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Toronto-Age |OT4| Molested by a Burger Priest
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Damn, that's what that was? I thought it was trucks outside my office. Glad i brought an umbrella
Shorty11857
Member
Well that was a shitty way to end the Chance concert...thought forecast was clear
Damn, looks like I missed the tickets(Maybe? Site seems down?) thats a shame. Still not used to city life and the fact that events actually happen within a reasonable enough distance to go to.
Hope these thunderstorms don't continue, go the next 3 days with the office all to myself which is spooky enough :l but forecast doesn't look promising.
Hope these thunderstorms don't continue, go the next 3 days with the office all to myself which is spooky enough :l but forecast doesn't look promising.
chaobreaker
Member
I really don't see the appeal of watching a press conference in a theatre
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
I enjoy see the hype come alive. It's like if Twitch Chat came to life. I really enjoy looking at the reactions. Free stuff is cool too
I go to the theatre screenings for all the free shit they give. I got Ninja Turtles for free last time.
Thanks! I'm going to try and make more when Summer comes around but not sure what to do :|
Thanks! I'm going to try and make more when Summer comes around but not sure what to do :|
Cripplegate
Member
Sony conferences were traditionally three hour affairs loaded with graphs and pie charts about how much shit they sold, so I never understood wanting to go to a theatre to watch that.
They've certainly gotten better in recent years, though. The reactions to the "year of dreams" must have been hilarious.
They've certainly gotten better in recent years, though. The reactions to the "year of dreams" must have been hilarious.
TheSituation
Member
Not attending E3 this year, but I think we will be at the theatre covering the event. Excited for Sony, as usual!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Jury duty was an interesting process. I actually wanted to be selected since it seemed like an interesting case (6 charges of drug trafficking and possession of money obtained via unlawful acts), and funny enough the people sat beside me got called up, but my number didn't get called.
It's also interesting to see that in some ways, this is the one area of society where race-based discrimination is allowed - the defence basically challenged any East Asian jurors (maybe East Asians are, through some weird law database, found to rule guilty in drug cases), so I have no idea if I would have been selected anyway.
The funniest moment of the day was when a guy basically found a way to work himself out of jury duty, to the point where the judge basically let him go because she just didn't deal with his nonsense. I guess you might keep that in mind if you ever want to get out of it.
I also find it absurd that in 2017, they're basically picking numbers out of a little drum barrel thing. lol
It's also interesting to see that in some ways, this is the one area of society where race-based discrimination is allowed - the defence basically challenged any East Asian jurors (maybe East Asians are, through some weird law database, found to rule guilty in drug cases), so I have no idea if I would have been selected anyway.
The funniest moment of the day was when a guy basically found a way to work himself out of jury duty, to the point where the judge basically let him go because she just didn't deal with his nonsense. I guess you might keep that in mind if you ever want to get out of it.
I also find it absurd that in 2017, they're basically picking numbers out of a little drum barrel thing. lol
It's more for the free crap, I think. lol
I've been in Toronto the last few summers, but I should be staying here now for a regular job after graduating.
I used to go to some video gaming meetups in downtown but they all folded. I'm really into casual but niche multiplayer console gaming, I hosted stuff when I was in school and I have the equipment for it but obviously it's more complicated being out of school now. The tough part being a good venue and I dunno how filtering random city people would go, might just be a bad idea.
Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on venues that might make sense. I've been to some local gaming bars/cafes around town and they're cool but a bit too rigid on seating and bringing your own stuff. Something more like a meeting room with a TV or projector works best but most stuff like that is like at least $20/hour. I dunno if any bar might have good private party type rooms for something like that. Probably too expensive.
I'm big into organizing but I'm probably in over my head thinking about something like this on my own. I should probably just be finding a more easily sociable hobby or force myself to just deal with a board game group haha.
I used to go to some video gaming meetups in downtown but they all folded. I'm really into casual but niche multiplayer console gaming, I hosted stuff when I was in school and I have the equipment for it but obviously it's more complicated being out of school now. The tough part being a good venue and I dunno how filtering random city people would go, might just be a bad idea.
Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on venues that might make sense. I've been to some local gaming bars/cafes around town and they're cool but a bit too rigid on seating and bringing your own stuff. Something more like a meeting room with a TV or projector works best but most stuff like that is like at least $20/hour. I dunno if any bar might have good private party type rooms for something like that. Probably too expensive.
I'm big into organizing but I'm probably in over my head thinking about something like this on my own. I should probably just be finding a more easily sociable hobby or force myself to just deal with a board game group haha.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
We do have somewhat regular TO meet ups that some times have gaems going on...!
I actually went to one last year and I dunno, it was really just eating lol.
I'm more interested in figuring out a dedicated gaming thing, somehow. Just not sure at what scale works.
Well yeah there's eating but there's been a few with games. The last meet up in May we had the switch there.
Junior Mint
Member
So Toronto paid $200K for the knock-off version of a giant duck... lol
what a Toronto thing to do.
what a Toronto thing to do.
ffs we should've grabbed a decommissioned mobile suit statue from japan instead
Who's going to the ketchup slip 'n slide tomorrow?
https://www.facebook.com/events/1281888905191631/?ref=br_rs
Mac & Cheese Festival is all weekend at Ontario Place also.
http://macandcheesefestival.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1281888905191631/?ref=br_rs
Mac & Cheese Festival is all weekend at Ontario Place also.
http://macandcheesefestival.ca/
Junior Mint
Member
Wasn't the mac and cheese festival a total disaster last year
You're thinking of 2 years ago. Last year it was good.
I still heard it was terrible
I've never not seen 3ds/ds gaming going on a meet, even if it wasnt the focus
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Now this would've been cool as fuck, which means Toronto wouldn't do it. Would've been a nice cultural exchange. That area on Dundas between Yonge and University is a mini Jtown anyways nowadays.
Yeah, people whip them out and play with them all the time at meet ups
phrasing
Ketchup slip n' slide sounds gross.
I am going to Indie Expo Canada, but I doubt anyone else here is.
basically these reasons.
the reactions when FF7 Remake / Shenmue 3 was announced was hilarious
also free PSN credit and other crap is nice
you mean like a Kimono?
chaobreaker
Member
This made me mad.
Yeah, it's the equivalent of the WSJ sad faces illustration that erupted a long time ago.
Actually no, in a bunch of ways it's even worse.
The author is such a precious pearl-clutcher.
Which author?
The original article.
Apparently they also have property in Mexico? lol
The Elite
BOSS
That reminds me of my cousin when she bought her house in Etobicoke and tore it down to build something that wasn't a piece of shit. She made her brother move back in with his parents in Markham for a year (his work is 5 minutes from his condo so he ended up having an hour+ commute again he hated so much) so she could stay at his 700 square foot condo on Lakeshore with her husband and 2 kids during construction. She would complain any time someone didn't bend over backwards for her during this time until her other cousin gave her a piece of her mind and she stopped being such an ungrateful bitch. She could've easily moved in with her parents and had plenty of space for all of them and not fucked over her brother during that time. Her house is gorgeous though.
This article is super infuriating. I'm not even sure who it's written for or about. It seems to be written so that we feel sorry for them, but holy crap, I would kill to be in their position. Four nice properties and family that can bail out their absurd expenses? All while talking about the squatters (who are *actually* people in need) as though they are some nuisance that no one should feel sorry for?
And dropping over half a million dollars on a house, sight unseen? C'mon son.
I wish I could have half a million dollars, ever. Let alone to randomly drop on a house I haven`t seen