young, bored, broke and Torontonian

We actually had a pretty solidly OK weekend, despite the prospect of being broke and bored out of our minds dangling over our heads.
We headed to the ROM on Friday night, as Friday nights are free, and we wanted to see the newfangled galleries they’ve been crowing about.
Although many galleries were closed due to the construction, I have to say that the new Asian and Native American exhibits are definitely worth a look-see.
Yet another little known fact about me is that (while I myself am not native) I was born on the Six Nations Reserve and lived there for the first few years of my life. So I especially enjoyed that there was a large chunk of the Native exhibit dedicated to the very place I grew up.

On Sunday a friend took us to see the Kickball game at Alexandra park. Despite a heavy downpour, a dedicated dozen or so indie rock kids showed up to prove that their sense of irony is stronger than their desire to avoid getting pneumonia.
But seriously, it actually looked like a ton of fun.
Even though I myself politically object to kickball (much like many object to the sport of dodge-ball) I am trying to encourage Liam to go play, and I am completely willing to watch and hang out in future.

So.
All this got me thinking about all the great free activities that there are in this city.
And about how poor we currently are.
And how there is no one place to go that catalogues the fun, free stuff, for us, and people like us.

So.
I have decided to compile a list of the best things to do when you’re young, bored, broke and Torontonian
And I’m calling it:

free/fun/toronto

It will be an on-going and interactive project, so if you know anything I don’t, feel free to tell me and I’ll update the list.