five assorted items
* yesterday, i returned to the office after about two weeks of working from home. i was never really, truly "off" so, for me, it wasn't like returning after a vacation. still, i'd been away from my desk, and i was pleasantly surprised at the reaction i received from my pals. "we missed you!", "i missed you!" and "i like it when you're in the office." it made going back (several weeks early) nice.
* that said, i had today off (i'm working sporadic days for the next two weeks) and was able to go to a daytime press screening. it was a documentary about the economic collapse of detroit, directed by the women behind the film Jesus Camp, and it was fascinating. i really had no idea detroit was in such dire straits -- you can buy a house there for $6000!
* i walked home from the screening because it was a beautiful day out, and because i really can't justify using a subway token to go three stops. i decided to take a new route home and, in the process, discovered a library branch i'd never visited before.
* on and off for the past month or so, i've thought about trying a 30-day vegan challenge -- which is to say, eating vegan for 30 days. i go back and forth on whether to do it. i know there are myriad health benefits, but i don't know that i could give up (milk) chocolate and dairy products. i continue to mull.
* even though my apartment has been unusually cold for the past four days (due to a broken furnace and, subsequently, a malfunctioning building thermostat) and, until today, i've had to wear thermals under my clothes just to be warm enough... i have had a few nights of really great sleep. everything seems to be working again, though, which means it's back to being 22ºC inside.
7 comments:
I love it when you meander about and find things like a library you didn't know was there.
Maybe you could start easy with a vegetarian diet, see how that goes.
and it was SUCH a cute library! housed in this little old building (that might have been a house or firehall at some point).
i am thisclose to vegetarian right now, so it would just be a matter of cutting out the last remnants of meat. i do like the idea of a finite period in which to do it, as well -- 30 days. we shall see!
Hmmm... I can't figure out which library branch you're referring to -- none fitting that description within three subway stops of you come to mind. But, in any case, the TPL web site has a "History" section for each branch, so if you're curious you might find out a little more about it there.
And -- odd as this sounds -- sorry to hear the furnace got fixed!
wychwood!
and, thanks to that history section, i see it was indeed a fire hall back in 1904!
Ah, Wychwood! Yes, apparently that branch was in a fire hall in 1904, but the current building was purpose-built as a library in 1915. It was funded by a grant from the Carnegie Foundation to build three libraries -- the other two, in the Beach neighbourhood and on Roncesvalles near High Park, were nearly identical when they were built.
All three have been renovated a little differently; I'd say the Beaches branch has the best renovation/expansion of the three. It's one of the finest library branches in the city, and is worth a look the next time you're in that neighbourhood.
THAT'S why it reminded me so much of the Beaches branch when i went in!
Discovering a new library branch is romantic.
I could do vegetarian too, but I like meat. ;-)
Vegan I could not do.
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