3:51 am

3:51 am. That's the time that my alarm went off this morning. Normally I'm all for sleeping in on Sunday mornings but today would not be one of those days. Today was the last day for Body Worlds 2 in Toronto. I know we've had since September 30th, 2005 to get our act together and go but there's no time like the present.

Bleary eyed and coffee free, we survied a harrowing drive down the 404. I didn't want to be late, and the highway did not want to co-operate with me. In the end we made it with 5 minutes to spare for our 5 am time slot. Half asleep and in the dark I handed the woman working the parking gate a $5 bill for the $8 parking. She smiled and said that wouldn't be enough. It was like she'd seen this a lot in the last few hours.

Not knowing what to expect we took the escalator up to the exhibit. A see through Body Worlds adorned escalator no less. Now I know why my mom always made sure I had my shoe laces done up before I got on one before.

My jaw dropped. We were only 2 out of at least 200 people in line! At 5am on a Sunday morning! In a sea of procrastinators, I felt at home. I watched mouth agape as people from the 4:30 line up continued to wait to get in.

Once we got inside we spent about an hour touring the various items on display. I was hesitant to go right up until I stepped in the door. Dead people just aren't my thing. Thrust down a long skinny hallway full of people, we grew agitated as we tried to see the various display cases. Once we got to the rotunda, we had a little more room to move around. There were too many people to fully enjoy the exhibit. Another lesson learned in procrastination.

I found the "Plastinates" to be very interesting. Fake enough to not make me want to dry heave. Real enough to appriciate the 1500 hours needed to create each pose. Erin enjoyed the display cases more. Seeing the way that diseases really affect the body illustrated in front of her eyes what she's spent the last 2.5 years studying.

After the exhibtion we made a trip to one of our favourite breakfast places. Eggspectations. Turns out if you show up at 7am you get the place to yourself! (Laurie and Jeremy take note) Erin had her usual Breton Benedict. Eggs benedict made on crepes instead of english muffins. Mmmmm. Decadent to say the least. I chose the Eggstravaganza. My French Toast was among the best I've ever ordered in a resturant. A hearty breakfast was earned after our adventures thus far.

Speaking of food. I encourage everyone to read my favourite new blog. Thanks go to Dan for the suggestion.

This weekend was also the last week for the 2006 Canadian International Autoshow. Being in the market for a new car in the next little while I figured this would be an excellent opporunity to see many of the cars I was interested in at one time. Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, and Acura were all represented with a full complement of cars. The time flew by! I think I've narrowed it down to about 3 choices now. (I really don't want to drive a Honda Civic for another 10 years!) The Toyota Yaris, the Honda Fit, or the Mazda-3. Perhaps a Nissan Altima or Acura CSX if I feel extra spendy when the time comes. Now it'll come down to money, safety, fuel economy and all those fun things.

All in all it was a great day. Next time though, we'll plan ahead! It's been a while since I've been to St. Lawrence Market, the Distillery District or perhaps we'll even make a trip up the CN Tower *gasp*

till the next adventure.