Alas, my first ever pride parade! I decided to venture out sunday afternoon to see the pride parade, I perched myself atop a garbage can at Younge and College and joined the many excited and anxious onlookers. What a thrill and what a feeling, to be there in total support of the whole idea behind Pride week. I have to say, I was impressed, seeing it in person is not the same as on t.v. or in the paper. My best friend in the entire world was my first real gay friend. He has helped me over the last couple of years see what it really means to them to be accepted, and I totally accept every gay man or woman. I like the idea of them having the chance to come out and be in a place where everyone around is not judging them or staring at them becasue we all know that that happens all the time, maybe not so much in this city, but almost everywhere else. I support them getting married, having children and anything else a straight man or woman would be entitled to.
I had one of the best times I have ever had yesterday, and I look forward to next year too, maybe next year I will venture right up Church where it all happens, was a little to busy up there at 1:30pm yesterday afternoon.. I had a riot!
HAPPY PRIDE WEEK TO ALL!
Story of My Life...
So as some of you have already read, I am not a fan of the Toronto Transit. Let me tell you about my painful struggle to get home today after work.
5pm...ding ding..time to go home, I race out, stampeed my way down Bay st turn the corner and there is the street car so I haul ass to try and get there before it leaves, low and behold i make it..yay...I knew if i missed it the one behind me would inevitably "short turn", story of my life..lol.
I make my way to the back and sit down, I am tired, Hot and cranky from all the rude people I delt with at work today. As i sit alone, taking up 2 seats I feel myself drifting off.........All of a sudden I hear the electronic girl say Coxwell Ave..sigh...I was semi relieved that I missed the boring part of the ride due to my cat nap. So I sit and watch all the people get off but a few, then i hear the driver say " sorry guys, last stop. Wait for the bus, street cars aren't running down Queen as of right now." FUCK!!! EVERY NIGHT!!!
I get off the street car and painfully walk east. It is hot and I am wearing a leather jacket (not so smart) AND my leg still hurts from the good ride we had on Sunday.
I walk past Kingston Rd, Woodbine and I see a string of traffic all the way down Queen, not moving at all. I continue to walk past Lee ave and I see police. At Wineva and Queen there is what some people like to call an "ACCIDENT", accident my ass, more like retarded fucking people. Two full size pickups collided and one was backed up against a building...I look and keep walking, 2 more blocks and I am home, I hear a loud roar and I look behind me..hahahaha there's the bus I was waiting for....looks like walking is faster!!!
5pm...ding ding..time to go home, I race out, stampeed my way down Bay st turn the corner and there is the street car so I haul ass to try and get there before it leaves, low and behold i make it..yay...I knew if i missed it the one behind me would inevitably "short turn", story of my life..lol.
I make my way to the back and sit down, I am tired, Hot and cranky from all the rude people I delt with at work today. As i sit alone, taking up 2 seats I feel myself drifting off.........All of a sudden I hear the electronic girl say Coxwell Ave..sigh...I was semi relieved that I missed the boring part of the ride due to my cat nap. So I sit and watch all the people get off but a few, then i hear the driver say " sorry guys, last stop. Wait for the bus, street cars aren't running down Queen as of right now." FUCK!!! EVERY NIGHT!!!
I get off the street car and painfully walk east. It is hot and I am wearing a leather jacket (not so smart) AND my leg still hurts from the good ride we had on Sunday.
I walk past Kingston Rd, Woodbine and I see a string of traffic all the way down Queen, not moving at all. I continue to walk past Lee ave and I see police. At Wineva and Queen there is what some people like to call an "ACCIDENT", accident my ass, more like retarded fucking people. Two full size pickups collided and one was backed up against a building...I look and keep walking, 2 more blocks and I am home, I hear a loud roar and I look behind me..hahahaha there's the bus I was waiting for....looks like walking is faster!!!
Bubbles? Why you ask?
