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Spring Cleaning
Today’s Perfect Moment is one of those moments that, at first glance, seem rather banal; however, upon reflection, are anything but. Today’s Perfect Moment is celebration of the rites of spring. Today, in a celebratory mood, and possessing coupon which … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Aurora, beauty, cars, cleaning, procrastination, seasons, Spring, tasks, to do list, winter
Tagged blue, bright blue, car wash, cars, carwash, clean, cleaning, free coupon, immaculate, procrastinating, procrastination, shopvac, sparkling, Spring, winter
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One Amongst Many
There are lots of candidates for Today’s Perfect Moment. I could choose the weather. Waking up early to a November snowfall was quite pretty–but the first ones always are. Since I rarely ever pay attention to weather forecasts, this one … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, characters, commuting, library, reading, snow, subway, TTC, Viva, winter, York Region, YRT
Tagged blue, bus, Caitlin Moran, cell phone, commuting, Eddie Murphy, F bombs, Hockey stick, How to Be Famous, library, reading, skateboarding, smart phone, snow, swearing, Toronto, TTC, Viva, weather, winter, winter is coming, York Region, YRT
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Sleeps Like an Angel
While speaking to a friend today, she remarked that I find a lot of interesting characters on the bus. She takes the same bus but has neither seen the people I have written about nor has she witnessed similarly “inspiring” … Continue reading
The Door to the Pumpkin Patch
Commuting is like watching a TV show you’ve seen before. Knowing what’s coming means you let parts of it wash over you. Essentially you ignore swaths and remark on the highlights. Things are more conspicuous by their absence than by … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, celebration, commuting, Halloween, Viva, YRT
Tagged blue, bus, commute, decoration, Halloween, kids, orange, patch, pumpkins, Viva, Yonge St., York Region, YRT
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When Life Gives You Lemons
The above photo pretty much sums up my day. I suppose I could take it a couple of different ways. I could just shrug and chuckle inwardly at the mistake. My smugness would disappear shortly after I realize that I … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, bus, commuting, ESL, grammar, mistakes, school, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged accidents, bad grammar, blue, bus, commute, errors, ESL school, ESL teacher, fire, grammar mistakes, morning, rush hour, smoke, Viva, YRT
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A Less Forgiving Sunset
Today’s Perfect Moment was watching the sunset through the bus window. I had worked late….again, and while I didn’t feel the weight of the world on me, I did have a bit of melancholy. Work had gone well enough, but … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, commuting, sunset, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged blue, bus window, Chile, commuting, Concrete Blonde, Cycling trip, Exodus, Exodus Travels, Indigo, Jewel, sunset, Viva, YRT
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Rowdiness on the Bus
Today’s commute was nothing if not dramatic. Somewhere in the last half, a fight broke out. One gentleman wanted another sleepy gentleman to remove his bag because it was taking up a window seat. I don’t think he was asking … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, commuting, fighting, public transportation, transportation, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged blue, delays, fighting, late, punch, punches, seats, transit, Viva, York Region, YRT
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This Year’s Jersey
After a mediocre and rather long teaching day, I headed to Gears Bike Shop to pick up to pick up my package for the 2016 Epic Tour. If you recall, last year’s Epic Tour was a cold and rainy affair … Continue reading
A Misnomer If There Ever Was One
On the radio and in the newspaper the powers that be have dubbed this “Blue Monday.” The idea being that this is the most depressing day of the year. Really? Today? People who can’t get the weather right or … Continue reading
Posted in anger, Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, commemoration, commuting, humor, humour, movies
Tagged blue, Christmas, commuting, credit card bills, depressed, discount, Monday, movies, netflix, passengers, sad, subway, Valentine's Day
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A Delicate Reveal of Ghost Blue
Today’s Perfect moment is a moment of colour. In the grey winter that surrounds me and covers everything, there isn’t always room for colour. It’s there, especially with the sun shining and the temperature way lower than many wish … Continue reading →