The Tide Has Turned

1 December - Super cold but dry today - really busy throughout the entire day but I did loads of tags and I think I probably earned a bit (for someone in this industry working for this company in this position anyway); tights still won't stay up either. It warmed up duringthe day but in the afternoon when the sun goes down it bites.
There is a new person in the house as of today (you can only legally start a rental agreement on the first of the month over here, it's in the BYLAW!!!), Aaron (or perhaps Aron, like Elvis Presley's middle name dead twin but not on that Elvis's tombstone which must mean that he's alive, he's alive! HE'S ALIVE!!!) from Perth. He was a bit monosyllabic when we first met but had a bit of a chat with him later on and he seems very sound. He's been travelling for four years around Europe and is doing the year in Canada, like me. He seems like a keen snowboarder and he mentioned heading up to one of the local mountains for the day pretty soon (he also has a car, which can't hurt). He doesn't seem too knowledgeable about hockey, which is good. But he seems to be into his sports, which is not good or bad but could well mean that he gets afflicted with the disease that ignites this house whenever the Canucks or on TV (Jason and Chad) or the Leafs (Rene and Mark). Although the presence of an another Australian in the house can only be a good thing now there's someone who might actually WANT to steal my vegemite and tim tams. Living with others, there's alsways the risk of theft of foodstuffs, you can never guarantee that what you buy and put away will be there when you want it. Whether it's sugar, biscuits, bananas, Coke or even ice cream (the nerve!!!), housemates will take them. Usuallywith the thought of replacing it but never in time for that moment when it's the only thing that's going to make your tummy happen. At least I've always known that my vegemite has been safe. Until now.