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Superbowl Sunday Epic Giveaway
The Superbowl is this Sunday, which means men (and women) around North America will be tuning into the clash of two titans – the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. While they tune into the big game, they will likely be enjoying great food, beer and likely gambling… well I always gamble on the Superbowl anyway. Who doesn’t bet on how long the national anthem will be?! Pays 1.9 usually!
But, let’s pretend for a second you don’t have Superbowl plans… or let’s even pretend you have Superbowl plans but they are likely going to involve you, your couch and some beers cheering by yourself or with your neighbour… we can’t have that! That’s just not the way the game needs to be enjoyed!
Instead… how would you like to enjoy the game with NFL all-time sack leader Bruce Smith and Former Titan/Eagle Jevon Kearse, with a bunch of Buffalo Bills cheerleaders hanging out around, with beer, tailgating food and a crowd that is so into the game, you’ll feel like you’re there! How about if we add in a live performance by Big Wreck, who quite frankly will be a lot better than a horrible lip synced show by that old bag Madonna? Now let’s add in the fact that this is a NFL sponsored Superbowl party in Canada… and you get to watch it on a bunch of HD TVs at The Sound Academy. This all sounds incredible right? Right… and what will this all cost you? Well, if you want to buy tickets it will cost you $46…
But what if you could get in for free?! AND what if you could also bring a friend?!?! Interested? Obviously. Don’t deny the excitement you’re feeling right now. Just don’t. It’s not worth it. Get up and scream at the screen how excited you are. I’ll give you a minute.
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Okay… a little much. But I appreciate the enthusiasm.
So here’s what I’ve got… 2 pairs of tickets to giveaway to the event and winning is going to be quite simple. A simple tweet gets your name in the hat for a pair... “The 2012 Superbowl Champions will be ________! @zachbussey http://bit.ly/wGHifr #CanadasXLVI” adding in the missing information as to who you think will be the winner. (Your answer is important because I’m going to bet with the consensus, hehe.)
But don’t hesitate! This opportunity closes on Saturday evening and the winners will be able to pick up their tickets from the media pickup outside the event.
Oh and PS… there’s one other pair up for grabs via @TalkBackShow… check it out here.
2012 Love A Heart Auction: Bachelorette Buying Guide
Many things change over the course of a year, but one thing that will always remain consistent is my support for charitable events. I’m always willing to get behind something for good, even if the organizer thinks I’m the worst person she’s ever met… crazy right?! Regardless, the Love A Heart Bachelor and Bachelorette Auction is back and ready to raise funds for the Heart and Stroke Foundation!
The auction will again be held at The Hideout at 484 Queen St. West, from 8PM on till morning. The auction will again be split in two, with 5 men and 5 women auctioned at 9:30, and the remaining 5 men and 5 women auctioned at 11:30. A total of twenty people will be up for grabs all for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Cash was the only accepted payment last year, so I imagine the same will occur this year.
Now, last year I posted the Buyers Guide for the Bachelorettes and Bachelors that people seemed to really enjoy. So it only makes sense to do it again! So without further ado, let me give you an introduction and my personal opinion on the characters up for grabs in 2012!
