Home! Finally! Well, I've been home for awhile, but haven't really felt like writing.
My last couple of days in town were bittersweet. I was busy packing for the majority of it--I had to repack things a couple of times just so that they would fit in my suitcases, and I had to expand both of them.
Thursday, August 6th: I had dinner with Meg. We went for sushi, which was de-lish. We went back to my house afterwards to pick up various kitchenwares, and made the expedition to Meg's apartment. I almost fell over multiple times under the weight of our bags, but somehow we made it there!
On Friday, I met Jen for lunch--My first time trying Indian food. It was pretty good! I bequethed the remainder of my kitchenwares to her, and I spent the rest of the afternoon stuffing the remainder of my belongings in my suitcases, backpack, and sobey's bag.
And then I was on my way! Steve met me at the airport, and then I was home :)
For the rest of the weekend, I caught up with Steve and family, and unpacked my bags--I'm STILL trying to find enough hangers for my clothes.
Tuesday, August 11th: The sisters and I decided to hit up Folklorama, the Slovejnian pavilian (like usual!) Fun times, great food, awesome dancing. Steve and Rees stopped by, too.
Thursday, August 13th: I worked in Winnipeg again for the first time! Yay for paying off my trip! Haha. That evening, the sisters and I went to Lo Pub to see Great Bloomers, the band I fell in love with in Toronto. We had a great time dancing it up: I definately worked off the blizzard I ate earlier that day! I think the girls had a good time as well.
On Saturday, I worked at the Stadium, Rifles Football and then a Bomber game. Such terrible weather, but at least it let up in time for the party at Hoho's house! It was great to see more family (family we don't see that often) and friends that I hadn't seen yet since returning from Toronto. We had an impromptu jam session later that evening, and that was lots of fun! Hope to do it again soon.
I worked again on Monday (Rod Stewart! That was a ridiculous show, with seat relocations and huge lineups) and have otherwise been takin'r'easy. Watching lots of movies, painting my nails, hanging out with Steve. Tomorrow Rach is taking me out for a birthday dinner (whoot for the Keg!), I work on my actual birthday (Thursday), and it's AC/DC on Saturday! Crazy!
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
do you strike those years from the record?
Update, Update! I actually had my blog open in a tab yesterday and was going to update, but then got side-tracked by the goodness of Empire Records and attempting to find the CTV clip with Chris Murphy (of Sloan) in his blue cast--he was involved in a hit and run with a drunk driver and broke his collarbone, but apparently he still had his goofy grin in the short clip. Oh well.
July 11th, aka 7-Eleven Day, aka Free slurpee day was awesome! Got 4 free slurpees at 3 different locations in Toronto! Slurpees really aren't a big deal here...the Centers of the Universe prefer starbucks and smoothies to sweet, icy cups of heaven. Their loss. Had someone call me "Sick" at work because--and this is SHOCKING--but the two lowest price levels sold out and thus the cheapest Argos ticket was something like, $60. You know, people, sometimes this happens on GAME DAY for a SEASON OPENER. On another note, GO BLUE!
I spend literally days reading Harry Potter books 1-7. It was my full time job for a while, and surely, if I had an employer, I'd be getting gold stars at how quickly I turned those muthas out. Finally it was time for the movie! (SPOILER ALERT) Mixed feelings about it, really. I understand they had to cut some events out and thus add other ones in to make the storyline work, but if Heath was correct in why some events were changed in #6 (like not so much of a focus on Charlie getting injured, no fight, and the burning down of the Burrow, thus to be able to cut out the wedding in #7), I'm frustrated...what was the point in making #7 into two movies if you're going to cut out such a large and exciting part of the book?
I was also shocked by the absence of any costume wearers...I wore my Hives guitar pick earrings that have a Hogwarts-like Crest, and used colour-changing nail polish, but I only saw one Griffyndor scarf!
Friday, July 17th - The Arkells at Sound Academy! It was a win-to-get-in event and it was packed! like, 2000 people or something. I brought 2 roommates and one of their friends and all of them had an awesome time, even though it was their first time seeing them: that's always a good feeling. They covered "Tears of a Clown" and I was meaning to ask them why they would choose to cover such a song (odd, because Inward Eye covered it too) but when I met them, all I remembered to say is "Come back to Winnipeg!!!" Seriously friends, this is a good-time band, fully danceable and better than Sing-Along Songs and Kidsongs (remember that show?)
Monday, July 20th - The Ticketmaster summer party: Since I missed the Winnipeg one, I thought I ought to attend the Toronto one. It was a lot of fun! They had great food, everyone was really nice, and I won a $50 gift card to the same restaurant we were at (Alice Fazoolis), whahoo! Afterwards, I walked over to the Horseshoe Tavern to see the Datsuns, a New Zealand band. They were really good, I only wish I had known the songs better. The guitarist was wearing essentially a Canadian Tuxedo, Rock Star Style (tight jeans, tight jean shirt), the other guitarist had longer hair than anyone I know, and the singer/bassist was crazy and came out into the audience and had us all on the ground (good thing I was wearing my skort!)
