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It's flippin' Winter!

Like, no jokes, straight up Winter. Freeze yer moustache Winter (cycling+condensation+sub-zero tempuratures=frozen 'tache). It's about time quite frankly, because after a rather disappointing (read: English) November I was slightly concerned about Canada's ability to deliver a good Winter. Well, sorry. I'm still working the Tim Burton show and all that, and in fact I was on TV as a direct result of it the other day, but I didn't see it because I don't have one with cable. My colleague received a text from her sister asking if the chap on the tv with the moustache was the one she worked with though, so that's enough of a confirmation for me.

Christmas has also landed in our flat with decorating duties being handed off to my room-mates. We've no tree yet, but a trip to Ikea won't be far away. Up top is the kitchen table set-up. A lookout onto a major intersection is an excellent thing to have breakfast with, and it's nice to see the Christmas lights from across the street as a reminder that you're not far from the superheated apartment. Unfortunately the flash on my camera's a little harsh, but we've got a little stocking set-up as well. Mine is the one missing, but I pledge to get that sorted post-haste, because Santa always finds a way in. He's like mice in that respect. I arrived home from work this evening to find this waiting for me. It's all the way from my dear old Mum back in England and is an advent calendar where you move a bear around the house whilst he hunts for Christmas. It's fucking rad and is a real part of my childhood, so I guess my Mum saw fit to make another one. I'm delighted. Below is the happy little fellow you shift around his, quite frankly, gargantuan house. I'm hyped to get this up and adorning a wall space as soon as possible.
Another point of me getting excited is getting out and having an ice skate. I'm not great (I still have to concentrate pretty hard), but I'm willing to put the practice in. I had a day off a couple of days ago and went for a little spin in front of the Town Hall with my buddy Julian. We even had a little knock about with some sticks and a puck, but got yelled at. It was good times though, and as already mentioned, I'm looking to get into this as I've heard there's two ways to deal with the Winter. Hide under your duvet and be miserable for 4 months, or embrace it and have good times. I guess the beer's always cold which is a good thing.