Hi everyone,
There's enough of us posting regularly now that a "how was your weekend" thread may be appropriate.
What did you do this past weekend? Bike anywhere? Take photos?
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Posted 3 years ago #
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Posted 3 years ago #
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Posted 3 years ago #
Attended episode 2 of Hot Oil Barons in Love. :)
Had my first African drumming class. Fingers bruised *ouch*! Me and five little kids, it's hillarious if somewhat embarassing. I plan on bringing my drum with me to the next class using my Dog Croozer - I'm sure to raise a few eyebrows when I show up with the drum (quite heavy) and the bike helmet.
Biked to Richmond and Jarvis for a dance class that I'd forgotten was cancelled on Saturday, so went again on Sunday. It was a great weekend for biking - sunny but cool - so I didn't mind that I rode for nothing on Saturday.
Ain't middle age grand?
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Posted 3 years ago #
Cool... is Hot Oil Barons good? I am sure it is. :)
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Posted 3 years ago #
Great idea.
Saturday around noon I went for a mountain bike ride in the Don Valley Crothers Woods. Ran in to members of TORBA and IMBA working on a new trail work-around and making improvements to existing routes.
Sunday morning at 9am I biked from Parkdale (King and Dufferin) to Ashbridges Bay (Lakeshore and Coxwell) for a sunny session at the new skatepark. Then, biked back home through the Don Valley exiting at Serena Gundy Park and then making my way home (Yonge and Davisville) from there. The weather was fantastic and there were so many people out on bikes everywhere I ended up.
Duncan's City Ride - That's my blog about cycling in the city of Toronto, natch! -
Posted 3 years ago #
Awesome cast, including Kerry Griffin (Canadian Comedy Award winner), Lisa Merchant (Train 48), Aurora Browne (Comedy Inc.), etc., and brilliant director (I'm a bit biased there). We're early in the series so the relationships among the characters are still developing - and getting more complicated - but lots of doubled-over laughing moments.
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Posted 3 years ago #
Sounds like fun - just passed that one on to my partner, Sage, who really enjoys the productions at the Bad Dog. And now that we live way closer to the subway it's much easier to get there.
I had a pretty awesome weekend. We just moved from a highrise on the east end to a single home on the west end not far from Little Italy and we're *really* enjoying the more bike-friendly digs and proximity to everything. We spent most of the weekend playing Fluxx for unpacking and cleaning chores (loser does the chore while winner gloats) and it looks like we're about 90% unpacked. Now to get back to routines of cooking, cleaning, working, and homeschooling...
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Posted 3 years ago #
Worked on the porch again all weekend... here's a photo of it when most of it was torn down and I was working on adding extra support (via concrete footings and pressure-treated lumber) to the existing beams (which are old but sturdy) which I couldn't easily replace as they are tied into the brick of the house and the posts.
The porch is looking very different now... in addition to all the structural work, I got the front siding (no more lattice for our porch) and most of the new decking on, as well as started work on new stairs.
We did get to Bad Dog Theatre on Saturday with some friends to take in Midnight, their improv spoof of Twilight. It was pretty funny... and I know nothing about Twilight, but they did a good job of making vampires who are fashion conscious and always wanting to make out hilarious. :)
[edit... that's weird... the photo isn't showing up any more... :( ]
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Posted 3 years ago #
Given my posting habits, most everyone probably knows what I did with my weekend. Friday night was Critical Mass. Saturday I did a bit of work around the house, still unpacking and getting settled in. We did manage to go see the movie 9, though, which I highly recommend. My 11yo is a big fan of Tim Burton and he says this is now his favourite movie ever. Definitely the best movie targeted at kids (though grownups are likely to find it enjoyable) I've seen in quite some time. When I got back from that, I left for the Darcy Allan Sheppard Fundraiser.
Yesterday I lazed about the house until it was time for me to head over to PS Kensington to volunteer at watching an intersection. I didn't spend a lot of time at the event itself, though. My intersection, Nassau and Bellevue was pretty far from everything and by the time I left I didn't really have any time to wander about. Next time for sure.
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Posted 3 years ago #
Critical Mass and Bad Dog on Friday (as per earlier post). Todd, here's a link to the documentary I mentionned: The Elegant Universe
Got my djembe to class no problem, though I need to plan a bit of extra time for hooking everything together and then unhooking once I get there. The Croozer has some real inertia to it, even when empty, which is too bad, but at least there were no major hills.
