The third day in Rio consisted of tourist activities with Willian and Lidiany. We traveled first to Sugar Loaf and rode the cable cars up to see the views. Many pictures were taken. On the way down I noticed a restaurant called Zozo, so I snapped one of the door to post on FB for Willow-- old-school FF3 reference. Then we had lunch at a mall ( Read more... )

This is my fourth and last day in Rio de Janeiro. Later this evening Squiggy and I will fly with Willian to Curitiba for one day and then Iguazu Falls for another day. Life happens quickly on trips like this, so I'm stopping for a moment to remember what's taken place thus far ( Read more... )

That is all for today.

It's election day. I'll probably learn the results in the morning when I wake up to a veritable cornucopia of pretentious Facebook posts. With luck they'll fizzle out by next week ( Read more... )

The change in weather has hit me like a ton of bricks; even worse than last year... It's entirely possible that I'm the most seasonally fickle person ever :/

As much for principle as anything else, I shall finish the tale of my trip around the eastern US and Canada. Oh, and I'll probably forget even more of it than I already have if I don't do so now ( Read more... )

I need a gym partner. Living by myself is grand in most ways, but I've always found it easier to motivate for non-basketball exercise if I'm going with or meeting someone. Nick makes the most sense, but his schedule and kids are wacky. I'd have to get up at 5:30am or skip Tue / Wed because his other options are early evenings. I spend the most ( Read more... )

When Brian and Kristin left, I had essentially covered an overwhelming majority of must-do tourist activity in Chicago, and I was vehemently in the market for a new place to live. I wound up on Craig's List responding to an ad by a girl looking for female-only roommates starting one month away. I said I needed a place tomorrow and am not female ( Read more... )

Quick interlude ( Read more... )

Alas, I find myself in sunny California with some time to spare, having left Florida amid Tropical Storm Debbie much earlier this morning. So much is happening in the now that I'm distressed at having to start all the way back in Toronto, though I had such a pleasant time there ( Read more... )