We don't really have it all that bad here. We have a pretty nice place right downtown. If we moved to the suburbs our rent would be cheaper but the commute would be really tough without a car. Right now I think we're saving quite a bit of money on not having to buy/maintain a car. I'm just not earning as much as I was in Bermuda and the taxes cutting a bunch out of my pay cheque too. Once my wife is bringing home a source of income we'll be doing pretty well. It's just taking some time getting that sorted out.
I have a friend from England who had to wait eight or nine months for his work visa to come through before he was able to start working here. Apparently, Canadians are pretty protective about keeping jobs for Canadians, which is understandable.
I would go pretty crazy not owning a car. After a few days of not driving I get pretty antsy.
I did spend a lot of time customizing my tumbler with codes and what not to get sections looking good. But I like it because its very intuitive to upload pictures and such.
I would go pretty crazy not owning a car. After a few days of not driving I get pretty antsy.
Where I live is the opposite, owning a car sucks, parking is TOO expensive, traffic jams all the time, all the semaphores are out of sync ALL of them, and its SO stressing.. driving downtown used to wreck my nervs. But taxi are so cheap, and being downtown everything is relatively near so... I gave up cars like 5 years ago and I havent missed it for a single day (except all those days that rain).
Yes, with a quick verbal "boom." You take a man's peko, you deny him his dab, all that is left is to rise up and tear down the walls of Jericho with a ".....not!" -TexiKen
I did spend a lot of time customizing my tumbler with codes and what not to get sections looking good. But I like it because its very intuitive to upload pictures and such.
Just a heads up... Your link in your sig doesn't lead to your tumblr. I found you via copy paste though
I would go pretty crazy not owning a car. After a few days of not driving I get pretty antsy.
Where I live is the opposite, owning a car sucks, parking is TOO expensive, traffic jams all the time, all the semaphores are out of sync ALL of them, and its SO stressing.. driving downtown used to wreck my nervs. But taxi are so cheap, and being downtown everything is relatively near so... I gave up cars like 5 years ago and I havent missed it for a single day (except all those days that rain).
Yeah, I live in the burbs. I don't enjoy driving in the city.
We don't really have it all that bad here. We have a pretty nice place right downtown. If we moved to the suburbs our rent would be cheaper but the commute would be really tough without a car. Right now I think we're saving quite a bit of money on not having to buy/maintain a car. I'm just not earning as much as I was in Bermuda and the taxes cutting a bunch out of my pay cheque too. Once my wife is bringing home a source of income we'll be doing pretty well. It's just taking some time getting that sorted out.
I have a friend from England who had to wait eight or nine months for his work visa to come through before he was able to start working here. Apparently, Canadians are pretty protective about keeping jobs for Canadians, which is understandable.
I would go pretty crazy not owning a car. After a few days of not driving I get pretty antsy.
I don't think you understand NibCrom; If you live in or around the city of Toronto, owning a car is more of a hassle then its worth. There are so many cheaper alternatives to get anywhere and everywhere in that province that most people don't own one. It's considered more or less an "extra" then a requirement.
Now living in Texas, for example, without a car would more or less kill you: it is so expansive and spaced out down here that it is absolutely vital for survival. No wheels means you can't live in a sense.
In Toronto most people don't even have their driver's license :P
EDIT: Also living in Downtown Toronto can be crazy expensive, i'm not really sure what Grifter is talking about. Maybe he worked out a good deal or had connections, but usually it costs well over a grand a month at least to get what would equate to a rathole apartment in the metropolitian area.
Ahhh, today marks the day that I no longer can get into museums for free.
On the plus-side I won't ever have to lie about my age again when some stupid gameplay video asks me about it!.. also, gifts.
But yeah... no more free museums...
edit: maybe I was a bit cryptic, I AM NOW 18 YEARS OF AGE! WOOOO
me too, lets eat prunes and talk about how lost the new generation is
Yes, with a quick verbal "boom." You take a man's peko, you deny him his dab, all that is left is to rise up and tear down the walls of Jericho with a ".....not!" -TexiKen
Thats why I lurked, when I joined the PA forums, I DID have some webcomic type of thing going on, but as far as I remember I never posted it... because.. flames. (and even back then I knew it was crap )
Yes, with a quick verbal "boom." You take a man's peko, you deny him his dab, all that is left is to rise up and tear down the walls of Jericho with a ".....not!" -TexiKen
We don't really have it all that bad here. We have a pretty nice place right downtown. If we moved to the suburbs our rent would be cheaper but the commute would be really tough without a car. Right now I think we're saving quite a bit of money on not having to buy/maintain a car. I'm just not earning as much as I was in Bermuda and the taxes cutting a bunch out of my pay cheque too. Once my wife is bringing home a source of income we'll be doing pretty well. It's just taking some time getting that sorted out.
