Robert LT Jonasson

Wet again… Not as much

A home can vary from nation to nation with the according cultural practice of it’s people. I’ve rethought this idea in Canada and have quickly concluded that home is where you leave your heart, not a $1M cookie cutter house called mansion and placed in an expensive part of town. In a lot of placesContinue reading “Wet again… Not as much”

Voices are Dying

Sitting at Berczy Park on Scott St and Front St E, I contemplate why I’m in Toronto, a transient, headed to England.

The Creature Comforts

Think home. Think of things that make you figure life is convenient and filled with the lush comfort of modernization. What do you think the number one top device/piece of furniture/tech breakthrough/etc is the best from all of earth’s societies? For me this is the mattress… And mine I have missed for 1.5 months now.Continue reading “The Creature Comforts”

The Hat

Do you believe things can happen that have not happened? Things that just don’t add up… Go ahead use a calculator. I seem to be a magnet for these strange occurrences. Especially now that I’m homeless. A week ago me and my friend Ken built a shelter in a stand of trees. I slept thereContinue reading “The Hat”

Budding Friendships

Cycling seasons bring change to our environment. The circular nature of such change brings a vortex that circles and circles and will continue to grow a tempest that may spawn a hurricane. The immense winds associated with the storm may rip apart weakly associated groups of people, or may bring new collectives together. Like theContinue reading “Budding Friendships”

Gentle Rain

Time is a passage of space, continuous and non-linear. When you travel through time you, or at least parts of you, move through time. Think like you are on a stationary bike… Your legs and feet move like mad trying for the unobtainable goal of travelling some distance, but the friction belt slips around aContinue reading “Gentle Rain”

Off and sailing

I’ve been in TO for nearly 3 weeks now. I’ve met a few people who seemed encouragingly kind like the patrol officers who let me sleep on Scott & Front E on a concrete bench, the shelter denizens of Novacare, and Meighen, and the whole lot I delt with at the CAMH campus. Over allContinue reading “Off and sailing”

Saint Lawrence Residence and Suites

I’ve been in TO for almost 2 weeks now and finally got a room at a local hotel. Let me tell you what a blessing this place is as a room cost only $140 for tonight. I went out and bought some soap, a grooming trimmer, toothpaste, toothbrush, and shave foam. I’ve already washed theContinue reading “Saint Lawrence Residence and Suites”

Night of Fortune

Still living in the streets of the great TO. It’s been a week and a half since I got here, and I’m still going strong. Looking for a home is not easy, as the shelter system is full to capacity. The strongest point I’ve found is food. Last night I stopped at a local TimContinue reading “Night of Fortune”

Toronto, day nine

Today’s odyssey found me navigating the streets of Toronto via bus to the CAMH campus on Queen St W to get my monthly injection of Maxima Ambilify. after losing my wallet, I’ve found it easier to attend the same TD branch to withdraw cash to spend, so I headed down to Bay St and King.Continue reading “Toronto, day nine”