In the afternoon, I went to my first practice for the Thrill The World Event: Thrill The World. Yes, you too can dress up as a zombie and dance to Michael Jackson's Thriller! No previous dance experience required. :) Turns out I locked my lock to the post but not to my bike (duh!) outside The Toronto Dance Theatre but when I came out two hours later, my bike was still there. Cool.
Had to go to the Pet Store at Galleria Mall Sunday - worst bike parking ever!
Joe, I haven't seen Midnight - glad you enjoyed it. Is it family friendly? It would normally appeal to the tween set, but given the time of the show, I expect the humour probably gets a little salacious...
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Posted 3 years ago #
Um... no. Not family friendly, but it may depend on the family... haha. just kidding.
There were a lot of f-bombs from one cast member, but the other cast members called her on it as part of the show... and it was funny.
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Posted 3 years ago #
but it may depend on the family
Good point. I took my kids to see The Frantics a few years ago when they played at The Bad Dog (they test out material there before going on tour - great way to see them) and the opening scene involved a very cute little song about shopping the result of which I had to explain about certain sex toys to both my kids at the end of the show. I'm sure the people behind us had a good laugh when both kids simultaneously leaned in towards me to ask "What's that?" My son still remembers the song - it was brilliant.
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Posted 3 years ago #
Why doesn't the "quote" code ever work for me????
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Posted 3 years ago #
Not sure... have been trying to figure that out myself.
A way to get stuff italicized is to hit the "i" button, and then the "li" and "ul" buttons to get stuff in a box, like when we quote newspaper articles.
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Posted 3 years ago #
I had great ride on Sunday. I'm starting a local bicycle club for casual cyclists, those who are not interested in being 'lycra lizards', but just want to ride in a group around town. They get left out by the organized cycling clubs which means that their children (and sometimes them) never learn the rules of the road and gain any confidence in riding on the roads safely. I'm going to attempt to improve this situation. Planning on integrating some workshops on rules of the road and basic cycling maintenance. Of course, some riders will want to advance to cycling clubs that do racing, etc and I'll be happy to channel them in that direction. I am, after all, one of those 'lycra lizards'!
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Posted 3 years ago #
Love the idea, sandlynx. I'm not really a very fast rider so the donut ride's out for me but a few hours on a weekend morning would be nice on occasion at a more leisurely pace. I swear that's half the fun of critical mass is just visiting the neighbourhoods in a group.
Oh, and Thanks, Annie, for the video link - we'll give it a try. Speaking of that conversation - here's the one I was mentioning about visualizing up to 10 dimensions.
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Posted 3 years ago #
Thanks Todd! You realize we've now revealed ourselves as complete nerds? :)
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Posted 3 years ago #
Ah yes, but really, it was only a matter of time.
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Posted 3 years ago #
Speaking of a big casual ride, this past Sunday (Sept. 27) I joined a couple hundred cyclists for the Tour de Greenbelt ride in Ajax. The mayor of Ajax is a "lycra lizard" and gave a fairly motivational speech before we took off down concession roads. I'll be posting a more detailed story on my blog soon, but it was a great day as the rain held off and the wind wasn't too strong.
On Saturday morning I rode the newer additions to the Don Trail in Crothers Woods. They have smoothed out a few rough bunches and added a really narrow path up from Pottery Road.
And Todd and Annie, you two may be nerdy, but those links were great. Thanks.
Duncan's City Ride - That's my blog about cycling in the city of Toronto, natch! -
Posted 3 years ago #
Saturday was pretty nondescript - in fact, it's only been a few days and I can't recall for the life of me anything major that I did. Cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, packing. I also spent far too much time hunting for rain gear for riding and a stupid hex key wrench to allow me to fold my bike - all to prepare for Sunday.
Because I have to be in Grand Island, NY, I had a choice between just picking up a rental car in Union station or finding a way to get my bike down there - preferably not in the trunk of a rental car. I found the answer but it meant leaving a day early.
So Sunday came around and I looked at the forecast for Grand Island. While it wasn't too bad in Toronto, the forecast in Grand Island was for 100% chance of lake effect showers - up to 1/4" an hour. I started getting my things together to leave a bit earlier than I'd planned to allow extra time and to be sure to arrive well before dark if the weather really was as bad as it looks. I left the house a little after noon hoping to possibly catch the 1PM bus but, wouldn't you know it, a *block* from the bus terminal I hear a loud "bang". Thinking it might've been a gunshot I looked over at the cops in the car next to me who appeared to not hear it. And then a few seconds later I noticed I was riding on my rear rim. I pulled off to the side and luckily happened to be next to a Zipcar. I called my partner, Sage up and had her reserve it for me, folded the bike and drove over to Urbane Cyclist. Not only did they take care of me right away, replacing the tube, and the tire (I'd scraped it when I nearly feel on a streetcar track and I think it finally gave way), but they also trued the wheel, adjusted the rear derailleur, and adjusted the front/rear brakes all for no extra charge. I was back in time to catch the 2PM bus to Niagara Falls.
