Xmas Shopping
Have *YOU* started your holiday shopping yet? I don't think I have yet. I'll probably stop by the mall this week. I don't think I have the patience or the energy to even think about doing this sort of shopping on the weekend! I'd rather be doing other things than to wrestle through a crowd!

Photo Ops
I loaded up my little Olympus Trip 35 camera the other day with a roll of color print film. I originally hoped to take a few shots while I was up north on Sunday, but as I was busy trying to get up from falling down in the snow, taking photos that day was an act in futility. I was just too busy ensuring that I stayed upright! 8-)
Work Blah Blah Blah
Nothing too exciting at work. I'm trying to organize a Christmas lunch of sorts for some folks at work. It will basically be a bunch of us who have worked together for the past few years until the most recent restructuring. I figured that since we're all buddy buddy that we'd get together, have some lunch and swap some gifts. It's a bring-your-own-lunch type of affair so it cuts down on the amount of organizing required.

Today's Weather
OK, so I'm something of a weather nut. There's something about it that fascinates me. In any case, it started out pretty frigid out there this morning sine the temps had dipped last night. But it seems to have warmed up now and it should be bearable the rest of the week. Ahhhh... no need to make a dash from the car to the door! :) I just hope it decides to snow a bit more. I would like to do some more skiing, especially on the golf course. I need to really practice my technique!

Th-th-that's all folks! 8-)

Brrrr!
Went up north to do a little cross-country skiing this morning. The temps in the AM were not so bad, just a shade below 0C. The conditions weren't too bad, despite the alternating warming and cooling weather. Did some snowshoeing in parts where it was just a tad too difficult for me to do on skis. Overall, not a bad day. In the end, I was aching a little bit (mainly in the knees), but I think it was well worth it. Now the temps have been dropping throughout the evening. It's suppose to get down to about -19 tonight! :-p

Totoro
Picked up the DVD for Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro). It's dubbed in English, but hey, for $13 who can complain? It's a cute Miyazake movie from around 1987. Great kids' movie. :)

Tonari no TOTORO TOTORO
TOTORO TOTORO... :-D

Jacket
Finally settled on The North Face "Talkeetna". Not a bad jacket. Fairly windproof. It comes with a zip-out polar. Kept me dry today! :D

BLAH!
It's such a gray day today. It's not frigid. It's not snowing. It's not even raining. This is the sort of weather that makes you want to stay in bed. I wouldn't mind that. It sure beats a day at the office. OK, so it is Friday after all. You still have to wait until you've done your hours before you can go home and start your weekend!

Hmm.
I guess there won't be much of an opportunity to do much cross-country skiing this weekend if there's not much snow.

Not listening to tunes at the moment....

Eye Candy
There just doesn't seem to be enough of that around here. Sure, there's the occasional Ferrari, but now that winter is here, where are all the hunky guys in tank tops and tight shorts? ;-D Hehehehe! Just kidding. I don't usually ogle such studs, especially if I'm with my guys! 8-)

Current vibes
Listening to Ministry of Sound at the moment. It seems that Thursdays are rather lively over there with a DJ spinning and bantering and reading emails out at the same time. :D Rather amusing at times. :)

Weather
Hmm. It seems that things are starting to warm up a little bit, somewhat. Maybe a hint of snow. I hope it's not too frigid this weekend.

Comments
Normally, I don't like to discuss politics. Discussions in this arena have a tendency of creating new enemies. However, I came across this in the news. Have things really gotten so out of hand that it's now "shoot first, ask questions later"? You be the judge.

95 yr. old Palestinian woman shot by IDF

Just how many more innocent lives will be lost in the name of religion?

Other things
It's still cold. It's bloody cold! And it's only early December! Yes, I will probably continue to whine about the cold weather. I just have to remember that when the temps hit 30+ in the summer that I should not complain! ;-)

Local Forecast

The Ferraris are back! It seems that the dealer may have just cleared the showroom out to do some cleaning up (ergo the big dumpster). Ahhhh! Something nice to look at. Although in this weather I doubt they will park many of them outside. :(

Brrrrr!
OK. So it seems that Old Man Winter has decided to rear his cold, ugly head a bit earlier than usual. We're barely into December and we're already experiencing sub-freezing temps and wicked windchills! Today's high is supposed to be about -11C but we're currently at -14 with a windchill of about -23C! BRRRRRR!

What do do when it's this cold? Stay in a nice warm environment! If you've got a fireplace, use it! ;-) Nice warm foods like soups are great in keeping the body warm and comfy. Just had lunch (chicken curry and rice), so I am satiated and warm for the while. Had 3 coffees this morning because I was still feeling the chill!

Ferrari
*SIGH* It seems that the Ferrari dealership across the street is either closed or about to undergo some renovations. Or maybe they are closed for the winter? That probably would make more sense. Who would want to drive a Ferrari in this cold, wintry weather? We'll see in the Spring.

Cold
Did I mention how cold it is out there? I don't think we usually get these temps until January or something. It seems that winter started early here. I hope that with an early winter, an early spring would come of it! I hope so!