Tuesday, July 21st: Not so fun. I was up at 9am registering for classes...or trying to! One of my classes got cancelled so it screwed up my entire schedule, I had a lot of courses to change around, and keep in mind I had, up to this day, been sleeping in until at least noon everyday. 2 calls to the university later, I got everything settled and promptly went back to bed.
Friday, July 24th: Met Meg for dinner at Alice Fazooli's, courtesy of Ticketmaster! It was delicious and we figuratively had to undo one notch on our belts. However, that did not stop us from pigging out on snuck-in candy when we later saw 500 Days of Summer. The movie was cute, and of course, co-starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt so it really can't go wrong, but well, i had mixed feelings about it.
On Sunday, July 26th I went to see Great Bloomers at Sneaky Dees and finally bought their album (which is excellent, Rach can't wait to get home so you can rip it/love it too!). It was only an opening set but it was still excellent. I also can't wait to see them in Winnipeg on August 13th (announcement: all Winnipeggers, you should be seeing them, GREAT BLOOMERS, LO PUB, AUGUST 13TH)
The following week was pretty uneventful. The most exciting thing was going to Karaoke on Thursday and getting hit on by a drunk old man, to whom I finally said "I'm sorry, but the age difference between us is making me really uncomfortable and I think you should go over there," pointing at his seat at the bar, and he left. Sang Foo Fighers, Jet, and AC/DC which proves if I'm going to make it as a singer in this industry, it's going to be as a male singer, as I seem to dislike my own kind.
On Friday, Meg and I went shopping (yay for holiday hours) and I found my first pair of ass jeans since junior high! they are fab-u-lous! I first went into Jean Machine and asked the sales person for a pair that fit me right, for under 70 bones, and he said "can't help you". I quickly picked my jaw up off the floor and booted it to Bluenotes, where I paid a cool $40 for a yummy pair of dark boot-cuts. Seriously, how do the unemployed afford jeans?
Saturday, August 1st: Heather arrives in Toronto! Excitement ensues! I showed her a bit of Bloor West (Honest Eds, really) and then we took the Spadina Streetcar south so she could see Chinatown. We walked into Kensington Market from there, and each bought a dress that we wore later that night (see below for details). We took in Queen West from Spadina to Yonge, checked out H&M, and then bought groceries to make dinner: and what a feast we had!
That night, we dolled ourselves up and headed to Sneaky Dee's for their monthly Motown Do-Wop Dance Party. Though it was a late start (I think Torontonians are notorious for coming to bars late) it was SO MUCH FUN. Much better than Modernized or Mod Club in Winnipeg, all our favourite artists, and everyone dancing their hearts out.
Sunday, we ended up sleeping in a bit, as we were tuckered out from little sleep and lots of activity. Heath and I hit up Eaton Centre and I think that's the longest I've ever shopped for...we were there for like, 4 hours? I bought a beautiful bathing suit for my minneapolis trip at the end of the month, and Heath bought...bottoms. lots of them! We decided we needed to replenish our carbs and went to East Side Marios and gorged ourselves with bread, salad, artichoke dip, and pasta. It was glorious! We decided to stay in that night, and watched IT Crowd and So I Married an Axe Murderer. (whoooa-man! So Love-Ed?) Hahaha.
Monday, August 3rd: Yay for the Ferries running again! Heath and I went to Toronto Island, where we got great weather! We didn't wear our bathing suits (odd, since we had so many of them), but we sat on the beach for awhile, where H stuffed her bag with rocks and I got my crotch soaked (*shakes fist at waves*). We were going to rent paddleboats but the rental place was closed, and we didn't feel like biking so we just chilled. We walked along the waterfront when we came back downtown, and took some pics on the wavy bridge (it is steep!) Our massive walk deserved more carbs (pasta leftovers and Lays), and we watched more movies (The Wedding Singer, High Fidelity) before calling it a night.
Heather's final day here, we started the day off right: breakfast sammies from Tim's. After that, we were off to the Hockey Hall of Fame....not my idea, but Heather wanted to see it. It was enjoyable, fun to see all the coaches' pimpin' hats, haha, and everyone saw what a terrible goalie I made in the interactive section. It was really cute to see little kids get so excited upon seeing the Stanley Cup [Replica, Heath tells me] and all the other hockey memorabilia.
Afterwards, we decided to take'r easy and see Funny People. It is literally the funniest and saddest movie combined in one. Go and see it, peeps! Yay for $4 Tuesday Movies, too.
