AGO
So the new AGO is georgeous. But the lines are not so pretty. Apparently the wait is running at 4 hours. It winds around 3 times in front of the AGO plus around the block. I'd love to see inside but I'd rather pay next week than wait in line. I'll come back then with a better camera when the weather is nicer. Till then I've included an iPhone pic.
UrbanPix.ca
I relaunched my photoblog a few days ago on a new server and new pics. Hopefully I can keep it up to date this time. Have a look. Urbanpix.ca
TIFF
TIFF began this past week and all the craziness that accompanies it. While I certainly appreciate all that the festival does for this city there are aspects about it which really get under my skin. Chief among these is their voice in vehicles for driving around staff and celebreties. Is there any sane reason that they HAVE to use Escalades the biggest most gas guzzling vehicles around? (see pic). Just a small nod to the environment would be greatly appreciated.
Truth in Advertising
Clubland can be a strange place. Just try walking the streets there at night ok the weekend. I actually dread leaving the movie theatre knowing I'll need to navigate the club lineups, drunks and men, no boys, with their pathetic attempts at picking up the nearly naked women. I think this ad I came across crystalizes what goes on there. All those bored, cloistered suburbanites are busy pretending they are even a tiny bit urban while quite literally throwing up on the city. There is a reason most downtowners avoid clubland.
Of Novels and Novella
This post is about two things. First I'm wishing Irens good luck this weekend. She has taken on the challenging task of writing a novel in 36 hours. So far it's going ok I'm told.
Secondly it's a test of posting to this blog via the wordpress iPhone app.
Oh and Tuesday (the first day of school unfortunately) also marks 8 official years for Irens and I.
My First Photo Assignment
I completed my first photo assignment this last week. Irena had been helping to organize an event called Simply People, which was basically a disability pride festival at Nathan Philips Square. I ended up helping them with their website which led to photographing the event for them. Unfortunately it was a free job, but it turned out to be a great way to get experience in event photography. So I have thus delivered (well one they pick up the DVD) my very first photo job and I feel pretty good about it. I'm not sharing any photos here since they are technically the client's photos, but I hope to have a few as a examples of my work on my new photography site.
Oh yea, once I have some time to work out some of the details, I will have a professional photo site! The design is mostly done, I just need to pick some images for it and package the materials for Dan.
Balcony BBQ
So, a brief update - Irena and I held a BBQ on our newly reclaimed balcony this past Friday night. We managed to clean it and the netting is doing its job 
 Here are some photos!