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<title>Ottawa Nostalgia On Platial.com</title>
<description>I lived in Ottawa for 7 years, mostly as a student at Carleton University. Here's what stands out in my mind.</description>
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<title>Carleton University</title>
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        They say engineering is either the worst four years of your life or the best seven. I took six years to finish my degree. (In my defense, three of those years were part-time.)<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57002">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Mackenzie Building (Engineering)</title>
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        Use "satellite" view to see the quad where everybody plays frisbee. We also stole the CUSA prez and duct-taped him upside down to a tree, got water dumped on us from the roof when we were frosh, and listened to the stereo in Norm's truck. He had a stripped-down computer in there that talked to his Palm Pilot, ran on Linux, was wired to the truck's stereo, and played music files on "random." This was way back in '99, kids, before the iPod was invented.<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57011">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>I had this apartment all to myself</title>
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        It was a one-bedroom and it was mine, all mine! I had an ugly couch and a messy kitchen and I didn't have to share them with anyone. It was glorious. My summer sweetheart helped me move in here just before we had to break up due to geography. I was still living here when I started dating my husband. There used to be a neat pub near here called the Celtic Cross. They had my favourite cider (Black Sheep) on tap, and held Celtic music jam nights on Tuesdays.<br/>Tags: home<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57755">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>First year not living in res</title>
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        A shared apartment in a beautiful old building, right across from the Museum of Nature. That winter I was close enough to the canal that I could walk over there and skate to school. It was almost as fast as the bus.<br/>Tags: home<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57758">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>A townhouse on Equus Way</title>
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        I shared this place with 2 of my friends. They had been dating, and split up the first week we all lived there. I crashed elsewhere until they worked things out. They had 3 cats that I was always tripping over.<br/>Tags: home<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57763">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>The tree in Vincent Massey Park</title>
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        There is (or there was) a tree by the railroad bridge that sticks out over the water. Very nice for climbing into or hanging a hammock from, and just sitting and talking. OK, by "nice" I mean sappy and romantic, and by "sitting and talking" I mean there was one certain cute boy I used to do this with.
Other sources of nostalgia in Vincent Massey Park include the little metal barbeque pits on sticks where we went for the once-yearly weiner roast. During the April exam break (the only time the weather was warm enough). I made everybody sing campfire songs.<br/>Tags: mushy, outdoors<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57027">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        While in res, the only use I had for the grocery store was as a source of oatmeal for my breakfast. Billings Bridge also has a New York Fries, but is mainly notable as a place you pass through during a bus trip between Carleton and pretty much anywhere other than downtown.<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57038">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Kettleman's Bagel</title>
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        Ask anyone in Ottawa and they will tell you this is where to get the best bagels in town. Montreal-style, baked in a wood-fired oven... *drool* Many all-nighters ended with a walk along the canal to end up here, buying some not-quite-day-olds, and watching the sun rise over Lansdowne Park and making each other laugh about nothing. Especially common during that summer between 1st and 2nd years, when I had no reason to be out of bed before 2pm.<br/>Tags: food, mushy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57073">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>St. Matthias Church</title>
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        My Scout troop met here. I was a leader with them for almost 3 years.<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57077">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Unit 60 and 61</title>
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        Where my husband lived before he was my husband, or even my boyfriend. A nice 20-minute walk to Carleton (no problem for an artsie with no morning classes). There is a nifty independent grocery store that carries lots of ethnic food in the plaza beside the housing complex, and a Baskin Robbins across the street.<br/>Tags: home<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57101">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Where we lived when my son was born. We lived here for 1 year.<br/>Tags: home, birth, son, boy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57112">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        The Cute Boy and I decided we wanted to go for a hike in Gatineau Park one time, and wound up here. We didn't have a car to drive any farther into the park to get to a REAL hiking trail. We spent the day exploring the lake and its side trails, then walked back to downtown Hull and took the bus back to Ottawa.<br/>Tags: outdoors, mushy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57749">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Basement apartment on Clover St.</title>
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        Future Husband and his brother lived here. I moved in with them partway through my last year of school. They cooked for me. There was this psycho lady who lived above us in the ground floor apartment. She kept the heat cranked way up, and she came outside to scream at anyone who used "her" laneway. Hapless pizza delivery boys were not exempt. She didn't even own a car.<br/>Tags: home<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57770">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Spagucci's Restaurant and Michel's Baguette</title>
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        Spagucci's--a now-defunct restaurant in the Rideau Centre. They had this bizarre (and very tasty) dessert called The Ice Cream Potato. This was also the place where I first encountered the fabulous idea of dipping bread into flavoured olive oil before eating it.

The Rideau Centre also houses a Michel's Baguette, makers of the delectable Chocolate Almond Croissant.

Other food consumed here has included frozen yogurt at the Yogen Fruz, and breastmilk, in various places, by my son, who was barely 1 year old when we moved away from Ottawa.<br/>Tags: food<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/57781">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Where I got married</title>
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        The Mill Restaurant was, as the name implies, originally a functional mill. The masonry has been preserved, and the grounds are like a little park. We had our wedding on the front lawn, then went inside for dinner. There were only about 14 people invited (immediate family only). We just arranged them in a circle. We were also a small enough party to fit into the restaurant's private room, overlooking the mill pond. A very good day! :D :D :D<br/>Tags: food, outdoors, mushy<br /><br /><a href="http://platial.com/post/66647">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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