We scarfed down dinner and left for the airport and for some reason, mixed up flight times and left waaaay to late and ended up running through the airport (I took off my flipflops for speed and safety purposes), arriving at the Air Canada desk 5 minutes before expected departure time, only to find out the plane was leaving an hour later, at 10pm. Proceeded to wait in a useless line for 10 minutes before finding out we were supposed to be in a different line--thanks, Air Canada, for your lack of proper signage and unhelpful employees! An electrical storm meant her flight didn't leave until after midnight, poor thing...hope you got to catch up on sleep tonight, H, in your glorious giant non-squeaky, non-spring-y bed!
Today I actually did laundry (yay, I have clean underwear again!) and returned library books and such. I am continuing to pack but ultimately cannot pack my final, 50-pound suitcase until Friday, as I need my bedding, toiletries, clothes for 2 more nights. Still questionable on whether or not everything will fit in said suitcase, but (yay for me), Heath took one of my suitcases home, so if need be, i can bring a shopping bag full of whatever as a carry-on bag.
I am really excited to be going home. Yes, I liked living in Toronto and living alone, and being close to Meg, and going to lots of events, etc, etc, but I miss my family and friends back home. Talking on the phone is not enough: I like to be physically close to people!
Some things I learned/confirmed this summer:
-I can cook: I can make a mean cheesecake and perogies with a low breakage rate
-I miss dad's jokes. I mean, they're still funny via e-mail, but nothing if I can't reply "oh da-ad!"
-NO REGRETS. I was pretty mopey on my own for the first half of the summer because my trip didn't really turn out how I had planned. No job, not even one that paid minimum wage (besides one day a month at TM). Not a lot of friends besides the one in my house. Borrowing money from pretty much everyone I know. I kept half-wishing I had stayed in Winnipeg for the summer. I could've been working 2 jobs, spending loads of time with my honey, chillin' with my sisters, actually saving money, but I really don't regret coming here: I got to see Jet (who I NEVER thought I'd see), I got DOUBLE-CHEEK kissed by Jamie Cullum for crying out loud, met a few people, got a lot closer to my cousin, who up to this summer I didn't really know as she bonds more with my sisters than I, had a few nice visits from family and friends, and finally, I actually miss Winnipeg.
Now, it's time to end this entry and clear off my bed so I can get some sleep!
July 11th, aka 7-Eleven Day, aka Free slurpee day was awesome! Got 4 free slurpees at 3 different locations in Toronto! Slurpees really aren't a big deal here...the Centers of the Universe prefer starbucks and smoothies to sweet, icy cups of heaven. Their loss. Had someone call me "Sick" at work because--and this is SHOCKING--but the two lowest price levels sold out and thus the cheapest Argos ticket was something like, $60. You know, people, sometimes this happens on GAME DAY for a SEASON OPENER. On another note, GO BLUE!
I spend literally days reading Harry Potter books 1-7. It was my full time job for a while, and surely, if I had an employer, I'd be getting gold stars at how quickly I turned those muthas out. Finally it was time for the movie! (SPOILER ALERT) Mixed feelings about it, really. I understand they had to cut some events out and thus add other ones in to make the storyline work, but if Heath was correct in why some events were changed in #6 (like not so much of a focus on Charlie getting injured, no fight, and the burning down of the Burrow, thus to be able to cut out the wedding in #7), I'm frustrated...what was the point in making #7 into two movies if you're going to cut out such a large and exciting part of the book?
I was also shocked by the absence of any costume wearers...I wore my Hives guitar pick earrings that have a Hogwarts-like Crest, and used colour-changing nail polish, but I only saw one Griffyndor scarf!
Friday, July 17th - The Arkells at Sound Academy! It was a win-to-get-in event and it was packed! like, 2000 people or something. I brought 2 roommates and one of their friends and all of them had an awesome time, even though it was their first time seeing them: that's always a good feeling. They covered "Tears of a Clown" and I was meaning to ask them why they would choose to cover such a song (odd, because Inward Eye covered it too) but when I met them, all I remembered to say is "Come back to Winnipeg!!!" Seriously friends, this is a good-time band, fully danceable and better than Sing-Along Songs and Kidsongs (remember that show?)
Monday, July 20th - The Ticketmaster summer party: Since I missed the Winnipeg one, I thought I ought to attend the Toronto one. It was a lot of fun! They had great food, everyone was really nice, and I won a $50 gift card to the same restaurant we were at (Alice Fazoolis), whahoo! Afterwards, I walked over to the Horseshoe Tavern to see the Datsuns, a New Zealand band. They were really good, I only wish I had known the songs better. The guitarist was wearing essentially a Canadian Tuxedo, Rock Star Style (tight jeans, tight jean shirt), the other guitarist had longer hair than anyone I know, and the singer/bassist was crazy and came out into the audience and had us all on the ground (good thing I was wearing my skort!)
