Is my photo on milk cartons yet? |
Not dead, just living. Still here. On the West Coast. Bat Country? I blame the beer, or maybe they put something in the water.
Gotta go buy groceries, or maybe just more beer. Will write more la...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:22:00 GMT |
Tales from the Great White North: Part 7 - Going Down East |
"Hey guy, got a spare cigarette?", yells the homeless guy leaning on the unmarked car, hands cuffed behind his back, possessions spread across the trunk. I shake my head and walk on down one of Vancou...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:56:00 GMT |
Tales from the Great White North: Part 6.5 - Photo's |
It's 3am here in East Vancouver and I'm tired, so this is gonna be a short one.Photo's of some of my time in Toronto now available at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottishnomadI'll write more soon...m...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:09:00 GMT |
Tales from the Great White North: Part 6 - Reflections on the Megacity |
Seven, Lucky 7! 7 Months in Toronto, Ontario.**Another cold one today folks, and if you're not up for dodging the 4ftx4ft blocks of ice that are falling from the sides of the CN tower after last weeks...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:34:00 GMT |
Tales from the Great White North: Part 5 - Just chillin' |
It's bloody cold.
Cold enough that the weather forecast predicts 'highs' of -10C.
Cold enough for your face to lose feeling within five minutes of stepping outside.
Cold enough to justify st...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 13:34:00 GMT |
Tales from the Great White North: Part 5 - Canadian Christmas |
"Eees thees winter? I here 40 years and never see nothing like this", says the old Portugese guy who runs Reynaldo's laundromat on Dundas and Euclid ($1/wash), throwing up his hands in amazement as he...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:35:00 GMT |
Tales from the Great White North: Part 4 - Back to the Institute (again) |
...Bartending School, in fact.I've always considered bartending to be a job for slackers and borderline alcoholics, one of the reasons it holds such appeal for me...I've worked at some truly brilliant...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:23:00 GMT |
Tales from the Great White North: Part 3 - The ballad of Oyster Boy |
So here it is...
First up, cheers to all those who left me Happy Birthday messages/drank in my memory. Had a rockin' good time here in Ontario, but I miss yer ugly mugs....
Started a new job last week...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:58:00 GMT |
Tales from the Great White North: Part 2 - Barmaids, Beggars and Beers |
Slow day at work (studentphones.com) so I'm gonna blog something new...Let me tell you about Queen Street...the most freakishly interesting and unpretentious part of Toronto I've seen so far. A road l...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 13:01:00 GMT |
Tales from the Great White North: Part 1 - Random musings on T.O |
Checked my bank balance Friday to find I was down to my last 47 cents. Not good. It's a long walk home y'know.Woke up Saturday morning and got offered two days work moving furniture for a tour bus com...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:16:00 GMT |
