Mantis

Found a praying mantis on the field on Tuesday. I'd never seen one so large in the GTA.

-d

Thursday Farmer's Market @ Mel Lastman Sq

If you have time today, go check it out.

The magic school bus there is actually a fully functional kitchen where they make baked goods. Today, the Peach/Apricot dessert loaf is awesome. The peaches come from the stand next to the baked goods stand. Try the peaches there too. Fresh, in season, and almost-ripe. Probably the best peaches I have ever eaten.

Thornloe and Montforte also sell cheeses there. Some are award winning, and most of their selection is pretty damn good.

Also check out Mark Wilson's bee stand. He normally has a comb from his hives on display.

Avoid the north-east stand (closest to starbucks). They're not really farmers. They're just produce re-sellers.

-d

iPhone 3G & Rogers plans for sale

My co-worker and her partner are leaving the country, and would like to sell their iPhones and transfer ownership of their Rogers plans rather than pay a cancellation fee. The key selling point is the $30 / 6 GB data plans. Details as follows:

Phone 1:
Mega My5 35 ($35.00/month)
Unlimited Eve/Wknd Minutes
200 Weekday Minutes
250 Bonus Minutes
50 Bonus Minutes
6PM Early Eve. Calling Option
MY5 + Canada Wide
Call Forward/Trans.Pay Per Use
2500 Sent/Unl. Received Txt
9-1-1 Emergency Access Fee $0.75/month
System Access Fee $6.95/month
Data Service Plan 6GB $30.00/month
Phone Value Pack+VVmail $15.00/month
TOTAL = approx 87.70

PHONE 2:
Mega My5 25 ($25.00/month)
100 Weekday Minutes
1000 Eve/Weekend Minutes
Call Forward/Trans.Pay Per Use
Partial Detail Billing
MY5
2500 Sent/Unl. Received Txt
9-1-1 Emergency Access Fee $0.75/month
System Access Fee $6.95/month
Data Service Plan 6GB $30.00/month
Phone Value Pack+VVmail $15.00/month
TOTAL = approx 77.70

Let me know if you're interested and I can put you in touch with her to discuss further.

-d

Entertainment

For the record, I started growing my beard after my Sister's Wedding, as planned since early June (no hair cuts or shaving until September!). My beard plans predate the beard fad that is now being highlighted by a variety of sources online.

Saw Rock of Ages and Legally Blonde with KT over the last couple of weeks. Both shows were pretty good.

Rock of Ages stars the same French dude who was in We Will Rock You, as well as the chick who played Maria from the Sound of Music. Anyway, we went to the theatre a couple hours before showtime, and entered the lottery for discount tickets. We scored 2 front-row seats for $25 each. I think there are 15 lottery tickets each show, so if there are less than 15 people entering the lottery (only 8 ppl entered the lottery for our show), you’re guaranteed the ticket. We sat front row, off to the right of the stage (don’t sit in the centre because you’ll get spit on by the singers…). I think sitting front row is a totally different experience because you can hear the actors’ real voices belting out those songs, and see the expressions on the faces. It’s pretty amazing. Anyway, for $25 a pop, it was definitely well worth the show.

Legally Blonde was… Legally Blonde. Initially, I was skeptical about how good a Legally Blonde musical could be because of the generally cool reception from critics. It's commonly described as 'vapid,' or 'vacuous,' but I realized that that’s exactly the selling point of a Legally Blonde musical. The musical is the same as the movie, so it stands to reason that if you liked the movie, you’ll like the musical. I liked the movie, so I liked the musical.

Saw Inception last night. Gotta say, it’s my fav movie this summer.

-d