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Toronto-Age |OT3| Going Off the Rails on a Gravy Train
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Kuro Madoushi
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Random post for the day. For some reason, I was just thinking about the time I was at the Chapters near Scotiabank theater and I heard a group of dudes planning out a video game.
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It sounded awful....
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It sounded awful....
added_time
Member
Haha! The perfect 2am post! (I prefer the smoked meat poutine personally)
so today is moving day (2 minutes away from where I currently live)! I picked today to move so that no one could make me watch that horrible yearly football match. Wish me luck!
Photo of the (moving) day:
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Word. I avoid restaurant restaurants like the plague downtown, people who eat at them with average salaries probably don't have any savings.
Here is an article and new renderings from UrbanToronto for the proposed casino / residential / convention centre proposal:
New Renderings For Oxford Place Development
1st one - lame but looks like macross SDF1
2nd one - looks like something from asia, I'd like it for the weirdness
3rd - meh
added_time
Member
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Hey guys! I'm going to the ROM for the first time in years. I was wondering if anyone has been recently, and if the Ultimate Dinosaurs exhibit is worth the extra $10.
I just checked the two ebgames downtown and both were sold out of fire emblemtear bending.
Yea, this is a botched launch for a number of reasons. Upon contacting Future Shop this morning via email I got this response:
I don't even care when I receive the game really, but now I understand the anger that people on here have around pre-ordering online. Never again. I just don't understand why Future Shop would advertise that they have quantities of the game when they don't and why the order wasn't going to ship but they still couldn't send an email to notify me of this. I instead had to contact them. I understand that Future Shop may not have received the number they ordered (and they have policies, blah blah) from Nintendo or whoever, but as a customer that has nothing to do with me.
If it was me, I'd take some non drowsy gravol or ginger pills. You might feel some vertigo with all the crystal architecture. I know I did :|
I buy few games at launch and those I'm buying at launch I want right away. So I'll avoid online and buy in store to avoid situations like this. People have had tons of issues with Futureshop and shipments, especially when it came to the mass preorders that came from the E3-preorder promos.
Thankfully I was able to grab FE early last week and avoid all the low shipment hassle. It's great and you guys will surely enjoy it.. when you get it.
Fuck apparently someone just jumped from the parking garage area on the top level and landed right by Banana Republic
Wow. Weird that my Twitter feed hasn't been exploding with that news. Terrible stuff.
I hate that I still have to take them. Where I work, we just round all the stuff down for cash, I guess it just makes it easier than having to remember which one goes up or down.
Well at that point you'd be stupid to not just buy it from Google directly.
I buy few games at launch and those I'm buying at launch I want right away. So I'll avoid online and buy in store to avoid situations like this. People have had tons of issues with Futureshop and shipments, especially when it came to the mass preorders that came from the E3-preorder promos.
Thankfully I was able to grab FE early last week and avoid all the low shipment hassle. It's great and you guys will surely enjoy it.. when you get it.
This will be the first and last time I pre-order online.
Greedy fucking Future Shop, trying to get more orders than they can fill. There needs to be penalties for businesses who pull this shit. But there won't, and so continues the cycle of Canadians being doormats for corporations. It's got to the point that its shocking when a company provides the services they say they will. Teksavvy is a great example, as they wouldn't even exist if Bell and Rogers had their shit together.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Their shit is to swindle Canadians out money due to their monopoly.
I can't find anything on it either. This just happened today?
Not usually the type of thing that is reported by the media to avoid glorifying the actions. Out of sight, out of mind is best for people. How many times have you heard about subway suicides? Rarely, but it's not an uncommon occurrence.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Lol crystal architecture? Thanks anyone else able to answer my question, or know?
I went just a couple of months ago. The Ultimate Dinosaurs part was the best part of the entire museum. The rest has been so parred down from what it used to be that it's downright pathetic
It used to be impossible to see everything worth seeing in a day because they had so much on display. They have so little now I was able to cover pretty much the entire building for the first time and was severely disappointed by the lack of exhibits and how little explanation they have for the ones that are on display now.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Wow any particular reason for this?
When they renovated to add the hideous glass extension building they also changed a lot of the interior. They completely got rid of the Discovery Zone and majorly water downed many of the exhibits.
The Glass building was supposed to give them more space but ironically they seem to have less on display then ever before. I went up the the top floor and their was hardly anything there.
The normal Dinosaur exhibit is a shadow of it's former self. The midevil exhibit has been stripped to the bone with a fraction of the arms and armor that it used to have. About the only thing that hasn't changed much is the Egypt exhibit which is mostly the same as before sans them stripping out the outdated interactive sound parts.
Oh and they ruined the Batcave when they renovated it too. It felt so much shorter and bland.
It's like almost all the effort that used to go into the entire building has mostly gone into the special limited time exhibits. Ultimate Dinosaurs was miles better then the normal version.
