Entry 0005: High-end literature.

As I go through my MS Outlook and delete the ugly mass that is my Sent Items folder (it auto-archives, so there's going to be some hangups there...), I guess it's a good time to put this blog together. I was going to do it last night, but I got side-tracked by insomnia and general delirium.

Anyway, I'll have to be the first to admit that I'm a bit of a magazine fiend. I don't know what it is - maybe it's the vibrant pictures on the pages, or the glossy paper quality. Some people love reading novels and escaping into other worlds - I enjoy peeling a magazine's covers back and getting lost in the layout. Give me Quark XPress or Adobe InDesign over Microsoft Word any day! [/nerd moment]

So anyway, I was having another late night at the office (surprise, surprise), and I'd made my way over to Union Station to eventually catch a train home. I was hungry, having basically skipped lunch earlier in the day, so I decided to use one of my coupons for a free Harvey's burger to tide me over.

Note to all non-Canadians: You haven't eaten a burger until you've had Hatvey's. It is, without a doubt, the shit. If you ever come up here, seek one out. You will not be disappointed.

To all Canadians: How to score a free Harvey's burger coupon.
1 - Work for a bank. Make sure that a local Harvey's is on its list of business clients.
2 - Become very well-acquainted and friendly with the manager of the Harvey's. They will be the person coming in to make a deposit, but not wearing a uniform. I mean, if you owned a successful fast-food restaurant, would you wear a uniform?
3 - Eventually, if you behave yourself and they like you, they will give you coupons for a free Harvey's sandwich anywhere in Canada! Sweet! (Kinda sucks for me, because I try not to overindulge, so I just get an Original burger. Back in the teenage days, I could've rocked a triple burger with bacon. Man. Heart attack right there.

So yeah, after dropping $3.82 (I paid for the fries and the drink), I got that in my system, noting on the news that the Canon Powershot G9 has come out to play (I mean, I have a G7, which is pretty much just as good, but the G9 is so... NEW...), I was heading back to catch a train home, but still had time to kill. Me + time to kill = horrible news for my wallet. I went over to the Gateway newsstand and started glossing over the glossy magazines (I know you liked that one!).

This time around, a few over from the current issue of XXL with Lil Wayne's ugly mug posted prominently on the cover, was the current issue of Toronto Life, with the tagline of "100 Tastes to Try Before You Die". Now, I loves me some food, so I was instantly intrigued. There's a ton of crazy places, tastes, and textures I haven't tried in Toronto, so I'm definitely going to look into that - I'll keep you guys on notice!

And then I went home and barely slept. The end!

--case p.

P.S. I'm seriously zoned right now, and Second Cup's Candy Cane Hot Chocolate ain't helping as much as I thought it would. Hey, is this becoming one big product placement blog? I wonder....