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Kat Stefankiewicz @MatterofKat If last year’s female Auction Coup was @GailGabrielle, than this years top doll is Kat. Former Raptors Dance Pak member, and now highly involved in all things sports in Toronto (Raptors, Leafs), Kat is definitely the lady you’ll want to save your shillings for. (Are shillings still a thing?) Very sexy but without the ‘very sexy’ attitude according to my sources. Based on Gail selling for $2002 last year, I expect Kat to sell for $2250. |
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Sofi Pa @sexytypewriter Sofi is a dating writer, which means she knows what’s going on. Well most of the time, unless she’s writing this kind of trash. But I don’t think she is. That being said, she’s probably a good buy just so you can pick her brain and figure out what the hell is wrong with you that you need to buy dates. That, and maybe she cooks? Who knows. If she’s in the 9:30 group, I expect her to sell for $125. |
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Meg Button @megbutton Oh the stories I could tell about Meg Button… I won’t because I value our friendship, but they are good! She’s not really the standard hot chick either. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her with a purse… Also, while I suspect she has a great rack, she always seems to use her hair to cover herself. It’s a pretty good tease. She’s another star candidate in this auction! Skip your rent this month to buy her. Meg Button will sell for quite a bit. At the very least she’s worth $800. |
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Michelle Beilhartz @MichelleHartz TV Host, Dancer, Actor… and my personal favourite, Yoga Instructor. I’d actually seen her a few times in a few things but never knew who she was. So that counts for something right? I personally think she looks better with straightened hair, so hopefully that’s the look she opts for. But, seems to be another great option in this auction, and well worth serious consideration. I’m expecting Michelle to garner some attention, enough to get her $450. |
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Lisa Marie Chen @SciontistLC She’s the editor for Scion Magazine… Scion makes those awful box vansdon’t they? That’s sadly a demerit against Lisa. Fellow Sciontists may get a thrill out of her though and being able to talk about your mutual Scion love. I think she’s got a niche following that may be in the crowd that night, or maybe she ends up being my Charise Garcia pick. Niche buyers on this one, so she fetches a tidy $125. |
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Christine Estima @ChristineEstima Everybody knows Christine. Show us your tweets Christine! (If you follow her, you’ll get that.) Christine is great company who always makes me laugh, and I’m like Stalin (or maybe Teller.. whichever one laughs less?) She also can spot graffiti from a mile away and keeps getting recognition for it *cough Toronto Star*. I expect a conglomerate of buyers to pitch in and grab Christine for no less than $170. |
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Regina Sy @FragileHeart Total sweetheart and one of the kinder people I’ve met, Regina is a great buy if you’re actually looking to meet someone. Of all the women for auction, I’d say she’s most ideal for a relationship. So maybe you can make that connection with her? At the very least she’ll make a great friend… we still need to have that catch up coffee Regina! Serious bidders only on this one! $160 is what she goes for. |
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Danielle Baker @Danny_MB I don’t know anything about Danielle other than she sucks at Twitter, and probably doesn’t like me – just based on what people tell her heh. Googling her doesn’t provide much either… so she’s sadly going to have to be this years Connor Mullane. But, she’s female and blonde so those will work in her favour and the bids will be better. I’m anticipating a sale price of $125. |
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Lauren White @RaymiTheMinx Back again from last year is Lauren. She sold for $200 last year.. but I think she was also a couple pounds heavier and not doing Burlesque at that time, which means her stock value has certainly gone up. She’s eccentric and definitely not afraid to be herself, so guys, you better be confident in who you are if you’re going to bid! Maybe we get a little live Burlesque? If so, she’s going to sell for $350. |
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Casie Stewart @CasieStewart Back also is Casie. While not entirely sure what she does for a living, it’s apparently some sort of blog entrepreneur thing. I’m actually curious to know how much she makes. Casie is not for everyone, so I expect the buyer to be someone who knows Casie well. Maybe she’ll mention you in a blog though – you too can be a super star. Side: Shout out to her sister. Familiar buyer means that she will sell for $500. |
Going to Detroit, Will I Get Shot?
Tomorrow I leave for Detroit… I have my kevlar vest, medical kit including tourniquet and a bunch of blood clotting agent. From what I understand, it’s a warzone… Wait, or maybe that’s the internet fear syndrome again rearing it’s head. The internet has some of the worst information ever.
But I am actually about 8% worried that I’ll get shot… it’s the same fear that prevented me from swimming in the ocean in the Dominican. I naturally assumed the second I step in that bullshit ocean, a shark would jump out and bite me right in the arm.