I have a friend from England who had to wait eight or nine months for his work visa to come through before he was able to start working here. Apparently, Canadians are pretty protective about keeping jobs for Canadians, which is understandable.
I would go pretty crazy not owning a car. After a few days of not driving I get pretty antsy.
I don't think you understand NibCrom; If you live in or around the city of Toronto, owning a car is more of a hassle then its worth. There are so many cheaper alternatives to get anywhere and everywhere in that province that most people don't own one. It's considered more or less an "extra" then a requirement.
Now living in Texas, for example, without a car would more or less kill you: it is so expansive and spaced out down here that it is absolutely vital for survival. No wheels means you can't live in a sense.
In Toronto most people don't even have their driver's license :P
EDIT: Also living in Downtown Toronto can be crazy expensive, i'm not really sure what Grifter is talking about. Maybe he worked out a good deal or had connections, but usually it costs well over a grand a month at least to get what would equate to a rathole apartment in the metropolitian area.
Yeah, I pay over a grand for my place downtown. I would hardly consider this place a rat hole, though. I live steps away from Osgoode station in a one bedroom. The kitchen has granite counter tops and there's a concierge in my lobby. I've lived in a shitty apartment around the corner from Hooker Harvey's at Jarvis and Gerrard when I was a student here. Quite happy to not be worried about crack addicts on my walk home now. These days I just have to worry about drunk douche bags when I go out at night.
was the disagree button disabled so fast?... or why cant I disagree ?
Yes, with a quick verbal "boom." You take a man's peko, you deny him his dab, all that is left is to rise up and tear down the walls of Jericho with a ".....not!" -TexiKen
Urgh the boards. Not a huge fan of this particular iteration but I'm hoping they tighten some stuff up.
Do you guys remember when I was whining about that pedant with the screws in my comic...? That dude has never gone away; this week he's complaining about horse gaits, a topic he's plainly unfamiliar with but he can't possibly just let an update slide by without complaining. Why do those people stick around blogs/comics/whatever? Like, if you're for real bothered by X, Y and Z inaccuracy/inadequacy, real or imagined, week in and week out, why don't you just leave and spare yourself the pain and effort of trying to edify the poor benighted pleebs...? Go away and write a scathing review for your 54 Twitter followers but don't just stay forever.
We don't really have it all that bad here. We have a pretty nice place right downtown. If we moved to the suburbs our rent would be cheaper but the commute would be really tough without a car. Right now I think we're saving quite a bit of money on not having to buy/maintain a car. I'm just not earning as much as I was in Bermuda and the taxes cutting a bunch out of my pay cheque too. Once my wife is bringing home a source of income we'll be doing pretty well. It's just taking some time getting that sorted out.
I have a friend from England who had to wait eight or nine months for his work visa to come through before he was able to start working here. Apparently, Canadians are pretty protective about keeping jobs for Canadians, which is understandable.
I would go pretty crazy not owning a car. After a few days of not driving I get pretty antsy.
I don't think you understand NibCrom; If you live in or around the city of Toronto, owning a car is more of a hassle then its worth. There are so many cheaper alternatives to get anywhere and everywhere in that province that most people don't own one. It's considered more or less an "extra" then a requirement.
Now living in Texas, for example, without a car would more or less kill you: it is so expansive and spaced out down here that it is absolutely vital for survival. No wheels means you can't live in a sense.
In Toronto most people don't even have their driver's license :P
EDIT: Also living in Downtown Toronto can be crazy expensive, i'm not really sure what Grifter is talking about. Maybe he worked out a good deal or had connections, but usually it costs well over a grand a month at least to get what would equate to a rathole apartment in the metropolitian area.
