friday june 6

today i came home on the subway and went to cross bloor street at my usual crosswalk, only to find that no motorists seemed in the mood to heed the crosswalk's flashing lights. at one point, cars drove by me on either side while i was in the middle of the street, and when i eventually came out on the other side, i was a bit disturbed by how unexpectedly harrowing the crossing had been -- it was as if i'd been playing a real-life game of frogger.