww88

- the food trucks in NYC - read about them in ww60:new-york

3.) In music, I just cannot decide who I love better this year.

FANTASTIC Caro Emerald: read more about her in ww80

OR AMAZING April Smith: from ww72:

4.) Paper art.......I was all about other artists that produce amazing things out of paper. Read these ones:

THIS huge post about paper stuff: ww46: Paper-palooza

- Beltran Herrera in ww71

- this amazing paper video in ww69

- Brittany Lee - GENIUS:ww66

- Thomas Allen in my post ww63:

- Great checks at ww52:

- one more...about money: ww68

5.) Ecce Homo....the funniest mistake of the year!! Here are my highlights:
I talk about it A LOT in this post:

ww81: Solar-roads, ecce-homo......

I especially like the SNL skit about it:

AND IT STILL KEEPS GIVING....like this image from last week:

OK...so that's it!!!
What was your favourite this year?????
I would love to hear!!!

NYC

Hey all!
I am not writing you today, because I am away in NYC!
HUZZAH!
I love the city so much, and can hardly wait to share with you all the new and exciting things I have planned for this trip.
BUT until I get home and get my photos together, I leave you with REPEATS from my last trip!
I know, repeats suck.....but if you didn't catch them.....they are worth reading!
(certainly a lot more interesting that your Aunt Clara's vacation slideshow of 2011)

NYC#1

NYC#2

NYC#3

And if you are still not satiated with the NYC content.......try checking out all my "New York" labels!!

So....until wednesday.......I'll have a piece of NYC cheesecake for you!

WW41: A YEAR IN REVIEW

Hello all.
As you may know, at the beginning of each new year, I try to take stock of everything that I was happy with and accomplished in the year.
One of the best things I started last year, was my "Wonderful Wednesday" posts.
This is the 41st entry!!!
So, to commemorate the year in WW's, I give you my 5 most favourite-ist favourite things!!!
(in no particular order)

1.) Muppets. Or more specifically - The Muppet Movie. No surprise there, huh? It seems every week had something that I just loved!! Be it the posters or the trailers or the songs OR THE MERCH!!!!
I mean how can you not love this:

Or how about this:

Or this:

cake pops from www.bakerella.com

Or this....

 Or this:

 or this:

Or these:

Adidas SuperStars !!!!!!

OOOOR THIIIIIS:

OR THEEEESE...OMG SOMEONE STOP ME!!!

 

ok.....another FAVOURITE - BEST OF THE BEST Was....

2.) JUNK CULTURE - Every couple of days, this website helps me find GREAT stuff to blog about!!!

Thanks to them for great stuff like this:

or this:

or this:

OR THIS:

or this....oh...you get the idea:

3.) NEW YORK CITY. I talked about the City that never sleeps a lot over the weeks!!!! BECAUSE I LOVE IT!!!!!! HERE IS WHY:

    Read about the Holiday windows here

       READ ABOUT MY AMAZING NYC TRIP HERE and HERE

 

     Read about the foods I ate there HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE

     Read all about the billboards of times square here

     Read about the unused subway here

So my final recommendation. GO. GO THERE OFTEN. 

BE A PART OF IT. NEW YORK NEW YORK!!!!

4.) The Civil Wars. I have told you about them ice this year......so I am not gonna tell you again.

      You will have to read about this SUUUUUUPER band that opened for Adele on tour this year!!

       I can tell you that they have a indie/folky/singer songwriter kinda vibe and the members are Joy 

      Williams and John Paul. They are not married...but they have great chemistry and a good backstory!!

BLOG POST 1: http://robcroxford.blogspot.com/2011/06/ww-wonderful-wednesday-without-clever.html

BLOG POST 2: http://robcroxford.blogspot.com/2011/11/ww36-two-repeats-green-building-and.html

CIVIL WARS SITE

and here are a couple of songs I haven't featured before:

This one is Taylor Swift FEATURING them:

(thanks again Dale!)

5.) Finally.......this style of poster art I LOVED a lot this year. Thanks to Eric Tan!!!!

     You can see his Disney posters on my blog:

     HERE

     HERE 

     and HERE

   Aldo check out his work on his BLOG!!

Ok....so that is my year end wrap up of WW.

What did you think of this years posts?

Is there a favourite that I forgot??

PLEASE SHARE!!!