Saturday, September 28, 2024

A Day's Walk...

Greetings and salutations. Brian Joseph Johns here.

Just a quick update and some news on some of my recent exploits.

I took most of Saturday to "walk", literally, for exercise and a chance to get out and see the city, though at first it was to do a bank transfer between my RBC account and my CIBC account in order to ensure a bill gets paid (before a certain date or else). Ironically, the CIBC ATMs wouldn't accept my cash deposit with the cash I'd taken from my RBC account. Maybe a conspiracy to make it seem that I do other things with my cash withdrawals from ATMs? The entire sum of money I withdrew is safe and sound and awaiting Monday when I will deposit the money myself at the bank.

So the first part of my trip took me down to Front Street, which I took my cat with me for the walk. I just wanted to get him familiar with going out like that because in the future I plan on taking him on outtings (with a leash), though like me, he's a little resistant to the idea of being kept on a leash, so I carried him.

The second trip was my attempt to find another CIBC atm, and that took me on one of the longest walks I've been on for my life. I think the TTC are great, but I wanted to get some exercise in order to fight my case of "desk jockey atrophy of the muscles". It turns out that walk was very good for physiology and my muscles. For most of my walk, I ranted into an internet based voice recorder on my phone. A part of my journalling process and also a measure to maintain my sanity.

It was great to see many great places in the city, and there was a festival going on throughout the day in many communities, so it was awesome to get out and see my home city up close once again. Many of the communities were decorated and in many parks, there were musical concerts. So it was an adventure, but as usual, I always forget that I have a phone with a camera and had taken no pictures. Not only that, but I'm very cautious about getting other people on camera. Not out of any belief or ideology, just for the simple fact to preserve their privacy and their enjoyment of such events. Next time though, I will definitely get photos and post them here.

I was convinced I'd done at least 5 kilometers and when I got home, my legs had finally stopped functioning altogether. I slept for a few hours and when I woke up, over a cup of tea, I used Google Earth to calculate the distance I'd walked. I was astonished to find that I'd walk 14.4 kilometers (8.2 miles).

Overall, it was great to get out and to see Toronto, especially my favourite places throughout the city and also to get out to the west end in areas like Roncesvale and Queen Street and Dundas Street West, where there are many great cafes and restaurants, not to mention some awesome art galleries.

I think the whole trip was very therapeutic, and despite the stalking and harassment I'd experienced throughout the whole trip, it was actually very enjoyable. Identity theft attempts were also present but I averted most of them. The harassment cult are about to get their just due.

So, to the rest of you who enjoy Shhhh! Digital Media content and support my work here on Shhhh! Digital Media, thank you and have a great weekend. Look forward to more content next week.

PS: To the lady and the Massage Spa that offered me an authentic traditional massage (presumably Shiatsu as the lady indicated that the masseuse was Japanese), I am so grateful that you offered that to me, and please don't take my refusal as anything other than innocent. I am very grateful for that, myself being a big fan of Southeast Asian Massage Spa culture. Perhaps at some time in the future, I will come myself and seek such a medically proven healthy and invigorating for treat myself.

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