I have had many many people ask me "why Bubbles?" So I will tell you the short but true story of how I got the nickname Bubbles. It started in grade 8 when I became interested in "Bulletin Boards" for those of you who don't know what that is I will briefly explain. Bulletin boards pre existed the Internet but were somewhat similar, they were other computers that your computer called when you hooked up a simple phone line into your computer and you punched in the number and pressed send. These were like chat rooms, some had games, while others were strictly chat. Well as all of you know, in a chat room you need a "handle" most didn't use their real names. I was always ..... and it became boring, i had no idea what to call myself, i was hoping for something cool and unique but could never come up with anything. One afternoon while hanging out with my friends who also shared a passion for these bulletin boards decided to dial up and chat to some of my friends in Oshawa. I was always a happy excitable person but there was one thing that really set me off and it was that "OUR COMPLIMENTS COLA" it makes me very hyper and bubbly, so ever since that day my friends called me bubbles...and it stuck for the remainder of the time i chatted on these boards and then followed me to the Internet, it had become a part of me........sad but true all it takes to put me into a world of laughter is a cheap cola beverage. Not a spectacular story but it is a story, and an answer to the question that pops up every time someone emails me or reads my blog :)
The Things I like/Dislike...Just thought you may want to know :)
So after 4 months in this wonderful city I have decided to let you all know what I like and dislike about the city so far. Hold on to your hats ladies and gentleman I am about to tell you some things you probably already know..lol..Here goes:
I love the Beach hidden in the south of the city, my fave place to be on a nice day, I love the downtown core. I love all the little bars with huge patios on Queen St East where I live. I love all the small privately owned stores and shops that I spend hours browsing through and finding the most unique treasures I have ever seen. I Love all the different cultured restaurants (some of which I have yet to try but they smell sooooo good I know one day I will :) I love the people (good and the bad) They are all relatively amusing to me and my small brain. I like how my apartment is so small that when I first moved here I stole my neighbours Internet connection:) Ahhh gotta love wireless Internet.. I love the feeling that my neighbours don't know my name, where i am from, my family members and i especially love the fact that it isn't them just not knowing, but that they don't care. I love how I have traveled for hours on public transit and never seen the west end of the city, I haven't seen the north or east either..lol..It leaves me with a whole lot of area to cover when I am bored..
But while I am on the topic of public transit, lets go to what I hate about the city. HmmmmMMMmm Okay, as a day to day rider or the TTC I have to say "JESUS CHRIST" I get on the Queen street car every morning and aside from the normal problems of us losing power it is a relatively decent ride to work at 7am. BUT and I mean a HUGE BUT on the way home is a different story, I leave my work at 4:58 most days and arrive at the Bay on Queen street where I catch my lethal ride home. I have to time it just right because in a matter of 7 min There are 6 street cars that pull up to the stop one at a time, Victoria Park (which turns before my stop) Church (which turns a few streets up) Kingston Rd (almost there) and in between there will be 2 or 3 that will read Neville Park which is the one I have to take because I live at the end of Queen St East one stop before Neville Park. As I watch all these cars and I spot the Two or three that say Neville Park rearing into a halt I have a split second to trust my gut and decide which one I want to take because I know, oh I know all to well that there is a chance of me picking the one that will eventually "short turn" and kick everyone off at Kingston Rd or Greenwood station. I am so tired of hearing the driver come on the P.A and saying "Good evening folks, I am sorry for the inconvenience but I have been notified that this car will be short turning at Kingston Rd" INCONVENIENCE MY ASS!! He sits there and apologizes to us all for something that happens every god damn night? Wait for the next one you say? HAHAHA I have tried that one, and after another 10 min of waiting i get on the next one and the chances are it will do the same thing because the others aren't far enough ahead to be running another on the same track to the same destination. So I am a TTC hater :)
I hate the smell of Sewer when i am trying to eat, I hate the speed the traffic moves along Queen street near my house, I hate how I pay for parking on Queen street and end up parking around the corner most of the time, I hate how BMW drivers take up 2 parking spots, I hate how people on the street car push and shove you, like hello? I don't want to share your lice, back the fuck off! I hate how I have to wash my windows and dust every other day because of the sand that pumps out of the street cars when they stop. I hate how some people are so ignorant they would rather cut you off then wait patiently for someone to let them in. Most of all, I HATE CAB DRIVERS!!! Where the fuck did they get their licences? Those assholes seem to think they can do whatever they want and drive however they want. I think that they forgot to put mirrors in the cabs when they were being built because in my eyes if they had mirrors then they would be able to see my bright yellow car as they cut in front of me!! Ahhhhh so that's what I hate and What I love, If you read carefully you will see that there are really only a few things that I dislike :) Cab drivers, TTC, Ignorant people and the sewer. All in All I could hate all those in a different place as well:) I love it here and I am here to stay!
