Not really a long weekend, just one that had a lot of stuff crammed into it.
Friday evening was the wedding rehearsal for K&T's wedding. Leah was playing bass, and I was running sound. On the way home I went tie shopping - it is weird spending money on a piece of clothe to purposefully wrap uncomfortably tightly around one's neck.
We were back at the wedding in the morning. Afterwards, we went home and hung out with P&B, who were spending the night at our house. P and I managed to back a giant van into the neighbours' fence, and then we all headed off to the reception. It was insane.
In the morning, our guests took off after breakfast. Having them stay with us was wonderful - probably my favorite part of the whole wedding weekend!
I walked to the hardware/lumber store and bought a few fence boards! And then we went to church. Leah was playing music and I ended up as the last-minute (literally) sound guy. It is almost fun (but still work) when everything ends up sounding good - and it sounded great! Also, I get to turn it up as loud as I want to.
T.C. was preaching! and it was pretty much everything you might expect. In a good way.
After church we went home and made dinner. Also, I fixed a fence.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Monday, July 06, 2009
weekend
Since I worked last Wednesday (Canada Day), I had Friday off instead, as well as Thursday afternoon.
Leah and I borrowed a car from some generous friends, and drove to a bed and breakfast outside of Orangeville for a couple of nights. It was great (necessery) to get out of town for a little while. We spent a day getting lost at the Elora gorge, and also stopped by Guelph on the way home on Saturday.
Yesterday we went grocery shopping in Kensington, and did some laundry. After church we went to D&J's for dinner.
Toronto is burying itself in garbage.
Leah and I borrowed a car from some generous friends, and drove to a bed and breakfast outside of Orangeville for a couple of nights. It was great (necessery) to get out of town for a little while. We spent a day getting lost at the Elora gorge, and also stopped by Guelph on the way home on Saturday.
Yesterday we went grocery shopping in Kensington, and did some laundry. After church we went to D&J's for dinner.
Toronto is burying itself in garbage.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Its the Weekend Update
Hello
On Friday we went to the Rex, for our friend Michael's CD release. It was a great show, and his album also sounds goooood.
On Saturday I went to get a haircut. We had Jen over for an evening barbecue, and then Leah and I went to the Bloor Cinema to watch The Harder They Come. It is a Jamaican movie from 1972 - one of the first ever real Jamaican films - about a singer and gangster played by Jimmy Cliff. The soundtrack is great, and Leah has been listening to the title song on Youtube for the last few days.
On Sunday, I went down to Queen to look at galleries. I talked to someone I used to work with who just graduated from OCAD with a fine art degree. Her first degree was in interior design (1978!).
After church we went to the Woods for a barbecue.
On Friday we went to the Rex, for our friend Michael's CD release. It was a great show, and his album also sounds goooood.
On Saturday I went to get a haircut. We had Jen over for an evening barbecue, and then Leah and I went to the Bloor Cinema to watch The Harder They Come. It is a Jamaican movie from 1972 - one of the first ever real Jamaican films - about a singer and gangster played by Jimmy Cliff. The soundtrack is great, and Leah has been listening to the title song on Youtube for the last few days.
On Sunday, I went down to Queen to look at galleries. I talked to someone I used to work with who just graduated from OCAD with a fine art degree. Her first degree was in interior design (1978!).
After church we went to the Woods for a barbecue.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Dramarama
The Weekend...
Friday night... we went out to the (far) east end to feed Dorothy the Cat.
On Saturday we had an elders meeting for church. Since we were in the (far) north end of the city, I went to Ikea afterwards to buy some picture frames. Ikea is insane... and not in a good way. I did enjoy a 50c hotdog though. Leah went to feed the cat.
Afterwards, I hung out with Brad, and we walked the length of the slightly soggy Big on Bloor festival. It was (as always) the strangest possible mix of vendors, with a fairly high toronto diy hipster art school kid representation. My favorite was a stall of journals made from old recycled hardcover books.
That night we went to a low key birthday gathering at the huang/bowser/cumby house. Even though it was Anne's birthday, baby Calla sort of stole the show. I guess it was her one week birthday too.
