what's cool about spring

[frandroid]

what's cool:
- opening the windows so that we can breathe in fresh air
- some guy playing sax on the street, his music leaking into here

what's not:
- fire truck, police car sirens
- eventually, the smog will come in too

Comments

[theoria.livejournal.com]

The air is never fresh in Toronto! Horrible place.

[frandroid.livejournal.com]

It's fresher outside than inside my apartment.

Anyway. The metropolis you despise allows for your maintenance!

[theoria.livejournal.com]

I feel sorry for the interior of your apartment! I remember when I lived in Toronto, that I'd have a sinus headache on about eighty percent of days -- winter or summer -- as a consequence of the poor air.

As for my maintenance, I shop at a locally owned organic grocery store -- my food either comes, in the winter, from South America or, in the spring and summer, from local growers. I imagine, however, that some of the power I use is generated in Pickering, if we want to call that Toronto! You're likely right on one account though, my bank is definitely Toronto-based.

Unless you mean something else.

But then, it's necessary for my maintenance that I shit, that doesn't mean that it is pleasant, friendly, and nice-smelling. Although I likely prefer a bowl full of my own shit to Toronto. I'll admit that.

[frandroid.livejournal.com]

I meant that in a "you're studying at York, and potentially TAing too, so Toronto explains why you're here" way. In the latter case, are you? Are you commuting from Buttfuck, ON to York every week? Or have you found a more enlightened activity to maintain a living? :P

[theoria.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see!

We left Toronto in early August of last year. I've been back all of six or seven times since for meetings. I, fortunately, didn't T.A. at York and my salary isn't really paid by York; they just issue my paycheque on behalf of someone else. I haven't had to teach since I was at Carleton... although I was almost (and still might be) roped into teaching at Carleton again. I'm divided on the issue. I wouldn't mind teaching a fourth year seminar, but I'm not too inclined to teach lower level courses.

So, in sum: all I do, really, is my research/writing. And I walk the dogs. And, on weekends, we explore the backwoods on logging roads, dirt roads, abandoned railways, etc. It's a rather nice and privileged life, I must say.