My name’s Ray Girn. I’ve been following along quite closely for a while now. I can’t resist the itch to join any longer.
I’m really in awe of this site. You 20 year olds have it so easy! Back in my day, we never had forums like this. If we wanted to talk Objectivism, we had to get in the car and… just kidding! I’m only 25. But seriously, this site is a really great way to learn to apply Objectivism. I’m looking forward to participating.
I’ll be at OCON, so it’ll be nice to make/renew acquaintences in a few weeks.
The club’s in a limbo status right now. The weekly meetings stopped last January, but I still forward notices, e.g. of Toronto Objectivist Association events, to the mailing list. Put it this way: for next year there’s a first mate, a solid crew, and a ship full of resources, but no captain. I’m hoping that out of the three local universities (UofT, York, and Ryerson) there will be someone new to take the helm. We’ll see what happens.
On another note, I will be attending Ryerson this fall and for the next 4 years. I don’t know a soul in Toronto, and would love to join such a group, and meet Toronto Objectivists. Can I join?
Megan: Yes, of course you can join – if there’s a club to join by the time you arrive. Either way. you can go to the Toronto Objectivist Association events, and I can put you in touch with several students of Objectivism at U of T. (Unfortunately, I’m moving from Toronto right after the conference). Toronto actually has quite a number of Objectivists; there was a thriving club in the mid-80’s at Waterloo, and another club in the early 90’s at York, and then my club for the past few years at U of T – now many of the people involved are working in the GTA and come out to the occasional TOA lecture or social. It’s a little hard to get “in the know” because everyone’s so busy, but there are a lot of people worth knowing so come out to a few events. Also, Dr. Ridpath lives in the city. He’s usually pretty accessible, if you’d like to meet him and hear some first-hand anecdotes about Ayn Rand. (I’m actually driving with him to the conference – 10 hours !). On another note, one of my roommates just graduated from Ryerson with a fashion marketing degree, so if you ever have any questions about that she might be willing to give some advice.
Nimble: There was a series of beer commercials in Canada built on that saying. There were funny at first, but did get irritating pretty fast
Ash: Yes, try to come! I’m sure we can find you somewhere to crash. The lodging arrangements are apartment-style so maybe they’ll include couches.
Eran: It’s too bad you can’t make it this year. I’m sure our paths will cross some day. How goes the campaign to get to America? Is there anything definite?
Ash: Yes, try to come! I’m sure we can find you somewhere to crash. The lodging arrangements are apartment-style so maybe they’ll include couches.
Thanks for the offer, but thankfully I won’t have to crash on anyone’s couch over the weekend. I’m coming down with a small group and there were still some 2-bedroom condos available, so we’ve got our lodging situation taken care of. So I’ll see you there!
God, I hate that saying. 
!). On another note, one of my roommates just graduated from Ryerson with a fashion marketing degree, so if you ever have any questions about that she might be willing to give some advice.