Tuesday, July 21st: Not so fun. I was up at 9am registering for classes...or trying to! One of my classes got cancelled so it screwed up my entire schedule, I had a lot of courses to change around, and keep in mind I had, up to this day, been sleeping in until at least noon everyday. 2 calls to the university later, I got everything settled and promptly went back to bed.
Friday, July 24th: Met Meg for dinner at Alice Fazooli's, courtesy of Ticketmaster! It was delicious and we figuratively had to undo one notch on our belts. However, that did not stop us from pigging out on snuck-in candy when we later saw 500 Days of Summer. The movie was cute, and of course, co-starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt so it really can't go wrong, but well, i had mixed feelings about it.
On Sunday, July 26th I went to see Great Bloomers at Sneaky Dees and finally bought their album (which is excellent, Rach can't wait to get home so you can rip it/love it too!). It was only an opening set but it was still excellent. I also can't wait to see them in Winnipeg on August 13th (announcement: all Winnipeggers, you should be seeing them, GREAT BLOOMERS, LO PUB, AUGUST 13TH)
The following week was pretty uneventful. The most exciting thing was going to Karaoke on Thursday and getting hit on by a drunk old man, to whom I finally said "I'm sorry, but the age difference between us is making me really uncomfortable and I think you should go over there," pointing at his seat at the bar, and he left. Sang Foo Fighers, Jet, and AC/DC which proves if I'm going to make it as a singer in this industry, it's going to be as a male singer, as I seem to dislike my own kind.
On Friday, Meg and I went shopping (yay for holiday hours) and I found my first pair of ass jeans since junior high! they are fab-u-lous! I first went into Jean Machine and asked the sales person for a pair that fit me right, for under 70 bones, and he said "can't help you". I quickly picked my jaw up off the floor and booted it to Bluenotes, where I paid a cool $40 for a yummy pair of dark boot-cuts. Seriously, how do the unemployed afford jeans?
Saturday, August 1st: Heather arrives in Toronto! Excitement ensues! I showed her a bit of Bloor West (Honest Eds, really) and then we took the Spadina Streetcar south so she could see Chinatown. We walked into Kensington Market from there, and each bought a dress that we wore later that night (see below for details). We took in Queen West from Spadina to Yonge, checked out H&M, and then bought groceries to make dinner: and what a feast we had!
That night, we dolled ourselves up and headed to Sneaky Dee's for their monthly Motown Do-Wop Dance Party. Though it was a late start (I think Torontonians are notorious for coming to bars late) it was SO MUCH FUN. Much better than Modernized or Mod Club in Winnipeg, all our favourite artists, and everyone dancing their hearts out.
Sunday, we ended up sleeping in a bit, as we were tuckered out from little sleep and lots of activity. Heath and I hit up Eaton Centre and I think that's the longest I've ever shopped for...we were there for like, 4 hours? I bought a beautiful bathing suit for my minneapolis trip at the end of the month, and Heath bought...bottoms. lots of them! We decided we needed to replenish our carbs and went to East Side Marios and gorged ourselves with bread, salad, artichoke dip, and pasta. It was glorious! We decided to stay in that night, and watched IT Crowd and So I Married an Axe Murderer. (whoooa-man! So Love-Ed?) Hahaha.
Monday, August 3rd: Yay for the Ferries running again! Heath and I went to Toronto Island, where we got great weather! We didn't wear our bathing suits (odd, since we had so many of them), but we sat on the beach for awhile, where H stuffed her bag with rocks and I got my crotch soaked (*shakes fist at waves*). We were going to rent paddleboats but the rental place was closed, and we didn't feel like biking so we just chilled. We walked along the waterfront when we came back downtown, and took some pics on the wavy bridge (it is steep!) Our massive walk deserved more carbs (pasta leftovers and Lays), and we watched more movies (The Wedding Singer, High Fidelity) before calling it a night.
Heather's final day here, we started the day off right: breakfast sammies from Tim's. After that, we were off to the Hockey Hall of Fame....not my idea, but Heather wanted to see it. It was enjoyable, fun to see all the coaches' pimpin' hats, haha, and everyone saw what a terrible goalie I made in the interactive section. It was really cute to see little kids get so excited upon seeing the Stanley Cup [Replica, Heath tells me] and all the other hockey memorabilia.
Afterwards, we decided to take'r easy and see Funny People. It is literally the funniest and saddest movie combined in one. Go and see it, peeps! Yay for $4 Tuesday Movies, too.
