Taken off a friend's incredible balcony near Church and Shuter.

Labels: city, photo, plant

Happy (Guiness Presents:) St. Paddy's Day!

The lines to the bars were crazy and the drunks were even more ludicrous. As much as people complain about how St. Patrick's Day has really lost all it's meaning (espeically after seeing "5% irish 95% drunk" shirts out and about), I still love the feeling of general love all around the city.

Even with copious amount of alcohol and resulting dangerous levels of blood-alcohol content, the level of agressive tendancies by many stupid beer drinking boys didn't seem to coorelate. The love certainly did, and I found myself getting hugged and kissed by more men that at the gay bar down the street. I don't think i have been hugged by more men in one night; perhaps second only to PRIDE.

Traditions change as the people evolve, so why sit and complain? Enjoy it and spread the love baby!

-RE

"Eat drink and be merry"

Labels: city, drinking, St. Patrick's Day

What a great promo! Hilarious.. This is outside a real estate office just outside my apartment... and their message before this read:

"THINK IT'S COLD? TRY PUTTING UP THIS SIGN"

A bunch of saucy queens running this real estate office? One can only postulate :)

-RE

Labels: ads, city

Today marks the first weekend of a bunch where Bay station will be closed, redirecting trains around the station. The result? Besides the confusion of getting off at Museum station while on the bloor line (who knew the TTC subway was capable of this?), Toronto bloggers have taken live digital camera movies of the trip.

What's shocking are the number posted, and number of views. Who really cares? Honestly, sitting at home and watching the train sluggisly screech in the dark for 3 mins isn't my kind of clip. Isn't there something better in Toronto to talk about? How about the interior design show with guest speaker Debbie Travis. There's nothing better than experiencing artsy avant-garde designs, $5000 garbage cans and spherical water features for your living room while you sip your $5 cappuccino among gay men and their stylish female counterparts. But hey, if y'all want to blog about how late all we were because of the detour trip around bay station, that's your prerogative! :)

-RE

Labels: city, TTC