oh I must have been a dreamer...I must have been someone else..

OOOH SHERRY! I'm in love! HOOOLD ON! HOOLD on! 

Are you enjoying all of my 80's flashbacks yet? You know you love it.

I got a break from Rock of Ages last night though to work at the Princess of Wales Theatre for their annual benefit It's Always Something. It's a night of comedy to raise money for Gilda's Club, a charity founded for Gilda Radner that provides support for families and friends of cancer patients. 

Monday is actually my only day off, but I need money and extra hours = extra money = less poor me. It was a looong night, I clocked in at 6 and clocked out at 12:45, but totally worth it. I got to wear a tux for the first time and got paid watch Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, Colin Mochrie, Brian Sherwood and Russell Peters, among others. Highlights for me included Russell Peters laying into the idiot mayor Rob Ford and a group of four women called Women Fully Clothed, out of Second City I believe. They did a skit where they could not recall any details from any important news stories except that everything related to dying polar bears, but when they started talking about celebrity news they could recall every detail of Courtney Cox's life, so true!! I will have to get used to this tux business though, as it is the usual uniform for the Royal Alex and after the rock show is over we will go back to wearing them...I'm not particularly excited. 

My first time in a tux. Quite strange. That is my colleague Larisa in the background looking oh-so-amused ;)

I am also proud to announce I have established a habit of taking reusable bags to the store. This has long been a cause I believe in, as plastic bags are incredibly wasteful and costly, etc etc...however being as on top of things as I am (and by that I mean incredibly scatterbrained) I rarely remembered to actually A) take cloth bags from my house into my car and B) take cloth bags from my car into the store. Seriously too much, guys, like, for real. Anyway, luckily for me I get charged in Toronto for not remembering to save the earth and all that. So, at the prospect of paying 10 - 65 cents per bag I now remember to take cloth bags. Trust me, if this charging for bags has helped me change my habits, it is an effective system (also, newsflash: I'm cheap). 

More on how Toronto is very green, the city picks up our compost. Yes, Canadian tax dollars pay for their peace-of-mind-free-healthcare and for the city to keep your food scraps out of a hole in your backyard. Quite convenient. We put everything biodegradable in a little bin and every week a truck comes and picks it up for us! Trash and recycling get picked up every other week. There are also recycling bins next to every trashcan. Every one. They make it too easy.

Speaking of healthcare, just for the record I have not heard a single Canadian complain about their government-run healthcare. On the other hand, they think we're crazy for having to pay. How stressed we must be, they say, to never know what will happen to you if you get sick. No shit. Yes, they can choose their own doctor and specialists. No, there are NO co-pays. And no, they don't have to worry if they get cancer that their insurance company will drop them without warning and leave them to die. Must. be. nice. 

So anyway sometimes I'm all "Canada get with the times" but other times I'm all "US get with the times." In other words, if I were queen of the world, everyone would be ahead of their time! Ha...ha.

I tried Poutine last week as well - french fries covered in cheese and gravy. Appetizing, eh? Yes, it was pretty good. Tastes just like cheese fries from Applebee's or whatnot. Definitely good for the beer munchies. 

My room is almost put together! I have never been happier to have a proper bed to sleep in. Pictures to come soon when I get everything put away. Also not looking forward to my first Thanksgiving without the fam. I will instead be working :(  I'm planning to go to the store for some pre-made turkey and mac'n cheese and all that though. Look out for more on that and possibly a whiney post on Thursday. 

And...a couple more random pictures for your viewing...pleasure?

RESPECT my authoritay.

Enjoying a lovely potluck before the Sunday evening show. I love my coworkers!

Happy Tuesday!

ME