Posted

Aug 25th 2008

Mood

Bitter

Music

Carolina Drama-- Raconteurs

So, I am back from Toronto.

DOING MY FUCKING SUMMER HOMEWORK ASDFGHHJHKL
Anyway.

All in all, I had a pretty awesome time being an unabashed tourist and doing unabashedly touristy things, such as...

-Going up the CN Tower.
It's fucking huge, the view is incredible, and I managed to go up the elevator without freaking out too much. The glass floor is the strangest sensation in the world, though.

-Buying vintage Iron Man comics on Queen street.
There's a bitchin' place called the Silver Snail, where I managed to pick up some '94 Iron Man comics, near-mint. They're worth about... 50p each, probably, but they look cool, so I don't give a shit. Maybe I'll hang them on my wall.

-Getting interviewed by MuchMusic (Canadian MTV) about the Jonas Brothers.
This may well have been the highlight-- wandering around the street near their studio are some roving reporters, who stop people and ask them questions. I, along with my Toronto friend, were stopped and asked questions about the Jonas Brothers, the boy band du jour.

Interviewer: Why do you think people like the Jonas Brothers?
Me: In a world of angry and over-sexualized music, some people need to escape in a little bit of socially-acceptable, bubble-gum pop music. It's accessible to the younger groups isolated by party-faring stars.
Interviewer: Um, how about we go to the next question?

Ect.
I'm pretty sure it won't air, but if you see a dark-haired girl with square glasses waxing philosophic on music TV, it's me. Hahaha.

Obligatory lobster picture:

Apparently, he's the world's largest.