I have said for quite some time that I would love to live in New York City. It really is an aspiration that a vast number of people around the world strive for. People flock to New York for it's endless movement, exciting opportunities, and fast-paced, cosmopolitan lifestyle ( Read more... )

When you are in the city that never sleeps, it is quite surprising when you unintentionally fall asleep. In my case, I was on the subway today, heading towards Union Square to go hunting for books, and I ended up nodding off. By the time I woke up, I was in the middle of Brooklyn, and the train was bound for Coney Island. As I had never been before ( Read more... )

Soo, here I am, in Manhattan, and it's been a pretty busy few days. I've more or less walked a combined total of about 700 blocks (hence why I'm going to bed at like... 8pm every night) all over the city, but it's been great ( Read more... )

It's 4:30AM and I'm getting ready for work, all the while there is super crazy thick horror movie fog outside.

Now, I don't live in the best neighbourhood ever, so I feel really stupid for sitting here and continually making myself believe that it IS super crazy thick horror movie fog.

.......... but it really is, I'm sure of it.

Today the TTC announced that it is raising fares, AGAIN, this time to 2.90$ for a single ride, and 109$ for Monthly Metropasses. Yes. ONE HUNDRED NINE... for ONE month. This is ridiculous. The city councillors who rejected the taxes that would have prevented all this are just a bunch of rich bastards who live in Forest Hill/Rosedale and drive their ( Read more... )

Ok, so, this is the first September since I was 4 years old that I have not been in school. I am oddly calm, yet I cannot determine whether this is my true state, or simply my mind tricking itself into avoiding an existential crisis or something. In theory, this should be a lot weirder than it is. But I'm pretty ok with it... to be honest, even ( Read more... )

Today was interesting. I was kind of sick at work, and when I am sick I tend to turn into a very quiet, docile person. I'm always amused by how much people notice me when I'm quiet; I guess I'm just SO loud every other time. I've found lately though that I am becoming more toned down and docile overall. Maybe my coworkers are slipping sedatives ( Read more... )

Not only is my laptop fucked, but now, like clockwork, I have broken my FUCKING iPOD. It still plays music... kind of. But the screen is all fucked. Can they replace JUST the screen/LCD on the new nanos, or am I going to have to shell out another fucking fortune for a new one. Either way, I'm so enraged by all this. The laptop I could handle, even ( Read more... )

Nothing of particular interest happened today. Thanks to Marc, and Dan, and Will for comments regarding my ever-so-fucked laptop. More to come on that in the next few weeks ( Read more... )

So I blew my laptop up and I don't know what to do. Near as I can tell, I probably need a new hard drive. When I go home in 2 weeks (btw Ottawa folks, in the city from the 7th-12th, let's do lunch or some shit) I'm gonna get my stepdad to look at it... because I really can't shell out 100$ for a new hard drive right now ( Read more... )