Free Parking and Other Stories of the Greatness of Today

Our Broken Salad Fork: A Casualty of the Toronto Casseroles

Sometimes days before you leave for holiday are a mish-mash of errands, visits and tying up loose ends. They serve a purpose of course, but that purpose is generally to remind you of how awesome it's going to be to go on vacation.

Today had to be the absolute best day of pre-vacation in the history of pre-vacationing! 

What was so awesome about today? Let's run it down:

Footprintz: Their Autobrennt Podcast was perfect for a sunny day of errand running.

Surprise Beer: Went to return our mountain of empties today. Discovered 3 unopened beers in a case. 

Free Parking: City Hall's ticket reading system crashed today when I went to renew our city sticker. Curmudgeonly Scotsman of an attendant let me go for free rather than take time to reboot his computer. As anyone who knows me well enough knows that my biggest pet peeve is paying for parking so getting this freebie from directly within the belly of the beast is simply awesome

Getting To See Old Friends: Just found out a dear friend who I've missed for over 8ish years will be in Montreal this weekend. Awesome. Look forward to seeing you Karla!

Found a Record I'd Been Looking For: My copy of The Damned's Light At The End of The Tunnel was damaged in a storage unit flood. Found it online through iTunes today. Blasting it until I go to bed tonight.

Chatting With Ryan Kelley: Nuff Said

Mo'Money: We both got paid today!

Casseroles in Toronto: Was waiting for a friend so couldn't go out to the Dufferin Grove Casseroles tonight -- thankfully, it came to us! Got to bang our pots and pans from the balcony in solidarity with Quebec students and other Canadians participating in our very own Maple Spring! Let's hope this movement goes beyond its initial goals! Charest Out first! Harper Out Next!*

*International Friends if you are not familiar with what's happening in Quebec and what's starting to spread around the country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Quebec_student_protests

Bonus Casseroles: The march just passed by for a second time Solidarite!!

Leaving early in the morning tomorrow to get to Montreal. The adventure begins.

Fun Fact:  A cacerolazo or cacerolada is a form of popular protest practised in certain Spanish-speaking countries – in particular Argentina, Chile and Uruguay – which consists in a group of people creating noise by banging pots, pans, and other utensils in order to call for attention. What is peculiar about this type of demonstration is that the people protest from their own homes, thus achieving a high level of support and participation.

Fun Track: The Damned: Plan 9 Channel 7