I’m having a bit of nostalgia hearing this song again. I loved it early on… god I can’t remember how old I was. I recently just rediscovered it again. And it’s still beautiful. :D

I think if left without any inhibitions, I’d collect various containers to contain various beverages in. I like fancy thermoses, and tumblers, travel mugs, etcetera. My new favourite is this tea tumbler in the pic above. I bought it at IQliving (Pape and Danforth), and that’s Earl Grey from Teaopia in it right now.  My current favourite tea is a Vanilla Rooibos from the same place. Apparently rooibos helps with insomnia.

It’s going to be a cold weekend. Be ready!

Some random pics I took just before Christmas. I was trapped downtown Toronto for a few hours during a pretty bad snowstorm. But I probably did this to myself on purpose.

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So I actually updated the Wordpress BlackBerry mobile app, I have it open and I am currently typing into the little post field. Though as I am typing it has occurred to me that I’ve forgotten how to actually blog. For blogging’s sake that is.

Things have been pretty good. I’ve been learning a lot for my business. I’ve been working with a few clients and learning a lot about the market. I’ve been trying to set up a social media presence for my business but its been falling flat. Maybe uninspired. Maybe I just don’t know how to do this well anymore.

This is kind of funny because I’ve been pretty active in other corners of the internet (waves hello to the Sims peeps). And maybe I don’t have to say anything if I have nothing to say. Though I do feel sometimes like I do have enough to say to fill a post. I either have other things to talk about or I just get lazy.

But I think I’ll try a little harder. I’ve had this site for over 10 years, its worth a reboot. I’ll have to see if there is actually anything that’s worth saying here. We’ll figure it out.

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I took these pictures a while ago when I redecorated the room where I’m staying at the folks. It’s been almost a month, but I still want to add a few more touches. I guess it depends on how long I want to stay here. ;)

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This isn’t me making any kind of Toronto Mayor endorsement or even saying that I think any or all of  Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone’s policies are good for the city. But I have to appreciate someone who had unfortunately never learned to ride a bike would still go out and support cycling and a decent cycling infrastructure plan in the city; one that just doesn’t stick cyclists in ravines and hydro corridors.

And really I think he’s just all kinds of adorable. I wish him luck. :)

Picture from National Post

Other links: Mayoral Candidates ride with Toronto Cyclists Union

Before “Dr. House, M.D.” there was “Prince George” .

I really miss Blackadder. I need to dig out my DVDs.

I feel like we were all over Toronto these past few days. We spent a chunk of Canada Day in High Park, Saturday we took a stroll to the Beach and July the 4th downtown for the Pride Parade. Needless to say, I’m still feeling it this morning. ;)

Here are some pictures from this weekend. More on my Flickr page.

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I don’t know what else I can say about what’s going on in Toronto right now. Frankly, I thought that all the money they poured into the g20 summit in Toronto would have gone to waste because I believed that Toronto is really one of the nicest places to be in. The people are friendly, there’s so much stuff to do and I’ve always felt there was an aspect of welcoming and respect here. I really believed that.

So when we found out through blogs, twitter and then more from the news that the protests had turned violent because of the acts of a group of anarchists, I was disgusted and saddened. This isn’t the Toronto I know. I don’t know what the anarchists hope to achieve by destroying businesses and property. That Starbucks we saw repeatedly on the news that had been completely trashed… well I’m just thinking of the people employed there that may not be able to work until the place is fixed up.

I know in my heart that these group of people aren’t part of the larger peaceful protests that have been organized. I don’t know what they really think they’re accomplishing except causing a lot of heartache and financial loss for people working to get by. Your message is lost with every window they smash. It’s pathetic and it’s not the city I know and love.

I respect and admire the Toronto police who I think have been doing an admirable job. Sure protesters aren’t going to like them right now, but I do think they need to be there. They aren’t a perfect institution but it’s a necessary one, and I know it can be thankless.

But you know what, this is Toronto. We’ve got a good reputation, we’ll spring back. Peace, everyone.

Link: Protests turn violent: storefronts smashed, police cars set ablaze