Comments on: Goodbye, Toronto

By: Linda33

Linda33 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:07:51 +0000

I’m sorry for making it sound like your house died. I think I’ve written too many obituaries recently.

By: Bunting

Bunting — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:59:09 +0000

I have fond memories of the Delaware APARTMENT, for God’s sack, but also of sobbing hysterically at “The Iron Giant” on your futon, losing gracelessly at Celebrity, giggle fits with Niki over The Church of Orbach.com, giggle fits with Leah on the back porch…actually, mostly giggle fits of some sort. And of course my best friend, the inflatable mattress, which I got the best sleep of my LIFE on and in fact I probably should have asked you to bring it back to the U.S. for me.

[snif!]

By: Tara Ariano

Tara Ariano — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:34:01 +0000

Aw, thanks, you guys. I guess it was a good house, after all.

By: bstewart23

bstewart23 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:42:49 +0000

As one who spent his last few days in Toronto two weeks ago, too, trying to focus on the good times and not those which made my home-ing instincts wander west, the Delaware house definitely falls in the former category. Too many good times to mention, and every one of them memorable in the best possible way.

Miss you guys. Extra reason for you to visit YVR, hint.

By: Quinn

Quinn — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:12:50 +0000

Like Linda , I have all fond memories of that house. I vividly remember sitting beside you on the sofa for Survivor Finale nights and The Golden Globes as you took notes for FT. On a pad. With a pen. Sigh. I met Bstewart for the first time at a BBQ in your back yard a mere few weeks after my permanent move to Canada. And Dave letting me raid the basement for Glarkware goodies. And snacks. And fart fests on the sofa. And I always felt welcome there because of you guys. Whom I miss like crazy. I’m thrilled that NYC is your home now. I’ll be visiting in the fall. For serious.

By: Joe R

Joe R — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:18:42 +0000

UTOPIA! And Sneaky Dees. I will always remember the Toronto house as the place I was whisked to when Buffalo was blizzarded and out of electricity. And where Leah’s bachelorette party consisted of 90210, Celebrity, and eight tons of candy.

By: Linda33

Linda33 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:24:04 +0000

For what it’s worth, I have incredibly fond memories of that house, for several reasons.

1. It’s where I met most of my first round of TWoP staff, in August 2001. That’s when an entire round of “Gaylord Or Not A Gaylord” was played, for those who remember. Also, during that visit, Dave secretly took a picture of himself with my camera, which I only discovered later, which is part of why I was originally scared of Dave. (Sorry, Dave!)

2. It’s where I was trained in the spring of 2007 to use one of the several horrible CMSs that…never mind. Anyway. Bygones! But it was really the first thing that happened after I quit lawyering, so I was in a joyful haze of having quit lawyering.

3. It’s where your charming sister outfitted me with a load of (mostly) surplus Glarkware shirts that I still wear today, on probably half the days in an average summer. They included “Ambulance Chaser,” which…wait for it…I have on RIGHT NOW.

And man, I loved Utopia.

Yay, Toronto house!

On the other hand: Yay, New York apartment! Which I also love, for different reasons, including “I was, once or twice, allowed to ‘house-sit,’ which meant even more than usual that I got to live there for free and order S’MAC and do nothing of value at all, including right when I was quitting TWoP, which was a stress-relieving life-saver.” I think I like all your houses, come to think of it. I WONDER WHY.