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Toronto, 2011.01.18

Whenever I get the chance, these days, I tend to drowse. I blame the jetlag and the many things we've got on the to-do list.

But nothing jars you from dozing on a street car like someone hitting your window with a snowball. Wheee, once again a reminder that this is no longer Tokyo.

Happily, the meeting I was heading to was a success. We've landed an apartment. It has a fireplace. It's got room for a rambunctious boy. It's got updated floors and windows and counters and appliances. It even has a quirk: our thermostat controls the whole building (wacky!).

And in a big change of pace, it's actually the long-shot that became our neighbourhood. We're living in The Beaches.

rand()m quote

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.

—Bertrand Russell