April 2009
45 posts
Just saw a feature on CBC news about Detroit and Windsor. Quite depressing.
March 2009
53 posts
RT @chriskayTO: Malting Silos @foot of Bathurst no longer being considered for Museum of Toronto, Old City Hall instead: http://is.gd/pRBf
Nice sunny day today in Toronto, putting me in a good mood. Next stop, coffee!
RT @michaelwilde (via @igrigorik): Ninjas use VI, Pirates use Emacs http://bit.ly/ixwvJ — awesome ;) @igrigorik
Yes, we hate the Junos, esp. Nickelback. But it’s no less commercial than Grammys, so let’s talk about Polaris prize winners instead!
Or the even the Polaris nominees (http://is.gd/pF50) or the CASBYs (http://is.gd/pEZS) or (insert your favourite award here)…
Local news is depressing, going to go back to reading the Lost Massey Lectures now.
RT @Kittyburgers (via @teeceeTO, @mathewi) “Google Street View comes to Canada…” http://awurl.com/C5yo59zhR
I’m not sure if it will be a mistake in the long-term, but there is somthing satisfying about Ontario going after TicketMaster & TicketsNow
Tonight is the public meeting for the final plan for Queens Quay revitalization, including new TTC streetcar service to the East. 7@Westin
Should have read the article… Google is currently still collecting images, Street View has not yet launched in Canada.
The Rails Initialization Process →
RT @partisanhobo (via @mayormiller). In defense of Mayor David Miller(and Twitter). New blog post http://www.partisanhobo.com
Today I am shopping at 2 Toronto malls that are on opposite ends of the spectrum: Bayview Village and Pacific Mall
Arrived by at Toronto airport. Waiting for rocket bus. Ah, there it is.
To all you people watching the #BSG finale, and posting spoilers before I have a chance to see it, LALALALA I CAN’T HEAR YOU LALALA…
Last minute business trip - I will be in the Bay area tonight until Friday morning. I should start pretending I am in PST right now.
Note to self, if flying out of Toronto from terminal 3, gates starting with A1, bring walking shoes. Phew!
Heading to Rails Pub Night at the Rhino. Don’t know where the Queen streetcar is, so I’m walking it.
Phantom II to premiere in Toronto this Fall. It appears to be in the planning stages: http://is.gd/nGUI
All right! Rails 2.3 has been released today. Rails pub night tonight as well! http://bit.ly/vqR9e
Stumbled onto the St. Patrick’s Day parade going down Yonge Street. Just follow the sounds of bagpipes.
Whoa! The theme for “The Listener” features a slow-mo rotate around the lead actor in Dundas Square. Total fetish-sation of Toronto!
New show “The Listener” takes place in Toronto, had world premiere, not being aired until the summer here. C’mon, CTV! http://is.gd/n83q
As if Terroni’s on West Queen West wasn’t crowded enough, now it’s featured on the new iPhone ads. Damn you, Apple!
Coffee, desk, work.
College streetcar was pleasantly fast today.
(http://is.gd/mGK8) Harper will be using “visual aids” to explain the recession. PowerPoint, Keynote, or a shadow puppet show?
The grey clouds are making it difficult to wake up. Definitely going to be having the larger coffee today.
Ajax pub nite appears to be a bust, no one has showed up. Watching the (awful) Leafs instead, and at least there’s beer!
Just about to get to the Ajax pub night. Work ran a bit later than I thought. Oh well!
Ajax pub nite is tonight at the Rhino. I’ll probably get there around 7 pm, if anyone else is going.
Tickets for #U2 in Toronto go on sale March 30. Hope the scalpers don’t get them all. http://tinyurl.com/cp6tll (via @citynewsSteve, @atu2)
Catching up with the latest episode of Battlestar Galactica (418). Hopefully this isn’t one of the boring times where everyone is preaching.
According to the Star, new Ontario NDP leader Horwath’s popularity comes from a strong union base. Will there be any support for cities?
Running a bit late today because of daylight savings and a clock I forgot to change last night. Whoops!
Enjoying a date square and tasty coconut coffee at Timothy’s on the Danforth.
Just heard on Global news that T.O. signed with the Buffalo Bills. Didn’t see that coming!
To those of you watching #ndprace - is there a good website to get a summary of what’s going on?
Found like-new version of “City Walks: Toronto” at BMV. Used price: 7 dollars. There are still a few left for early risers tomorrow.
Watching flashpoint in HD with the new antenna on CTV.
Film crew at Dundas and McCaul. It’s good to see them returning to city. I guess Flashpoint has helped raise the profile of Toronto
RT @jaimewoo - Yes! The full HD TOin6Words film is up at both http://bit.ly/TOist & http://bit.ly/spotlightTO with our own perspectives!
“One Week”, starring Joshua Jackson, opens today across Canada. Anyone planning on seeing this? The trailer makes it look pretty good.
Some people have asked about my tv antenna - http://twitpic.com/1vjg9 - Philips MANT410
Is TinyURL not working for anyone else? I hate not being able to click on links in everyone’s tweets!
1st time setting up TV antenna - success! I can get HD for CTV, Global, CBC, OMNI, & City if I tweak the antenna. And I don’t pay for cable!
RT @cityoftoronto - We launched a new look home page this morning - begins our re:Brand efforts for http://www.toronto.ca
Wow, didn’t see that one coming. Bell purchases “The Source”, formerly RadioShack in Canada: http://is.gd/luRE
RT @bradttc - Portable defibrillators announced today for subway stations. The TTC’s busiest 30 stations will be the starting point