Donating your time and money might seem overwhelming these days. There are so many charities and worthy causes out there, but sometimes it’s hard to know where your charity is going or how it is really being put to use. This has caused many people that I know to question charitable causes.

Well, I got turned on to this super cool charity today that makes the giving experience that much more personal and real.

www.kiva.org

You basically join the site and can loan money to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Once their business has grown you can also get your money back. It’s an amazing concept that really shows us, once again, how connected we all are and can become.

You might have noticed that things have changed around here. Want to give a shout out to my fab designer in Paris, Jonathan Fren. We actually met on facebook! How’s that for the ultimate modern day introduction.

My blog- THE POP REPORT- is now part of my main site, which makes it easy for you to go to one place and navigate everything. I look at it as the Shira hub!

Besides my blog, I am also constantly uploading videos from wherever I’m at with my Nokia phone. You can see those videos on my “Shira On The Go” video player on the right.

So subscribe, have fun and I’ll see you on the interwebs

Yesterday I spent 12 hours at the Wall-E DVD Junket for Reelz Channel.

Got to interview the amazing Ben Burtt- Oscar winning sound designer- who has worked with George Lucas on every Star Wars Film. He created all those laser and robot sounds we all love!
He actually used those toys we’re holding to create some of Wall-E’s sound effects. Pretty wild.

Another highlight was getting an exclusive tour of Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory- which in basic english means- the place where they make all those crazy space robots. I even got to see where they’re making the next Mars Exploration Rover.

Those robots are just so cute…

It’s been a crazy few days!! Election night was incredible! I’m Canadian and couldn’t even vote, but I still felt incredibly emotional watching Obama’s speech. It was the first time that I really felt part of history. Also, seeing the worldwide reaction truly showed how interconnected we all are and that we each in fact can be heard and make a difference.

Once again- here’s the promo I was part of for Generation WE that really exemplifies the power we each have to make change happen:

Generation WE: The Movement Begins… from Generation We on Vimeo.

Here’s an amazing pic my friend, Wm Marc Salsberry took at the causecast.org party of a fellow host and friend, Nzinga Blake- breathtaking!

I can’t vote because I’m Canadian- but you can! Hopefully you’ve registered to vote already. If you don’t know where to vote in your area, HERE’S a useful link. There are going to be LOOOONGG lines, so get going now.

Another useful list of where to keep up to date with the latest election news!

Happy post-Halloween. Hope you’re having a lovely start to the week. Yep, that’s me in my Wonderwoman pose.

I still can’t believe it’s November and the election is tomorrow!!!
Here’s a list of useful sites to check out and keep up-to-date with the latest news on election day.

Also, not sure if you have already heard about the infamous Sarah Palin telephone prank. Two radio personalities from my hometown of Montreal somehow got her cell number and pulled a major prank on her. It’s pretty funny and completely embarrassing: