ps I would love to hang with Adam but can we just establish whether or not on this trip it is going to be a candle-lit lady-&-the-tramp spaghetti-sharing wedding anniversary scene, on which several ilxors are impinging, or whether there is an actual social window
― szarkasm (schlump), Thursday, 29 August 2013 01:38 (ten years ago) link
i love mile-end skies on late summer evenings, seriously one of my favourite things in the world
― socki (s1ocki), Thursday, 29 August 2013 05:12 (ten years ago) link
walk along saint-laurent as if taking a dilapidated backroad into heaven
― szarkasm (schlump), Thursday, 29 August 2013 13:26 (ten years ago) link
mile end is so great with the streetlights out. so dramatic. it's a thing they should just do on these summer nights, for ambiance. I had such a nice evening walking to olimpico, the sky this deep violet, ambient social activity audible more than visible.
I'm available to start a band called The Sky This Deep Violet if you want. Must have own gear.
― fields of salmon, Thursday, 29 August 2013 18:56 (ten years ago) link
Oh hai
Well this is kind of a Lady and a Tramp thing, in more ways than one! I don't know if I will have a chance to hang out this time, but seeing as it is like a 4-hour drive, I doubt this will be the only time I find myself in Mtl.
― Chantal Anchorman (admrl), Thursday, 29 August 2013 19:03 (ten years ago) link
Looks like I will not get to ride a Bixi, this time :(
― Chantal Anchorman (admrl), Monday, 2 September 2013 00:17 (ten years ago) link
my good friend is off on his motorcycle trip heading toward the northeastern US. he has threatened to go to montreal. you've been warned!
― space is deep (mh), Monday, 2 September 2013 00:24 (ten years ago) link
Ok!
― Chantal Anchorman (admrl), Monday, 2 September 2013 00:30 (ten years ago) link
these lilac clouds
― szarkasm (schlump), Wednesday, 4 September 2013 23:49 (ten years ago) link
caught on a pole like a kite in a tree near my apartment,
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BTWvmmdIUAANee3.jpg
― szarkasm (schlump), Thursday, 5 September 2013 00:07 (ten years ago) link
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BTWvmmdIUAANee3.jpg
montreal thread: I don't know if this is just a sad & transparent manifestation of the ebbing of summer, the greying skies, &c, but I want to swim in a river while the water is still habitable. can you do that here? have you done it? to take a train & swim near a bridge?
― szarkasm (schlump), Saturday, 7 September 2013 22:01 (ten years ago) link
You have the beach at Cap Saint Jacques, it's a beautiful place. Heard about a beach in Île Bizard but never been there.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 7 September 2013 22:07 (ten years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BUeG86kCcAAPPKu.jpg
this always just reminds me of mulholland drive
― @twitizensforlemonlipbalm (schlump), Friday, 20 September 2013 20:47 (ten years ago) link
Hi Montreal. Your airport can eat two dicks (and Tim Hortons 1.5).
― I'm not a rockist, I just hate Rap-A-Lot (sic), Sunday, 22 September 2013 18:57 (ten years ago) link
heh
― flopson, Sunday, 22 September 2013 19:00 (ten years ago) link
Trudeau still feels like an upgrade to us who've been through Mirabel for all those years.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 22 September 2013 19:29 (ten years ago) link
After 15 years of YYZ it feels cozy and comforting
― flamboyant goon tie included, Sunday, 22 September 2013 20:26 (ten years ago) link
now that's a long drum solo
― mookieproof, Sunday, 22 September 2013 20:33 (ten years ago) link
I had no beef with the infrastructure btw, but with customs being redirected into two queues, one of which was served by five counters, the other by one (1); and me thus missing my connecting flight.
― I'm not a rockist, I just hate Rap-A-Lot (sic), Tuesday, 24 September 2013 13:19 (ten years ago) link
so: im gonna be in montreal from dec 6th - 10th. anything particularly cool going on then?
― Lamp, Thursday, 26 September 2013 18:18 (ten years ago) link
picturesque rather than life threatening ~weather~ iirc& probably, i think montreal winter is pretty well catered for & enjoyable if it is just a momentary window in your otherwise sensibly climated life
― schlump, Thursday, 26 September 2013 20:49 (ten years ago) link
varning (2-day hardcore punk fest) is that weekend lol
― flopson, Thursday, 26 September 2013 21:15 (ten years ago) link
really appreciating this ambient chemtrails awareness campaign
― schlump, Sunday, 13 October 2013 19:17 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, I can think of about a half dozen people who might be responsible.
― fields of salmon, Wednesday, 16 October 2013 16:24 (ten years ago) link
I'm getting worried by the number of condos being built around downtown and griffintown, for all kinds of reasons (urban, economic).
