Tuesday, July 14, 2026

July 6, 2011

"Heroes aren't made, they're cornered!"--Redd Foxx


    Dreamed of the Barcarolle in Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann; strawberry shortcake.


    Dinner was sausage and mashed potatoes.


    Went to a Classical Music Meetup at the North York Centre library.  The director of the Toronto Summer Music talked about this year's romantic theme.


    I've just quit the online game Frontierville again. (My new interest is a game called Hot Shots.)


    Saw a DVD of Redd Foxx and Groucho Mark doing one-man shows.

July 5, 2011

    Dreamed of a book cover with mold on it; Catherine Mckinnon's song "Spinning Wheel."


    Went shopping.


    Dinner was pork chops.


    Went to the Open Minds Cafe Meetup.  Unfortunately, it was combined with a Live Your Dream Meetup and the latter dominated things. (I had nothing to contribute.)

July 4, 2011

Dreamed about the Petula Clark song "Downtown" (which I sometimes sing at karaoke); wondering why the past is so close; the Warren Beatty movie Heaven Can Wait; the TV series B.J. and the Bear (which I never watched); trying to pick up a load of wire for BJ (who was a trucker) but not being sure which kind.


    Dinner was lasagna.


    Went to an Introvert Meetup.  We walked through the Don Valley to the brick works. (The organizer had a pair of very frisky spaniels.)

Friday, July 10, 2026

July 3, 2011

"We drank, we fought, he did his ancestors proud!"--Thor

    Dreamed of being appointed editor of The New York Times; the Classics Illustrated comic book version of Robert Louis Stevenson's David Balfour.


    Saw the comic-book movie Thor at the Revue.  Directed by a slumming Kenneth Branagh, it's pretty fun in a goofy way.

    Dinner was KFC.

July 2, 2011

Homer: "Taking stupid risks is what makes life worth living!"--The Simpsons


    Dinner was steak.


    Went to a karaoke event organized by Anthony Ng at Twister Karaoke. (It was a birthday party for another Anthony.)


    Headache.

July 1, 2011

 Dreamed of our old house in Sackville, N.B., being in Nazi-occupied Russia near smouldering ruins still hot; a new rival subway system in London (with a commercial sponsor for each station).


    Baked cheese bread.


    Went to an Aspie Meetup at Harbourfront. (Big Canada Day crowds!) Tonia brought her King Charles dog Scrappy.


    Dinner was Burger King.

June 30, 2011

    Dinner was pizza.


    Went on a Queen Street art walk.  We visited BYOB (a "cocktail emporium") and Artscape Gallery, and spoke to artists Morley Shayuk and Michael Toke. Someone bought us soup from Ravi Soups, but I didn't have any.