11. I would like to say that this item is in progress... but rather, I'd like to say that this one probably just won't happen. I went to the library with Brenda and my mom today to study/read. I managed to find the Optics textbook on the shelves (by sheer good fortune) so I did some questions. I couldn't even remember how to do simple geometry questions using similar triangles! A lot of the concepts are over my head, like wave front curvatures and what not... and lenses and convergence... omigosh. Anyway, the optometry motto is apparently "6-0 and go"... Right on.

45. For dinner, Dad, Bren and I went to Hanabi Sushi, located at Finch & Midland. It's a very small establishment, so there isn't much table space for you to spread out, but the food is decent, it's very affordable, and you get a lot of freebies with your meal, including congee, miso soup, beans, salad, some rolls, and green tea ice cream. I also enjoyed eating Japanese food and not having all-you-can-eat. I think it'd be an ideal location for students on a budget to get together and eat; I ran into Monica and her friend doing that tonight.

45. Yesterday my mom and I went to have lunch at Dimmi Bar & Trattoria, in Yorkville, just next to Hemingway's. The online reviews for it are apparently amazing, but I guess I found out that I'm not as into Italian food as I perhaps once was. I had rigatoni in a gorgonzola sauce, with mushrooms and roasted peppers, and my mom ordered a chicken foccacia. The pasta was tasty, but the cheese is quite strong and overpowering towards the end of the meal. The foccacia was good as well but the portion was too big so we ended up packing up half of it. It was also just a touch pricier than I would have liked. The only solution is to have a smaller portion with a lower price for lunch.

99. I went to Javahole (the Second Cup at Steeles & Laureleaf) with Paul this afternoon for coffee, and to my dismay, did not see Javathon. I guess he must have moved on with his life. They also got rid of one of the couches! Anyway, it was nice - sitting in nice plushy chairs with coffee and newspapers, and talking about religion and politics. I also got to use my SPC and save 80 cents on coffee! Anyway, it was a nice day to be out, a nice place to be, and a nice friend to spend time with.

15. Ordered a Macbook yesterday.

45. Tonight my family and I went to Mr. Greenjeans, pre-show. We had to wait about a half-hour for a table, and the meal itself took just over an hour. My sister and I shared a Mushroom Chowder and a Cedar Plank Salmon. The chowder looked disgusting, mostly because mushrooms do look pretty gross - all grey and brown and stuff - but it tasted alright, if you're into that. The salmon was quite good, save for a little bit of charring. There's a wide selection on the menu, which is why we chose it above the City Grill located just below it at the Eaton Centre. It also seemed a little more casual. The dining experience was pleasant, and definitely someplace I'll check out again later with a more leisurely schedule.

96. The Macbook comes with a free iPod nano.

45. Yesterday I went to a restaurant called Coach House with people from work for one guy's farewell breakfast. It's located near the northwest corner of Yonge & Wellesley. It's a quaint little place, like a cross between a diner and an old-fashioned saloon. (Think: lots of wood and brick.) I had a 3-egg, 1-meat-product, toast, and home-fries combo, which was $4.95. I don't know much about breakfast prices, but I think it's pretty decent. There was a ton of food though, and a lot was left over. Overall I didn't think the food was that great - the bacon was really salty, and the home fries turned to mush once they got cold. It was a nice quiet place for us to eat and chat, so I would suggest it as a cheap place to go just to grab breakfast and catch up with an old friend.

62. I went tonight to the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), which is presently featuring a number of exhibits including First Nations art, photography by Chuck Close, works by Bernini, and contemporary Indian art. I came across Bernini's name in high school, studying Renaissance art, so I was intrigued to see more of his work. Without knowing anything more about the exhibit than its title - Bernini in Focus - I was dismayed to find that only two sculptures were on display, besides his famous bronze Corpus. I decided that I'm really not into Native art at all; I find the totems and icons sort of creepy and disfigured. The contemporary Indian art exhibit was... alright. There was one piece that I liked: there was a huge installation of a rupee coin, and then a set of four panels on the wall with holographic text. Depending on where you stood, you would either read a story about an Indian girl who committed suicide because her mother wouldn't give her a rupee (two cents US) for food, or a news blurb about a new long-distance phone plan in India. There were other creative pieces there as well, including paintings on dried leaves, and bindis on aluminum. The works made of bindis just looked like great splashes of colour... one of them featured millions of little sperm-shaped bindis (I don't know who would ever wear a sperm-shaped bindi), arranged into intricate lines, a dancing, multicoloured orgasm. Anyway, while this was interesting in some ways, it was only interesting. If it was a larger exhibit, perhaps it would have impressed me enough just by its volume. The piece on poverty in India brought the issue to my mind again - it was placed there initially by an article on Bombay I read in Maclean's once - but I can't say that the exhibit overall spoke to me, though, so unfortunately I can't bring myself to cross this item off.

45. Today I went to Hemingways with Monica and Bobo. I originally heard about it from Michelle, but we never had the chance to go, so I made it our day-off-from-work adventure. It was a beautiful sunny day today so we sat on the rooftop patio (which is apparently open all year round!). I ended up ordering the Thai Chicken Salad - romaine lettuce with julienne cucumbers and red peppers, chicken breast, mango, roasted peanuts and green onion, all in a Thai curry dressing. It was delicious; a great way to get a fix of Thai curry even in sweaty 30+ degree weather. Monica's Grilled Salmon Salad (a spinach salad) was alright, but I'm not a fan of avocado or dill. Bobo got Tandoori Chicken Salad, and I discovered I'm not a fan of tandoori chicken. We topped lunch off with home-made ice cream at Summer's Sweet Memories and taking silly pictures on a park bench.

78. "'Hey, you sass that hoopy Ford Prefect? There's a frood who really knows where his towel is.' (Sass: know, be aware of, meet, have sex with; hoopy: really together guy; frood: really amazingly together guy.)"