sox v. blue jays at rogers centre, toronto

i haven't been to a red sox game since high school, so i thought i should see when they were going to be in toronto, which is closer than boston and a pretty cool town. and it's not that hard to get tickets. handily, my roommate lives there also, which means i got a place to sleep and someone to split the gas with. win win. sadly, the sox didn't win. but that would not dampen my spirits.

look, there's jason varitek, tapping on his medial malleolus compulsively. i love him.

a little bit of surreptitious phototaking (is that legal?). this is the guy i sat next to. he was kind of obnoxious. he liked to tease me, because i was a red sox fan. i don't think that's a good enough reason. he was ok, though, really. once again, nothing could get me down....

what? jay govoni? seriously, i turned around when he sat down and had to do a double take. how far away is toronto from ohio?

i'm contemplating my love for a team that would lose so horribly to a canadian team on the first chance i had to see them in years. but no, i will not be swavered. i won't let it "break my haht".

update time...

i thought that i would give a little pictoral essay about my weekend a couple weeks ago when i went up to toronto with my roommate. i spent the weekend with all her persian friends and family, which meant that i got very good at the left-cheek-right-cheek hello and goodbye kiss. i still only know about 5 farsi words, so it felt a little like being in a different country. or i should say, a country more different than canada.

friday night party with afarin's parents' friends. they were a wild bunch. a lot of dancing, loud music, booze...things that transcend cultural barriers. you all know that i had no problem joining in on the dancing...they were pleasantly surprised at my ability...

getting dinner ready. the young man there is nick, who's engaged to afarin's sister anoush. he's a lovely american from a catholic background...can you imagine how excited his mom is about his pending marriage? i've enjoyed hearing about all the gossip of prejudices and disappointment....

setting up the grub. i have to say, i love that persian food. they certainly made good use of its ridiculously long history to perfect some awesome grub. i enjoy the use of fruit, like raisins and cranberries, and the yogurt. and the crispy rice that comes from the bottom of the pan....