Yeah, I pay over a grand for my place downtown. I would hardly consider this place a rat hole, though. I live steps away from Osgoode station in a one bedroom. The kitchen has granite counter tops and there's a concierge in my lobby. I've lived in a shitty apartment around the corner from Hooker Harvey's at Jarvis and Gerrard when I was a student here. Quite happy to not be worried about crack addicts on my walk home now. These days I just have to worry about drunk douche bags when I go out at night.
The last place I rented from was by Royal York station. I really lucked into something good there, because I got a place that was felt like a mansion compared to the basement deathtrap I was renting the year before, and it was cheaper too! ($600 a month)
There are some great areas downtown, but the closer to the heart of the city, the more you will have to pay. A respectable place that close to downtown could easily cost around 2-3K.
We don't really have it all that bad here. We have a pretty nice place right downtown. If we moved to the suburbs our rent would be cheaper but the commute would be really tough without a car. Right now I think we're saving quite a bit of money on not having to buy/maintain a car. I'm just not earning as much as I was in Bermuda and the taxes cutting a bunch out of my pay cheque too. Once my wife is bringing home a source of income we'll be doing pretty well. It's just taking some time getting that sorted out.
I have a friend from England who had to wait eight or nine months for his work visa to come through before he was able to start working here. Apparently, Canadians are pretty protective about keeping jobs for Canadians, which is understandable.
I would go pretty crazy not owning a car. After a few days of not driving I get pretty antsy.
I don't think you understand NibCrom; If you live in or around the city of Toronto, owning a car is more of a hassle then its worth. There are so many cheaper alternatives to get anywhere and everywhere in that province that most people don't own one. It's considered more or less an "extra" then a requirement.
Now living in Texas, for example, without a car would more or less kill you: it is so expansive and spaced out down here that it is absolutely vital for survival. No wheels means you can't live in a sense.
In Toronto most people don't even have their driver's license :P
EDIT: Also living in Downtown Toronto can be crazy expensive, i'm not really sure what Grifter is talking about. Maybe he worked out a good deal or had connections, but usually it costs well over a grand a month at least to get what would equate to a rathole apartment in the metropolitian area.
Yeah, I pay over a grand for my place downtown. I would hardly consider this place a rat hole, though. I live steps away from Osgoode station in a one bedroom. The kitchen has granite counter tops and there's a concierge in my lobby. I've lived in a shitty apartment around the corner from Hooker Harvey's at Jarvis and Gerrard when I was a student here. Quite happy to not be worried about crack addicts on my walk home now. These days I just have to worry about drunk douche bags when I go out at night.
The last place I rented from was by Royal York station. I really lucked into something good there, because I got a place that was felt like a mansion compared to the basement deathtrap I was renting the year before, and it was cheaper too! ($600 a month)
There are some great areas downtown, but the closer to the heart of the city, the more you will have to pay. A respectable place that close to downtown could easily cost around 2-3K.
Yeah, the rents tend to go up as you approach downtown. There are definitely some good deals here, though. I pay $1500 a month for my place, which isn't very cheap. However, I looked at places for the same price or more and they weren't as nice or as spacious as the place that I'm in right now. I don't think I could live out towards the end of the Bloor line right now. That's just too far away from everything for me. I'm debating on whether we should move out to the Ossington and Queen area since that seems to be a cool neighbourhood. I'll have to have a look around closer to the end of my lease.
Urgh the boards. Not a huge fan of this particular iteration but I'm hoping they tighten some stuff up.
Do you guys remember when I was whining about that pedant with the screws in my comic...? That dude has never gone away; this week he's complaining about horse gaits, a topic he's plainly unfamiliar with but he can't possibly just let an update slide by without complaining. Why do those people stick around blogs/comics/whatever? Like, if you're for real bothered by X, Y and Z inaccuracy/inadequacy, real or imagined, week in and week out, why don't you just leave and spare yourself the pain and effort of trying to edify the poor benighted pleebs...? Go away and write a scathing review for your 54 Twitter followers but don't just stay forever.
Naw, the dude is obviously the type who posts only to make himself look smart by pointing out stuff that falls under artistic license, or by going "oh, this looks flawed but on closer inspection it isn't, aren't I clever for not falling into that trap?" and so on.