I've gone to the Rom a LOT over the years, it used to be an exciting and fun place to visit but now it's become so sterile and lifeless. I was so disappointed by my last visit that I actually wrote them a letter complaining about the changes.
I got frostnip on my thighs somehow. Nose, cheeks, chin and all the other parts of my face that are completely exposed? Nothing. But somehow my fully clothed legs got frostnipped. Such a pain in the ass.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Now I'm slightly less excited ;_;
The ROM is free for university students on Tuesdays. You just need to flash a student card, not sure if they care if you're really a student or not.
I didn't get an interview at any med schools here ... damn you Ontario!
is there anyone who was in a similar position willing to give me some advice?
I applied to a few other programs but I really don't know what I'm doing :/. I applied to Physical and Occupational Therapy (Toronto), Physician Assistant (McMaster) and Pharmacy (Toronto). I think I'd like pharmacy but with the job market the way it is... I just don't want to be stuck with a huge amount of debt with no job prospects.
some of my stats:
cGPA 3.75 (skewed because of a shitty first year, my last 3 years is at 3.91)
My MCAT scores suck though - writing T, 10 biological, 10 physical, 8 verbal
ECs: basic hospital experience, member of some clubs, research lab
I don't want to go Caribbeans. I was thinking applying to some US schools next year but dat tuition cost... I'd rewrite MCAT as well for a better verbal school. But ugh so much uncertainty...I hate it.
... damn you Ontario!is there anyone who was in a similar position willing to give me some advice?
I applied to a few other programs but I really don't know what I'm doing :/. I applied to Physical and Occupational Therapy (Toronto), Physician Assistant (McMaster) and Pharmacy (Toronto). I think I'd like pharmacy but with the job market the way it is... I just don't want to be stuck with a huge amount of debt with no job prospects.
some of my stats:
cGPA 3.75 (skewed because of a shitty first year, my last 3 years is at 3.91)
My MCAT scores suck though - writing T, 10 biological, 10 physical, 8 verbal
ECs: basic hospital experience, member of some clubs, research lab
I don't want to go Caribbeans. I was thinking applying to some US schools next year but dat tuition cost... I'd rewrite MCAT as well for a better verbal school. But ugh so much uncertainty...I hate it.
criesofthepast
Member
Uncertainty really does suck man. Hoping to apply in 2 years so unfortunately can't help you much but I'd be curious to hear anyone's advice for your situation. Maybe try the med student thread as well if you haven't already. Wish you good luck. I know it is an incredibly tough and often times demoralizing process.I didn't get an interview at any med schools here
is there anyone who was in a similar position willing to give me some advice?
I applied to a few other programs but I really don't know what I'm doing :/. I applied to Physical and Occupational Therapy (Toronto), Physician Assistant (McMaster) and Pharmacy (Toronto). I think I'd like pharmacy but with the job market the way it is... I just don't want to be stuck with a huge amount of debt with no job prospects.
some of my stats:
cGPA 3.75 (skewed because of a shitty first year, my last 3 years is at 3.91)
My MCAT scores suck though - writing T, 10 biological, 10 physical, 8 verbal
ECs: basic hospital experience, member of some clubs, research lab
I don't want to go Caribbeans. I was thinking applying to some US schools next year but dat tuition cost... I'd rewrite MCAT as well for a better verbal school. But ugh so much uncertainty...I hate it.
Off topic: is anyone using Mobile gaf and noticing avatars missing or not loading? Been happening all day for me.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Honestly, they're probably chasing special events in an attempt to draw more attention. I know the last time I was interested was when they had the Dead Sea scrolls.
I saw that they got rid of Free Fridays though. I don't think they're all that concerned about general attendance anymore.
I hear that the Science Centre is completely dead too, for what that's worth. But that's Toronto for you, right?
You could always apply for Nursing. That seems to be a stop-gap program for some people looking to go into Medicine.I didn't get an interview at any med schools here
is there anyone who was in a similar position willing to give me some advice?
I applied to a few other programs but I really don't know what I'm doing :/. I applied to Physical and Occupational Therapy (Toronto), Physician Assistant (McMaster) and Pharmacy (Toronto). I think I'd like pharmacy but with the job market the way it is... I just don't want to be stuck with a huge amount of debt with no job prospects.
some of my stats:
cGPA 3.75 (skewed because of a shitty first year, my last 3 years is at 3.91)
My MCAT scores suck though - writing T, 10 biological, 10 physical, 8 verbal
ECs: basic hospital experience, member of some clubs, research lab
I don't want to go Caribbeans. I was thinking applying to some US schools next year but dat tuition cost... I'd rewrite MCAT as well for a better verbal school. But ugh so much uncertainty...I hate it.
