Brilliance in action

I used the Metro today, ultimately successfully. Despite some anxiety due to a couple of horror stories about friends being yelled at in French while attempting to catch a subway train (and call me a dumb American but it's far worse to be yelled at in French than in English), I told myself, c'mon, it's public transportation. Masses of stupid people use it every day. I should be fine. And, anticlimactically, I was fine, though the attendant watched me attempt to put the ticket in the wrong turnstile for about three full minutes before he told me (without yelling) to "utilisez" the correct turnstile.

The entire reason I was using the Metro, however, was to go on a tour of the Atwater Library with the other McGillicuddians. The Atwater Library is historically significant for some reason or another, but I don't know the reason(s) because the tour is actually tomorrow at 2:30, not today at 2:30, something I realized after paying a dollar to check my email at said library.

It was not a completely wasted trip, as I did follow this up with a dollar store visit and my first experience with the confusingly named Canadian Tire, which does not just sell tires or even just car-related things but in fact all sorts of home/life stuff. Also, I know it's a maple leaf but their logo kinda looks like a pot leaf if you look at it quickly. Just sayin'.