We scarfed down dinner and left for the airport and for some reason, mixed up flight times and left waaaay to late and ended up running through the airport (I took off my flipflops for speed and safety purposes), arriving at the Air Canada desk 5 minutes before expected departure time, only to find out the plane was leaving an hour later, at 10pm. Proceeded to wait in a useless line for 10 minutes before finding out we were supposed to be in a different line--thanks, Air Canada, for your lack of proper signage and unhelpful employees! An electrical storm meant her flight didn't leave until after midnight, poor thing...hope you got to catch up on sleep tonight, H, in your glorious giant non-squeaky, non-spring-y bed!
Today I actually did laundry (yay, I have clean underwear again!) and returned library books and such. I am continuing to pack but ultimately cannot pack my final, 50-pound suitcase until Friday, as I need my bedding, toiletries, clothes for 2 more nights. Still questionable on whether or not everything will fit in said suitcase, but (yay for me), Heath took one of my suitcases home, so if need be, i can bring a shopping bag full of whatever as a carry-on bag.
I am really excited to be going home. Yes, I liked living in Toronto and living alone, and being close to Meg, and going to lots of events, etc, etc, but I miss my family and friends back home. Talking on the phone is not enough: I like to be physically close to people!
Some things I learned/confirmed this summer:
-I can cook: I can make a mean cheesecake and perogies with a low breakage rate
-I miss dad's jokes. I mean, they're still funny via e-mail, but nothing if I can't reply "oh da-ad!"
-NO REGRETS. I was pretty mopey on my own for the first half of the summer because my trip didn't really turn out how I had planned. No job, not even one that paid minimum wage (besides one day a month at TM). Not a lot of friends besides the one in my house. Borrowing money from pretty much everyone I know. I kept half-wishing I had stayed in Winnipeg for the summer. I could've been working 2 jobs, spending loads of time with my honey, chillin' with my sisters, actually saving money, but I really don't regret coming here: I got to see Jet (who I NEVER thought I'd see), I got DOUBLE-CHEEK kissed by Jamie Cullum for crying out loud, met a few people, got a lot closer to my cousin, who up to this summer I didn't really know as she bonds more with my sisters than I, had a few nice visits from family and friends, and finally, I actually miss Winnipeg.
Now, it's time to end this entry and clear off my bed so I can get some sleep!
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
we're on our own tonight
I'm here!!! I've kept pretty busy in the past week so I'll try to remember everything I did, and then hopefully I can just redirect peeps to this site instead of typing it all again...I hate typing on laptops for long periods of time.
First day:
Ok, I was exhausted after we woke up in the wee hours of the morning to catch our flight, made it to the last boarding call, and proceeded to lug 4 suitcases, a giant pillow, and a heavy backpack on the bus/subway/walk to Meg's apartment. We went on another long walk to Metro to pick up groceries, and had to walk home in the rain...no fun. But then we went to karaoke! Really fun to go with people who will actually sing. I think we did One Week, Semi-Charmed Life, Sunday Morning, My Generation, Wouldn't it be Nice, Bohemian Rhapsody, and then all of our solo songs. I did You Shook Me All Night Long (were you surprised, really?) and seriously kicked that song's ass. I mean, duck walk, on-the-knees air guitar, and a whole lotta beltin'. YES.
Friday, April 30th:
Somehow, we managed to get out of bed after the debauchery the night before. We hit up the 3-storey H&M in the Eaton Centre, which we lost Rach in a few times. ha. I bought 2 pretty sun dresses which I haven't been able to enjoy too much, as it's been pretty cold. We met Meg's friend who was in town for a party and window-shopped in a number of the more expensive stores in EC...you know, the ones where you're almost scared to touch stuff in because it's so expensive.
On our way home we rented Twilight. It was..interesting. I mean, there was quite a few differences between the book and the movie. Not to mention Kristen Stewart's twitches and stutters. I mean, I stutter and I have total sympathy. but not in a recorded movie? Grow a pair, Bella. Stayed at Meg's house again, as it was late and I was not yet ready to cut the cord.
Saturday, May 1st:
Rachael and I trekked to Urban Outfitters on Yonge. We spent quite a bit time, since, as a rule, Rach finds something she likes at pretty much everywhere we go (Lucky! although my wallet is happy that I'm like me). Then we headed back to Meg's to get ready to partay. Lol. Meg's friend was having a dinner-then-bar night. We met them at the Pickle Barrel--despite the name, it's a pretty swank place. I got Oriental Nachos, which were essentially chicken-y, cheesy wontons. A bit too rich for me to fully enjoy, but still delicious. Dinner was followed by an impromptue Rock Band session at Meg's friend's apartment. M's friend did SOAD's Chop Suoy, I have proof! then we went to Montana, which is a fancy bar. it had 2 different dance floor, one that was ridiculously busy that had a Mashing DJ, the other one which was empty but focused on Dance Mix '95-era hits. At one point in the evening, they played a bit of The Right Stuff, and I threw out my best NKOTB dance moves (the penguin with a bit of shoulder-brushing). Nice. Took pretty much the last subway running back to Meg's.
