The Mayoral Confession Heard Around the World

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By now, if you live anywhere in North America, you probably know who Rob Ford is. That's right, he's the mayor of Toronto. Specifically, the mayor of the city that I live in.

Let me preface this by saying that the above photo of Peter Griffin (from Family Guy) is an accurate depiction of our mayor. Don't believe me?

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See? I wasn't kidding. If Peter lost his glasses and started going grey (or his Ford blonde? Who knows), him and Ford could be twins!

Moving on.

Lately, Ford has been under a lot of hot water. Alright, alright, Ford is generally under a lot of hot water. Here's a list of some criticism against him:

• Ford was caught reading while driving, which is both stupid and dangerous. His response was that he's "busy." He also refused to hire a driver.
• Ford was caught talking on his cellphone while driving: again (which is illegal in Toronto). The first time he was caught talking on his cellphone while driving, he was accused of giving a mother the middle finger when she told him to get off the phone. Her six-year-old daughter was there to witness Ford's stumpy finger.
• Before he was mayor, he was arrested in Miami, Florida for a DUI and possession of marijuana.
• Ford denied being removed from a Toronto Maple Leafs game for being drunk and belligerent but later admitted to lying to media about drunk outburst.

This list could go on for a while. If you want to read more, check out this list here. 

Something in that list that is interesting to note is that Ford admitted to lying to the media. Which is exactly what he did yesterday.

Back in May 2013, U.S. gossip site Gawker announced that they had obtained a video of Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. Ford adamantly denied this claim and added that such a video did not exist. Last Thursday, police chief Bill Blair stated they had obtained said video, yet Ford continued to deny allegations of him smoking crack cocaine.

Yesterday, he made a confession that made headlines around the world:

"Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine."

When?

"I don't even remember. Probably in one of my drunken stupors," Ford responded.

I don't need to go into detail of the public's response to this as that's quite obvious. Now hilarious t-shirts and memes are taking over the internet (such as these):

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So what do I want to say about this is? To anyone outside of Toronto who has heard about Ford, don't let his actions negatively impact your thoughts about this city. Toronto truly is an amazing city and I'm proud to call it my home.

Has your mayor done anything he/she shouldn't have?

Where's Our Pirate Ship?

I woke up this morning thinking it was Sunday. Man, was I disappointed when I realised it was Monday.

Get ready for a picture overload of my weekend recap!

Friday.

Went out with friends for food and drinks along Toronto's harbourfront.

Enjoyed this gorgeous view and probably had a bit too much to drink.

I successfully painted Rudy's pinky nail. It was a proud moment.

Clearly, the table agrees. Look at that smile on the table!

Saturday.

Saturday, Andrew and I went back to the Harbourfront with the intention of going on a boat cruise. The boat cruise was supposed to be on a boat that looked like a pirate ship (which of course made me think of Elizabeth and the time she blogged about the pirate ship she found). As luck would have it though, we didn't get the ship we wanted (called the Kajama). The Kajama was booked for a private event. Instead we got this:

This is the smaller version of the Kajama. We were disappointed but still made the best of it and took way too many pictures.

Making the most of the smaller boat

Andrew and I with a view of our beautiful city in the background

I love Toronto

After the boat cruise, we went out for lunch and then met up with friends for a quick flight and dinner.

 Andrew's meal is on the left. Mine is on the right. I liked his better than mine so we switched. Yum!

Boys hard at work in the background.

What does a girl do while she waits for a plane to start up? She takes selfies. Obviously.

Our dinner consisted of way too many wings.

Sunday.

When the weather is beautiful, and your boyfriend is a pilot with his own aircraft, it only makes sense to take advantage of it by going flying. On Sunday, we flew to Buffalo, with a friend, for lunch.

Looking out the window on take off

Toronto in the distance

The US Marine's aircraft, which Andrew parked his plane beside. Their plane is gorgeous!

Olive Garden: It always disappoints me yet I always go back.

How was your weekend?

Linking up with Sami

Wordless Wednesday

Toronto's "Batman"
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Recent news of the citizen in the UK who handed a suspect over to the police, while dressed as Batman, totally reminded me of our "Toronto Batman."

UK's "Batman"
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In case anyone is wondering, UK's "Batman" turned out to be a delivery man, who was just helping a friend out. Aka. he's not actually a hero. Lame.



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