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Category: toronto events

  • My CN Tower Climb

    So, I did it – and boy was it tough! My time was 24 minutes and 24 seconds, which is about average compared to most other climbers. There were 144 flights of stairs in groups of about 12-15 (I’m not certain about the exact number) each. At first, deluded, I thought I could run up…

  • CN Tower Climb Prelim

    I’m gearing up for the CN Tower climb for WWF-Canada tomorrow! I’ve been working out all week (well, at least a few times), and I made sure to wake up early today so I can be at the base at 6:30 am tomorrow (on a SATURDAY). This is because if you begin your climb before…

  • digital media ruminations

    This week my work hosted a conference specifically addressing technological issues in the book industry. It was a fantastic forum for harvesting ideas and, I believe, if publishers were open-minded and fore-thinking enough to look at some of the panelists’ presentations in metaphorical terms, could stimulate some interesting new directions for marketing the creation of…

  • giller light review

    Last night I attended the Giller Light Bash, courtesy of my workplace. It was held at the Steam Whistle Brewery and was a semi-swank affair attended by the public, book industry types, minor celebrities like some runners up in Canadian Idol, Chantal Kreviazuk and Ben Mulroney (I stood behind Kreviazuk as Mulroney interviewed her live…

  • mcmichael gallery’s 16th annual autumn art sale

    Tomorrow – Friday, October 20th starting at 6 PM – is the opening night of the Autumn Art Sale put on annually by volunteers at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinberg. The sale lasts all weekend, but come out tomorrow evening to meet the artists and mingle with volunteers. I’m going to support a…

  • urban capture the flag

    2006-09-29T2143 Originally uploaded by The_Rumour. I’ve been up to a lot lately, causing my energy to be low during my downtime and thus my lack in motivation to update. However, I went to a neat little (!) event last night and just had to post about it. At about 9PM in the square at King…

  • tiff is going on? i hadn’t noticed…

    More than halfway through the Toronto International Film Festival week, I am disappointed to report that the streets of Toronto do not crawl with celebrities during this time. In fact, it is so devoid of celebrities making public appearances that I have not seen a single one amongst all my regular daily travellings. How boring.…

  • the lord of the rings musical

    What better way to commemorate the end of the short run of shows The Lord of the Rings musical had here in Toronto than a review of the one I saw in August? I went to a Sunday matinee viewing of the musical at the Princess of Wales Theatre. Even at the end of its…

  • quick sampler of taste of the danforth

    I wasn’t there long, but the few moments I did experience of The Taste of the Danforth were certainly enough to last a while. I’ve been to a few restaurants in Greek town since moving to Toronto, including Myth (during Winterlicious – rather disappointing) and Pantheon, so I’ve already had some experience with the restaurants…

  • jays vs orioles, august 9th

    A few weeks ago, I attended my first Blue Jays game. It was my second baseball game ever. (The first one I went to was a Lynx game in Ottawa; it was our grade 6 graduation “outing” I cannot remember whom they played, and it got rained out.) It was the August 9th, 2006, game…