Two months into this experiment, plus some technical difficulties, the anxiety of being connected, of living in an 8th floor above the ground for the first time in my life, dealing with some bouts of celulitis brought courtesy of a lymphatic system damaged by chemo and radiation in the 1990s, i site here in the bright sun of downtown to write a few words. Johnnie is in hate kitchen preparing Thanksgiving dinner for six of su, all dear friends, the world seems all right and yet, so much has changed and the thing with change is that it is irreversible, scary uh?
Just a few impressions accumulated in my past two months of living in Toronto, point form, yup, i am getting in sync with the east, shedding the fa-nous laid back west coast rhythm Of course, the point is that they are seen through a queer lens mainly, important detail.
Cue Mary Tyler Moore's shows song "you are going to make it on your own" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCL3B5LgUCo
Toronto is faster but not more productive
yes, Ontarians might think Canada is Ontario
Toronto is more aggressive and i love the edge, no west coast passive aggressiveness here
Torontonians are not 'initiators" when it comes to being friendly in public spaces, tehy are immediate followers though - comforting, because Vancouverites are generally syrupy and hostile, awkward, it is a small town after all.
Toronto is, or so I have heard the claim, one of the most multi-ethnic city in the world and i love this, it shows even in my workplace.
I love my job here, thank goodness, this is one of the key points of this life experiment.
I feel more Latino than ever, no one apologizes for their accent, and yet I have almost lost all connections to Chilenos specifically, great!
Living in the Church/Wellesley gay village is interesting, i have never lived in a gay neighbourhood before, I used to visit Castro and other places. Living here makes me look at myself in others all the time, there are many many gay men living with HIV and lipoatrophy and other problems and joys in various states of life, age, economic status, etc. It is a reality pill and I am tasting it, will get back to you on this.
enough said today.
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