Shirin Delsooz

My Life Adventures and Thoughts

No Fruit Explosion

*** March 9, 2011 – There is a happy ending to this story.  Read here!

Feb 26, 2011 – Readers, I got jipped over a $2 muffin. It wasn’t the first time it happened and God forbid, it won’t be the last time. I know it’s minor, but I can’t let businesses think they can get away with selling misleading products just because their cheap and people can’t be bothered to put up a fight. For me, it is not a matter of money, it’s the principal. Here’s my letter to Tim Hortons:

The perfect crime. I can hardly make a case with these crumbs and its packaging.

Hello Tim Hortons,

The other day I  ordered a fruit explosion at Tim Hortons at the Promenades Cathédrale location in Montreal only to find out there was no fruit explosion in the center. It was a lame way to start the day. I didn’t have the time to complain, nor did I have the proof! All I had were crumbs because I have a certain way of eating the muffin where I eat all around it before indulging in the center. That morning, there was nothing to indulge in but crumbs.

That little jelly that’s referred to as the ‘fruit explosion’ is one of those small and very few joys I get during a work morning! So you could imagine my disappontment. I can honestly say that this wasn’t the first time this happened. If you could send me a gift certificate that entitles me to a real fruit explosion, we can call it a truce. I will publish this letter on my blog so that way my friends and fans can see how this gets resolved.

Take care, March 9, 2011- *** ALL WAS RESOLVED!!! Read about it here!


Van

March 9, 2011- *** ALL WAS RESOLVED!!! Read about it here!

Drinking in Public… in Canada!

I’ve ran into a few people from France who casually take a swig of alcohol in public. Yikes! Do I have to really ruin the party and tell them it’s not allowed before someone else does and takes them to jail!?

Today I warned a guy in the subway not to drink his wine in the subway, no matter how fancy.

“Not outside man!”

“But we are in the subway!”

“But it’s public!”

“I’m not actually drinking any of it. This is really good wine! Do you want some?”

He began to explain just how fine the wine is before he left the metro. He even gladly presented the bottle for this blog.

I hope he finished it sans problems. I wish I could freely do whatever I want without a worry, stress, anxiety and constantly having to look around!

So, a word of advice to my European readers: put it in a plastic bag or a flask so you won’t get hassled!

Drinking fancy red wine in the metro!

Soup Party!

Every week my friend hosts a soup party. I must say it’s a great way to deal with the odds and ends in our kitchen!

It has become a weekly tradition and a sort of glue to keep a circle of cool people together.

Think of it as a pot luck but more casual and more spice. You really never know what your going to eat and there is no real preparation required!

Always At Dora’s

On a Saturday in Toronto, I love spending the afternoons at Dora’s! Celtic session, Irish staff, charming decor and drinks all combined can easily take your imagination away to a land of unicorns and leprechauns.

In case some of you regulars don’t already know, the session is no longer on Sundays. So yea, it’s on Saturdays! Even better for us working folks!

Here is a pic of me with the music gang a few months ago.

Winter in Vieux-Port Montreal

Allo,

Here’s a recent picture of me at Old Montreal taken by Shoshana Ruttner. She is a really cool photographer! I highly recommend her! She made me feel at ease, she found a way to make conversation with a weirdo like me.

So what was going through my head at this time of life? Music, money, power, love, food, aesthetics.  I’m recording some songs, and I think I’ll make this the pic that goes with it. It seems like a very-me kinda photo in one of my favourite places on Earth, Old Montreal.