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 16 October 2013 22:01 (ten years ago) link
condo towers, i mean.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 16 October 2013 22:02 (ten years ago) link
i'm stoked for this one though https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/901941_468243749956328_13436519_o.jpg
― flopson, Wednesday, 16 October 2013 23:56 (ten years ago) link
mtl doesn't have enough whatever that type of architecture is called imo
― flopson, Thursday, 17 October 2013 00:01 (ten years ago) link
i remember going to vancouver & being wowed at a lot of individually ugly new apartment buildings looking really great clustered together with the backdrop of hills, i feel like having that kinda thing en masse is to some degree a prereq for it looking effective
― schlump, Thursday, 17 October 2013 00:18 (ten years ago) link
Agreed, outside looking in Vancouver is somewhat nice. However, once you are inside those streets and the only thing around is ugly condo towers with deserted balconies, bleh.
This is not what Montreal is about, at all.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 17 October 2013 00:36 (ten years ago) link
Plus, they have a hard time selling those type of real estate in Toronto, I wonder how it fares in Montreal where you have plenty of cool appartments and houses in great neighborhood for insanely low prices.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 17 October 2013 00:37 (ten years ago) link
i bet they do great because people are like "FINALLY AN APARTMENT AS GAUDY AS THOSE ONES I BOUGHT IN TORONTO, BUT IN MONTREAL"
― I've Seen rRootage (Will M.), Thursday, 17 October 2013 03:49 (ten years ago) link
vhs i thought you were moving to nyc to be with your beloved rangers
― mookieproof, Thursday, 17 October 2013 04:19 (ten years ago) link
chemtrails!!!
― beautifully, unapologetically plastic (mh), Thursday, 17 October 2013 04:20 (ten years ago) link
it isn't working out for now :(
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 17 October 2013 05:46 (ten years ago) link
idk if theres a specific thread for this but are there any good new restos in mtl that are worth going to? esp ones that wld be open on mondays?
― Lamp, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 06:55 (ten years ago) link
mondays is hard but ya there are lots of new places opening up all the time now! bethlehem xxx, impasto, the izakaya in sardine, uh... what else... you in town or planning on being here soon?
― socki (s1ocki), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:17 (ten years ago) link
im there the first weekend in december friday to tuesday. i think thats the 6th-9th. meal plan currently looks like
friday -
d: europea
saturday -
b: lemeacd:
sunday:
b: la croissanteire figaro (maybe?)d: au pied de cochon
monday:
l: d:
― Lamp, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:27 (ten years ago) link
u can do way better than figaro! do brunch at lawrence or maison publique imo
also... have you been to APDC before? if so, i'd skip it in favour of something newer. their menu hasn't changed in 10 years.
― socki (s1ocki), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:45 (ten years ago) link
suggestions:bethlehem (dinner)nora gray (d)vin papillon (joe beef's new wine bar)
― socki (s1ocki), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 14:46 (ten years ago) link
and prob more i'll remember when im more awake
haha there really is nothing open there on a monday huh :/
i've been to apdc a coupla times but my partner hasnt and is really excited. we're also taking out some friends and its like 5 min from their place. bethlehem looks p good though, might try that for saturday
― Lamp, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 15:02 (ten years ago) link
yeah nothing wrong with that
and yeah mondays is hard. let me think what might be open. dinette triple crown is! pretty caj tho. but good food.
― socki (s1ocki), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 15:04 (ten years ago) link
dinette triple crown is the southern place? casual is good though! thanx for the rec's btw, i actually tried to go to lawrence last time i was in mtl on yr recommendation but it was too crowded. might give vieux velo a shot actually, if figaro isnt good.
also where is fun/cool to go dancing iye? we have a couple of things on friday/saturday but could use some good rec's
― Lamp, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 15:12 (ten years ago) link
vieux velo is nice
definitely try and do lawrence for brunch or dinner. it really is tip top. they do everything right.
ummmin response to that last question im old :(
― socki (s1ocki), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 15:24 (ten years ago) link
vieux velo is 100x better than figaro. So is Le Pick-up.
― sofatruck, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 16:31 (ten years ago) link
julieta (next to vieux velo on beaubien) has amazing breakfast. but vv rules, too. ndq, across the street from both of them & one block west, would be a good place to check out for dancing. not a huge dancefloor and sometimes not loud enough but can be very fun
― flopson, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 17:52 (ten years ago) link
You may see me and maybe even other ILX baseball fans for Mets v Jays at Stade Olympique on March 28-29. (No, these games don't count.)
― eclectic husbandry (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 23 October 2013 17:58 (ten years ago) link
ndq, across the street from both of them & one block west, would be a good place to check out for dancing. not a huge dancefloor and sometimes not loud enough but can be very fun
thanx! also what are you up to that weekend? or do u have exams?
― Lamp, Wednesday, 23 October 2013 18:01 (ten years ago) link