From Toronto Life magazine:
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Spill it: Our six TIFF essentials (so far)
Walk softly and carry a big bag: the official motto of aย TIFF survivalist. We chose a double-duty Danier bag ($199)โitโs big enough to fit our laptop, but also folds over into handbag size at night. Here, we spill its sundry necessities.
1. BlackBerry, of course, but donโt forget the charger either.
2. EBOOST vitamins promise energy, recovery and focusโin short, everything we need to maintain the will to wake up. Sure, the outsized tablets are made to dissolve in water, but thatโs just TIFF code for vodka. Drop one in a drink, and watch it turn orange and bubbly. Itโs like swallowing a smile to hide a multitude of sins.
3. We should really keep ourย agenda hidden, but whatever.
4. You never know when your next free meal will show up, and if you donโt stow snacksโwe live onย Velbars, just like the ones our mothers packed us as kidsโyou riskย pulling a Marilyn Manson.
5. Aย compact mirror can be used for legal things, too, like touch-ups in the backs of cabs or to sneak rear-view peeks at celebs at Starbucks.
6. By day three, we predict that our wash-and-go hair will become just-go hair. Thankย Greg May Hair for formulating this โdry clean onlyโ shampoo, a powder spray that absorbs into the scalp, making grease disappear. Weโre tempted to spray it on Nicolas Cage.
What a girl needs: The state of our bag on day one.