Winter… Where art thou?

It is almost December. We should have had snow for a while now… And if not necessarily snow – we should have had a few days with some ice and cold weather. That’s Norway. That’s the way it’s supposed to be here during the winter.

However, the situation is quite different. We have not seen one single snow flake yet. We have seen a lot of rain though. The temperatures has been around +10 celsius. That’s very warm considering the time of year if is here. Normally the temperatures should have been well below 0 celsius.

So what’s going on? Is this global warming in effect?
I have no idea. However, my snowboard is looking mighty bored nowadays…

So join me and hope for some snow!

Fall has landed

The fall has arrived in Oslo. Actually, the winter has arrived. But there is no snow, only darkness.

We are in the darkest period of the year, where the snow usually gives us some light during our dark evenings. You wake up and it’s dark. Then you go to work and it’s still dark. Then you go home from work and it’s dark again. No wonder people get depressed during the winter.

Personally, I get very calm and relaxed during this dark period. I focus on doing the other stuff that I want to do; finding new music, gaming, learning new stuff and studying things that I have postponed during the summer. Learning some new licks on the guitar, watching some TV and movies, go to the cinema… And possibly read a book or two. And when the snow has arrived – it’s all about snowboarding and other winter activities.

What is your favorite thing to do during these dark hours?