Andy and I took a quick trip to Toronto this past weekend in order to see my side of the family. Two of my mom's siblings and their respective families, as well as my grandmother, live there in the Greater Toronto Area, and although we had seen some of them at the wedding, we hadn't seen all of them. So this long-postponed trip was scheduled, amusingly enough, just before we completed our first year...

the last time simon visited, it was july. we went to trenton for a day, and on our way home, walking through kensington on a pedestrian sunday, we stopped for a moment right next to my house and had our... and asked if she could take our picture. we said yes, and simon asked her to send it to her. three months later, and the day of the last pedestrian sunday of the year, she sends us this photograph:

So. Am in Toronto. And planning to go back to Vancouver. Took 250 photos yesterday. Had to check out of the hotel at midday, so I wandered almost the entire way around Granville Island. Went out to Stanley Park and saw Skwirls and Raccoons. Had a latte as big as my head. Met up with a friend for dinner and then buggered off to the airport. Had to rearrange my baggage because one of them was overweight...

we'll be somewhere between here and toronto in 12 hours, on our way to see of montreal. 24 hours from now we'll be waiting for the bus to come back home. i hope i don't forget anything important like my camera or bag of knitting.

Over at Torontoist, Kevin Plummer writes about how Toronto acquired a host of Carnegie libraries early in the 20th century. Late in life, steel magnate Andrew Carnegie—who, according to his detractors, was no friend of working men—embarked on a quest to cement his legacy and life's work. Upon his retirement in 1901, when he sold Carnegie Steel Company to J.P. Morgan for the astronomical sum...

Hoje posso dizer que sou uma pessoa mais completa porque vi a Madonna ao vivo. Mas a história realmente começa na terra das maravilhas canadenses: Canada's Wonderland! Sábado Chegamos por volta de 12...sinto mais completa. Não vou dar muitos detalhes do show porque sei que muita gente ainda vai ter o previlégio de ver a Madonna em dezembro!  tic tac tic tac tic tac...      

Exactly one year & 2 days ago I had the happiest, most rewarding experience of my entire life~ I got to meet my idol, David Thewlis

Do you ever have those days when you look in the mirror, and the person staring back at you just seems completely unfamiliar to you? Well, I sure do, and today is one of them. I think both physically and...this coming year, save up a bit, dump a bunch of stuff at my mom's or in storage, and move somewhere that Spanish is spoken for a bit. I haven't decided for sure, but it's nice to have a vague plan

и это было просто восхитительно. снимали телефоном, вняв какого-то хрена правилам на сайте ACC и не взяв с собой нормальный фотик. ну да это не главное!

It's been over a month since my last photo update , and I've taken a lot of pictures since then so here's a summary: Toronto Trails #1 - Western Waterfront Rainbow Week Challenge Walkabout, Sept 24 some techie stuff Toronto Trails #3 - Tommy Thompson Park Thanksgiving Chilean wine tasting (Yes, just one photo ... and it...