The ride to Grand Island was surprisingly good. Not much traffic and a nice curb lane on River Rd took me to the Rainbow Bridge. Customs crossing was amazingly simple (but inspired a blog entry of its own). The ride from customs was quite amazing. About 5 min after clearing customs I was on the Riverview trail - a multi-use trail similar in quality to the Don Trail that stretched about 5 miles to the Grand Island bridge. In that space I saw no other cyclists and a pair of pedestrians.
The bridge crossing was easy enough though annoying. They asked that cyclists walk their bikes over and I can see why - on a bike your centre of gravity is above both railings meaning a misstep and bump in to a railing could toss you in the river or the oncoming 55 mph traffic. I did eventually get sick of it, though and slowly coasted down the other side.
Once on the island there was a short path through the woods and then I was dumped on to the road. I was worried the ride would be difficult but shouldn't have been. Curb lanes here are very wide and many times cars still moved to the left giving me the curb lane *and* the right traffic lane as well. I did get honked at one time as I rode on a straight stretch in the curb lane. I was a bit close to the left edge of it so I suspect it might've been a "Hi, I'm here!" honk and not malicious.
The only other obnoxious thing that happened was that at one point for no reason I could ascertain as I'd been just spinning along in the same gear for quite some time, was that my chain decided to try to wrap itself around the front chainring a *second* time almost knotting the chain. It took a few minutes of untangling and a nerve-wracking yank through the space between the chainring and frame to get it out but eventually I was on my way again. Hopefully I didn't damage it.
But the best part? It never rained. There were threatening, Mordor-like clouds to the south, and stories of cold downpours but I was never affected. Hopefully it'll stay that way but I suspect I won't be so lucky tomorrow. I may have to put that raingear to use yet.
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Posted 3 years ago #
Thanksgiving weekend was fun.
Got some work done on our new porch all 3 days... hope to have it finished up (ie. finish the stair railing and do trimwork) by this coming weekend so I can start painting it before it gets too cold. Thankfully high-quality exterior paint is okay with October temperatures. :)
Went up to Newmarket for thanksgiving... ate a lot of turkey and pumpkin pie, and didn't gain any weight, incredibly.
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Posted 3 years ago #
I had a bunch of things to do on Friday which led to my doing over 4 hours of biking in the drizzle, without what I've come to call the "family raincoat" which my daughter had brought with her on a school field trip. I woke up Saturday with a stiff neck because of an excruciatingly painful knot in my back. I think it was due more to the cold and wet than the actual hours of biking.
I still ended up biking to a Thrill the World practice (learning Michael Jackson's Thriller choreography for a big zombie event on Oct. 24) but had to leave early because of the pain, and ended up forgetting my helmet there. It's a testament to the level of pain I was in that I didn't notice I didn't have my helmet - since I always wear it you'd think I'd feel completely naked without it.
I Stopped at Urbane's on the way home to look for a rain jacket but didn't find anything, although I did fall in love with a few bikes there. I really can't bring myself to buy something so beautiful someone would surely steal it, even if it would be a joy to ride (I currently ride a Raleigh Gran Sport and it's... serviceable).
I bought an electric heating pad which I have to return because once the thing gets hot (the entire raison d'etre of a heating pad), it turns itself off and then won't turn on again until it's cooled off. I would have more consistent heat from a hot water bottle than this cheap product...
So I took it easy on Sunday and Monday - cooking and cleaning and otherwise just hanging around the house, which was nice. The turkey was OK (not really a fan), but ooooooh, the apple pie Ralph made... mmmmmmmmmm!
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Posted 3 years ago #
Thankfully, it was sunny and relatively warm all weekend, so I got a lot done on our porch. It's basically done now... and I'll be painting it this week, weather-permitting. Then it's on to other projects! :)
We also had dinner with family up near Yonge and Eg to celebrate my cousin graduating from York (yeah, he got to meet Woody Harrelson) and then headed to a party later on Saturday.
Sunday we got together with friends to watch 4 eps (!) of the new show "Fast Forward" while we are waiting for Lost to resume. I gotta say, it's pretty good so far.
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