I love the Beach hidden in the south of the city, my fave place to be on a nice day, I love the downtown core. I love all the little bars with huge patios on Queen St East where I live. I love all the small privately owned stores and shops that I spend hours browsing through and finding the most unique treasures I have ever seen. I Love all the different cultured restaurants (some of which I have yet to try but they smell sooooo good I know one day I will :) I love the people (good and the bad) They are all relatively amusing to me and my small brain. I like how my apartment is so small that when I first moved here I stole my neighbours Internet connection:) Ahhh gotta love wireless Internet.. I love the feeling that my neighbours don't know my name, where i am from, my family members and i especially love the fact that it isn't them just not knowing, but that they don't care. I love how I have traveled for hours on public transit and never seen the west end of the city, I haven't seen the north or east either..lol..It leaves me with a whole lot of area to cover when I am bored..
But while I am on the topic of public transit, lets go to what I hate about the city. HmmmmMMMmm Okay, as a day to day rider or the TTC I have to say "JESUS CHRIST" I get on the Queen street car every morning and aside from the normal problems of us losing power it is a relatively decent ride to work at 7am. BUT and I mean a HUGE BUT on the way home is a different story, I leave my work at 4:58 most days and arrive at the Bay on Queen street where I catch my lethal ride home. I have to time it just right because in a matter of 7 min There are 6 street cars that pull up to the stop one at a time, Victoria Park (which turns before my stop) Church (which turns a few streets up) Kingston Rd (almost there) and in between there will be 2 or 3 that will read Neville Park which is the one I have to take because I live at the end of Queen St East one stop before Neville Park. As I watch all these cars and I spot the Two or three that say Neville Park rearing into a halt I have a split second to trust my gut and decide which one I want to take because I know, oh I know all to well that there is a chance of me picking the one that will eventually "short turn" and kick everyone off at Kingston Rd or Greenwood station. I am so tired of hearing the driver come on the P.A and saying "Good evening folks, I am sorry for the inconvenience but I have been notified that this car will be short turning at Kingston Rd" INCONVENIENCE MY ASS!! He sits there and apologizes to us all for something that happens every god damn night? Wait for the next one you say? HAHAHA I have tried that one, and after another 10 min of waiting i get on the next one and the chances are it will do the same thing because the others aren't far enough ahead to be running another on the same track to the same destination. So I am a TTC hater :)
I hate the smell of Sewer when i am trying to eat, I hate the speed the traffic moves along Queen street near my house, I hate how I pay for parking on Queen street and end up parking around the corner most of the time, I hate how BMW drivers take up 2 parking spots, I hate how people on the street car push and shove you, like hello? I don't want to share your lice, back the fuck off! I hate how I have to wash my windows and dust every other day because of the sand that pumps out of the street cars when they stop. I hate how some people are so ignorant they would rather cut you off then wait patiently for someone to let them in. Most of all, I HATE CAB DRIVERS!!! Where the fuck did they get their licences? Those assholes seem to think they can do whatever they want and drive however they want. I think that they forgot to put mirrors in the cabs when they were being built because in my eyes if they had mirrors then they would be able to see my bright yellow car as they cut in front of me!! Ahhhhh so that's what I hate and What I love, If you read carefully you will see that there are really only a few things that I dislike :) Cab drivers, TTC, Ignorant people and the sewer. All in All I could hate all those in a different place as well:) I love it here and I am here to stay!
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