I feel loved.

[meredi]

Wow, my social life has picked up ten-fold in the past week. On the weekend, Pilate in concert with Alice, potluck with engineering friends, Pride Parade with Hannie (all three between studying for my elective's final exam). Yesterday The Producers with Alice, today Fahrenheit 9/11 with work friends, tomorrow fun with Hannie and fireworks with Andrew and the other boys from the Geekhaus.

Ahhh, summer is grand.

Some observations:

• Pilate's music just does something to me. If you like Coldplay and/or Radiohead and you don't mind an album that is slightly repetitive (but so sensitive and 'ahhhh'!) I highly recommend.
• Potlucks aren't as much fun when you don't make something from scratch... but in lieu of making something from scratch, hot brownie and ice cream sundaes are an excellent substitute.
• Toronto's Pride parade was rather boring in comparison to San Francisco's. Barely anyone on the sideline was dressed up or yelling or even happy, for that matter. What I liked most about SF's celebration was that it felt like a huge community event, where everyone was welcome and in a celebratory mood. In Toronto it felt more like stodgy middle-aged immigrants and tourists staring at the "gays", and that annoyed me. Perhaps we just chose a bad corner?
• The Producers was fun and lighthearted, but I can see why it's closing a few months early. There was something lacking from it, but I can't figure out what exactly. I think perhaps I just found the music unremarkable... there was no killer song that just popped my ears and blew me away, even though I kept waiting for it. Yes, it was funny, but I still think what I look for most in a Broadway show is music that gives me tingles.
• Fahrenheit 9/11 -- wow. I laughed my ass off, and I came this --><-- close to breaking down in tears. It really tests your emotional strength, and it leaves you wondering how Bush managed to get away with all of this. I have yet to read the criticisms (and I plan to, because I realize how Moore has a tendency to skew the truth) but for now I'm just revelling in the sense of community I felt with the other Canadians in the room. At the beginning of the showing, during a car ad, someone shouted, "Cars suck!" and other audience members audibly agreed. At the end, people clapped, cheered and shouted, "Aren't you glad you live in Canada?" AHH, am I ever.