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liptonrm_backupToday is dedicated to random study abroad stuff. Amusing anecdotes to follow.
* The pigeons around here are enormously fat. No wonder all of the signs say to not feed the animals because, obviously, they don't need it. They're also disturbingly brazen and not at all afraid of humans. It can be a little creepy. Though, I'm sure I'll be the first to go when they finally decide to cull the world of its human scourge, because every morning I make a point of commenting on their fatness (I tend to call them 'gordotes' which is the spanish way of saying really, really fat) and generally heckling them. This morning I firmly remonstrated the largest of the bunch for being a bully and chasing all of the comparatively smaller pigeons out of his general vicinity.
* The squirrels are also fairly creepy. When I was at Winchester Park a black squirrel came right up to me and started circling around my feet. I think he was looking for a handout, but one can never be too sure. If I hadn't been in the process of trying to get a picture of him, I think I may have run away. Hey, I have bad memories of little ratlike creatures and their propensity for biting my ankles.
* Me and my study abroad compatriots took a tour of the Ontario Provincial Parliament on Thursday. I couldn't take my camera along because the security guards were going to confiscate them for the length of the visit (no electronics allowed in the building, even the Members of Provincial Parliament aren't allowed anything more than a Blackberry in the building, and that's done grudgingly). So I went back this morning to get some shots of the exterior of the building and what should be going on but an anti-war rally. I find activists to be rather earnest and adorable so I was amused by the whole thing. Plus, you know, I'm pretty anti-war myself, so that's all good.
* Food is ridiculously expensive. I have a mini-heart attack every time I get a bill, or go to a checkout counter. My only consolation is that it'll only be worse in the UK.
* Speaking of food, there's a restaurant across the street that bills itself as a 'breakfast all day' kind of joint. However, what makes it even better is that it sells savory and sweet crepes. I got one, the other day, called the Canadian crepe, which was a combination of a kind of creamed boiled egg and ham. It was quite tasty, though I totally should've told them to put some maple syrup on it, that was really what it was missing.
* Plus, I'm in Canada and haven't had any maple syrup or maple candy yet. I'm obviously made of fail.
* I went to Chinatown today and was not as entertained as I hoped I would be. I forgot that the whole point to go down there is to buy cheap stuff and/or food. To be honest, I was also kind of in a mood. The transit gods hadn't smiled on me and that was combined with an economic existential crisis that kind of killed my sense of wonder. It's really a shame that freaking out about money is one of the things law students do best.
* I have a british professor for my International Human Rights course and he has spent much of every class regaling us with stories from the UK's justice system (he's also a magistrate in Oxford). He's really very entertaining in a geeky, british sort of way. He's also, quite obviously, very knowledgeable about the subject matter he is teaching.
* But, seriously, the pigeons really are about ready to take over the world.
Won't somebody, please, think of the pigeons?
Because you know their squirrel compatriots have an agenda of their own.
A little bit of Chinatown just for you.
The Provincial Parliament Building is quite an imposing edifice.
Though, unfortunately, the number of protesters at the anti-war rally is not.
I was amused that right on the other side of the complex was a wedding party having its pictures taken. It was a fun sort of social dichotomy.
Man, I'm really craving junk food right now. If only I weren't too lazy and cheap to go across the street to the Hasty Market. Oh well. *sucks it up*
* The pigeons around here are enormously fat. No wonder all of the signs say to not feed the animals because, obviously, they don't need it. They're also disturbingly brazen and not at all afraid of humans. It can be a little creepy. Though, I'm sure I'll be the first to go when they finally decide to cull the world of its human scourge, because every morning I make a point of commenting on their fatness (I tend to call them 'gordotes' which is the spanish way of saying really, really fat) and generally heckling them. This morning I firmly remonstrated the largest of the bunch for being a bully and chasing all of the comparatively smaller pigeons out of his general vicinity.
* The squirrels are also fairly creepy. When I was at Winchester Park a black squirrel came right up to me and started circling around my feet. I think he was looking for a handout, but one can never be too sure. If I hadn't been in the process of trying to get a picture of him, I think I may have run away. Hey, I have bad memories of little ratlike creatures and their propensity for biting my ankles.
* Me and my study abroad compatriots took a tour of the Ontario Provincial Parliament on Thursday. I couldn't take my camera along because the security guards were going to confiscate them for the length of the visit (no electronics allowed in the building, even the Members of Provincial Parliament aren't allowed anything more than a Blackberry in the building, and that's done grudgingly). So I went back this morning to get some shots of the exterior of the building and what should be going on but an anti-war rally. I find activists to be rather earnest and adorable so I was amused by the whole thing. Plus, you know, I'm pretty anti-war myself, so that's all good.
* Food is ridiculously expensive. I have a mini-heart attack every time I get a bill, or go to a checkout counter. My only consolation is that it'll only be worse in the UK.
* Speaking of food, there's a restaurant across the street that bills itself as a 'breakfast all day' kind of joint. However, what makes it even better is that it sells savory and sweet crepes. I got one, the other day, called the Canadian crepe, which was a combination of a kind of creamed boiled egg and ham. It was quite tasty, though I totally should've told them to put some maple syrup on it, that was really what it was missing.
* Plus, I'm in Canada and haven't had any maple syrup or maple candy yet. I'm obviously made of fail.
* I went to Chinatown today and was not as entertained as I hoped I would be. I forgot that the whole point to go down there is to buy cheap stuff and/or food. To be honest, I was also kind of in a mood. The transit gods hadn't smiled on me and that was combined with an economic existential crisis that kind of killed my sense of wonder. It's really a shame that freaking out about money is one of the things law students do best.
* I have a british professor for my International Human Rights course and he has spent much of every class regaling us with stories from the UK's justice system (he's also a magistrate in Oxford). He's really very entertaining in a geeky, british sort of way. He's also, quite obviously, very knowledgeable about the subject matter he is teaching.
* But, seriously, the pigeons really are about ready to take over the world.
Won't somebody, please, think of the pigeons?
Because you know their squirrel compatriots have an agenda of their own.
A little bit of Chinatown just for you.
The Provincial Parliament Building is quite an imposing edifice.
Though, unfortunately, the number of protesters at the anti-war rally is not.
I was amused that right on the other side of the complex was a wedding party having its pictures taken. It was a fun sort of social dichotomy.
Man, I'm really craving junk food right now. If only I weren't too lazy and cheap to go across the street to the Hasty Market. Oh well. *sucks it up*
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Date: 2008-06-15 12:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-17 01:34 am (UTC)Too creepy for words.
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Date: 2008-06-17 01:45 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-06-17 03:40 pm (UTC)All the West Thomas/Campbell Squirrels. I think he's probably the scout for the Black Squirrels of Canada, who are clearly staging a world takeover.
God, I'm tired. Shows, huh?
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Date: 2008-06-18 03:45 pm (UTC)I think, perhaps, I'll start throwing them food. A little bribery never hurts.