“World’s Best Sandwich” – Schwartz’s Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich

Get it cut medium or fatty with coleslaw and pickles. Most people drink a cherry coke with it but I prefer coffee.

If you need more convincing check the website.

“Where Are We?” – Navigating by iPhone, Burlington Skyway

The coolest thing is that if you click the location link below that says Hamilton, Ontario it will show this photo’s location as being exactly the same as the blue dot on the iPhone screen in the photo.

Technology – ain’t it grand!

“Conflict of Interest?” – Coke machine dispensing Pepsi, Niagara Falls, NY

“At Large” – Anti-defecating-dog sign, Toronto

Is it just me, or does this sign seem bitter? Like its tried asking nicely but its had enough now and is not going to mince words anymore.

“This Latté’s Rosetta is Good to the Last Drop” – Te Aro Coffee, Toronto

So I’d hear about this new coffee shop in Leslieville and decided to check it out a while ago.

The barista at Te Aro made me this kick-ass latt?? with a rosetta so solid it damn near imprinted itself on the bottom of the mug. Now that’s craftsmanship!

Check out Te Aro online or in-person – I recommend the latter…and the latt??. (Ha! – Did you see what I did there? Did ya? Did ya?…yeah I’m lame.)

“Postmodernism-ism II” – Gallery patrons at the AGO, Toronto looking at pictures of gallery patrons looking at pictures at the Museo del Prado, Madrid taken by Thomas Struth

This one adds to the series I started with my “Referential-ness-ness” post on June 15th.

That’s right, I’m going to out-postmodern the postmodernists.

1, 2, 3…ART WAR!!!

You can view more of Thomas Struth’s work here.

“Why the Long Face?” – Decorative column at Museum Station, Toronto

“Urinal or Mind Control?”

diagram made me more than a little leery about using this…um…device.

“SKELTON” – Sign at Crow’s Nest Books & Gifts, Collingwood, Ontario

“Night Rider” – Highway driving, Ontario

“Happy Canada Day!” – Unintentionally patriotic gallery patron, AGO, Toronto

This image was not a “happy accident”. I had just finished looking at this magnifying glass art piece when I saw a plaid-wearing gallery patron making the rounds. I staked-out my spot for about a minute before he finally walked past and I snapped this shot.

“Two Camps” – Protesters and the media camped out across from the G20 detention centre waiting for people to be released, Leslieville, Toronto

“The Gun Store” – Images from the confrontation between police and protesters at the G20 Detention Centre, Leslieville, Toronto (now Revival Film Studios)

“Calm Before the Storm” – Shots from Toronto’s security corridor pre-Black-Bloc violence

“Got Honey?” – House, Collingwood, Ontario

“Sky High” – Clouds…I couldn’t resist, Toronto

Be it on my iPhone or my hard drives, I have way too many photos of clouds. I can never resist the urge to shoot the sky. It’s always there; but it’s always different.

 

“Crunching Numbers” – Shattered courtesy calculator at bank ATM counter, Chicago

“Chicago, CHI…CA-GO!” – Looking off of Michigan Ave, Chicago

Like New York, Chicago is one of those city that I always knew I’d visit and that when I did I would love it.

It did not disappoint.

Since I took my ‘real’ camera this is one of the few cameraphone photos I did take. You can view the images here.

“Remnant” – Outline of a demolished house stains a building wall on King West near Niagara St, Toronto

I always enjoy finding these ‘building stains.’ It’s as though the demolished structure has gotten the last laugh and is thumbing it’s nose at the progress which deemed it expendable.

 

“Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi.” – Friendly graffiti, Milky Way Alleyway, Parkdale, Toronto

“Gracie’s Transformation” – Golden Retriever goes from refined relaxing to being totally mortified

“A Second Helping of POUTINE!!!” – MORE of the best late-night post-bar food EVER, @POUTINI Queen West, Toronto

“POUTINE!!!” – The best late-night post-bar food EVER, @poutinis, Queen West, Toronto

“Support” – Tree art, AGO, Toronto

“Referential-ness-ness” – Watching Michelle watch Mark Lewis watch a building very slowly in his film North Circular (2000), AGO, Toronto

You can watch the film North Circular HERE.

Watch it.

Take a picture of yourself watching it.

Then post that photo back here.

“Early Call” – Toronto sunrise as seen from FUEL Studios

“Morning Rush” – Tray of Dark Horse lattés

“Stucco Switch” – There’s no need to tape, 9 Davies Ave hallway, Toronto

“Goodbye” – Sunset over Toronto

“Pondering” – House cat considers what to do next with her day

“Let Me In Too” – Cat on windowsill looking in