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Dec. 29th, 2011 10:39 pmWell, the holidays have improved considerably since the last journal entry. Went to see The Adventures of Tintin after Christmas dinner. Enjoyed it quite a bit; I'll have to start buying the comics now. Went to Toronto on Boxing Day to see a couple of gallery exhibits. Went to Eaton Centre to take in the stampede, of course. Bought a copy of "Unbuilt Toronto 2", the second book detailing unbuilt architecture/infrastructure projects in Toronto, and a couple of other items.
The trip back was entertaining; while waiting for our train at Union Station my mother and I heard a cry from a woman asking someone to catch her cat. A black furry shape ran past us a second later in a blind panic. She and her roommate were travelling with three cats, two of them stupidly kept in a cardboard box on top of a suitcase (the third was in the woman's coat). Small surprise that it fell off as soon as they started wheeling the suitcase, freeing both occupants. One stayed, the other bolted. A bunch of us cornered it behind a ticket machine and someone climbed on top to grab it.
The next day featured a return to Windsor for post-Christmas dinner with my grandparents, aunts, and uncles. The post-dinner party at my grandparents' house was fun, though not as loud as in recent years. Everyone's getting old. My grandfather rambled on about how he would marry my grandmother all over again given the choice, so my mother is thinking of giving them a renewal-of-vows party for their 60th anniversary in 2013. I'd love to see that; I hope my grandfather makes it!
The next day was an interesting adventure. I needed to pick up some shirts at the tailor's but needed a suit jacket to try them on with (to make sure the sleeve length was right). I grabbed one and tried it on with them, prompting my mother to comment "That suit looks nice." Merry Christmas! It's a silvery-blue suit, and it will go with my work wardrobe nicely. I've been investing heavily in it this year to upgrade from semi-casual shirts and khakis. I have a navy blue, dark grey, and taupe suit with faint white and pink pinstripes as well. The taupe suit is made of an interesting fabric; it looks brown under warm light and grey under cool light. Maybe with time I'll stop feeling like I'm playing dress-up in my father's closet when I'm wearing them.
Back in Cambridge tonight; I'm going to the outlet mall tomorrow to get new dishes while they're on sale. We'll be going back to Windsor on Saturday. New Year's Eve at Caesar's Windsor casino!
The trip back was entertaining; while waiting for our train at Union Station my mother and I heard a cry from a woman asking someone to catch her cat. A black furry shape ran past us a second later in a blind panic. She and her roommate were travelling with three cats, two of them stupidly kept in a cardboard box on top of a suitcase (the third was in the woman's coat). Small surprise that it fell off as soon as they started wheeling the suitcase, freeing both occupants. One stayed, the other bolted. A bunch of us cornered it behind a ticket machine and someone climbed on top to grab it.
The next day featured a return to Windsor for post-Christmas dinner with my grandparents, aunts, and uncles. The post-dinner party at my grandparents' house was fun, though not as loud as in recent years. Everyone's getting old. My grandfather rambled on about how he would marry my grandmother all over again given the choice, so my mother is thinking of giving them a renewal-of-vows party for their 60th anniversary in 2013. I'd love to see that; I hope my grandfather makes it!
The next day was an interesting adventure. I needed to pick up some shirts at the tailor's but needed a suit jacket to try them on with (to make sure the sleeve length was right). I grabbed one and tried it on with them, prompting my mother to comment "That suit looks nice." Merry Christmas! It's a silvery-blue suit, and it will go with my work wardrobe nicely. I've been investing heavily in it this year to upgrade from semi-casual shirts and khakis. I have a navy blue, dark grey, and taupe suit with faint white and pink pinstripes as well. The taupe suit is made of an interesting fabric; it looks brown under warm light and grey under cool light. Maybe with time I'll stop feeling like I'm playing dress-up in my father's closet when I'm wearing them.
Back in Cambridge tonight; I'm going to the outlet mall tomorrow to get new dishes while they're on sale. We'll be going back to Windsor on Saturday. New Year's Eve at Caesar's Windsor casino!
