Canada, eh?

Well, today is Canada Day, which basically means an independence day without the country being actually independent.

Canadians are fine people, and it's fine country. They are very patriotic - almost as much as Americans, but without being as serious about it as they are. They love the maple leaf flag and use the symbol everywhere and all the time. Today is one of those rare days when all the shops are closed and everyone is on holiday - yesterday reminded me quite a lot of Juhannus in Finland: everyone was shopping and going home with huge amounts of food and booze, and everyone was happy and relaxed. If you want a brief introduction to Canada and all things Canadian, check out Vancouver Sun's All about Canada flash animation, and be sure to have your speakers turned on to get the full experience.

When I said that everyone was on holiday, I didn't mean people who make games, of course. Dragon was working as his deadline is very close now - and I was thinking about going to Granville Island to have a look at some celebrations they had going on there. But then I spoke with my parents for an hour, took a shower, got addicted to a Zuma clone Luxor and chatted with Henri and... well, then it started raining. Dragon was of course too tired to go anywhere after he got home so I've been enjoing the athmosphere from the comfort of my own home.

I love Canada and I'm very happy that we got the opportunity to live here.