it's not actually supposed to be winter yet until december 21st, and winter is supposed to end at the end of march. here in canada, that's crazy talk. where i'm from, in ottawa, winter starts in early to mid november. it snowed on halloween sometimes, when i was a kid; you'd go trick or treating in tobaggans and snow pants. except that it isn't anymore, and we might actually get to have normal weather like everybody else soon.