Back from a whirlwind trip to Toronto! It was 2.5 days and 2 nights packed with work. The client flew me in to sketch black and pink clouds with a marker (Posca!) for a 2 Michelin Star chef’s restaurant, MSSM Yorkville. Despite enduring Air Canada chaos both ways and essentially working the entire time, I still had a ton of fun. I got to hang out with my buddy, Chad, for 2 days and enjoyed dinner with both Chad and SK.
I stayed at Town Inn Suites on Church and Charles, just south of Bloor. The suite was clean, spacious, and modern. I wasn’t expecting much; I just wanted something close by since I was going to be working at MSSM in Yorkville most of the time. When I arrived that Sunday night, I was surprised to see so many people out on Yonge Street and all the new buildings along Charles between Church and Yonge. I swear I didn’t see these buildings last summer when I was in Toronto.
My flight into Toronto was a bit unusual as we had to detour to Winnipeg due to a sick passenger. We sat on Winnipeg’s tarmac for 1-2 hours waiting for the paramedics to board and tend to the sick passenger. Then, on my way back from Toronto to Vancouver, our flight was first canceled, and a few minutes later, AC notified us that our flight was canceled. As soon as I realized we had to go to AC’s customer service, I speed-walked towards the customer service desk and beat the crazy lineup. I was desperate to get home, so when I got to the AC representative (I still remember seeing his name tag that read ‘Daniel’), he leaned over and whispered to me, “Shhh, Sir, I think I can get you on another plane if you’re able to run as quickly as you can to gate D24….I think there’s one extra seat.” And I’m like, “Oh! I sure can!”
As soon as I got there, I was asked to hang tight as they were looking for volunteers to board the next flight out tomorrow by offering $1,800 cash or a $2,000 voucher. People threw themselves at the counter, and I got my spot. Woo-hoo! I got to see my kids and wife that night!
