The Great Snowstorm of 'Aught Seven

I woke up Sunday morning to a wall of white out Biku's living room window. This might not have been weird in another apartment, but when you're used to seeing the DVP, the Don Valley, and the entire Downtown core, seeing nothing but white snowflakes is a bit of a shock. Despite the habit of snowstorms to not live up to their media hype, this one did. Nearly 12 straight hours of snow left downtown Toronto looking like this:

It was wonderful -- although even I was a little freaked out by how delighted I was. I voluntarily spent some time rolling around in a snowdrift at the beginning of an outing in order to make a snow angel, and the sight of a fire hydrant buried under snowdrifts made me literally roar with laughter. Perhaps my brain is frozen, along with half my country...

The storm also allowed me to stay in and do some fun things, like replay Riven (best puzzle game EVER, even when it's ten years old), and find amusing things on youtube. While I don't have the technological chops of my brother, who managed to embed a video recently, I do now possess the mad skillz of being able to post links. So here, for your listening pleasure, are two a cappella selections -- the first is a seasonal number, and the second is an 'art piece made up of original work from Japan' . Both are hilarious -- and well-sung.

Enjoy!