Tuesday Evening
Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow at last night's "In Conversation With..." event at Toronto's Isabel Bader Theatre -- 9.9.08, 8:05 pm. She and Hurt Locker screenwriter Mark Boal had read yesterday's review and were saying thanks so much, etc.
They were understandably relieved and comforted that someone had counter-balanced the curious opinions of Variety's Derek Elley. 
University Ave. line heading north -- 9.10.08, 12:10 am. 
Before last night's 9 pm screening of Steven Soderbergh's Che, Part one...which used to be called The Argentine before it gradually began to be un-called that. (l.to r.) Che producer Laura Bickford, unidentified, Benicio del Toro, Soderbrgh at the lecturn. I really despise the abysmal quality of iPhone photos. Did I mention I got my stolen iPhone back, that the thieves apparently dropped it in haste and it was found lying between two desks?
Bigelow ditto. 
Just after last night's Che screening, under main Elgin marquee -- 9.9.08, 11:25 pm. 
What kind of downtown culture requires the posting of such a sign in the bathroom of a Middle Eastern restaurant just north of the Elgin, about three or four blocks, on Yonge Street? What kind of animal clientele comes to this establishment? I'll tell you what kind of animals come here. The same kind of animals who stole my Canon digital camera the other day. This town has a putrid underbelly that can't be swept under the carpet.
Elgin marquee
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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 10, 2008 at 4:53 AM
comment #1
longrunner
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(insert eyeball roll here) The world conspires against you, Jeffrey, doesn't it?
Posted by longrunner
at September 10, 2008 5:22 AM
comment #2
Zimmergirl
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"What kind of downtown culture requires the posting of such a sign in the bathroom of a Middle Eastern restaurant just north of the Elgin, about three or four blocks, on Yonge Street? What kind of animal clientele comes to this establishment? I'll tell you what kind of animals come here. The same kind of animals who stole my Canon digital camera the other day. This town has a putrid underbelly that can't be swept under the carpet."
That kind of stuff is worth the price of admission on this site. You're not really going to blame the town are you? Any big city would have treated you the way you deserve to be treated: don't leave your shit out where thieves can take it. I say this as someone whose home was robbed in a nice neighborhood because I left the window open. I wanted to blame the city too but no, it was my fault too.
Posted by Zimmergirl
at September 10, 2008 5:38 AM
comment #3
p.Vice
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They were relieved and comforted that someone liked their movie? Shocking, considering how transparent the praise has been thus far.
Posted by p.Vice
at September 10, 2008 7:19 AM
comment #4
Circumvrent
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DILF
Posted by Circumvrent
at September 10, 2008 7:52 AM
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diesel
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how did that unidentitfied woman get so close to del toro?
Posted by diesel
at September 10, 2008 8:45 AM
comment #6
Admiral82
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DILF indeed. She's a fox...maybe a couger.
Posted by Admiral82
at September 10, 2008 9:23 AM
comment #7
jc
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Hate to add to the curmudgeonliness on the site, but I grew up in Toronto and I have to say, I'm pretty disappointed that it's no longer as crime-free and friendly as it likes to believe.
But to get to the matter at hand--flushing--this is all because of those damn auto-flush toilets and urinals! This is why we're going to end up fat blobs like in Wall-E.
Flush! Burn 20 calories!
Posted by jc
at September 10, 2008 9:32 AM
comment #8
rr3333
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Jeff: What camera did you buy to replace your other one?
Posted by rr3333
at September 10, 2008 9:43 AM
comment #9
diesel
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dilf? isn't that an acronym in regards to a male? so who's the dilf? wells?
Posted by diesel
at September 10, 2008 9:54 AM
comment #10
SandyMcTire
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Canada only recently got indoor pumbing (it's hard to lay pipe under permafront), so excuse Torontonians if they are unfamiliar with the toilet. And because telephone lines freeze and snap so easily in the post-Labour Day winter, the desire for cellular telecommunications devices becomes more pronounced - thus, the streets swam with maurauding gangs of cell phone thieves.
I'm surprised you took the subway at night. Look at all those threatening-looking people in that dingy subway station. You're lucky to be alive.
Posted by SandyMcTire
at September 10, 2008 10:05 AM
comment #11
Circumvrent
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In this case Diesel, the D stands for "Director."
Posted by Circumvrent
at September 10, 2008 10:24 AM
comment #12
mizerock
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Let's beat a dead horse, shall we?
Leaving the window open in your house isn't the same as leaving expensive electronics sitting on a table unwatched.
I left my front door open (not just unlocked, not just ajar but wide open) while I was gone on a 3 day weekend [I left at 5am and obviously wasn't thinking straight]. Nothing was disturbed. My neighborhood isn't that bad, but it's hardly upper crust either. Walking into a house requires some serious desperation or a criminal history. It's not an impulse crime.
In a restaurant, people are already just a foot or two away from you, all the time. Theives are still lowly f***s that should have their hands chopped off ... but there's never a reason to leave a pile of money sitting in plain site. Unless you're planning a sting [cars with the keys in them, left in high crime neighborhoods, equipped with remote control that shuts down the engine and locks the doors]. There are a lot more compulsive shoplifters around than muggers / B&E thieves - they don't even need the money, they just like to take things.
Posted by mizerock
at September 10, 2008 1:58 PM
comment #13
TheJeff
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We all felt bad for you and empathized with your plight, Jeff, but blaming anyone but yourself for this particular bit of misfortune is patently absurd.
Posted by TheJeff
at September 10, 2008 9:32 PM
comment #14
carolina
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You're not really going to blame the town are you? Any big city would have treated you the way you deserve to be treated: don't leave your shit out where thieves can take it.
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