We don't really have it all that bad here. We have a pretty nice place right downtown. If we moved to the suburbs our rent would be cheaper but the commute would be really tough without a car. Right now I think we're saving quite a bit of money on not having to buy/maintain a car. I'm just not earning as much as I was in Bermuda and the taxes cutting a bunch out of my pay cheque too. Once my wife is bringing home a source of income we'll be doing pretty well. It's just taking some time getting that sorted out.
I have a friend from England who had to wait eight or nine months for his work visa to come through before he was able to start working here. Apparently, Canadians are pretty protective about keeping jobs for Canadians, which is understandable.
I would go pretty crazy not owning a car. After a few days of not driving I get pretty antsy.
I don't think you understand NibCrom; If you live in or around the city of Toronto, owning a car is more of a hassle then its worth. There are so many cheaper alternatives to get anywhere and everywhere in that province that most people don't own one. It's considered more or less an "extra" then a requirement.
Now living in Texas, for example, without a car would more or less kill you: it is so expansive and spaced out down here that it is absolutely vital for survival. No wheels means you can't live in a sense.
In Toronto most people don't even have their driver's license :P
EDIT: Also living in Downtown Toronto can be crazy expensive, i'm not really sure what Grifter is talking about. Maybe he worked out a good deal or had connections, but usually it costs well over a grand a month at least to get what would equate to a rathole apartment in the metropolitian area.
Yeah, I pay over a grand for my place downtown. I would hardly consider this place a rat hole, though. I live steps away from Osgoode station in a one bedroom. The kitchen has granite counter tops and there's a concierge in my lobby. I've lived in a shitty apartment around the corner from Hooker Harvey's at Jarvis and Gerrard when I was a student here. Quite happy to not be worried about crack addicts on my walk home now. These days I just have to worry about drunk douche bags when I go out at night.
The last place I rented from was by Royal York station. I really lucked into something good there, because I got a place that was felt like a mansion compared to the basement deathtrap I was renting the year before, and it was cheaper too! ($600 a month)
There are some great areas downtown, but the closer to the heart of the city, the more you will have to pay. A respectable place that close to downtown could easily cost around 2-3K.
Yeah, the rents tend to go up as you approach downtown. There are definitely some good deals here, though. I pay $1500 a month for my place, which isn't very cheap. However, I looked at places for the same price or more and they weren't as nice or as spacious as the place that I'm in right now. I don't think I could live out towards the end of the Bloor line right now. That's just too far away from everything for me. I'm debating on whether we should move out to the Ossington and Queen area since that seems to be a cool neighbourhood. I'll have to have a look around closer to the end of my lease.
Queen street is the unofficial fashion district of Toronto, with high-end boutiques lining the pavements like they were going out of style. As such the shopping products are very expensive (as well as most apartments available around that area). My old school is actually located near the corner of Queen and Ossington!
I do remember that area being a little bit shady though, so watch out. There's a mental hospital near that area I think, so anytime I or other students would eat nearby the school on our lunch break we'd usually come across some characters who didn't seem like they were all there in one piece mentally.
Final thing I should say is stay the hell away from any place around the Scarborough or Dundas West subway area. I lived in a shitty basement apartment in the Dundas West area during my first year and almost got knifed on one of my grocery runs there!
Naw, the dude is obviously the type who posts only to make himself look smart by pointing out stuff that falls under artistic license, or by going "oh, this looks flawed but on closer inspection it isn't, aren't I clever for not falling into that trap?" and so on.
what dude are you talking about?
Yes, with a quick verbal "boom." You take a man's peko, you deny him his dab, all that is left is to rise up and tear down the walls of Jericho with a ".....not!" -TexiKen
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I would go pretty crazy not owning a car. After a few days of not driving I get pretty antsy.
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Where I live is the opposite, owning a car sucks, parking is TOO expensive, traffic jams all the time, all the semaphores are out of sync ALL of them, and its SO stressing.. driving downtown used to wreck my nervs. But taxi are so cheap, and being downtown everything is relatively near so... I gave up cars like 5 years ago and I havent missed it for a single day (except all those days that rain).
Just a heads up... Your link in your sig doesn't lead to your tumblr. I found you via copy paste though
Yeah, I live in the burbs. I don't enjoy driving in the city.
