It became very apparent to me today that I am one uptight lady.
We're going down to the ACC this Sunday afternoon for the Raptors-Celtics game (go Raps!). As soon as I decided I'd like to have a late lunch downtown, the rest of my day was consumed with planning this Sunday's agenda.
Meal
After an hour of Googling and Google Mapping different combinations of "restaurants", "zagat", "chowhound", "downtown", "ACC", "toronto", and "reviews", I finally found a restaurant that not only would I want to try, but one that I know Steve would LOVE to try (Beer Bistro...need I say more?). After verifiying that it is only a nine minute walk from the ACC, I called to make reservations right away to avoid any surprises.
Weather
Since we will be walking for a full nine minutes (or however long it takes me to walk 0.9km), I wanted to make sure the weather that day would cooperate. Unfortunately, the long-term forecast shows isolated furries with a frigid -17C low brought by 20km/h winds.
Parking
Not only do I need to find parking that would minimize the walk to/from the ACC, Beer Bistro, and the parking facility, I now want it along the downtown PATH so I could stay indoors for as long as possible. I hate being overcharged for downtown parking so I also looked for reasonable rates. While the TD underground lots charge $10 on Sundays (12hrs), they charge $20 if there is an event. Since I'm not sure if the Raptors game counts as an "event", I don't want to take that chance. The First Canadian Place charges $8 all day Sunday (24hrs) regardless of what's going on (or not going on). Although the research took an hour, the satisfaction of finding the perfect place to park this Sunday was worth it.
Maps
I emailed all the information to my work email so I could print the PATH maps tomorrow and mark down the entrances to the parking facility and the location of the restaurant.
Now I can sleep in peace.
