let's see...
Bradley came over on Friday night. Afterwards we watched Singles - which I had never seen (and wouldn't necessarily recommend).
On Saturday we did laundry and then went out for Korean food. That evening we went over to D&J's and played Yahtzee.
On Sunday we went to L&L's for brunch/an elders' meeting. Afterwards we walked through Kensington (there was a brief period where the rain actually stopped). Pedestrian Sunday = lots of weirdness in the market. We went to No Frill's for some groceries. And that evening we skipped church and Jen came over for dinner.
This morning is actually sunny. Also, it looks like the big garbage strike might actually be coming to an end.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
weekend
Friday - there was a show at the Woods' house. I was tired but it was fun.
Saturday - we had breakfast with D&J at Billy's, which is always good. Afterwards we walked to the Annex with Jen. I got my hair cut by an old barber - I can understand about 25% of what he says to me while he is cutting my hair. We ended up at BMV, where I bought a book and Leah bought a CD. On the way back we walked past the temporary garbage dump at Christie Pitts Park. It is getting gross in this city.
Our upstairs neighbour was rebagging the garbage behind our house when we got home. Critters have been getting into stuff and it was getting nasty.
Sunday - Leah went to play music at our first morning church service. After helping carry her gear to StStephens, I walked into the market. Sunday morning coffee on a patio is way better than church...
When we got home, I watched Slacker. I have been meaning to watch this for years - and it did not disappoint. I have a high Linklater (excessive rambling dialogue) tolerance - and this is now maybe my 2nd fave movie of his (next to Before Sunrise). It sort of made me want to move somewhere a little more sprawling and a little slower paced.
Church was pretty good, and afterwards we went to Rancho Relaxo with the Woods.
It still isn't summer in Toronto - and I'm beginning to think we're just not getting one this year.
Monday, July 13, 2009
long weekend
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.
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 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.
Monday, June 01, 2009
Blogging Fatigue
Read an article about some guy's thoughts on twitter here...
Personally, I don't know how or why I continue to check in to Blogger at least (only) once a week... I seem to have managed to maintain this discipline for much longer than any other (more useful) habit I have ever tried to cultivate.
Anyway - sometimes I still think back to the days of scribble.nu... and when writing, and the web for that matter, seemed to serve more of a personal creative purpose. I was also wondering recently if the internet will ever be something people opt out of in their homes... like people without a television. But I think there are far fewer people without a phone than without a tv, and this is probably a more accurate comparison. Maybe people will opt out of having a computer in the house - and will use their phones (the new computers) for email and for checking the weather, and for facebooking their lives...
But when (everyday) I see people walking down the street and typing into a little phone, sometimes I just stop and think, man, that has to be messed up somehow!
ANYWAY - the weekend... moved church from St Andrews to St Stephens (trading saints)... did some laundry... painted the entry hallway at home... had our last ever church service in the old building (FT Unplugged - some originals, mostly covers)...
Personally, I don't know how or why I continue to check in to Blogger at least (only) once a week... I seem to have managed to maintain this discipline for much longer than any other (more useful) habit I have ever tried to cultivate.
Anyway - sometimes I still think back to the days of scribble.nu... and when writing, and the web for that matter, seemed to serve more of a personal creative purpose. I was also wondering recently if the internet will ever be something people opt out of in their homes... like people without a television. But I think there are far fewer people without a phone than without a tv, and this is probably a more accurate comparison. Maybe people will opt out of having a computer in the house - and will use their phones (the new computers) for email and for checking the weather, and for facebooking their lives...
But when (everyday) I see people walking down the street and typing into a little phone, sometimes I just stop and think, man, that has to be messed up somehow!
ANYWAY - the weekend... moved church from St Andrews to St Stephens (trading saints)... did some laundry... painted the entry hallway at home... had our last ever church service in the old building (FT Unplugged - some originals, mostly covers)...
Monday, May 25, 2009
weekend
Friday night - we went to TACF... it was far away. On the way we passed an anime convention. The world was filled with outcast teens in goth/furry/weird-cloaks-and-swords outfits. TACF was not quite as strange.
On Sunday, I went to meet people at Mars for breakfast, and then we went to put new floors in at St Stephens. I actually ended up painting for most of the day - finishing up what we did last week. The floors look great.
That evening, we ended up going to the Rex to see Michael and Don's new(ish) band.
On Sunday we went to hang out with D&J at their street sale event. I bought a few books and records. After lunch at saving gigi, Leah and I walked to church. Afterwards we went to the Wood's for a pot-luck.
