onefixedstar | Holiday countdown

Friday night, I wandered through the Royal Ontario Museum's Art Deco show with some friends from school. It should have been a very impressive collection, but most of it failed to impress me. I don't think that's the fault of the museum so much as the fault of the era--Art Deco just leaves me cold. The only pieces I liked were a few Asian-inspired works and an amazingly detailed tapestry depicting a potter at work. Oh, and the dresses; I did like the dresses. The thing that did impress me about the whole experience is the effort the ROM puts into promoting the museum as the place to be on a Friday night. Free admission, free food, live performances (Greek dancing in this case). What more could you ask for? They're promising holiday music in a couple of weeks; I think I might return for that.

Speaking of holidays, today is shaping up to be a very holiday-oriented day. Actually, a holiday-oriented weekend, since MacGuy and I went to see the Christmas-themed Love Actually last night and followed it with some PC Candy Cane Chocolate Crackle ice cream, which finally appeared in the local grocery store yesterday. Today is the 99th annual Toronto Santa Claus parade, and then I think we're going shopping for Christmas decorations for the apartment. Minimalist, of course. Oh, and somewhere in there I'll also be working on the thesis. Naturally.