living in TO

Ok, this is cool! I feel like writing another one! :) Besides that means more procrastinating! Let’s write a bit about life in Toronto.

I’ve been living here now for a bit over 5 months! Here are some of the stuff I’ve done in TO, in no particular order!

Saw the Dalai Lama! Saw a ballet (Sleeping Beauty). Went to a musical (Mama Mia). Went to a couple of YukYuk shows (in one show even dared to sit in the front row! The comedians made jokes about us the whole night!) Saw the crazy German dude who kept saying YaVol! (If you don’t know him count yourself lucky!) Saw the bands the Calculators, and the DooWops! Went to the AGO, and saw the Frank Gehry models for the new building. Went to the OCAD’s bizzaro shoe box building and saw their graduate’s art work. Went to the St. Lawrence market. Such a cute place. Been to a few cheap movies at the Rainbow cinemas. Saw Kill Bill there! Saw Shirin Ebadi and went to her panel discussion about Human Rights. Went to the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum). Went to the Bata Shoe Museum. Had a bunch of $1 subs! (They are actually not so bad). Learnt a bit of Spanish! (Un Poco) Had lotsa Sushi (At I love Sushi! :) Been to the GUV a few times!! What a crazy place. Been to Film and a couple of other clubs! Including a gay-salsa club with a drag-queen show! Who would have thought? A gay-salsa club!! Met a funky DJ - Amir! Had a couple of Amir’s Hard Cranberry Martinis, among others! Went to the Hart House film festival (what a mistake). Walked up and down Queen street a million times. (It’s always fun). Met B.Bx at the 888 gallery a couple of times. Found my favorite Starbucks coffee place. Got overdosed on China Town. Been to the Kensington market a lot. Had awesome teas at the MoonBean café. Got me some Barbari! Ate on top of the world’s tallest building (360). The best deserts on earth! Well, half way between the earth and the sky! Ran into Leith. Went to Paeez, and tried their anaar martini. Went to an excellent shabe she’r at U of T. Had a couple of small shabe she’r (and of course sharaab) here in my room. Oh, painted my room GREEN! (that was the first thing I did in TO!) Found an amazing bead store!! (I need more time man!) Saw a bunch of galleries on Queen St. Got into watching hockey!!! (I thought that would never happen!) Ate a lot of chocolate, Chinese cookies, and other sorts of yummi junk! And last but not least, started this blog!

It’s getting late, and I am getting tired of making this list… Better get some sleep. Maybe I can find the answer to the memex question tomorrow!