This post ran really really long, and I don't feel like I covered everything I could have discussed.

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The next post in the Minimizing Plane Pain series should be up tomorrow...

Hi!


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“I love you.”

The words are said in a tone that seems completely unfamiliar, and the exact opposite of the girl saying them. She’s loud, confident, outgoing, brave. Yet the phrase that’s uttered is small, shy, scared, and vulnerable, and she’s looking down at her hands, not secure enough to look up at him.

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I am craving a delicious, vegetarian samosa.
Any recommendations? (within walk or bike distance from St Laurent and Duluth, svp!)

Hi Montreal,

Based on your recomendations, I have (almost) decided that it's where I'm going to sign up for driving lessons. I've spoken to them. Seems right, but I was wondering (as I've never ever ever driven before) where I check to make sure that they are IN FACT the type of school that will help my insurance premiums be lower to begin with. They say that thats the case but how do I check that? Any ideas?

Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Above Melange Magique (1928 Ste. Catherine St. West)
Visit the Facebook Event Page

Join us for the Public Yule ritual at Melange Magique on December 6th at 6pm (Sunday night). This ritual will be led by Hobbes of the MPRC and will take place after the Yule Fair in the Vendor area (after everyone has cleaned and cleared the room).

This Winter Solstice, we will be sharing our light as we wait out the longest night of the year. Participants are asked to bring a small candle that can be placed safely on the floor.

After the ritual, there will be a small potluck feast, so feel free to bring a small offering of food that is easy to share with others. Also, bring your feast gear (cup, plate, fork) and any ritual clothing (or your regular clothing is good too).

The Montreal Pagan Resource Centre and Melange Magique are proud to announce that the 2009 edition of the Montreal Yule Fair will be taking place on December 5th and 6th on the floor above the Melange Magique (1928 Ste. Catherine Street).

There will be vendors, workshops, lectures, storytelling, and a public Yule ritual led by the MPRC's president Hobbes (on Sunday, December 6th, 6pm).

Invited guests include:

Dr. Brendan Myers
Arin Murphy-Hiscock
Judika Illes
Robyn Stroll
T. Scarlet Jory
Rob St. Martin
and many more!

So please save the December 5th and 6th dates and we'll see you at the Yule Fair 2009!

Looking for some thrift / pawn shops accessible by metro to buy jewelry

If you know of any please post
thanks!

Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins
YA fiction; fantasy; series
391 pages

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they have just won for themselves and their families a life of safety and plenty. But there are rumors of rebellion among the subjects, and Katniss and Peeta, to their horror, are the faces of that rebellion. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge.

Wow, what an amazing sequel to a truly fantastic series! This was another book that I could not hardly put down! I love the premise of these books and the fact that Katniss is so rebellious makes for some interesting twists and turns in Catching Fire. I wish that I could say more about this book but I am afraid I will reveal too much if I say much more! I will say that I loved the major twist at the end of the book and I cannot wait to see what happens in book three. Unfortunately, I have to wait at least another 10 months before it comes out!
**Again, if anyone wishes to discuss spoilers in the comments, that would be great!**
Books read this year: 45/50.
Pages read this year: 15234/15000 (GOAL!!!!)

I'm looking for a resto where I could have a monthly community brunch for about 20 people (it's a Sunday brunch for the pagan community . This should be a bacon/eggs place, max about 10 minute walk from a metro, and breakfast should be under $10.

Right now, I'm holding the brunch at Chez Dustys (on Parc, near Mount-Royal) on the last Sunday of each month at 10am. It's a decent place, but a bit far from the metro, so some people complain it's too remote. It's a cool place to meet in the summer 'cause we can go to the TamTams afterwards. But I think I need a more convenient place to meet in the Winter.

Suggestions?

Hello Montreal

I am looking for some reasonably priced silver chains

If any one can direct me to a jeweler, or jeweler supplier, or a jewelry store that is accessible by metro - I would greatly appreciate it.

Monday November 16, 18h

Cameryn Moore, Phone Whore

Interstice, 242 Young, on the corner of Ottawa at metro Bonaventure. (do you love googlemaps? here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=242+Young%2C+Montreal%2C+QC)

Slip on those long black gloves and join Cameryn Moore, Phone Whore for an evening of comedy and cocktails (with frequent interruptions). Ms. Cameryn comes p from Boston with a performance that began between calls. Drawing from her work as a phone sex operator and delving into the murk of her own sexual life, she considers how what appears as acting out roles for the gratification of others has in fact stoked her own very real appetite for sexual power. "Phone Whore" is about fantasy and mind control, taboos and fetishes, and the place of "deviant" desires in society today. With martinis before and a talkback session (...more martinis) afterwards.

Cocktails: six et plus (commencement 18h00) Show: commencement 19h00

We regret to inform you that this venue is not accessible.

Co-presented by Queer McGill, QPIRG McGill and the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy

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Presented as part of (re)Doing It: A Week of Sex (re)Education. Full event list under the cut!

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And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
- Marianne Williamson

What if I said I'm not like the others? What if I said I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the Pretender.

Hey everyone,
I have been wanting to really get back into shape so I want to get a gym membership. I live in the Mcgill ghetto and don't have a car so someplace close by would be awesome. I am a bit picky about the prices too since I'm on a tight budget, so the cheaper the better.

The ideal place would not be crowded and not too loud. No university gyms (im not a student, so its not cheaper for me) or La cite either, since they are always crowded and distracting.

Where I lived before, I went to a place called snap fitness..it was my dream gym..small, clean and literally empty at times (maybe since it was a new place). Never had to wait for anything. Had all the needed equipment too. I loved it. They don't have any gyms in montreal.
I am a guy, so obviously not something for women only..lol.
Any suggestions?? Also, do you have to sign a contract?
Thanks:))

I have a WHOLE lotta boxes that need to be gotten rid of. The moving company didn't want to take them back, and I'd really rather not put them out with the recycling if I can avoid it.

Is anyone out there planning a move, and in need of boxes?
Are there any organizations that would make use of these boxes?

I have maybe 50-60 boxes, each 18"x16"x12" ... plus one closet box.