Back from Toronto
May. 7th, 2006 12:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
handsliveInteresting events from my trip:
The woman next to me on the plane when I left Edmonton was absolutely terrified during take off and landing. She had brought a pillow with her and buried her face in it, crying, and gripping the seat with her other hand. I asked if there was anything I could do, thinking that maybe she would want to hold someone's hand or that some other form of comfort would be appropriate -- I have no idea what -- but she just shook her head. I still feel very badly for her.
Once my cab left the airport and hit the west end of the 401, I was struck by how much trucking there is on the road these days -- much more than I remember. And the west end of the 401 looks like shit. And my cab driver was very skilled, avoiding two near accidents. The radio was reporting tire fragments from an exploded tire more or less closing off a lane on one of the collectors and, further ahead, a burning truck. I didn't see any sign of these things, but surrounded by cube vans being driven like sports cars and towering semis, it didn't inspire confidence. There's a reason I left Toronto.
I got to practice with an aikido-l friend on Wednesday and got a good chucking about.
I've almost finished the electronic version of Accelerando I put on my PDA before I left.
I watched Underworld - Evolution in the hotel room one night. S'okay.
My suitcase, as you can see, has reached end-of-life and must be replaced. WestJet has given me $100 credit with them. Funny, because I was planning to replace it. Part of the internal support structure was messed up, although not the part impacted in this shot.
The woman next to me on the plane when I left Edmonton was absolutely terrified during take off and landing. She had brought a pillow with her and buried her face in it, crying, and gripping the seat with her other hand. I asked if there was anything I could do, thinking that maybe she would want to hold someone's hand or that some other form of comfort would be appropriate -- I have no idea what -- but she just shook her head. I still feel very badly for her.
Once my cab left the airport and hit the west end of the 401, I was struck by how much trucking there is on the road these days -- much more than I remember. And the west end of the 401 looks like shit. And my cab driver was very skilled, avoiding two near accidents. The radio was reporting tire fragments from an exploded tire more or less closing off a lane on one of the collectors and, further ahead, a burning truck. I didn't see any sign of these things, but surrounded by cube vans being driven like sports cars and towering semis, it didn't inspire confidence. There's a reason I left Toronto.
I got to practice with an aikido-l friend on Wednesday and got a good chucking about.
I've almost finished the electronic version of Accelerando I put on my PDA before I left.
I watched Underworld - Evolution in the hotel room one night. S'okay.
My suitcase, as you can see, has reached end-of-life and must be replaced. WestJet has given me $100 credit with them. Funny, because I was planning to replace it. Part of the internal support structure was messed up, although not the part impacted in this shot.
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Date: 2006-05-07 07:21 pm (UTC)Hope you're enjoying Accelerando!