Sunday, May 2nd:
After an exhausting first few days, we took Sunday off. We went for a walk up north Yonge, and into a dog park. Totes would have been more fun without flip-flops. But still really nice to see the "other side" of Toronto ie., there IS still green space somewhere. Just...not a whole lot. Went home to spend my first night in my new house!
Monday, May 3rd:
So....I'm not used to living somewhere with so much traffic. At home, I lived in a basement in a neighbourhood that didn't get a lot of traffic, either from cars or hoodlums. I hear there's a hospital pretty close to here, and besides, I am about 3 blocks from Bloor in one direction, and 3 blocks from Yonge in another (perpendicular, to be exact). So that is hard to get used to. And my bed is kind of on the hard side, making me consider getting a mattress pad. Will that help at all? Or just be a pain in the back (pun totally intended) to get back to winnipeg? Dunno. I'm kind of on opposite schedules as everyone here so I rarely see any of the supposed 25 people who live here. Kinda nice, because right now it seems like I have the house to myself during the day, but that will change when I (hopefully?) get a job working during the day.
Rach came over and we went to Kensington Market (Rach's first streetcar! Exciting.) I decided to look for a leather jacket, as it would totally help my indie cred. But no such luck, all I found were Jesse and the Ripperz-era or else fringed. I'll have to check back, or else cheque somewhere for fake leather (because it will be cheaper and lighter). Only thing purchased in Kensington Market was a set of 3 pins for M, R, and me that said "Hello!", because that has been the POTT (phrase of the Trip). After that, we travelled to M's work to meet her, and on the way got my first Toronto slurpee! It wasn't a 40 ouncer; it was a mere pup.
We took the subway to Walmart. It is amazing close to where I live! Like, 8 subway stops? I think that's close. Get this: the walmart is 2 floors, and along with the escalators, there are cart escalators! Crazy! I'm sorry I didn't get to see one of those in action, but I'll probably hit up walmart at least one more time while I'm here so maybe just maybe I'll get an empty cart just so i can try that sucker out.
Yesterday:
I really had to start getting on find a job, so yesterday I had an alone day while searching my neighbourhood. I went on an hour+ walk, applied for maybe 5 jobs? There aren't a lot of places for me to consider working at around me. It was really nice just to explore on my own without using a map. I would've continued to walk around but my stomach was grumbling, I was wearing the wrong shoes (little kitten heels), and I was getting hot in a white blouse and black pants. I had Pizza Pizza for the first time ever (seriously, M, we don't have these in Manitoba!) It was decent for the price. My internet was down until about 7pm so I had to chill until it was fixed, and then I lounged around watching 30 Rock (funny!) and catching up on emails from H and talking to my ♥!
Today:
Had lunch with Rachee, then met up with Jen (H's friend) and we went to a taping of the Hour! George is very good looking up close. And funny. His guests were interesting, too. We got pictures of Masquerade Boy with him! AND on his interview chair, teehee. I watched the show when it aired tonight and you can see me like...3 or 4 times? My hair actually looked decent from the back lol. Have to work on my posture though.
Rach went to Much on Demand instead, and she had fun on there, and was actually asked a question on air? I didn't see a repeat of it yet, apparently it is on tomorrow morning so that will be a reason to get up! Not sure what else I'm doing tomorrow, but I do need to apply for a bunch more jobs, possibly get a library card, and get on with life in Toronto.
Cheers!
First day:
Ok, I was exhausted after we woke up in the wee hours of the morning to catch our flight, made it to the last boarding call, and proceeded to lug 4 suitcases, a giant pillow, and a heavy backpack on the bus/subway/walk to Meg's apartment. We went on another long walk to Metro to pick up groceries, and had to walk home in the rain...no fun. But then we went to karaoke! Really fun to go with people who will actually sing. I think we did One Week, Semi-Charmed Life, Sunday Morning, My Generation, Wouldn't it be Nice, Bohemian Rhapsody, and then all of our solo songs. I did You Shook Me All Night Long (were you surprised, really?) and seriously kicked that song's ass. I mean, duck walk, on-the-knees air guitar, and a whole lotta beltin'. YES.
Friday, April 30th:
Somehow, we managed to get out of bed after the debauchery the night before. We hit up the 3-storey H&M in the Eaton Centre, which we lost Rach in a few times. ha. I bought 2 pretty sun dresses which I haven't been able to enjoy too much, as it's been pretty cold. We met Meg's friend who was in town for a party and window-shopped in a number of the more expensive stores in EC...you know, the ones where you're almost scared to touch stuff in because it's so expensive.
On our way home we rented Twilight. It was..interesting. I mean, there was quite a few differences between the book and the movie. Not to mention Kristen Stewart's twitches and stutters. I mean, I stutter and I have total sympathy. but not in a recorded movie? Grow a pair, Bella. Stayed at Meg's house again, as it was late and I was not yet ready to cut the cord.