In all seriousness, I’m going as the guest of @FordCanada to the 2012 North American International Auto Show (#FordNAIAS). Quite frankly, I’m incredibly excited by the opportunity. I’ve never been to the show, and I know I’ve made a few people in my family jealous – I’ve promised to take a ton of pictures. I’m also excited that @TalkBackShow cohost and one of my best friends @ValTorontoGal will also be attending the show! I’ll be back on Tuesday night, but will try to get some blog coverage done for you wonderful people! Let me know if there’s anything specific you would like to see.
God damnit, I just Googled Detroit and this comes up… maybe it is a War Zone?
PS. Anyone else find the NAIAS logo hot? Haha. There’s clearly something wrong with me…
I’m a Social BLAZR
If you missed the announcement on Friday, I’m really excited to announce that I’ve been selected as one of eight Social BLAZR’s in the world. Motorola hosted a contest globally to find the people blazing their own trail in the social media world… broken down into 4 different geographic regions – Canada, United States, Europe and Singapore, we submitted our mini-story and then public voting occurred.
So, for winning this contest I get a bunch of great Motorola gear along with the brand new Android based RAZR smartphone (one of my favourite flip phones in its former incarnation) and some cash… Over the next few months, I’ll naturally be doing some reviews on the various pieces of Motorola gear and my experiences with them. I’m such an Android lover, so thank god that the RAZR is using that operating system or I might be disappointed.
I want to thank @Motorola for hosting the contest and to everyone who may have voted for me. I also want to congratulate my fellow Canadian Social BLAZR @Listen2Lena and all the other competitors in the contest!
Oh and to the other Global Social BLAZRs:
United States: @cruiter + @missnormalee
Europe: @angelitama + @paulobrien
Singapore: @mellyandme + Ow Tai Zheng
My Birthday Month That Almost Wasn’t
For those who don’t know, December is my birthday month. December 7th, I celebrate turning a year older, a year wiser and a year more thankful. Most people know me to sometimes be a little controversial, some say my blog posts come across as bitter, hell I’ve even been called a bully because I call people out on their bull. The reality is that I’m so appreciative of life that I hate when people don’t really respect it. Poisoning bodies with cigarettes or killing our liver, being reckless or stupid, not appreciating the smallest things in life… it’s really crazy how people use this short thing we call life. So in that respect I am bitter. I think people only truly learn to appreciate everything in life when they realize how fragile life is.
But, this isn’t really meant to be a ‘shame on you’ blog post… it’s meant to be a celebration of life. Here’s why…
I was born on December 7th. I was a seemingly healthy 8lb baby boy ready to take on the world. Or so everyone thought… my body did not. I was born with an extralobar pulmonary sequestration, in normal terms, I had additional lung tissues that was growing inside of me. It caused me to have hyperactive breathing(tachypneic) and made me turn blue (cyanotic) and faint a lot. To get an idea of what this was like, breath in and out as fast as you can for 20 seconds and notice how quickly your body reacts. At 3 days old, I was sent to Sick Kids Hospital. To save my life, open chest surgery had to be performed. This was going to be a tough time because the amount of lung tissue they had to extract was large, and with such a small patient and the fragility of the tissues it was near (my condition made medical history). I can’t even imagine how my parents must have felt… here was their first kid and one of the first pictures of me…
Fortunately, the operation was a success and I am still here today. But the reality is, it’s quite possible I might not have been. I’m reminded every day of this because I have a scar that runs 40% around my body. From the middle right side of my chest, all the way around to my spine.
Every year around this time I make a donation to Sick Kids Hospital. But this time around, I realize I have a bit of a popular forum with this blog… so maybe I can do a little more than my donation.
So this time around, if you want to make a donation directly to Sick Kids, you can do so here.
Alternatively, I’m going to be accepting donations through Paypal which will then be donated to Sick Kids in one lump sum. Every dollar counts! Anyone who wants to go this route, let me know and I will tweet any message to my followers as a thank you to you! It’s the least I can do to recognize you for your generosity.
I will collect from now until December 25th and provide a daily update on the total donated.
Oh.. here’s the medical journal entry! (Thank you mom for saving and scanning these for me.)
