It is time for the annual recap of my time at TIFF 50 aka TIFFTY! 50 wonderful years of the Toronto International Film Festival! As always, I will briefly touch on the films that I saw and rank them in order of my personal enjoyment. 

Please note: I will give some spooliers to these films as I discuss, so please do not listen if you intend to watch! 

The films I saw and recapped in order of enjoyment:

1. The Fence

2. Degrassi: Whatever It Takes

3. &Sons

4. Two Pianos

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In this episode, I discuss: the potential of GLP-1s, books that I need to finish reading before the end of 2025, the demise of Canada’s Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), the end of department stores, R-Truth being released from WWE, Attending a coworker wedding as a single woman, and my settle down aversion.

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We found love in a hopeless place aka WrestleMania LasVegas. In this episode, I discuss flying (or walking a short distance) for love and I give my thoughts on the new Michael B. Jordan film, "Sinners" (I did not love it but I appreciated it).

There will be movie spoilers!

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I had the greatest trip of ALL TIME…and I want to discuss it with you! In this episode, I talk about:

• My custom Pretty Deadly video

• My decision to go to Las Vegas

• Airport Mania

• Ole Red

• Wrestlecon, Wrestling Wine Down Podcast Merch, and Kelly Kelly (Barbie Blank)

• The cost of coffee in Las Vegas 

• Being stalked by a Married Couple

• Regrets about not meeting Joe Hendry

• Meeting the Bella Twins

• WrestleMania 41 Night 1 and 2

• NXT Stand and Deliver 

• The Party Bus and Fremont Street

• New Orleans WrestleMania 42?

If you have the ability to donate to my friend Danny and his family at this difficult time, I would truly appreciate it: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-dannys-family-after-loss

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Happy WrestleMania Week!

In this episode, I go through the night 1 and 2 match cards and give you my predictions on who I think will win each match! Follow me on Instagram and Twitter so see which ones of my predictions were correct! 

Match Card Predictions

Night 1

1. War Raiders (World Tag-Team Champions) vs The New Day - New Day Wins

2. Rey Mysterio vs El Grande Americano - Rey Mysterio Wins

3. Jade Cargill vs Naomi - Naomi Wins

4. LA Knight (United States Champion) vs Jacob Fatu - Jacob Fatu Wins

5. Tiffany Stratton (Women’s WWE Champion) vs Charlotte - Tiffany Stratton Wins

6. Gunther (World Heavyweight Champion) vs Jey Uso - Jey Uso Wins

7. CM Punk vs Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins - Seth Rollins Wins

Night 2

1. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez (WWE Women’s Tag-Team Champions) vs Bayley and Valkyria - Liv and Raquel Retain

2. Logan Paul vs AJ Styles - AJ Styles Wins

3. Bron Breakker (Intercontinental Champion) vs Penta vs Dominik Mysterio vs Finn Balor - Either Dominik or Penta Wins

4. Drew McIntyre vs Damian Priest (‘Sin City Street Fight’) - Drew Wins 

5. Iyo Sky (Women’s World Champion) vs Bianca Belair vs Rhea Ripley - Bianca Belair Wins

6. Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Champion) vs John Cena - John Cena Wins

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I am back for Season 8 of Pessimism at its Finest! In this episode, I mainly discuss my reservations about going to WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas, Nevada (the trip was 3 weeks away at the time of this recording). Let's see how things play out!

In this episode, I discuss:

• My 30th Birthday Party 

• Life since turning 30 and a Podcast Update

• WrestleMania 41 thoughts

• Las Vegas - Yes or No?

• Travelling with only a carry on luggage

• Betraying your favourite Airline

• The WWE Elimination Chamber Highlights

• Meet and Greets with Damian Priest, Drew McIntryre, Alexa Bliss, R-Truth, and Charles Robinson

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DEATH TO MY 20s! I decided to record this recap of my 20s in the last 3 hours of my 20s and put it out to the universe as a goodbye. I hope that some of this resonates with you and I look forward to continuing this podcast in my 30s!

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Let’s catch up, my loves! In this episode I discuss:

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I’m only doing this episode so I can discuss the five films I saw this year at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Here are my top 5 (in the order I discuss them):

While you’re at it, remember to get a TIFF Membership! If you love film and you live in Toronto, this is a must have. I cannot live in this City without it!

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