They Did That?

    ENTRY 441

THEY DID THAT? 

I went into the gym on Tuesday for my usual evening session, and there was some stranger in there setting up a projector and he said "Gym is closed for a special event."
Nice. I would really have appreciated it if someone would have let me know. I traveled all the way from the Stockyards to Cabbagetown for absolutely nothing.
For those who don't know Toronto, that is half-way across the city. About 45 minutes each way.
Needless to say I was a little slightly pissed off.

Of course, the next time I was in on Wednesday morning I mentioned it and was told, "There was a sign on the door."
Really?
Well, if I wasn't there on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday as I usually am not, I am not going to see the fucking sign.

I found out that the Cabbagetown BIA rented it for some kind of awards program.
That in itself is a peeve of mine anyway. As I have said before, you are either a boxing gym, or not. Make up your mind.
I can understand they want to make a bit of extra money, but they shouldn't inconvenience their boxers. 
For example, there are three daily sessions, at 9 AM, 1 PM and 6 PM. Each session is about two hours long. Also, there are no sessions on Saturday or Sunday afternoons.
You see where I am going with this, right?
Also, there is a huge meeting room on the main floor under the boxing gym. 
You see where I am going with this, right?

Since I was there anyway, I went to the Cabbagetown Tim Horton's. 537 Parliament Street.
I generally go for a tea of coffee after boxing to wait for the 65 Parliament bus which is generally late (shocker).
It was very windy that day. Important to know for later.
I ordered a medium decaf coffee with double-double. Very simple order, right?
Not for them. That location has a history of crewing up orders, even simple ones.
She brought me a cup with some kind of a tea bag in it. Obviously not a decaf coffee, but it was a double-double. At least she got that right.
The problem was: Cream in tea? 
Gross.
I didn't feel like waiting for her to get it right, because in there it generally takes a few tries.

A few minutes later as I was attempting to enjoy my unknown tea with double cream, we lost power on the street.
The same dingy who screwed up my order came into the dining room and told everyone to leave because, "We have no lights".
No kidding? You noticed that, did you?
What I didn't understand is why we had to leave. I mean, I can understand not taking an new orders, but I was already there! I didn't need light to 'enjoy' my 'tea'. 
I asked her why we had to leave and she said, "I don't want to have to open the door every time someone wants to leave".
Awwww. Poor baby.
She can't get a simple order correct. Heaven forbid she might have to get up off her butt and open the door for a customer.
So, I finished my swamp mixture outside at the bus stop. Fortunately, it wasn't raining, but it was almost a 20-minute wait for a bus on top of the time I was in the restaurant. 
Every 10 minutes my ass.

Anyway, I had to add an additional 30 minutes on to all of my other training sessions to make up for Tuesday. Time that I really didn't have.


REDDIT?...FORGETTIT!

I'm on a roll. Let me keep going.

How many of you have used Reddit? I don't mean just read articles from it. I mean actually have an account and "use" it?
I find it really confusing.
There are categories called Subreddits and each one has its own set of rules.
Why?
Just have one set of rules for everything.
Then, when you participate in something, you get Karma Points.
The thing is, you don't get to keep them. They apparently expire after a day or so. Therefore, in order to get and keep Points, you need to be participating in Reddit discussions 24/7/365.
Who has time for that?
I barely have time to piss.

Forgettit.


TRAINING SCHEDULE

Currently training 6 days a week, until November 26:

MONDAY: Swimming, 25 min @ University of Toronto Athletics 
TUESDAY: Technical Training and Sparring 90 min @ Cabbagetown Boxing Club
WEDNESDAY: Core and Weight Training, 60 min @ Cabbagetown Boxing Club 
THURSDAY: Technical Training and Core Training 90 min @ Cabbagetown Boxing Club
FRIDAY: Sparring, 6 - 10 rounds @ Cabbagetown Boxing Club
SATURDAY: Running/sprints, 30 min @ University of Toronto Athletics
SUNDAY: Rest day

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--Paul 'The Brick' Brec