I don't think you understand NibCrom; If you live in or around the city of Toronto, owning a car is more of a hassle then its worth. There are so many cheaper alternatives to get anywhere and everywhere in that province that most people don't own one. It's considered more or less an "extra" then a requirement.
Now living in Texas, for example, without a car would more or less kill you: it is so expansive and spaced out down here that it is absolutely vital for survival. No wheels means you can't live in a sense.
In Toronto most people don't even have their driver's license :P
EDIT: Also living in Downtown Toronto can be crazy expensive, i'm not really sure what Grifter is talking about. Maybe he worked out a good deal or had connections, but usually it costs well over a grand a month at least to get what would equate to a rathole apartment in the metropolitian area.
On the plus-side I won't ever have to lie about my age again when some stupid gameplay video asks me about it!.. also, gifts.
But yeah... no more free museums...
edit: maybe I was a bit cryptic, I AM NOW 18 YEARS OF AGE! WOOOO
edit: okay more have appeared but still missing some.
Edit: Joke failure, since I can't disagree with my own posts.
This is unforgivable.
Fuck absolutely everything
I'm creeping up on 9
Oh... and would you look at that, there's disagree agree buttons?
The first thing I remember posting in the Artist's Corner was a webcomic type of thing. People shit all over it and told me to go draw from life.
Yeah, I pay over a grand for my place downtown. I would hardly consider this place a rat hole, though. I live steps away from Osgoode station in a one bedroom. The kitchen has granite counter tops and there's a concierge in my lobby. I've lived in a shitty apartment around the corner from Hooker Harvey's at Jarvis and Gerrard when I was a student here. Quite happy to not be worried about crack addicts on my walk home now. These days I just have to worry about drunk douche bags when I go out at night.
In other news: The nice fella hosting my portfolio website seems to have brought down his domain? Either way, seems I'm out of a website! Shit!
Do you guys remember when I was whining about that pedant with the screws in my comic...? That dude has never gone away; this week he's complaining about horse gaits, a topic he's plainly unfamiliar with but he can't possibly just let an update slide by without complaining. Why do those people stick around blogs/comics/whatever? Like, if you're for real bothered by X, Y and Z inaccuracy/inadequacy, real or imagined, week in and week out, why don't you just leave and spare yourself the pain and effort of trying to edify the poor benighted pleebs...? Go away and write a scathing review for your 54 Twitter followers but don't just stay forever.
The last place I rented from was by Royal York station. I really lucked into something good there, because I got a place that was felt like a mansion compared to the basement deathtrap I was renting the year before, and it was cheaper too! ($600 a month)
There are some great areas downtown, but the closer to the heart of the city, the more you will have to pay. A respectable place that close to downtown could easily cost around 2-3K.
Yeah, the rents tend to go up as you approach downtown. There are definitely some good deals here, though. I pay $1500 a month for my place, which isn't very cheap. However, I looked at places for the same price or more and they weren't as nice or as spacious as the place that I'm in right now. I don't think I could live out towards the end of the Bloor line right now. That's just too far away from everything for me. I'm debating on whether we should move out to the Ossington and Queen area since that seems to be a cool neighbourhood. I'll have to have a look around closer to the end of my lease.
Yeah it's basically the weirdest.
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I think @squidbunny should try to get in on that action if possible. The grand prize just sounds like it would be incredible.
Naw, the dude is obviously the type who posts only to make himself look smart by pointing out stuff that falls under artistic license, or by going "oh, this looks flawed but on closer inspection it isn't, aren't I clever for not falling into that trap?" and so on.
Queen street is the unofficial fashion district of Toronto, with high-end boutiques lining the pavements like they were going out of style. As such the shopping products are very expensive (as well as most apartments available around that area). My old school is actually located near the corner of Queen and Ossington!
https://maps.google.com/maps?aq=f&q=max+the+mutt+animation+school&ie=UTF-8&hl=en
I do remember that area being a little bit shady though, so watch out. There's a mental hospital near that area I think, so anytime I or other students would eat nearby the school on our lunch break we'd usually come across some characters who didn't seem like they were all there in one piece mentally.
Final thing I should say is stay the hell away from any place around the Scarborough or Dundas West subway area. I lived in a shitty basement apartment in the Dundas West area during my first year and almost got knifed on one of my grocery runs there!
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what dude are you talking about?