Big Bunny's Girl of the Year (and December)

The girl of the year (and December) is Kim Kardashian. These are all high resolution images so feel free to click on them for a better view.

Kim was the girl of the month for February this year. Since then she's had a really busy year: a sex tape (not really that good -- poor picture quality and bad camera angles); a reality TV show, which also features her sisters and the rest of her family; and, most recently, a playboy photo shoot. The pictures in this post are from that photo shoot. They're decent, but I think they lightened her up a bit (she might be a little too dark for some playboy readers -- but she's just right for me), and might have airbrushed some stuff out. They should have picked a better photographer to bring out her deep sensuality. Terry Richardson would have taken her to a whole new level. But I guess there's always hope for next year.

Top Pickups in 2007

This is a run down of my favourite pickups this year. This leans pretty heavily to outer wear and denim.

10. Wings and Horn knit hats. For me a winter hat is an essential. These two caught my eye. The pom pom is really gangsta. The hats are also over sized, so they don't fit really tight. If you lean this over to the side, you can get a really pimping look happening.

9. Rag and Bone Jumper. I kind of liked this. I've had this thing for cardigans this year. This one is made from wool, but it kind of feels like felt. I like the buttons and the extra pocket up top. It's also got this detail, on the lower sleeve -- some sort of elbow patch.



8. Sugarcane Okinawa. I got these this year. I still haven't had a chance to debut them yet, but I'm really satisfied with them. They're made from the sugarcane/cotton blend and left hand twill. The denim on these is just sublime -- you get a little slub and these subtle differences in the colour. I'm pretty sure I'm going to keep these ones blue and not make them an everyday jean. I don't think that you'll many pairs of these on the street.


7. A gaggle of Jack Purcells. I loaded up this year. I guess the Chuck Taylor is the more common and popular choice, this is my the Jack Purcell takes it to another level. They aren't as common. They have this stealth quality to them, they might look like the Chuck Taylor at first but then when you take a closer look they're something totally different. I think my favourites are the gray ones. They're made of twill, not canvas. I've only seen one other pair in the city.



6. Oni Blue Fit Denim. I'm a big fan of these. The denim is super slubby and somewhat coarse looking. There are a lot tougher to fade than I would've thought. I got almost two months of daily wear into them and I've hardly dented them.

5. Engineered Garments Field Jacket. This one is unlined. It was little big; I was eying it through the spring, but someone scooped my size. I paired it with a Y-3 hoodie, which makes a nice inner layer.

4. N-1 deck jacket. This is something I spent most of the year looking for and only picked up a few weeks ago. Now I can look like Lee Marvin in Point Blank. It's got a really fitted look and the lining seems pretty warm. This will be great on those chilly days in fall and spring.





3. Engineered Garments Mountain Parka. Even though they call it a mountain parka its a field jacket as far as i'm concerned. I was eying this one all fall, I picked it up on sale at the end of november. This one besides a couple of detail issues (snap buttons, some extra pockets) is lined with a wool lining. I haven't had a chance to wear it yet, but I think that this will be a really decent fall jacket.



2. 45 rpm Soraikho Slim. I've only just gotten these, but these were a major item on my to get list. Unlike some brands that feel they have to a super-slim look with a severe taper, these are a straight leg cut that's a got a slimmer silhouette.

1. Nom de Guerre waxed cotton rain coat. I absolutely love this piece. I feel like a U-boat captain when I wear it. Its got a rugged military look, but its cut really slim. I'm really looking forward to see how this ages because wax cotton gets a patina as it ages.

Girls of the Year

I'm making the monthly girl for December the girl of the year. These are the runner-ups. I picked 5, i'm not going to number them because that would be like objectifying them.

So in no particular order.

Kurara Chibana. She looks so classy.

Salma Hayek. Even though her heaving bosom features prominently in the picture, I do look over at the Campari from time to time.

Leah Dizon. Playful, but still kind of slutty,

Tera Patrick. I still can't believe she married that ugly fuckin' troll. She looks like she was made to be photographed by Terry Richardson.

Maria Ozawa. Asian chicks with no asses? Maybe, but Maria's trunk has got enough junk in it to make almost everyone happy.


Next week, my girl of the year.
Who will it be?

Year-in-Review: Dining Out

I thought I'd close out the first year of this blog with a year-in-review theme.

This is the first post.

I'd picking the top 5 places in the city that i've reviewed.


5. There is no 5. I think the first 4 on the list are a lot better than any of the candidates that could file in the 5th spot, so there would be a big drop in the quality of the experience between the first 4 and the fifth.

4. Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar. I like the feel of the place and the choices on the menu. It's a decent value and there is a great choice of (good) wines at reasonable prices. It's got a tapas style menu. I like the frites here as well as the scallops a lot. If you get a couple of glasses of wine and some tapas your probably looking at like $120-$140 for 2.

Rating: 2 Bunnies

3. The Foxley Bistro. The place is not as polished looking as Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar, but the food is still really good. No need to worry about the wine here, there are just too many spices in the food to get a stable enough wine that could stand up to the variety in the menu. Hence my recommendation that you stick to beer or some other beverage. Like Jamie Kennedy Wine Bar, this is a tapas style menu -- but the servings are larger than the traditional tapas dishes. The menu is really reasonably priced. Dinner for two here can easily be $80.

