I suspect that’s a wrap for my unlimited freedom in Toronto. As of tomorrow school starts! Yay! (Oh, I know I sound too enthusiastic for my own good. I’m certain I’ll be looking back at this in a few weeks and shaking my head.) But I had such a nice weekend, that I suppose it’s only fair I get back to the books.
Yesterday, Chandra and I checked out the distillery. You’re probably wondering why on earth I would want to spend my day at a distillery. (Anyone who knows me, knows I’m not a drunkard. Or at least not usually.) Let me just clarify that, while they do still brew alcohol in parts of the area (or at least I think they do), that’s not really what it is. The distillery is a charming arts and crafts community centered in a 200 year old area, which started off as a distillery. The buildings are old and boarded up in areas, but most of it is filled with really cute little shops. I was extremely conflicted. As a tourist and someone who appreciates art and handmade crafts and clothes, my mind was yelling, “Buy buy buy!!” As a student who is now in debt to the government, the conservative part of my mind was yelling “Resist… unless you really need it!” Which part of me won? Both, I suppose. I ended up buying a really cute bracelet, which I didn’t really need but it was too cute to pass up, and a button up scarf which I will need for winter. (I was a little perplexed when I saw them, but they’re really quite adorable. I think they might be a Toronto thing, but when you see them, you’ll realize how awesome they are.)
There was some very impressive art there too. If I had a place of my own, I would probably go crazy decorating the walls with art. But of all the wonderful, gorgeous art that was there, I must give a nod to Cube Works. (check them out at www.cubeworks.ca I also hope to have pictures up on FB soon). All of their portraits were made with rubix cubes. I can’t even solve a rubix cube, let alone configure a bunch of them in a pattern to actually resemble anything. Can I just say to all my artsy friends, if you ever come to Toronto, you MUST go see the distillery! It’s maybe a 20 min walk from Union station, so make time for it. And to top off my time at the distillery, I tried black poppy seed (goma) sake ice cream. It looked like sand, and it didn’t taste much better either. But hey, now I can say I tried black poppy seed sake ice cream. I bet none of you can say that :-P
Today was a little more relaxed. As far as outings are concerned, Silvey, Chandra and I made sure to get out for a quick respite at the mall before this busy week starts. There we went to the Indigo, where we seemed to have difficulty NOT fixing all the books they had out of order. And from there it was to the movies, where we caught an afternoon showing of “The Debt.” (Good movie, btw.) And on my way back to my dorm afterwards, I made the most amazing discovery. I’ve been told that The Robards Library is shaped like a peacock, but every time I’ve approached it from the south side, I didn’t see what the heck they were talking about (I was starting to think it was some sort of obscure thing in the blueprint that wasn’t obvious to the naked eye.) Well, as I was walking back from the movie, I approached the library from the north end and guess what, the Robards Library really DOES look like a peacock… Who on earth would pick a peacock to base the layout of their building on??? That’s just the most random thing… Unless it was unintentional. In which case, that is the most bizarre fluke ever. Note to self: find out why they chose a peacock.
Other than that, my day has been spent preparing for tomorrow. So, am I prepared? Well, I’ve looked over all the messages that have been posted on Blackboard (for you TRU people, it’s basically the same thing as WebCT) and I know what I need to be ready for class tomorrow. The trouble is, one of my teachers has asked that we have the course outline printed up, and try as I might, I can’t seem to find the bloody thing anywhere. The closest I’ve found is a message that says the final version will be posted tomorrow morning. Do you have any idea how annoying that is??? If you want me to bring something to class, post the darn thing! (Or, it is always possible that it’s there and I just can’t find it, in which case, oops.) But I’m going to be the good student, and wake up at the crack of dawn tomorrow so that I can walk to the library down the street before class and try to find it one last time. If it’s not there, well, it’s just the course outline, how far behind can I get if I haven’t read over it before hand. (I hope those don’t end up being my famous last words.)
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