Shirin Delsooz

My Life Adventures and Thoughts

Guess who I met?

On my way to Dora’s on the Danforth, my friend Stef points Jack Layton out for me. I hurried across the street and cheered, “JACK!”

He was in an in depth discussion with someone, and it totally didn’t occur to me that public figures were people who do people things. So I stepped back and patiently waited until he was done. I kinda felt a bit invasive, but how often do you get to meet Jack Layton?

Then it occured to me that the Danforth is his riding, so a Layton sighting shouldn’t have been all that shocking. And I did meet him once a few years ago when I volunteered for the NDP.

But he’s such a cool guy, and I felt like saying hi.

Afterwards he came up to me all smiles and struck up a conversation. I proposed a really cool digital marketing idea for the NDP that I’ve had in mind for quite a while (that I won’t disclose yet), and Jack gave me his business card. I must also add here that his card is in brail. Now I’m tempted to get one of those for myself.

Havoc on the Sheppard Line.

Sheppard Line Out of Service – Tuesday September 28, 2010

The only day I brought my camera with me to document my typical commute, the Sheppard line goes out of service.

I decided to film the havoc.

I never felt so trapped. It was rush hour, my house was an hour away, the streets are too clogged to hail a cab, and the shuttle bus wouldn’t come. I waited for 45 minutes before I decided to walk.



A Party

Me at a party in North York, Ontario.

– I went to a party.

– A week later I go to Montreal

– First day, I’m hit with life changing good news like a ton of bricks.

– Second night I go to a fancy restaurant to use the washroom. They asked me to play the instrument I had. So I did. Then I get my friend to come and play his fiddle with me. I get free wine and food so good that it leaves a pleasant feeling in my stomach for days.

– Late at night, I Bixi’d my way to downtown. It was the first time I used this awesome public bike system. C’est tres awesome.

A side project: funnyloveletters.com

Hello,

Of course I’ve been busy with work, music and other personal commitments, but I found a small window of time to start a quirky little side project I named, funny love letters, found here at http://www.funnyloveletters.com.

This website basically showcases real life examples of love letters. There’s nothing more to it than that.

Some may find it wildly entertaining, some may find it painful, and some may dismiss it as a waste of time, but either way, I think it is important to archive words from around the world that express the pinnacle of human emotions.

So, I invite you all to check it out if its your cup of tea.