here's the quick rundown on my recent trip to myrtle beach (south carolina). J and i drove down on the 6th, getting stuck in the worst toronto traffic ever, and arrived at the beach the next night. his parents have a condo right on the beach and are great hosts. the weather was mostly good; usually a bit cloudy in the mornings and then warm and ( Read more... )

looking back, i just now realized that the last time i posted was the day of the parkdale-high park provincial by-election. i rode my spiffy little bike on over to the polling station (where i was casually asked if i had voted elsewhere previously that day) and had a small part in getting the ndp candidate, cheri dinovo, elected. and what was ( Read more... )

arg! i've been meaning to post for so long, but things have been pretty busy lately. so ironic: life is really busy, have lots of things to write about, and yet no time to do that because stuff is always happening ( Read more... )

it's true. i've been with my boyfriend, J, for 5 whole years as of this saturday. it's so hard to believe (i checked the math a few times, but it's right) because it really doesn't feel like that much time has gone by since we started dating. we met the summer after my first year at university. i had gone back to the nest to get a summer job, ( Read more... )

lots going on, as usual. just got back from a 5 day trip to quebec, which was really bittersweet in a lot of ways. J, me, my bro and his g/f piled in the car early wed. morning and drove to hudson, quebec, for my grandfather's funeral. it was a really small affair at the church in his hometown. my father had asked me to speak at the service, ( Read more... )

i got new wheels!!! i'm so excited, this bike is money all the way. it's a vintage-style cruiser bike, pale yellow with whitewall tires, sweet fenders and curved handlebars. i'll try and put a photo up soon, it's so sweet. J and i went out for sushi at our little nighbourhood place and then for our first bike ride in our hood. it was great, ( Read more... )

well, it's over. somewhere, a fat lady is singing (so the legend goes, anyway). i had my last summerlicious dinner tonight, with my mum and one of my favourite people in the world, M. she's pretty much my mum's best friend, and basically my fairy godmother. she rocks. anyway, i haven't seen her in quite a while so it was really great to catch ( Read more... )

i took a culinary walk on the wild side, straight up. i went out for a summerlicious dinner with J on tuesday in our 'hood. we went to Boho, this tiny little place on roncesvalles and it was pretty good. it's quite small; long and narrow and a great burnt orange colour. we saw a glimpse of a patio out back, but nothing more ( Read more... )

i'm losing it. it being the will to keep posting. i get no love from y'all. if i were tinkerbell, i'd be dead. straight up. so if you're reading this thing, leave a comment already. jungle navigator is the only one who does on a regular basis, and for that i give her mad props. even if the comment is "you suck, stop posting about restaurants ( Read more... )

installment #2 re: summerlicious session ( Read more... )