Toronto is good...

[blue_lotus13]

But very hot. I didn't bring proper clothing, so right now I'm waiting for laundry. I've also been very lazy and most of my time has been spent visiting with people.

On Thursday, I wandered around for most of the day and walked up Queen St. West. I got to the launch early. It was in a very nice little gallery on Queen St. West. Dymph and I figured we wouldn't know anyone so we hid in the back area. However, David and Patria (the other poets) knew tons of people because they are both Toronto based, so the event was packed! It was pretty awesome. People that I knew that came included [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], my mom and her friend Donna, and my good friend Aaron/Prosad. My reading went well and I didn't have to do as much schmoozing so it wasn't at all as tiring as the Calgary launch. Afterward, we all went for drinks and met up with [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com].

The next day I did a lot of nothing, then met up with Aaron/Prosad to wander around Kensington. I feel really close to him now and our friendship is tight and solid, which is great. It's a gift when you can have a good friendship with the first dude you were ever madly in love with 10 years after the fact. We were driving around a neighbourhood when he said, "Hey, Vince lives around the corner." (Vince is Prosad's oldest friend and someone I hadn't seen for about 5 years)

I said, "Call him and tell him I want to come up for a visit."
So he did and I went up to his apartment and we chatted for about half an hour. Then I caught the Subway (which I keep calling "The skytrain") to Little India where [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] and [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] and their partners met us for Indian buffet.

[Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] and I then went home and watched about 4 episodes of "How I met your mother", which I really love.

This trip has been an exercise in laziness. After the Calgary trip, I've become very lazy and undisciplined and have a hard time making plans, which is very unusual for me. It's really warm here, which is fantastic, even though I have to head back to cold GP tomorrow.

One thing that I find neat about Toronto is the proliferation of knitting cafes here. Very cool.

Comments

[meli-mello.livejournal.com]

Don't think of yourself as being lazy - think of it as a mini-vacation with some work involved. Goodness knows you deserve it! Visiting with friends is important work and as a writer everything you do is work/research in some way - right?

[lueread.livejournal.com]

Knitting cafes? That's pretty cool. Glad to hear that you are having a great time and connecting with friends.