Saturday, December 13
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gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
Wow, December is just whipping right along!
Sleep.
I did feel like I "slept in", though in reality I probably only got a few hours in.
I started the day feeling like it was already too late to think about doing anything together in the city, but my Sweetie said the Banksy exhibit was open until 7 pm.
So, we went there, after doing chores. I'd been wanting to go, but you hem and haw. It seemed a bit pricey, but at the same time...when else are you going to see an exhibit like this? You don't see a lot of Banksy here.
So we went. It was actually a pretty huge collection in part of the down town mall, which seemed like a good use of that space.
It was a mix of original works and prints or pictures of his work (hard to have his originals when they are often spray painted on the walls of buildings, or on other features like bridges or walls).
There was good explanation of the works, and the meaning behind each item. He's a very political/social critic artist, and a lot of his work is quite poignant.
It took us over an hour to get through it, and it was very interesting. Yet, it also left me with that weird feeling of being aware of so many injustices going on around us, and yet with so little agency to do anything about it.
We then went back outside and walked around the "town square" where there were people ice skating, and all the trees were decorated with lights for the holidays. It was quite lovely.
Then we went to one of the few remaining of our favorite vegetarian places to eat (several of our old favorites have closed their doors), and I was very happy that the one item I like has regained it's former glory.
The last couple of times we ate there, the side of Brussels sprouts that I love was nothing but a pile of charred leaves, reminiscent of corn flakes, instead of a nicely fried, hearty serving of solid sprouts. This time it was a good, heaping pile of the solid heads, and very tasty.
Same with the vegan donair, the last couple of times there was almost nothing in it, and very unsatisfying. This time, it was back to normal, nice and full.
So I'm glad. I thought something permanent had happened to the food quality, and it was't worth eating there anymore.
What was odd, is that both at the Banksy exhibit and the restaurant, we were pretty much the only people there. There were only one or two other people at Banksy, and we were the only people eating. Odd.
Then we went to the book store we frequent, found some DVDs, and a Chris Hadfield mystery novel that I was hoping to find.
Then we came home, I showed my Sweetie some interesting videos about architecture that I had earmarked, and he headed to bed.
Wow, December is just whipping right along!
Sleep.
I did feel like I "slept in", though in reality I probably only got a few hours in.
I started the day feeling like it was already too late to think about doing anything together in the city, but my Sweetie said the Banksy exhibit was open until 7 pm.
So, we went there, after doing chores. I'd been wanting to go, but you hem and haw. It seemed a bit pricey, but at the same time...when else are you going to see an exhibit like this? You don't see a lot of Banksy here.
So we went. It was actually a pretty huge collection in part of the down town mall, which seemed like a good use of that space.
It was a mix of original works and prints or pictures of his work (hard to have his originals when they are often spray painted on the walls of buildings, or on other features like bridges or walls).
There was good explanation of the works, and the meaning behind each item. He's a very political/social critic artist, and a lot of his work is quite poignant.
It took us over an hour to get through it, and it was very interesting. Yet, it also left me with that weird feeling of being aware of so many injustices going on around us, and yet with so little agency to do anything about it.
We then went back outside and walked around the "town square" where there were people ice skating, and all the trees were decorated with lights for the holidays. It was quite lovely.
Then we went to one of the few remaining of our favorite vegetarian places to eat (several of our old favorites have closed their doors), and I was very happy that the one item I like has regained it's former glory.
The last couple of times we ate there, the side of Brussels sprouts that I love was nothing but a pile of charred leaves, reminiscent of corn flakes, instead of a nicely fried, hearty serving of solid sprouts. This time it was a good, heaping pile of the solid heads, and very tasty.
Same with the vegan donair, the last couple of times there was almost nothing in it, and very unsatisfying. This time, it was back to normal, nice and full.
So I'm glad. I thought something permanent had happened to the food quality, and it was't worth eating there anymore.
What was odd, is that both at the Banksy exhibit and the restaurant, we were pretty much the only people there. There were only one or two other people at Banksy, and we were the only people eating. Odd.
Then we went to the book store we frequent, found some DVDs, and a Chris Hadfield mystery novel that I was hoping to find.
Then we came home, I showed my Sweetie some interesting videos about architecture that I had earmarked, and he headed to bed.
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Date: 2025-12-15 01:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-12-15 07:39 am (UTC)It's a good place to eat, and it's convenient for us when we're in the city. We'll keep going there often as long as it keeps up the good work!
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Date: 2025-12-15 08:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-12-15 04:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-12-15 07:44 am (UTC)He does interesting things with his money too, like funding a big boat to save refugees who are trying to make it to Europe, when the coast guard has been told not to respond to their may day calls.
The story behind this was part of the exhibit we saw.
https://banksyexplained.com/m-v-louise-michel-august-2020/