Always a constant problem with me, as I just try to fit too much in. And it is a weird time when I've done a bit of biking, so have reset my mental clock to remember how much of the city I can cover on a bike -- but then not being able to bike and being stuck on the TTC instead.
This was definitely an issue last Sunday when I didn't have much on the calendar except for a Mooredale concert at 3:15. I did some work and tried to get caught up on a few things and didn't make it to Jimmie Simpson until just after 1. I had really thought I would swim 30+ laps, but in the end I was really struggling to get about 25, and it took me pretty close to 50 minutes. Then there were quite a few delays on the TTC, and of course they had closed down Line 1 (when I really needed to get to the Museum stop!), so I literally ran from St. George to Walter Hall and made it with only 3 minutes to spare before the concert. So frustrating. The concert was fine though.
I had to drop off stuff at St. Mike's, so I did that after the concert, then walked back across Queen's Park to Robarts and dropped off the other Buñuel DVDs and did a small bit of research. Then I decided to head over to BMV (though I didn't have anything with me to sell). Once again, I cut things too close (and didn't have time to grab food), and I made it to Carlton Cinema as the trailers were rolling. I was there to see Project Hail Mary. On the whole I enjoyed this, but the faster-than-light travel really grated at me, particularly when the author wants to be so serious about the science behind his anthrophages, etc. Most fans of the book are totally devastated that this isn't The Martian Pt. 2 with the whole movie spent on scientific experiments etc., but that just seems like it would have been intolerable. They also didn't like that the main administrator wasn't the all-powerful pan-governmental agent who nukes the Antarctic in the book but not in the movie. I think that was a change for the better. Anyway, not really a hard science fiction movie, which was fine by me.
Tonight I will be facing the same sort of thing, and again the weather is just not right for cycling (too cold this morning). I am off to the Jazz Bistro to see Kirk MacDonald and Pat LeBarbara play, but I am probably going to run off to the Paradise right after work, and I may end up regretting it, esp. if the TTC does not behave. (It was quite bad last night, where a "medical emergency" at Castle Frank shut down St. George to Broadway yet again, and I waited around for a while, finally giving up and heading south to catch the streetcar. It was only when I got to Museum that they said service had resumed! Then the Carlton streetcar I was on decided to go down to Queen for some reason, so not good at all. I was also extremely frustrated that my camera battery had died on me and spoiled some of the video and photos I was trying to take. I think I needed only 5 more minutes of battery! So overall not a great night.*) I do hope tonight goes a bit better.
Edit (03/28): Last night actually worked out surprisingly well. I made it to the Paradise and saw Petzold's Miroirs No 3, which I enjoyed, and then I ran back downtown to see Pat LeBarbara and Kirk MacDonald (and Neil Swainson!) doing their annual tribute to John Coltrane. This is the first year it's ever been at the Jazz Bistro, but I certainly hope it goes back to the Rex next year. It was great, and this time around my phone camera didn't break down. After the gig, I saw a Carlton streetcar. I actually had to run a couple of blocks, but it was not going very fast, and I managed to board it, so the trip back was surprisingly smooth.
* It really was frustrating not having a working phone while I was having these major TTC issues, and I was particularly annoyed that if Esprit had stuck to its original program (with only 1 and not 2(!) intermissions) this probably wouldn't have been nearly as much of an issue. Also, right at the start of the viola concerto, the violist broke a string, so they had to change it and restart! Not something you see every day, and this also pushed the concert end time even further out.
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