Voices Escape: A Tale of Two Cities

Ottawa

Afternoon walks around Parliament Hill (with a book, and minidisc player in hand)
Patio to patio in the Byward Market on perfect summer nights
Middle of the night (usually drunken) talks with Brittany
Open mic night at the Georgetown on Wednesdays (just close enough to stumble home)
A stroll through the Glebe (Brittons, the Papery, Octopus Books, Compact, The Glebe Emporium)
My adorable little house in Ottawa South (minus the bugs)
My early morning tea on the way to catch the #97 to go to work
Knowing just the right place to find the perfect caesar (Of course the Highlander first)
Barrymore's; Zaphod's; Minglewoods; The Highlander; Georgetown, among many others
Sinking into a seat at the Bytowne or Mayfair
Vittoria Trattoria when Jordan comes to town
The National Gallery only a twenty minute bus ride away (as well as Artguise, and my choice of dozens of other galleries and museums)
Eating fresh raspberries in the market in the summer
Coming home to cook a stir-fry or pasta with the array of inexpensive, but delicious vegetables I've picked up
Complete independence
Road trips to Montreal to see concerts
Skating on the canal, once I get over my fear of falling
Beavertails and an Earl Gray tea to warm up in the winter
Canada Day in the Capital (need I say more...)

Burlington

Jordan
My family (and my animals!)
Spending Thursday mornings with Evan
Days in Toronto (along the harbourfront, the Bloor Cinema)
Nights out with Jordan, seeing a great band, or indulging in a fancy dinner that neither of us should afford
Far more job opportunities (in surrounding cities)
Reading the Toronto Star is far more fulfilling than the Ottawa Citizen
More concert venues and far more acts rolling into town
My perfect night: Pepperwood's, Jordan, caesars, Paul Langille, and a heaping bowl of mussels in a white wine sauce
A car
Saving money
My friends, though few, who still live in the area
A new found love for Hamilton (The Casbah, the Art Gallery)

I'm running out of time.

Voices Escape