More snow

I wonder why I always seem to title my posts about the weather. Strange. But yes, we got more snow. Everything that came yesterday melted, but this stuff looks like it might hang around for a bit. There's not very much, probably about a centimeter, but enough to make things look white or white-r than they were before. I hope we get a nice big dump before Hallowe'en.

Speaking of which, I still want to be a pirate, though I'm think I won't be a character specifically, just to make it slightly easier to find a costume. I want to do a skull and crossbones on my pumpkin, too, but I'm having trouble finding a pattern. Maybe I'll just make one up and hope it works.

My little orange Acts booklet is missing and I'm pretty worried about it - that was the best book EVER, I spent so long doing the map of Middle-Earth on the cover and I mack-tacked it really well and...I don't want to lose it. I'm going to look at the church tonight at bible study, and I really hope it's in the lost and found or lying around somewhere, because I don't want to lose it. I don't even know if they're selling them anymore, which would be horrible. But maybe I'm just overreacting and it's under my bed or something. Sigh.

To cheer myself up...this was posted on Arwen-Undomiel yesterday (thanks Luthien of Lorien, even though you're very likely not reading this, thanks anyway):

THE STUPIDITY OF THE WORLD AND HOW CANADIANS RESPOND.

Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow?(UK)
A. We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die.

Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? (USA)
A: Depends on how much you've been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto-can I follow the Railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada? (Sweden)
A: Sure. The grizzlies love fresh snacks.

Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact for a stuffed Beaver. (Italy)
A: Let's not touch this one.

Q: Are there any ATM's (cash machines) in Canada? Can you send me a list of them in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax? (UK)
A: What is this ATM? We don't use cash. We use animal pelts and beads.

Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Ca-na-da is that big country to your North...oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary. Come naked.

Q: Which direction is North in Canada? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Vancouver and in Calgary, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

Q: Do you have perfume in Canada? (France)
A: No, WE don't stink.

Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada? (USA)
A: Only at Thanksgiving.

Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round? (France)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is illegal.

Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada, but I forget its name. It's a kind of big horse with horns. (USA)
A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.

Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.

That made me laugh, especially the one about the ATMs.

~Sil