Mother Nature Called.

Thursday my old friend, Jenny, drove up from Rochester, NY to spend a day in the wonderful culturally-diverse Toronto. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had a different idea in store for her and for myself. Dumping heaps of snow on the city in a matter of hours, leaving every road imaginable blocked--and the view from my window nothing but a view of white flurries (check out the slideshow at the bottom of this site). It turned a three hour drive into a six hour one. Navigating the city took an hour--normally, the drive is about 10 minutes. After the snow had had it's fill, icy rain set in, turning the city into one wet pond.

Needless to say, I spent Friday morning clomping around in wet boots, trying to avoid deep puddles. It did not work. Unfortunately, the inclement weather that hit Toronto and parts of the Eastern US, including Alabama, ruined the plans for a night at Hemingways. Instead, we stayed in and played Dance Dance Revolution and drank beer and mixed drinks. It was not quite the show of Toronto I wanted to give, but sometimes weather wins out.

Friday night, Shannon and I went to the Bloor Cinema near his building and caught a film that was part of the Si-Si Cine Toronto Latin Film Festival. We saw the film "En la ciudad sin limites." It was about a dying father and his connection to the communist party in both Spain and Paris 40 years ago and his estranged male lover. That's perhaps a terrible description of a very beautiful and sad film. But, the end was very touching and the letter the dying man (Max) writes to his lover (Rancel) is very poignant. You also find out how the wife betrayed Rancel so he would be arrested and imprisoned so she would be free to marry Max. If you ever have the opportunity to see the movie, I suggest you go for it.

Today, has been a quieter day, mingled with coffee and reading. I intended to spend the rest of the weekend in much the same fashion. I am in no hurry this weekend to live life in any fast lane, but enjoy things at a slower pace while my life permits it. Meanwhile, the snow is almost gone again and the bars are starting to fill up.

Just another night under city lights.