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Let the countdown begin!

Time to pop the champagne, friends! New Year’s Eve is upon us. Which means that number one on The Anthology’s top ten most ridiculous of 2010 is also upon us. After the wedding dresses, stylin’ curlers, late discoveries, wonderful WIZERDZ, cheese-loving graffiti artists, Joshua Tree impressions, heartwarming outpourings of support, pants that would make MC Hammer jealous, and gorgeous gentlemen, allow me to present The Anthology’s single most ridiculous moment of 2010…

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1. Picture this: you’re at Coachella(!), the desert sun is setting over the mountains, Phoenix is playing (and you love them). The evening could not be more perfect. That is, until the guy beside you vomits. Right beside you. You jump back to avoid the splash. And after a moment of chaos, the vomiter shakes his head, collects himself and keeps rocking out. So you keep rocking out too.

Then you tweet about the experience. And that gets you written up in LA Weekly. Which makes you realize that almost getting barfed on at Coachella is definitely ridiculous. But also kind of hilarious.

So I’m already planning my trip to Coachella 2011. You coming?

December 31, 2010 by

Number 2

Before the ball drops tomorrow night and we all toast to 2011, we’re counting down The Anthology’s ten most ridiculous moments of 2010. It’s quite a list —  wedding dresses, stylin’ curlers, late discoveries, wonderful WIZERDZ, cheese-loving graffiti artists, Joshua Tree impressions, heartwarming outpourings of support and pants that would make MC Hammer jealous. We can now add to that list numéro deux…

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2. It’s a tie! Between ridiculously intense eye contact with Pierce Brosnan (we shared a moment, I swear. I don’t care if it was only because he was trying to figure out why I was dressed in a Canucks jersey in the middle of the Beverly Hilton.). [Photo found here.]

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And some quality time I spent “with” the Beckhams. (K. Fine. They were on the other side of Staples Centre. But who’s keeping track?)

Both are from my most recent trip to LA. Both happened on the same night. So you tell me — what’s more ridiculous(ly amazing)? Intense eye contact with a tuxedo-wearing Pierce Brosnan or creepy telephoto zoom lens photography of David Beckham?

December 30, 2010 by

Number 3

We’re counting down The Anthology’s ten most ridiculous of 2010 — all the wedding dresses, stylin’ curlers, late discoveries, wonderful WIZERDZ, cheese-loving graffiti artists, Joshua Tree impressions and ridiculously heartwarming outpourings of support. Which brings us to number three…

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3. You knew these would make the cut — the most ridiculous “before” shot ever belongs to these beauties. Yes, they’re acid washed MC Hammer pants. And yes, they were a gift from my friend Melissa who had them sitting in her closet since they were actually cool. And yes, after a little tailoring they actually became wearable.

P.S. Sometimes I wear these while I tweet.

December 29, 2010 by

Number 4

Whereas everything else on The Anthology’s top ten of 2010 is just plain ridiculous, number four is ridiculously heartwarming.

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4. The most ridiculously heartwarming display of community: your support of Hope in Haiti. After an earthquake devastated Haiti last January, my sister Larissa, my friend Kim, and I decided to raise some much-needed funds. Thus Hope in Haiti was born. The WIZERDZ, DJ Flipout and DJ Soo performed, Barcelona hosted and no less than 37 companies sponsored the auction.

Thanks to you, we raised more than $17,000 for the Red Cross’ relief efforts in Haiti. And when matched by the Canadian government, that means more than $34,000 of aid went to the devastated country. A huge thank you to everyone who volunteered their time and talents to make it such a success: Mattie, Rica, Gregory, Rachel, Alexa, Lara, Lib, Kim, Dana, John, Rob, Sonja, Connie, KellyAnn, Michael and Mike. You guys are the best!

To support the Red Cross’ relief efforts in Haiti, donate here.

December 28, 2010 by

Number 5

Less than a week until 2011 is upon us. Crazy, huh? As we count down The Anthology’s most ridiculous of 2010 — the wedding dresses, stylin’ curlers, late discoveries, wonderful WIZERDZ and cheese-loving graffiti artists — we arrive at number five.

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5. The most ridiculous impression of a tree. Sunrise at Joshua Tree National Park was on my bucket list ever since I went to Coachella (more on that later) and fell in love with the desert. When we returned to Palm Springs this fall, we dragged ourselves out of bed at an ungodly hour and drove deep into the middle of nowhere to watch the sunrise with nothing but birds and bunnies around us. Boy, was it worth the early wake-up call. If only because it means I captured a moment like this.

P.S. Wake up and add The Anthology on Facebook.

December 27, 2010 by

Number 6

As we revisit the creepy dresses, stylish sportsmen, late discoveries and magical musicians of the last year, it brings us to number six of The Anthology’s most ridiculous of 2010.

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6. A graffiti artist after my own heart. I saw many beautiful things in Montreal. But this was the most ridiculous. I take comfort in the fact that there’s another cheese fiend out there. I also take comfort in the fact that I’ll be returning to Montreal one day.

I heart that city.

December 24, 2010 by

Number 7!

It’s the final countdown! To 2011 at least. And we’re recapping The Anthology’s most ridiculous in 2010. (In cased you missed them — catch up on number ten, nummer ni and numéro huit.)

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7. The most ridiculous reason to be a proud big sis: my brother (on the left) dresses up as a wizard and plays music. (Less ridiculous reasons to be a proud big sis — WIZERDZ headlined the Biltmore last month. And they were just #5 of CITR’s top 30 of the week. Not bad gentlemen. Not bad at all.)

P.S. Hey all you wizards and warlocks — follow The Anthology on Twitter.

December 23, 2010 by

Numéro Huit

As 2010 is winding down, we’re recounting The Anthology’s most ridiculous moments of the past 365 days. (You can catch up with number ten and number nine.) Without any further ado I would like to present the most ridiculously late discovery (I’m only four centuries behind on this one).

quebec-je-taime8. This summer, I finally discovered the charming parks, picturesque riverbanks and beautiful old town of Quebec City. And I was one of the few out-of-provincers to discover the Festival d’Ete de Quebec, an 11-day showcase of artists like Arcade Fire, Santana and Passion Pit. It’s huge, it’s cheap as borsch (only $50) and very few of the attendees come from out of provice (only 5% according to the National Post).

Which means next year could be your year to discover it.

P.S. Discover The Anthology on Facebook.

December 22, 2010 by

Nummer Ni (That’s “number nine” in Norwegian, according to Google Translate)

As we count down The Anthology’s most ridiculous moments of 2010, I would like to present to you…

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9. Forget David Beckham and his Armani underwear ads, the most ridiculous sports/fashion cross-polination has to be Team Norway’s curling pants at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The red, the white, the beige, the blue. The clown-like diamond print. They made a sports fan out of me. And if they don’t inspire a million knock-offs in 2011, I don’t know what will.

P.S. Check out the number ten most ridiculous moment of 2010 here.

December 21, 2010 by