As I head back home from this show on the most uncomfortable late night Greyhound I'm not as annoyed of how I wish I was driving home. You see I just saw DVSN (pronounced division) perform live & I just don't even know how to explain how good it is. Daniel is the voice & Nineteen85 is the producer and together they make DVSN. When you listen to their album, Sept. 5th, it's already amazing to hear the way he sings these songs but when you hear it live; the passion, performance and unedited voice is even better than you would have imagined.

This was my first time seeing them after discovering them a few months ago. I found out they were having a show & plotted to find a day trip just to see this beautiful voice in person; I luckily got all my obligations covered but then my friend wasn't able to make it. Mind you I already bought my ticket to the show & was dedicated to go but now I was debating if I wanted to go alone. What would you have done because I said hell no to missing this show especially since I had my ticket & I've made a pact to not miss things I would die for because I don't have people to come with me. Greatest decision I made because everybody was hitting me up on Snapchat jealous of the show & wishing they came.

He sang every song from Sept. 5th as well as some other songs he wanted to sing like Billie Jean by Michael Jackson & some of Drake's songs. I was trying snapchat & take pictures/videos of every song but was also going in & even had to put my phone down to take in the music & sing along with my hands the way I do. A few of the songs had some kind of music production to it like a mini music video or lyrics that people could sing along to; they were pretty fucking cool.

He opened the show with Try/Effortless, my favourite song & ended it with The Line which is such a deep song with so much emotion which he got so into st the show & my phone disappeared so I could get into it with him hitting those notes oh yeah yeah oh yeah yeah. I literally can't explain their music you just need to listen to it. To understand what I mean so check these ones out:

I need to go on a hunt for some good things but these are the main things I really want. I keep telling myself I'm going to Toronto I'll just shop there but every time I'm in Toronto I'm just so busy & so much to do in so little time that i barely get to do any shopping. So I shall start roaming the mall every time I'm done work because I'm in the mall already and browse somethings I like so I can buy it on payday if I still really want it. 

xoxo

lamrou

There is nothing more fabulous then when you get to see your two favourite bands play together AND when they add a FREE meet & greet before the show you basically just hit the jackpot. It was great to get to go see a show after almost 4 months of no concerts & crying at all the ones I couldn't make it out too, Emarosa (it still hurts my soul because Bradley know how to put on a great show & those Instagram videos are what I expect all concerts to be like).
I was beyond stoked to see Hands Like Houses for a 6th time & Our Last Night for the 3rd time. The last time I saw HLH was in May & OLN was last November which has been a while. Their closest show was in Syracuse so that's the mission I made instead of going to Toronto the day after Syracuse; that would have been 2 hours more of driving & we probably would have struggled to come back home that same night.
I brought my friends with me & we were all going to get their early, hang out in the city, get some Cheesecake Factory & get to the venue with a great parking spot and not too far back in the line. Sounds like a great day right, wrong. The day went NOTHING like that. Instead I spent 5 hours trying to get a rental because the place I usually get my rental from was being making the day that much harder for me. Thank god for my friend & The National we were able to get a car with just enough time to speed down to Syracuse it was a 3 hour drive & I'm pretty sure I did it in 2.5hrs there was NO way I was missing this show. Once we got there we found a washroom to get changed, apply some makeup & then we were ready to rock out.
I was the smart soul who left my phone & debit card in the car & then went into the venue to find out there was no re-entry *face palm*. Thank Woody's soul though he escorted me outside to get my stuff right before meet & greet was over & I was able to get me some sweet merch stuff from OLN & HLH.
When I went out to get my stuff, the security guard was asking Woody if I was with the band & he was like yeah she is and I was feeling good; prime moments in my life. When we walked in, OLN & HLH guys recognized us from previous shows & were giving us hugs & having conversations with us; we had to walk away so other people could say hi to them. It was a good feeling to be recognized by people whose music I jam to on a weekly basis (I'm pretty sure they know me as that wild girl in the front of their shows loosing her mind to their music but I don't even mind because thats exactly what is going down).
I honestly know how I was able to talk the next day because I gave it my all for both bands screaming the words at the top of my lungs. Alex from HLH was telling me I went a little more crazy than I usually do but I'm sure Matt from OLN was loving I cause he was jamming with me.
HLH played basically all of Dissonants & I was like the only one screaming every time they announced what song they were going to play; can you say a little too excited? The song I was so into with my hand motions & what not was Motion Sickness. Joel was my favourite with his dance moves he does at every show #fave. For videos of my crazy time check out my Instagram I posted one of me going nuts & another one of Trevor from OLN standing in the crowd.
OLN played a bunch of songs from different albums but they were all the ones I know pretty well so best believe I went in hard as I could go with whatever voice I had left. We also got to do the Mannequin Challenge to A World Divided & as soon as the song started we unfroze & jumped right into the song.
All in all it was an amazing show The Color Morale also put on a great show for the first time seeing them, I wish I knew more songs but it was fun jamming along.

haven't watched these shows below because I am behind on them or they aren't playing on TV at the moment

I've been watching Insecure & Atlanta lately and absolutely loving both of them. Insecure is by Issa Rae who is also the main character in the show. I have been watching her from when she was on YouTube so I was super excited for Insecure & started watching it as soon as the first episode aired. She started with The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl (ABG) on her channel which was a mini series with two seasons if I remember correctly. Then she referred her subscribers to the Black & Sexy Channel where many other mini series were posted & she appeared in a few as well as helped produce them. On Black & Sexy TV, I watched Roomieloverfriends, Hello Cupid, The Number and The Couple. On Issa Rae's channel she also had other mini series such as First & How Men Become Dogs. Watching these Black dominated shows gave me some sort of belonging and characters I could relate to because they had the same skin colour as me as well as issues that other black people deal with on a daily basis which was outlined a lot in the Unwritten Rules which was another mini series on inkSpot Entertainment Channel. 

