Life in Slow Motion: Cité Divers 2005

First day back at work yesterday, yeah vacation is over... it went well. Traffic is practically non-existant because the last two weeks of July is known as the construction workers vacation period... so all construction workers in the city are sent off on vacation with skeleton staff on sites around the province. Add to this Bombardier is off until August so I had time to catch up on a stack of e-mails.

The only thing of significance is I have to make a quick half day trip to Toronto on Thursday to go over label processes for a couple of the salespeople there. It's long overdue and I thought I'd do this while Bombardier is off and things are slow. I'm flying out on Air Canada (A321 & 767).

Last night Clem, Pascal & I headed down to the Gay Pride Parade which is an annual event here in Montreal. Normally it is held at the end of Gay Pride week and on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. This time some brilliant person decided to hold it Monday night instead. I've never been to one before and have resisted mainly because I tend to see it as the annual event for straight press/media/photographers to get their yearly supply of flaming gay men, drag queens, leathermen and whatever other gay stereotype you can fill the heterosexual world with. Nothing like feeding stereotypes into the minds of those who are looking exactly for that.

To sum it up... I wouldn't have wanted to come from out of town to see this. It was ok but hardly big league. Anyways.. some pics. Those without a flash actually have a surrealistic air to them... I kinda like them more now that I see them, graininess and all.

A pretty good turnout;