And with one final flick of a switch, it became home. Yes, I had a cable modem installed at my new digs here in Toronto today, and with that final piece, the puzzle is complete. Except for a few minor housewares left to buy, I am completely settled in my new apartment. And with everything in here, it actually looks BIGGER than before. Given that it's a downtown bachelor, there wasn't a heck of a lot of space to begin with - but now that I am comfortable in how I've organized my surroundings, it's actually pretty gnarly.
It's hard to believe, but this is my sixth distinct home in Toronto. Six different places to stumble home to and rest my weary head. It began with a fairly generous-sized single residence room at Ryerson Polytechnic University, and the current episode of this epic journey takes me to a decent little pad in the city's fashion district. There were many other venues in between, namely the Cabbagetown party-central (which many of my friends no doubt remember quite fondly) and the summer in Little Italy. There are both fond and forgetful memories abound - but it's really interesting to note how your home not only defines a certain period of your life, it helps define who you are at very specific points.
During my first year, I was a wide-eyed, impressionable kid from the Rez who was excited to kick off his urban life. Although I had international living experience by then, I had never carried out my day-to-day routine in an urban centre of such sheer magnitude. As the years progressed, I adapted many city characteristics, became more comfortable with my surroundings, and continued to explore the vast industrial and commercial landscape that we call the Canadian city.
This continued until I graduated. Each new apartment defined a new era. And today, I am officially an adult, begining my own adult life of living on my own. It's terribly exciting - it feels almost like that drive down to the city with my Mom and Dad the day I moved into Pitman Hall at Ryerson. There are no nerves, only hopes and expectations for this new and promising part of my life.
Did I mention I live in probably the coolest part of town too? That makes it even more killer. So now I'm officially online - I have another outlet for communication. This will also be one of my only modes of entertainment, so now I can finally make good on the promise to update this blog more frequently. Stay tuned...it will be an exciting fall, and an even more exciting year to come at yet another Toronto apartment.
Posted by waub at September 7, 2004 10:27 PM