Laundry and the Farmer's Market
I love the location of my apartment because it's one building away from the Guelph Farmer's Market and there's a pleasant laundromat (King's Cleaners) one block away. Saturday morning was beautiful, making my awesome ability to do two things at once a block away all the more enjoyable. Most importantly, I have more apple cider! I had to do both early in the day because of my incredibly ability to schedule 3 events in 3 cities on the same day.
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| A fantastic Guelphic day |
Guelph: Animal Welfare Forum
You could visit the Animal Welfare Club's horrific website or you can read my random notes and summary. The forum ran from 9:30 to 4:30 and featured 5 speakers. There was the OSPCA's chief inspector, Connie Mallory, on "Animal Cruelty Investigations." There was the co-founder of a primate sanctuary, Storybook Farm, discussing "The Plight of Exotic Animals in Canada." Dr. Ed Pajor from the University of Calgary discussed "Animal Welfare at the Calgary Stampede." Dr. Michael Noonan from Canisius College (from Buffalo) discussed "The Behaviour and Welfare of Killer Whales in Captivity", and the Detroit Zoo's executive director Ron Kagan discussed "The Challenges of Zoo Animal Welfare." And, most importantly, lunch was provided.
(Fun notes found here)
Toronto: GNOME 3.2 Release Party
I went to the GNOME 3.2 release party in Toronto, which was mostly at the Rex Hotel jazz and blues bar on Queen St. I got to see Ryan Lortie and Tiffany Antopolski again (I met them in Berlin). I met a couple that have been involved with Linux since before I used computers, and who had many great book recommendations and cousins in my hometown (outrageous!). I also met a fellow who is well-versed in Esperanto, and who disabused me of my misconception that Esperanto used genders. Sure enough, reading the Wikipedia, there was apparently gender reform in Esperanto so I can finally learn it and not hate the world! We ate at a Vietnamese restaurant called Ginger, also on Queen St. I had to leave a bit early for a good cause, though:
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| The subway had a long delay due to strange people on the track (aliens) |
Richmond Hill: Danielle's Much Belated Birthday Party
Her actual birthday and its celebrations were a while ago, but I only now got down to Richmond Hill, so I gave her the gift of diabetes: a gingerbread creeper and a hefty bottle of local maple syrup. Yes, I gave the thoughtless gift of sweetness. I would like it, so why not everyone else? I got to introduce her to British wonders like A Bit of Fry and Laurie, and That Mitchell and Webb Look, both on Netflix. I also got to acquaint myself with her dog, Kylie, and saw Ryan again, who reported the results of New Zealand's epic (and obvious) victory over Canada in rugby. Yay, go Kiwis!
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| Kylie, who was terrified of me (because I devour puppies) |
401: The Greyhound Home
The bus ride in itself was an event and featured some of the richest conversation I've ever had around noon, covering politics, advertising, school, philosophy of education, etc, etc, etc.
Guelph, 2: 3-Pitch
Back in Guelph, I was preparing for my next destination, but discovered to my horror that my 3-Pitch team for OCUS was short players and would default, so I bravely went to my team's game and risked missing my ride. However, despite being a girl short, it was well worth it as I managed to run across home plate, hit the ball quite well, and even succeeded in receiving the ball to out a player. That's hard for me, as instead of being born with hands to catch balls with, I have springs with which to fumble them. :( I think our victory was largely reliant on my distracting the other team's batters by encouraging them while I was back catcher. Or on the fact that we have a few awesome baseball players, two of whom actually went to my high school, Grey Highlands, as well. We wrapped up the game 6-2 quickly, which was good, because I had to make a mad dash to the bus to catch my ride to my next destination,
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| Actually taken at the previous game |
It's nice being able to come home. Its status in my heart dances. It never stays still. Sometimes it feels very much like My Home, and other times like my father's home, that I'm visiting. More so the latter of late. I don't really feel like I have a place I want to call home anymore. I feel a bit like a hobo. :) After telling a friend of my father's that his computer was completely dead, Jim, and that I'm just a software engineer, not a miracle worker, I made a thick supper and finished doing grade 12 math equations to proof a friend's work. I miss math. I miss a lot of things, but then there's always something new.
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| Hand made at the Student Support Network table, where I got that cake you might have seen on Google+, if you watch my photos there, mwahaha. |
You are always awesome.
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