Things that made me smile today
I went into Toronto today and, as always, brought my camera. I took a bunch of photos that turned out quite well. I think the beautiful Spring sunshine and blue sky brought a beautiful light. Also, walking down the corridor-like streets meant a wonderful play of light and shadow on the buildings. I know I’m not the first to love the reflection of turn-of-the-(last)-century buildings in post-modern glass buildings. The views can be breathtaking both visually and metaphorically. Here’s one of the top of the CN Tower against an office building on University Avenue. That building is quite amazing in the way the angles play on the corner of the building. It looks like lots of people have a chance for that corner office! But on that side of windows, the Tower looks shattered. Interesting, I think. Later, after visiting the Apple store in the Eaton Centre, I found this gentleman “posing” for his supper. Because he was doing his thing at the south entrance where, it seems, the smokers congregate, he had gathered quite a crowd. As you can see people wanted their photos taken with him. He was good: posed for a long time then changed poses when someone put money in his hat. He had the Elvis music on. His coat twinkled in the sunshine. People were smiling. I guess you can’t ask for much more than making people happy.
Made me smile! Especially thinking how and where this guy must get ready for this. Do you think he puts on the silvery 
makeup and rubber hair at home and travels the subway like this? I can imagine him on the subway in regular clothes, sitting with his Tim’s and reading a magazine. People nearby surreptitiously looking at him and pretending not to notice the silver-faced, rubber-haired dude. I smile, too, thinking of him taking a lunch break, maybe heading west along Queen Street to one of the streetmeat stands near Nathan Phillips’ Square. If the sun is just right, maybe his suit reflects onto the buildings the way water sometimes can.
makeup and rubber hair at home and travels the subway like this? I can imagine him on the subway in regular clothes, sitting with his Tim’s and reading a magazine. People nearby surreptitiously looking at him and pretending not to notice the silver-faced, rubber-haired dude. I smile, too, thinking of him taking a lunch break, maybe heading west along Queen Street to one of the streetmeat stands near Nathan Phillips’ Square. If the sun is just right, maybe his suit reflects onto the buildings the way water sometimes can. But the biggest chuckle of all today was in the Women’s room at Union Station. I must confess I have never taken a photo in the ladies’ room before, but as I was standing at the hand dryer, squinting to read the handwritten addition atop it (don’t need my glasses for washing/drying my hands, but I do for reading!), I actually chuckled aloud when I read this. In fact, I pointed it out to the woman standing next to me and asked her if she thought it was funny. She did. So I thought I’d share the humour with all of you.
What have you seen / done / read lately that made you smile?
Saturday, April 11, 2009
I took this photo today in the Women’s washroom at Union Station, 3:57 p.m. In case you are wondering, it’s the visual information atop one of the hot air hand dryers—to which someone with a sense of humour added her interpretation. Made me laugh! And I had to take the photo.