On the way home (walking from Ossington station) we saw a couple of sketchy guys running down the street. Afterwards another guy ran after them, and then a distraught lady ran by a minute later. Turns out she and her friend were robbed going into the subway. The cops showed up a few minutes later - Leah told them the guys ran into the subway - so the cops peeled out and locked down the place. Apparently they caught 3 out of 4 guys - and we got to wait around forever and eventually give statements.
In the midst of all this excitement, I missed my bedtime...
On Sunday, I went to meet people at Mars for breakfast, and then we went to put new floors in at St Stephens. I actually ended up painting for most of the day - finishing up what we did last week. The floors look great.
That evening, we ended up going to the Rex to see Michael and Don's new(ish) band.
On Sunday we went to hang out with D&J at their street sale event. I bought a few books and records. After lunch at saving gigi, Leah and I walked to church. Afterwards we went to the Wood's for a pot-luck.
On the way home (walking from Ossington station) we saw a couple of sketchy guys running down the street. Afterwards another guy ran after them, and then a distraught lady ran by a minute later. Turns out she and her friend were robbed going into the subway. The cops showed up a few minutes later - Leah told them the guys ran into the subway - so the cops peeled out and locked down the place. Apparently they caught 3 out of 4 guys - and we got to wait around forever and eventually give statements.
In the midst of all this excitement, I missed my bedtime...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
May Two-Four Weekend
I got off work early on Friday, for the long weekend. That night we went to Laura's (karaoke) birthday party.
Saturday was an epic day of painting at St Stephens church. Our church is moving in June, so we are having a few weekends of getting our space in the "new" building ready. We met up with Kate and the Royals for breakfast at Mars (at 8.30)... and I got home around 9pm. We watched Rachel Getting Married, which was a pretty crazy movie.
I walked to church on Sunday, and then we went to LL's after church for dinner. We walked home afterwards - so all in all I walked for about an hour and a half.
On Monday we were dead tired, and I had a pretty sweet headache. We went for a walk, even though I felt like collapsing. That night we went to D&J's, and watched the Wrestler, which was a very crazy movie.
Somewhere in there we also did some grocery shopping and laundry. And I also hit up a couple of yard sales, where I picked up some Annie Dillard, Flannery O'C., Beck and Bad Religion...
Saturday was an epic day of painting at St Stephens church. Our church is moving in June, so we are having a few weekends of getting our space in the "new" building ready. We met up with Kate and the Royals for breakfast at Mars (at 8.30)... and I got home around 9pm. We watched Rachel Getting Married, which was a pretty crazy movie.
I walked to church on Sunday, and then we went to LL's after church for dinner. We walked home afterwards - so all in all I walked for about an hour and a half.
On Monday we were dead tired, and I had a pretty sweet headache. We went for a walk, even though I felt like collapsing. That night we went to D&J's, and watched the Wrestler, which was a very crazy movie.
Somewhere in there we also did some grocery shopping and laundry. And I also hit up a couple of yard sales, where I picked up some Annie Dillard, Flannery O'C., Beck and Bad Religion...
Monday, May 11, 2009
weekender
On Friday night we went to a birthday party for Joel. There were a good few people there, and an unsceduled performance by Nicholas Cage was a part of the evening's festivities.
On Saturday morning I made a big breakfast. We also bought Sonic Youth tickets. That night we went to another birthday party...
On Sunday, I walked to the annex, bought a coffee, some art supplies, and another(!) birthday card. I went to church early, to help set things up. I also ran sound at church. Afterwards, we ate carrot-turnip soup and apple crisp!!!!!!
Monday, May 04, 2009
weekend
On Friday night I went to Joel's let's-play-video-games-while-Anne-has-a-baby-shower party. Everyone pitched in money to go towards pizza and beer and diapers. I haven't really played video games for a good decade or so... and I now find them almost seizure inducing in their ridiculous speed and camera zooming (yes, I'm old).
On Saturday we had an elders' meeting at our house. Our church is moving at the end of the month, so there is a lot going on. That night we went to a birthday party for /dr., which was fun. We partied like married people, which is to say we were home by 1...
On Sunday, I went to see the Wolverine movie. I am generally quite forgiving when it comes to superhero movies... and I really enjoyed this one. It could have had a better bad guy character (see the last Batman - which I actually didn't enjoy as much as I was supposed to), and it could have had a better female lead (see Iron-Man - which I did enjoy as much as I was supposed to), but it would be difficult to find a more bad-ass/awesome hero than Wolverine. He's Canadian!
After church, we ended up (with Brad) at D&J's again, for dinner.
Monday, April 27, 2009
weekend
On Friday we went grocery shopping. When we got home, Leah made granola and I went to bed.
