Toronto, Day 133

It has been a balmy week and the leaves are just starting to turn. I made it out to the Evergreen Brickworks to take photos, and found it very beautiful indeed. I’m in the quiet space between UCLA classes–Novel Writing One starts in another week–and so today I might do a little more wandering and photo-snapping.

The courtyard in our building is nearing completion. The water feature is running and has gorgeous blue lights, and they’ve brought in some lounge furniture. The TV screen above the fireplace is still getting work. All of this was meant to be done in the spring so the building folks could project silent films in the yard while all we inhabitants socialized. There might be a bit of that, still, before winter comes. If nothing else, it’ll be nice not to have the noise of a construction crew under my window all day while I’m working.

Lights in the water feature

Telewitterings: Hurrah, New Jossness!

imageAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was charming. I don’t love any of the new-to-me characters yet. I’d have much preferred J. August Richards for the Riker character. (By whom I mean Agent Ward, a.k.a. “The Poop.)

The story was just so-so, I thought, but the geeks show some promise and I did really like the pilot, Melinda May. And of course it was delightful to see Phil Coulson being a) not dead and b) perky about it.