Saturday, May 1st:
Rachael and I trekked to Urban Outfitters on Yonge. We spent quite a bit time, since, as a rule, Rach finds something she likes at pretty much everywhere we go (Lucky! although my wallet is happy that I'm like me). Then we headed back to Meg's to get ready to partay. Lol. Meg's friend was having a dinner-then-bar night. We met them at the Pickle Barrel--despite the name, it's a pretty swank place. I got Oriental Nachos, which were essentially chicken-y, cheesy wontons. A bit too rich for me to fully enjoy, but still delicious. Dinner was followed by an impromptue Rock Band session at Meg's friend's apartment. M's friend did SOAD's Chop Suoy, I have proof! then we went to Montana, which is a fancy bar. it had 2 different dance floor, one that was ridiculously busy that had a Mashing DJ, the other one which was empty but focused on Dance Mix '95-era hits. At one point in the evening, they played a bit of The Right Stuff, and I threw out my best NKOTB dance moves (the penguin with a bit of shoulder-brushing). Nice. Took pretty much the last subway running back to Meg's.
Sunday, May 2nd:
After an exhausting first few days, we took Sunday off. We went for a walk up north Yonge, and into a dog park. Totes would have been more fun without flip-flops. But still really nice to see the "other side" of Toronto ie., there IS still green space somewhere. Just...not a whole lot. Went home to spend my first night in my new house!
Monday, May 3rd:
So....I'm not used to living somewhere with so much traffic. At home, I lived in a basement in a neighbourhood that didn't get a lot of traffic, either from cars or hoodlums. I hear there's a hospital pretty close to here, and besides, I am about 3 blocks from Bloor in one direction, and 3 blocks from Yonge in another (perpendicular, to be exact). So that is hard to get used to. And my bed is kind of on the hard side, making me consider getting a mattress pad. Will that help at all? Or just be a pain in the back (pun totally intended) to get back to winnipeg? Dunno. I'm kind of on opposite schedules as everyone here so I rarely see any of the supposed 25 people who live here. Kinda nice, because right now it seems like I have the house to myself during the day, but that will change when I (hopefully?) get a job working during the day.
Rach came over and we went to Kensington Market (Rach's first streetcar! Exciting.) I decided to look for a leather jacket, as it would totally help my indie cred. But no such luck, all I found were Jesse and the Ripperz-era or else fringed. I'll have to check back, or else cheque somewhere for fake leather (because it will be cheaper and lighter). Only thing purchased in Kensington Market was a set of 3 pins for M, R, and me that said "Hello!", because that has been the POTT (phrase of the Trip). After that, we travelled to M's work to meet her, and on the way got my first Toronto slurpee! It wasn't a 40 ouncer; it was a mere pup.
We took the subway to Walmart. It is amazing close to where I live! Like, 8 subway stops? I think that's close. Get this: the walmart is 2 floors, and along with the escalators, there are cart escalators! Crazy! I'm sorry I didn't get to see one of those in action, but I'll probably hit up walmart at least one more time while I'm here so maybe just maybe I'll get an empty cart just so i can try that sucker out.
Yesterday:
I really had to start getting on find a job, so yesterday I had an alone day while searching my neighbourhood. I went on an hour+ walk, applied for maybe 5 jobs? There aren't a lot of places for me to consider working at around me. It was really nice just to explore on my own without using a map. I would've continued to walk around but my stomach was grumbling, I was wearing the wrong shoes (little kitten heels), and I was getting hot in a white blouse and black pants. I had Pizza Pizza for the first time ever (seriously, M, we don't have these in Manitoba!) It was decent for the price. My internet was down until about 7pm so I had to chill until it was fixed, and then I lounged around watching 30 Rock (funny!) and catching up on emails from H and talking to my ♥!
Today:
Had lunch with Rachee, then met up with Jen (H's friend) and we went to a taping of the Hour! George is very good looking up close. And funny. His guests were interesting, too. We got pictures of Masquerade Boy with him! AND on his interview chair, teehee. I watched the show when it aired tonight and you can see me like...3 or 4 times? My hair actually looked decent from the back lol. Have to work on my posture though.
Rach went to Much on Demand instead, and she had fun on there, and was actually asked a question on air? I didn't see a repeat of it yet, apparently it is on tomorrow morning so that will be a reason to get up! Not sure what else I'm doing tomorrow, but I do need to apply for a bunch more jobs, possibly get a library card, and get on with life in Toronto.
Cheers!
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
lazy hazy crazy days of summer
deposit is IN! whoohoo.