On Saturday we took M to the vet for her shots. She was scared, as usual...
In the afternoon we went to A's to play music. And that evening we went to D & J's, where we finally watched Slumdog Millionaire. I'm still not sure why I didn't love this movie as much as (almost) everybody else did!? I really do like movies with fully developed characters (and where nothing happens!). This one has everything happening and pretty flat characters.
On Sunday, I walked down to Queen street and stopped in at a bunch of art galleries, where I saw some pretty cool stuff, like this. After church we went to D & J's for dinner.
On Saturday we took M to the vet for her shots. She was scared, as usual...
In the afternoon we went to A's to play music. And that evening we went to D & J's, where we finally watched Slumdog Millionaire. I'm still not sure why I didn't love this movie as much as (almost) everybody else did!? I really do like movies with fully developed characters (and where nothing happens!). This one has everything happening and pretty flat characters.
On Sunday, I walked down to Queen street and stopped in at a bunch of art galleries, where I saw some pretty cool stuff, like this. After church we went to D & J's for dinner.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Update
Well...
Friday night I went to A&E&J&A's house - Andrew was hosting a party to give away/swap some of his old unwanted records. It was a fairly low key affair - but pretty fun.
Saturday morning had peoples' fists in my mouth. Turns out I had a cavity in one of my molars, so that was a good time.
Also, it was record store day! Leah and I went down to (a rammed) Queen street, to stop by Criminal Records. It was crazy! The only time I have seen that many people in there was for the Julie Doiron in-store show. Leah bought a Cat Steven's record, and ended up winning a grand prize, which turned out to be mostly a massive amount of City and Colour swag!!! If anybody is a big fan, we have autographed CDs, DVDs, t-shirts, a bag..(!?) (Leah loves the song Coming Home, so she was pretty excited.)
I bought the Dan Auerbach record (which came with a CD copy). If you like the Black Keys, then you will probably like this too...
On Sunday - Leah did some laundry... and I went to the Dufferin Mall to drop off some film at Blacks. How old-school is that??!
Church.
The end.
Friday night I went to A&E&J&A's house - Andrew was hosting a party to give away/swap some of his old unwanted records. It was a fairly low key affair - but pretty fun.
Saturday morning had peoples' fists in my mouth. Turns out I had a cavity in one of my molars, so that was a good time.
Also, it was record store day! Leah and I went down to (a rammed) Queen street, to stop by Criminal Records. It was crazy! The only time I have seen that many people in there was for the Julie Doiron in-store show. Leah bought a Cat Steven's record, and ended up winning a grand prize, which turned out to be mostly a massive amount of City and Colour swag!!! If anybody is a big fan, we have autographed CDs, DVDs, t-shirts, a bag..(!?) (Leah loves the song Coming Home, so she was pretty excited.)
I bought the Dan Auerbach record (which came with a CD copy). If you like the Black Keys, then you will probably like this too...
On Sunday - Leah did some laundry... and I went to the Dufferin Mall to drop off some film at Blacks. How old-school is that??!
Church.
The end.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Easter Weekend Update Extravaganza
Leah was complaining that I did not update yesterday.
Thursday night we watched Napoleon Dynamite at D&J's. I forgot that that movie is so good!
Friday, we went to church at St Andrews for the (first ever?) joint StA+Ft service. Afterwards, a bunch of people came over for a giant brunch. Later we all migrated to the Woods' place for a giant dinner, and a game of Apples to Apples. It was an exhausting day of hanging out.
Saturday, we didn't do all that much.
Sunday - I did laundry. Easter church was good, and we went to Korean Barbecue afterwards with a bunch of people...
The end
Thursday night we watched Napoleon Dynamite at D&J's. I forgot that that movie is so good!
Friday, we went to church at St Andrews for the (first ever?) joint StA+Ft service. Afterwards, a bunch of people came over for a giant brunch. Later we all migrated to the Woods' place for a giant dinner, and a game of Apples to Apples. It was an exhausting day of hanging out.
Saturday, we didn't do all that much.
Sunday - I did laundry. Easter church was good, and we went to Korean Barbecue afterwards with a bunch of people...
The end
Monday, April 06, 2009
weekend
Mostly we did things like taxes and studying. We also watched some movies - Thank You for Smoking and Dog Day Afternoon - both of which I would recommend.
I also got a bad haircut, and then shaved it all down to 1/4 inch.
I also got a bad haircut, and then shaved it all down to 1/4 inch.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Ha ha ha
This study is funny. Since I ran across the article whilst at work, and am now blogging about it, I guess that makes me a more productive worker...?!
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