Sunday, Jun. 29, 2003

I think in my next life I want to reincarnate as a Québecois(e)

Lalala . . . I had a wonderful time in Québec. Montréal is now my favourite city and I wish I lived there. Québec City reminds me of a fabricated European village that one would find in Disney World, or Busch Gardens, or what not, that is just so beautiful and quaint and romantic and enchanting that you think a place like that could never actually exist outside of some fanciful dreamworld designed for tourists. But it does actually exist, and that place is Québec City. It is the only remaining walled city in North America, perched atop a cliff on the St. Lawrence River, it has winding cobblestone streets lined with 17th century buildings, all of which have flowerboxes in every window overflowing with color; shops, cafés, restaurants, patisseries, boulangeries; a promenade overlooking the river and «Basse-Ville;» and, oh yeah, a château on top of the cliff. Well . . . its a hotel. but it looks like a château.

I realized its not really a good place to practice your french . . . because it is so very bilingual. At least in the cities.

Despite the fact that it was exhausting, I had a very good time on this trip and hope that some day I'll return. And I would definitely reccomend to anyone that Québec is worth visiting.

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On a different note, I was very pleased when I returned to hear this term's Supreme Court rulings. But what is with all these senators now livid at the decision to ban anti-sodomy laws. What the hell, they are the ones also preaching about personal freedom and not wanting the government to rule their lives . . . yet they want the government to prevent two adults from partaking in a consensual sexual act, just because of their gender? Well if that is so, then why can't we just go in andt take all of the guns in your house away, since machines designed for the categorical intent to kill other beings could "destroy families" more than legalizing sodomy ever could. Sorry, just needed to say that.