A little over a year after I moved to Toronto, I find myself in the market again. My time at Proximity BBDO has ended, and I am trying to replace them in my heart. With this opportunity, I start thinking to myself “What do I really want to do?” I have a little list of [...]
Category Archives: Toronto
Pros and Cons of Fall
September 30, 2009 – 10:09 am
I just returned from a hot Athens, Georgia to find Toronto in full fall mode. That sudden transition instead of a gradual one left me thinking about fall, which comes right after my favourite season, summer, and before my least favourite, winter. So here is my pros and cons list: Pros Cons Smells nice I [...]
Guide to surviving a garbage strike: Part Five
July 28, 2009 – 7:52 pm
37 days in, we have an agreement. It still needs to be ratified, but it looks like in the next week or so we will have garbage pick up. Our garbage levels are still pretty low here, but the recycling and compost situations are dire. If we had a yard, I would have made a [...]
If “Fido Listens,” listen to this
July 20, 2009 – 4:11 pm
I received a pretty little email from my cell service provider awhile ago asking me to take part in a survey. I’m pretty busy and I don’t really feel it necessary to participate in every survey that my service providers send along, so I ignored it and went my way. Now a few days later [...]
Guide to surviving a garbage strike: Part Four
July 15, 2009 – 9:56 am
This tip is a small one, and comes from several bits of anecdotal evidence. Apparently, putting your compost in brown paper bags will keep the smell away. The logic seems alright, letting the compost breathe a bit will slow the rotting process. I’m going to start doing this now to see if it actually works.
