today i woke up after an incredible, for me, 12+ hours of sleep. i just got back from 10 days visiting my brother in vancouver. 10 days plus a nasty cold is just enough time to really mess up your sleep schedule. vancouver is nice and it was really great seeing kevin. we had a nice relaxing holiday. we decorated the tree one day and had a turkey dinner with our cousin andré the other. another night we had a finnish christimas dinner with one of kev's best friends from university and his parents. those parents also introduced us on a another night to the best sushi i've ever had - and subsequently also dosed me with rum, water and honey for my cold.

the new year feels like it's snuck up on me again. merry christmas everyone and a guten rutsch ins neue jahr!