Improv, Waterfalls and Rainbows!

Happy Belated Canada Day Everyone! Hope you had a fantastic first long weekend of the summer! While many were lucky enough to go to a cottage this weekend (jealous*ahem), I opted for a staycation in our vibrant city.  One of my goals for 2013 is to take advantage of what Toronto has to offer.  We have so many festivals, restaurants, shows, and landmarks in and around the GTA, it seems a shame not to stick around some weekends and experience them.

Friday night my friends and I attended the Improv Competition  "Beerprov" at Comedy Bar on Bloor west.  Twelve improv comedians dueled it out in a "Who's Line is it Anyways" style brawl.  We went in with absolutely no expectations and were blown away by the talent we got to see! The highlight of the night was realizing that Colin Mockery was not only at the bar, but participating in the competition! In the end, he was (purposefully) defeated by a legitimately funny girl.  The atmostphere at Comedy bar was fantastic as well, as all the comedians hung out and had beers after the show. 

Mobbing Colin after the show

Saturday, we roadtripped out to exotic St Catharines to check out the waterfalls my friends go to annually.  It was my first time there and they did not disappoint.  The waterfalls are a sort of secret that one would never know were there had he/she not been looking for them. After a short treck through the forest, we hiked through the river toward three waterfalls.  Beside two near death experiences (climbing behind a waterfall, and up the side of a cliff), the trip was a success and I can't wait to go back next summer.

Somebody needs a tan.

 

Before I almost fell off

Lastly, it was Toronto PRIDE festival this week which culminated in the famed Pride Parade down Yonge st.  It was my 3rd pride parade I've attended, and I have to say, it did not have as much POW as the last 2 I've been to.  There seemed to be an overabundance of clubs and groups marching in the parade, which is fine, but if you're going to be in a PRIDE parade, please dress the part!  Many of these groups had unimaginative/no costumes (t-shirts) with little more than a lei to accessorize. When you can't tell who is a participant and who is an onlooker that merely jumped the fence, it can get a bit boring.  The floats and people who were dressed up were fantastic! More drag queens, half naked trojan models, and people covered in glitter please! The celebrations on church street after were super fun, celebrating love and equality in our beautiful city :)

Moose and I, Pride Styles

 

 

 

THIS is how you dress for Pride Parade

Hope everyone had a great long weekend!