My favourite part of the news these days: the weather forecast. It's just so weird to see the map from Alberta, from Fort McMurray to Lethbridge, from Jasper to Lloydminster - the whole province has temperatures of -20 degree Celsius and below. Unfortunately I couldn't find such a map online. So funny.

In Edmonton the current temperature is -28, including wind chill, (i.e. the felt temperature) it's about -41. Now it's definitely time to buy and wear longjohns (good old childhood memories) - jeans just aren't enough anymore. But apart from that I'm very comfortable walking outside; scarf and tuque, my nice anorak, the usual three layers clothes below, and I'm fine although I left my warmest pullovers in Austria.

The only thing that's a bit scary is the thought that we've been through only one month of winter but there are four or five more to come. I guess by then I'll be pretty pissed off by that white desert..