On Sunday I went east one last time to feed Dorothy. I also played guitar with Leah at church, which meant hauling gear around in cabs. Afterwards, we went to D&J's, to hang out with them and their couch-surfing house guests. We were also hoping to catch the Gertrudes at the Rivoli, but due to some unforeseen factors (like realising mid-cabride that we had left a bag of our stuff, including house keys, at church) by the time we had eaten, the band would have been half-way through their set.
Also, it is summer here now. =)
Friday night... we went out to the (far) east end to feed Dorothy the Cat.
On Saturday we had an elders meeting for church. Since we were in the (far) north end of the city, I went to Ikea afterwards to buy some picture frames. Ikea is insane... and not in a good way. I did enjoy a 50c hotdog though. Leah went to feed the cat.
Afterwards, I hung out with Brad, and we walked the length of the slightly soggy Big on Bloor festival. It was (as always) the strangest possible mix of vendors, with a fairly high toronto diy hipster art school kid representation. My favorite was a stall of journals made from old recycled hardcover books.
That night we went to a low key birthday gathering at the huang/bowser/cumby house. Even though it was Anne's birthday, baby Calla sort of stole the show. I guess it was her one week birthday too.
On Sunday I went east one last time to feed Dorothy. I also played guitar with Leah at church, which meant hauling gear around in cabs. Afterwards, we went to D&J's, to hang out with them and their couch-surfing house guests. We were also hoping to catch the Gertrudes at the Rivoli, but due to some unforeseen factors (like realising mid-cabride that we had left a bag of our stuff, including house keys, at church) by the time we had eaten, the band would have been half-way through their set.
Also, it is summer here now. =)
Monday, June 15, 2009
weekender
On Friday we watched a super-old (1938) Hitchcock movie - The Lady Vanishes - which we borrowed from Bradley.
Saturday involved meeting David and his nephew for breakfast, going jogging with Leah, buying an amp at a yardsale =), finding out that it only half works =( (no left channel), going to Saving Gigi for coffee, and eventually going to Becca T's birthday party. We also talked to Mike periodically, who talked to Laura periodically, who was at the hospital with the Cumbys... who had a little baby in the afternoon.
On Sunday we went grocery shopping, and then walked to church. Afterwards we snuck away to Women's College Hospital and visited baby Calla (and new mom Anne - dad had gone home to sleep for a while). I don't think I have met and held a one day old person before!
Saturday involved meeting David and his nephew for breakfast, going jogging with Leah, buying an amp at a yardsale =), finding out that it only half works =( (no left channel), going to Saving Gigi for coffee, and eventually going to Becca T's birthday party. We also talked to Mike periodically, who talked to Laura periodically, who was at the hospital with the Cumbys... who had a little baby in the afternoon.
On Sunday we went grocery shopping, and then walked to church. Afterwards we snuck away to Women's College Hospital and visited baby Calla (and new mom Anne - dad had gone home to sleep for a while). I don't think I have met and held a one day old person before!
Monday, June 08, 2009
On Friday we disassembled the big iron gate on the front porch. It was my first experience drilling out screws (surprisingly easy)... and the place looks much better. Woods and McGhees came over and we hung out.
Saturday involved the landlord being a dork and 'hanging out' half the day. The upside is that the electrical outlet in our kitchen got fixed. That night we had a somewhat successful barbecue (I ran out of fire/charcoal... but most of the food eventually got cooked) with the McGhees and Hodgert/Fennells.
On Sunday, I did laundry. In the afternoon I biked down to Queen and visited some art galleries before heading to Kensington for church in the 'new' building. Afterwards we went to the Cumby/Bowser/Huang residence for dinner.
In other news - it still isn't really summer yet.
Saturday involved the landlord being a dork and 'hanging out' half the day. The upside is that the electrical outlet in our kitchen got fixed. That night we had a somewhat successful barbecue (I ran out of fire/charcoal... but most of the food eventually got cooked) with the McGhees and Hodgert/Fennells.
On Sunday, I did laundry. In the afternoon I biked down to Queen and visited some art galleries before heading to Kensington for church in the 'new' building. Afterwards we went to the Cumby/Bowser/Huang residence for dinner.
In other news - it still isn't really summer yet.
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