Here I am, in hot and humid Toronto. Apparently summer decided to finally make an appearance in the last day or so, bringing back the sweaty, smoggy weather I remember all too well. It’s good to be here.
(I hearby vow that I will never [except this one time] refer to Toronto as “T-Dot”, less I eviscerate myself as punishment with a large, ripe mango. Who the hell made that up, any way? It smacks of Lastman.)
A few things that I’ve noticed since I’ve arrived:
- They now use these prison camp-style pointy things on the top of signs and lights in subway stations. I’m guessing this is to prevent pigeons from hanging out on top of them. Weird.
- It’s refreshing to be back in a city where you can buy from a large selection of ethnic foods and ingredients from your local supermarket. I mean, collard greens and ghee at Dominion? Yes, please!
- This sounds incredibly weird, but it’s great to see black people in large numbers again. There are almost no black people in Winnipeg.
First things first: can anyone tell me where there are good cafés with free or cheap WiFi access? I need to do some work while I’m here, and I’d like to indulge in one of the benefits of a larger laptop-toting population.
I’m such a geek.
