Today had great weather, 6 C and sunny (kind of a drawback given the low angle, my eyes would prefer overcast), so I set out. Got sushi at Sashimiya across the street (and appreciating the open door). My apartment building seemed to get yet another fire alarm, but I shrugged and left, hoping my home would still be there when I returned. Headed ( Read more... )

Well, kind of. And of course it's a 5th story studio condo, not a house, but whatever.

I haven't been out since my last entry on account of Unseasonable Winter. -12 C for days, snow in a city not used to it, plus all the omicron stuff. And it looked like I do have groceries to last the month. But today was up to a balmy -7 C ;_;, there's yet *more ( Read more... )

I finally took transit!

Turned out that Google Pay doesn't have a special deal with Vancouver, it's just that the local transit will take any contactless credit/debit card on the buses etc. So I could just pay with my credit card. Neat! But there's a 20% discount if you pay with a Compass Card, so I walked to the nearest train station to buy one. ( Read more... )

I made it!

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Man I hate ice on the ground. Even with a lot of penguin waddling, my foot slipped once in an hour walk -- not much, but definitely moving in an unintended way. But after hiding at home yesterday, I did make that walk, going to PAT, a Korean store, to pick up yet more KF94s maybe.

Omicron did not obviously slow down dine-in, I saw on my way.

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It's 14 C in Toronto December!  A great day to go outside!

It's wind gusts of 80 kph!  A great day to keep my precious brain-meats under hard cover!

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A friend asked if I had a published itinerary; no, so I'll make this pinned post. Let's see if I remember to update it.

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Stayed in Sunday and Monday due to snowing at near-freezing temperatures. The cold is one thing but I hate being around the possibility of ice. No, I didn't enjoy Boston winters, why do you ask? Plus I don't travel with snow boots, just crocs and shoes.

Yesterday was slightly nicer and I had a dental cleaning, plus some shopping, and going for ( Read more... )

I figured I would explore PATH today (Toronto's underground city network.) I did my research about entrances, went to Union Station, found the entrance... and a sign saying that due to covid, it's open only 8-6 WEEKDAYS.

Today is not a weekday.

The physical concourse was open, but (almost) all the shops were closed. Escalators locked too.

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Woke up at 1pm, argued about prison abolition, and Zoomed a Roberta Rogow concert, so not exactly an exploration day. Did eventually leave, and despite the windy cold, was glad to be in motion. Walks are good.

The local branch library is open to 8:30 PM every weeknight. This seems unusual to me, though between travel and covid it's been a few ( Read more... )