Time to Vote

The lines are now open for voting. Vote for Woolwich!

Decorations

Decorations, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

Another part of the decor in the Winter City lodge/club at Nathan Philips square.

Snowflake

Snowflake, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

This was part of the decor at the Winter City Lodge at Nathan Phillips Square.

They made the lodge into a dance club complete with bouncers with a velvet rope. They made us line up for a while outside even though there's plenty of room inside. Too funny.

Also funny is this list of creation science friendly science fair topics.

Fake Pleather

Fake Pleather, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

A shot of Tonya's fake pleather jacket. More things should be made out of fake pleather.

Detroit Eatery

Detroit Eatery, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

In our quest to discover new and wonderful breakfast spots, Tonya found the Detroit Eatery on the Danforth. A restaurant covered with Redwings paraphernalia. It was good but not as good a People's Foods.

Obamagazines

It's been a month since Obama was sworn in. The hype seems to be holding steady.



What are the chances the store rearranged their shelf so that they could be next to each other?

Poor Bike

Poor Bike, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

This makes me sad. This bike looks unloved.

Ugly Handel (sic.)

Ugly Handel (sic.), originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

Like I said...the entertainment value at Active Surplus is half the fun.

Gottogo

Gottago, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

Active Surplus. Go there. The entertainment value alone makes the trip worthwhile. Not to mention the portable disposable toilets for 99 cents! How can you beat that?!.

Woolwich is Hockeyville

While in St. Jacobs over this past weekend for Tonya's Grandma's 83rd birthday, we discovered that Woolwich is running for the title of Hockeyville 2009 (St. Jacobs is part of Woolwich township). It turns out that they've made it into the top 5!

The list of known contenders to date are:

Spot 1: Terrace, BC
Spot 2: Harbour Grace, NFLD
Spot 3: Woolwich, ON
Spot 4: Humboldt, SK
Spot 5: Announced February 21, during Hockey Night in Canada

See for an intro to each finalist town.



In support of their town, many residents have put up hockey-related displays in their yards. This was one of the best in my opinion.

In 11 days, (Feb 28th I think) voting begins for Hockeyville 2009.

Carbage

Packed Car, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

An excellent example of carbage. Found on St. George street near Dupont. I'm not sure if you get a full sense of it, but there's barely enough room in the car for the driver to sit.

I wonder if the driver has plans for valentine's day. S/he'd better clean up that passenger seat quickly if so.

Tonya and I are against this upcoming artificial industry created holiday. However, it's turning out to be hard to ignore. It's obviously difficult to hang out with couples as most have their own plans. But singles are having their own parties where we don't fit either. Stupid holiday.

Bike Tricks

Bike Tricks, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

There were three bikers at Nathan Philips Square last weekend demonstrating bike tricks. We didn't notice they don't have seats on their bikes until they mentioned it.

Food Challenge

Sushi Timelapse (x4), originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

Dale takes on a food challenge. He is to eat the same amount of sushi as Tonya and I eat combined. Dale weighs ~120lbs soaking wet.

The plate closest to the camera is Dale's...Tonya and I are eating off the far plate. Here is a timelapse of the fateful meal.

Happy New Year

Better late than never...

I have a camera taking a picture every 15 minutes from Tonya's apartment. This is the series of pictures from New Year's Day 2009 from midnight to midnight (96 pictures). This is my first attempt at stitching them all together.

Cheap Seats

Kevin Smith invites some of the audience in the cheap seats to come sit on stage. Kevin Smith and Jason Mews (Jay and Silent Bob) put on a great show on Friday. Coincidentally, we ran into Jason Mews and his wife at Young and Dundas square on Saturday. We were big nerds and decided to go up to them to thank them for the great performance. I love how Kevin and Jason are the opposite of their Jay and Silent Bob characters. Kevin does most of the talking and Jason is the quiet one.

WSIB

CN Tower on the WSIB building, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

I dropped off our WSIB grant proposal 40 minutes before the deadline earlier today. I noticed the CN Tower was reflected on the WSIB building at 200 Front Street West.

Willie

Willie and I, originally uploaded by tilak.dutta.

We love you even though you gave us more winter.



Photo by T. Martin