These shows were better than a lot of the other shows on tv as well as resonating with me so I kept watching all of them and started every new series that would start. So when Issa Rae announced she would be having a show on tv best believe I was the happiest soul alive and counted down the days until it aired so I can get on it and see where she has made it from just a YouTuber to now an actress on tv producing her own show. Then I heard about Atlanta sometime after Insecure started. 

I searched up the trailer to Atlanta and it looked interesting and was a mostly black cast in the show so I was already on board as well as Donald Glover was in it, I LOVED him in Community and he was playing a completely different character this time. I forgot about the show for a few weeks and then a friend of mine had a scene on her snapstory & when I asked her opinion of the show she said I should get on it so best believe that's what I did that same day. I'm currently on episode 5 and plan on going until I finish the first episode because it hilarious and like a chill show if that makes any sense; things happen but it's not like crazy and something to expect every episode, it's just things happening & jamming to Paperboy. 

Another show I just started is called The Crown which is pretty interesting & about the modern times. I am into all kinds of shows & as long as it's interesting I'm down to check it out. I've watched a few episodes & I am enjoying it; currently on episode 3. It's all about Queen Elizabeth's II reign of the United Kingdom. I think it was filmed & casted so well & I'm always down to be learning about things through tv shows because how else does one find out about things.

check em out & let me know what y'all think about these shows. till next time.

I will leave some pictures of places I've been to in the past & yes I know there is a lot of Starbucks but they usually do me good & got what I need. Enjoy!

        

till next time

                                                                                                                      xoxo        

lamrou 

This is a little bit of a belated post because these things happened two weeks ago and I've been busy working extra hours to make up for the spending I did for my birthday and graduation. It was a crazy busy week of milestones & accomplishments within two days which was exciting but stressful getting ready for it. I had graduation on Wed Oct 19 from the Event Management program at Algonquin College (3rd graduation within the 4 years I was there & the one I wanted to go to) and then my 23rd birthday on the Friday, two days after grad (Oct 21).

It was a bittersweet cermony because I was finally done being a student at the school I spent so many years at, went through multiple programs, made many friends, experienced a great college experience & a grew up a lot during this time in my life. It was fun while it lasted but now its time to move onto the next chapter of my life. The career chapter of my life, working in my field.

Algonquin College is a great school that I was lucky enough to attend & spend multiple years attending. I always recommend it to people who are looking to get a great hands on experience education & make some pretty lasting friendships #gonqstudent4life.

My 23rd birthday was a great time with my friends & my fav work friends. My birthday is my favourite holiday & I look forward to it every year and try to make each year be a bigger and better celebration that the last one. Last year it was a restaurant hopping celebration with close friends and checking out places we haven't been before. This year however we went out to The Waverley for dinner & then met a bunch of my coworkers for the after party. It was a great night of laughs, good food & fun. 

Last weekend I also met two friends from high school for a belated birthday dinner at Joey Lansdowne which was better than what I expected it to be. It's been on my list for a while & I'm just going to post pictures of what we ate & you can see how amazing it was. It was nice to catch up with them as well since it had been a long time. It was a good time all in all, dinner and catching up.

After these two big milestones I'm ready to hit another & get me a career now that I've officially graduated & am another year older. So here's to put in work & making things happen in the next bit.

To many more accomplishments and milestones to come.

till next time

lamrou    

Nothing really. I've been wherever the crowd takes me or wherever is close at the time. I am usually at El Furniture Warehouse because their food is $4.95 per plate and their food is pretty good, Chang My Bowl yuuum.

Common Eatery - so Instagram worthy and they have cute little dishes of some crazy combinations that I would love to try. An example would be bison sliders with blueberry BBQ sauce, goat cheese, pickled onions & side of toke (whatever that may be)

Whalesbone Oyster House - they bring fresh seafood from Vancouver & have opened another restaurant with waaay more options including meat but I just want to try it all, seafood is my favourite protein

Soul Stone Sushi - i've had someone tell me that it tastes the closest to sushi in Japan, and she went to Japan & had sushi there so I need to check that ASAP because I LOVE SUSHI

Pressed - if you are a lover of waffles, they make their Eggs Benedict on waffles (insert heart eyes emoji here)

Sidedoor - apparently they have some bomb tacos & donuts as well as their menu is a little iffy for me because it has some things that I want to try but i'm scared I won't like it so I need to take that risk

Luxe - i've been before, but like 5 years ago & don't really remember how it was so I need to come try it again because its a cute fancy place with good food

Crazy Horse - they have a mechanical bull on Wednesdays, what else do I need to say?

Fiazza Fresh Fried - they have dairy free cheese & arugula options to make your own pizza and that's all that i need in life; cheese pizza that won't kill me sounds amazing

Industria Brasserie - at the new & improved Lansdowne along with many other restaurants but their interior design is gorgeous as well as they have great deals throughout the week

Belmont - literally so close to my home and looks bomb but I just need to check it out one random evening with some buddy because it would better with a couple buddies instead of a group of people because it's a fairly small restaurant

A lot of these have been on my list all year and maybe longer than that so I need to finally take that leap and broaden my horizons. Everyone seems to think I know all the great places to eat at but I don't know enough; sometimes i'll recommend places I want to try to see how they feel about it before I check it out.

Follow along on my Instagram & I will try to go to them all before the end of this year. I need to give myself time to find time to go check them out and get some food shots of the food so I can show you guys.

till next time

xoxo

lamrou