Scott and I went to the Harbourfront Author's Series to see Jasper Fforde on March 21st. First we had listen to a reading from Gail Scott, Canadian author, which was pretty painful.(Let's just say Margaret Atwood has a better presence.) and she looked positively stoney through all of Mr. Fflorde's talk. Not surprising as he doesn't really take anything too seriously and she takes everything waaaaay to seriously. It was nice to hear that someone else is as addicted to Wikipedia as I am. We lined up for the post show signing and about 5 people line up for Ms. Scott so she had a few more scowls and then went to sit with her friends. The rest of us lined the room, some with the entire canon of his books to be signed. We had only two. the most recent one and the one I happened to be reading. Hubby said it was too bad that JF couldn't go for Brunch and JF actually remembered the email from Hubby. I said that I had enjoyed the eggs Benedict on his behalf, "And how did I enjoy them?", "Very much" - not very good grammar but I was on the spot. Then he signed my book to his "My proxy eggs benedict eater" Tee hee!New Ideas Festival with Florence on 24th 4 amazing plays in one evening and they were all really good. I've left it too long now and I don't remember - which is why I need this place. I'll add them in if I remember later.
Managed to squeeze in a visit to the Spring One of a Kind show with Karen on March 31 - good show. So many bags so little time but I resisted. And only bough a present for my visit . . .
To Ottawa to see Becca John & HANDSOME HARRY April 1st
In the cab to the train there was an awesome April fool's joke on CBC's The Current - Mary Walsh hosting. Elizabeth May, Evan Solomon, and Gordon Pinsent were all in on it. Gordon was representing a new political party, by the elderly and for the elderly who feel they are not being represented by current politics. They really had me going for a while.
