Monday, February 28, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
des pensees
- what does post-grad life hold? whatever it is, it's better than this.
- at the top of that to do list - french skillllls
- causal trench coat (spring's a comin!)
- nude pumps
- essays till i die. ONLY ONE MONTH LEFT.
- lifelong academia is not for me.
- obnoxiously huge headphones, just to drown out subway announcements
- stick. to. a. schedule.
- why is the u of t economics department on a mission to make my life miserable?
- paris getaway (take me there)
- at the top of that to do list - french skillllls
- causal trench coat (spring's a comin!)
- nude pumps
- essays till i die. ONLY ONE MONTH LEFT.
- lifelong academia is not for me.
- obnoxiously huge headphones, just to drown out subway announcements
- stick. to. a. schedule.
- why is the u of t economics department on a mission to make my life miserable?
- paris getaway (take me there)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
simple pleasures
C: "You know what I want? I just want to sit at a cafe in Paris with a latte and a croissant and a good book, and bike along the Seine, and wake up every day thinking that the place I'm living is absolutely stunning. I don't need luxury, I'll live out in the 12th arondissement. I can live simply. I like that picture... I want to make that happen. I want that to be my life."
L: "I think that's telling of the upbringing you've had - that THAT would be considered a simple pleasure."
L: "I think that's telling of the upbringing you've had - that THAT would be considered a simple pleasure."
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
up and out of here
i would much rather be out and about in the world, exploring all that there is to do and see and experience, than locked up in this cage writing essays about people and things and events that quite literally have nothing to do with my life and from which i gain no applicable skills.
the burning question: what exactly do you learn from an undergraduate degree?
the burning question: what exactly do you learn from an undergraduate degree?
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
A Streetcar Named Despair
I have an urge to interview someone who works at the TTC, just so I can understand the logic behind why the transit system runs the way it does in this city. Because from the patron's view, it just doesn't make sense. I would pose the following questions:
- In a span of 5 minutes, why would 5 streetcars go past me northbound, but none southbound? And then, why do they leave the station (Spadina) in clusters, rather than spaced out and timely like I'd expect them to?!?
- Why do streetcar and subway operators always insist on being late for their shifts? And, when they're on time, why do they insist on delaying my travelling schedule just so they can have a chat with the outgoing employee? DON'T THEY REALIZE THAT I'M IN A HURRY?!
- Apparently one TTC operator a day gets abused. Does the TTC think that maybe this is because they insist on only two criteria for employment - (1) complete lack of manners, and (2) disregard for urgency of everyone else's schedule?
- Why do TTC drivers insist on honking at each other as they go by? Don't they think that this annoys riders? Or, people who are jaywalking across the tracks?
***NB: people are jaywalking across the tracks, not because they are suicidal and want to get hit, but because they're in a hurry and can't be bothered to walk up to the next crosswalk. Why are they in a hurry? Because they're late. And why are they late? BECAUSE THEY TOOK THE $%^&ING TTC.
And finally, has there ever been a day in the history of the TTC when there have been absolutely NO delays? If so, there are a few options. We could:
(a) commemorate that day every year with a big celebration, and hope that TTC workers continue to strive to repeat it. I propose fireworks, and free hot dogs, barbecued to the same red hue of Rob Ford's face.
(b) fire everyone who was not working on that day, to show the whole work force that inefficiency is intolerable.
(c) do nothing. because that's what EVERY DAY should be like in the life of the TTC.
sigh. can anyone tell that I'm fed up with transit in this city?
- In a span of 5 minutes, why would 5 streetcars go past me northbound, but none southbound? And then, why do they leave the station (Spadina) in clusters, rather than spaced out and timely like I'd expect them to?!?
- Why do streetcar and subway operators always insist on being late for their shifts? And, when they're on time, why do they insist on delaying my travelling schedule just so they can have a chat with the outgoing employee? DON'T THEY REALIZE THAT I'M IN A HURRY?!
- Apparently one TTC operator a day gets abused. Does the TTC think that maybe this is because they insist on only two criteria for employment - (1) complete lack of manners, and (2) disregard for urgency of everyone else's schedule?
- Why do TTC drivers insist on honking at each other as they go by? Don't they think that this annoys riders? Or, people who are jaywalking across the tracks?
***NB: people are jaywalking across the tracks, not because they are suicidal and want to get hit, but because they're in a hurry and can't be bothered to walk up to the next crosswalk. Why are they in a hurry? Because they're late. And why are they late? BECAUSE THEY TOOK THE $%^&ING TTC.
And finally, has there ever been a day in the history of the TTC when there have been absolutely NO delays? If so, there are a few options. We could:
(a) commemorate that day every year with a big celebration, and hope that TTC workers continue to strive to repeat it. I propose fireworks, and free hot dogs, barbecued to the same red hue of Rob Ford's face.
(b) fire everyone who was not working on that day, to show the whole work force that inefficiency is intolerable.
(c) do nothing. because that's what EVERY DAY should be like in the life of the TTC.
sigh. can anyone tell that I'm fed up with transit in this city?
Friday, February 4, 2011
Amen, Blair.
“Fashion is the most powerful art there is. It’s movement, design, and architecture all in one. It shows the world who we are and who we’d like to be.”
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
the urban turban, pt. 2
after initially scoffing at the urban turban, i have to admit to being a bit fond of the return of the winter headband. it's like an earmuff, with better coverage, and great for a bad hair day. but would it work for a curly girl like me?!
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