a new commute on the go

yes. have no fear. i am alive. i haven't died. haven't retired (hehe) or been playing hooky underneath the sheets in my "bat cave" of a room. truth is, despite my incredibly uneventful life, i have been busy. since i wrote my last post, i have accepted a two-month internship at a canadian broadcasting company... yes, it's probably the one you are thinking of. and no. i'm not going to use their name because i'm not sure of the legality of the whole thing.
however, i assure you that it is an incredible opportunity and i am beyond excited. i can't believe i've already reached the halfway mark!

in addition to my new downtown commute, i have kept my part-job at a local spa and work there three times a week. i know it sounds like i'm crazy, but i have to pay the bills somehow!

for the last month i have been commuting into toronto on the go train. let me tell you. if you don't commute on the go train and choose the ttc instead...boy are you missing out.

don't get me wrong. the ttc is great for you down-towners, but the go train is a whole other world entirely. welcome to suburbia, i guess!

one difference i have noticed is that people riding the lakeshore eastbound to union train are very chatty in the mornings. once you hit minico station, it's game over. the train floods with perky people. well i don't want to be a downer, but it's 8 a.m. i haven't had my timmy-ho's this morning nor do i pay $167 a month to listen to you tell your work-buddy about what you had for dinner last night. ok. ok. it does make for some interesting listening sometimes... but is it really necessary to yell in my ear? you are sitting 4 rows away from me and its still too loud. please stop.

another thing i can appreciate about the go train is that its almost never late. unless the happy man over the p.a. system from the accessibility car says its "track maintenance" season... which it is... but so far so good. so... go with the go.

Stilettos in the City

Dear Men of Toronto,

a word of advice: women in heels hate to walk over subway grates.

be a man and get out of the way.

Sincerely,

Me.