Rating: 2 Bunnies

2. Splendido. This place is the place to go if you have buckets of cash to blow and want to get pampered. Whenever you get up someone will be waiting to tuck you into your chair when you get back. The plates are served all at one and unveiled together. The menu changes from season to season. The menu is not a menu in the traditional sense, you order different variants of a tasting menu, with some selections in the components. When I went there were a few different variants of the menus (some had more courses than others). There is a really extensive wine list, with a big range in the quality as the price points of the wine. The sommelier is really helpful and knowledgeable. However, be prepared to pay the price. If you go for the lowest price tasting menu and a bottle of wine, you're basically looking at $300 for dinner for 2. If I lived in Rosedale and was a real high roller then this would probably be the number 1 on this list. But I don't.

Rating: 2 Bunnies

1. Jamie Kennedy Restaurant. This is a more formal dining room located within the wine bar, but it offers a regular menu instead of the tapas available in the wine bar. The service is good, but you don't get the show that Splendido puts on. The sommelier is helpful and knowledge and there is a big selection at really good prices to pick from. Its pricey -- but not as pricey as Splendido -- dinner for two is probably in the $200-$220 range,

Rating: 3 Bunnies

Notes on the Bunny Rating System:

• 0 or no Bunnies, it's a waste of time; don't go.
• 1 Bunny, the place is worth checking out.
• 2 Bunnies, you should go out of your way to check out the place; the food is really good and the place is cool.
• 3 Bunnies, you absolutely have to go there; the food is exceptional and the place is really cool

A Most Interesting Real Estate Agent Sign

I spotted this sign the other day while I was walking around at lunch. Some real estate agents like to put their pictures on the sign as a form of branding -- I suppose, or perhaps they are so vain that they like to see pictures of themselves.

I mean most these agents, both men and women, look really cheesy in these pictures. However, the picture of Valerie above is not in that category. If we look at the closeup we can see that Valerie is a real hottie.



Valerie doesn't want to give the impression that she is all beauty and no brains, so she also indicates that she B.B.A. (Bachelor of Business Administration.

There are few things that I real like about the picture.

First, the pose is more like one the snapshots you see at something like Last Night's Party -- although the skill of the photographer might not be equal to that of Merlin Bronques. With this pose I get the feeling that Valerie spends a lot of time at clubs.

You need to closer at the picture to see the other details that pop out.




Looking at Valerie's lips it almost looks like she wet them before they took the picture (either that or they photoshopped it). The wetness on the lips, really makes me want to consider her as my real estate agent.

The other that gets me about the add is the little glitter in the earring. It almost looks like a star. It reminds of those cartoons where the hero has these perfect white teeth and when they smile you see a sparkle in their teeth.




You can also see (above) that Valerie has some exposed shoulders and the outfit looks it has a pretty deep plunging V. I'm not sure if this would be proper business attire, but I don't think many people would care.

I can almost see her with some oversize sunglasses driving around in an entry level acura to showing.

Douche Bags and the Canadian Winter

I didn't manage to get any pictures of this, but i hope my description can help you see what I saw.

I've noticed that douche bags tend to dress in a similar manner in the winter, with one or two variation.

First, they should wear a light wool top coat, which is usually (maybe always unbuttoned).

Second, they should be wearing a black shirt -- which might have stripes. It should be untucked.

Third, the top two buttons on the shirt should be unbuttoned. I've noticed that unlike my shirts, which might flop a little around the collar if they aren't buttoned up enough, a douche bag's shirt will look more spread. Think of a taking a fresh link of sausage and slicing it knife. You get that kind of effect. The other thing that you see -- and this is the great part about winter -- is that the bare chest that's exposed by the unbuttoned shirt turns really red. I get this on my hand in winter, its almost like a wind burn.

Fourth, there is the footwear. Obviously, there should be some Aladdin-style footwear that comes to a point. But as I kind of thinking that maybe its not Aladdin that the inspiration. Perhaps, its Santa's elves, who have to a lot of work in snow and have pointy shoes as well.
Maybe some of them got a day pass to go clubbing and didn't go back. Or maybe they're like cross country skis, so they cut through the snow and ice.

Anyway, keep an eye out for them.
They're everywhere.

Event Ad

I saw this ad a few weeks ago. It's for some Latin-American dance event. I think this is pretty good.

The ad has all the basics: location, start time, information on prizes and drinks.

It also has a common theme -- the lollipop-- in both the title and the imagery.

These guys didn't go cheap on the model for the ad -- unlike some other promoters, as the closeup below demonstrates. This model is adequately breasted and quite fit -- notice the piercing through the belly button.



There is a strong sexual message in the ad. I mean it would be one thing if they had a smaller lollipop, but they used the extra long version. I would interpret it as saying something like, "Come to our event and you're going to get some hot chick chewing on your knob."



These guys get bonus marks because not only do have the extra long lollipop, but the model is having a really good time as well -- as the picture below demonstrates.