Hello all, I live in Vancouver right now and I may be moving for work from RBC Vancouver to Toronto.
I'm looking at places to live but I really have no idea what the vibe of each area is. I'm looking for a condo to rent that's not insanely expensive (I'm guessing downtown Toronto is probably out of the question) but in a somewhat nice/upscale neighbourhood -- probably somewhere that's dense with condos and nearby stores/supermarkets/transportation to downtown as I won't have a car. If anyone's been to Vancouver, I'd say something along the lines of Burnaby (Metrotown area or Brentwood Mall area) or False Creek.
I'm looking at places to live but I really have no idea what the vibe of each area is. I'm looking for a condo to rent that's not insanely expensive (I'm guessing downtown Toronto is probably out of the question) but in a somewhat nice/upscale neighbourhood -- probably somewhere that's dense with condos and nearby stores/supermarkets/transportation to downtown as I won't have a car. If anyone's been to Vancouver, I'd say something along the lines of Burnaby (Metrotown area or Brentwood Mall area) or False Creek.
Well the Ultimate Dinosaur exibit was easily the best part of my visit so make sure to at least see that if nothing else. Especially since it won't be their much longer
Yah I saw the Dead Sea scrolls as well but didn't have time to see much of the rest of the building due to being with other people who where tired of walking after just two exibits
And yay the Science Center has really gone down hill as well. It was so amazing when I went their when I was younger. The last time I went was when they had the special Marvel Comic's exhibit which was really fun but I remember thinking about how run down and sparse the rest of the place felt.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, the last the time I was there was a high school trip.Yah I saw the Dead Sea scrolls as well but didn't have time to see much of the rest of the building due to being with other people who where tired of walking after just two exibits
And yay the Science Center has really gone down hill as well. It was so amazing when I went their when I was younger. The last time I went was when they had the special Marvel Comic's exhibit which was really fun but I remember thinking about how run down and sparse the rest of the place felt.
Heck, I remember when Toronto had a Planetarium... which turned into a Star Trek exhibit... which has since become nothing, as far as I know.
I feel like the province and the city don't really have much of a commitment to these places nowadays. I haven't been to the AGO in ages, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was much in the same way.
A friend and I swapped cards (she is a...well, she) and they don't even bat an eyelash, really.
Tossing my opinion into the ring; I really enjoy the ROM. Maybe it's that the novelty hasn't worn off as I only visited once ages ago as a kid prior to my move to Toronto a few years back, but I find it to be an exciting experience. I only wish I could peek into the alternate universe where they had gone all-glass as originally planned for the 'crystal' addition.
BigJonsson
Member
Planetarium was fun but it didn't have much, it was cool when they had the LotR exhibit in its building though
criesofthepast
Member
added_time, is there a way to get all your photos of the day posts together somehow without going though this entire thread? I remember really wanting to show a few certain ones to someone but I didn't save them. Keep it up by the way. Really great stuff.
What's your budget like for rent roughly?
Give us your budget and we'll give you an idea. If you're from vancouver then the rent here isn't going to be much worse.
added_time
Member
Oh, I have no idea! I suck at using forums. I don't post much on GAF though other than in this thread so I guess you could try to dig through my post history? Sorry, maybe someone else knows a better way to do it...
speaking of that:
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IceDoesntHelp
Banned
So true...its pathetic.
I went last year...its exactly the same as it was 10 years ago.
One last question about the ROM, is that big T-Rex skeleton still there?
I also remember that dig site for kids, they'd give you brushes, and you could brush off the dirt that were on the "fossils"
You'll be hard pressed to find a one bedroom for under $800, unless you are in some of the more undesirable neighbourhoods far outside of the core. Assuming you're going to be working downtown, you have a few options. Cluster of apartments at the foot of Forest Hill (Bathurst and St Clair) go for around $900. They're a short subway hop downtown. Apartments east along the Danforth run in the $850-$900 range (and much higher), quality varying by price of course. The Annex, around U of T (Spadina and Bloor, heading west) offers some of the cheaper apartments you'll find in a nicer neighbourhood, because of all the student housing. You'll probably be able to pull one in for around $900 on the lowest end of things, but most will run you more..
If you expand your budget into the $950 range, more places like Bloor Village West, the Beaches, Yonge and St Clair, as well as some apartment clusters downtown, open up to you. However if you really are pressed to stay under $800 per month, consider a bachelor, or renting a basement apartment. Basement apartments can go from terrible nightmares to incredibly nice new renos. A lot of course depends on the people you're renting from and respect for privacy.
added_time
Member
My new 1 bedroom apartment is $1200 and most people say I got a steal with it. This is in the Annex (Dupont and Spadina).
You can get a bachelor for your price range in a nice area but a 1 bedroom in that price range would either require you to live in a bad area or an area that is far out from the city centre.
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