Another thing I have to do before I leave is download all of the songs found on several of my dad's mixtapes, Read the Picture, MOREREMOMEMORIES, and the greatest one of all, Summer With Sylvester. Because it's not a summer without hearing "Hot Fun in the Summertime" or "Dance to the Music". Plus, I'm going to miss all of my social buddies, hopefully I will be able to get a dance party up in hrrrr (aka Toronto).
Another thing I have to do before I leave is download all of the songs found on several of my dad's mixtapes, Read the Picture, MOREREMOMEMORIES, and the greatest one of all, Summer With Sylvester. Because it's not a summer without hearing "Hot Fun in the Summertime" or "Dance to the Music". Plus, I'm going to miss all of my social buddies, hopefully I will be able to get a dance party up in hrrrr (aka Toronto).
shine on
Ok, so toronto residence is pretty much confirmed, all I have to do is send my deposit and then sign the lease! exciting. only 22 days until we leave which just leaves me thinking to myself "holy holy crap". I still have a ton of stuff left to do before I leave...I work quite a bit, have 2 projects and 2 exams to finish up, my room should be tidied up, I need to pack (which is going to be a full-time job in itself...how much do you bring when you're going to be somewhere for 4 months?)
I'm actually super proud of myself for getting some more job applications taken care of...they've been in my bookmarks for the past week and I've been tied up in group projects. I think I have a hold on my surfthechannel/spider solitaire addictions.
I'm going to find it really hard to concentrate on school for anotehr whole week...
I'm actually super proud of myself for getting some more job applications taken care of...they've been in my bookmarks for the past week and I've been tied up in group projects. I think I have a hold on my surfthechannel/spider solitaire addictions.
I'm going to find it really hard to concentrate on school for anotehr whole week...
Monday, March 30, 2009
rip it up!
Apartment hunting is exciting...so exciting that I made an excel spreadsheet, as well as a special google maps analysis to determine the best place for me to live.
It is just too bad that I still have school stuff that requires deep concentration...2 presentations this week, presentation, exam, and 2 projects due next week, an exam and project due the week following that and I'm DONE!
Things I am happy about:
It is just too bad that I still have school stuff that requires deep concentration...2 presentations this week, presentation, exam, and 2 projects due next week, an exam and project due the week following that and I'm DONE!
Things I am happy about:
- living in another city in just over 1 month from now!
- foxmarks...I'll never lose my firefox bookmarks again, and they sync between my computers!
- Finding a HUGE number of sublets in TO that are cheaper than I thought, and close to downtown...I'm hoping to walk a LOT and limit the amount of money I have to spend on public transit
- taking a train! apparently you can see the northern lights during travel (it goes through Northern Ontario), I've never been on a train before, and it's like a trip in itself
- GST cheques this Friday! And coinciding with payday, how glorious!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
ahem.
I finally told the parents about moving! I feel so liberated! and Rach is coming with me via train, which should be exciting. The tentative t-date (toronto/train) is April 30th. Whee!
Another exam is over, too. I had meant to get more done tonight, but I didn't get home until nearly 10pm, and I was distractly with the whole telling the rents thing.
Now it's time to watch Law and Order and try to work on a group project.
Another exam is over, too. I had meant to get more done tonight, but I didn't get home until nearly 10pm, and I was distractly with the whole telling the rents thing.
Now it's time to watch Law and Order and try to work on a group project.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
whoo whoo!
so it looks like the cheapest (and most exciting) way to toronto for the summer is going to be the Train! It may only be like, $20 cheaper and take a couple of days instead of 3 hours, but I think it would be an adventure! I mean, when else am I going to take a train?
Ahhhh i want to plan my trip already but I have too much school stuff to do. Just over 3 weeks to go though...
Ahhhh i want to plan my trip already but I have too much school stuff to do. Just over 3 weeks to go though...
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
pick up your number
I got my resumé in for the job that I am really passionate about getting for the summer...let's hope I at least get a call back!
I've been pretty hush-hush about what I'll be doing for the summer around my parents, but I showed him the job description and my coverletter so he could edit it, and he thought I had a good chance for at least an interview...he didn't mention anything about the fact that I would be leaving Winnipeg for the summer in order to do the job. Perhaps he didn't realize that I'd be leaving Winnipeg whether or not I got this job.
But enough about that job...I have to keep it at the back of my mind because I have a lot of projects and exams to get through before that time comes, and I have to semi-face the possibility of not getting hired.
I've been pretty hush-hush about what I'll be doing for the summer around my parents, but I showed him the job description and my coverletter so he could edit it, and he thought I had a good chance for at least an interview...he didn't mention anything about the fact that I would be leaving Winnipeg for the summer in order to do the job. Perhaps he didn't realize that I'd be leaving Winnipeg whether or not I got this job.
But enough about that job...I have to keep it at the back of my mind because I have a lot of projects and exams to get through before that time comes, and I have to semi-face the possibility of not getting hired.
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