Proud to be of Canadian ancestry!

Happy Canada Day!



Yes, yes, I used this picture last year. I don't care. It's awesome. Awesome like Canada. Let's make a list of all the awesome things Canada has given us:

Crazy hockey fans. Butter tarts. Michael J. Fox. The diamond in my engagement ring. Rush. IMAX. Poutine. Alanis Morisette. Ryan Reynolds. Nanaimo bars. Anne of Green Gables. Neil Young. Trivial Pursuit. Sarah McLachlan. Television. Will Arnett. Barenaked Ladies. Telephones. Victor Garber. Making ice dancing worth watching. Keanu Reeves. The Kids in the Hall. Zippers. Catherine O'Hara. Celine Dion's chest pounding. Leonard Cohen. Dinosaur Comics. Jay Manuel. Forever Knight. Terry Fox. Ketchup potato chips. Phil Hartman. Pacemakers. William Shatner. Open-heart surgery. Wolverine. Frank Gehry. Electron microscopes. IRONSIDE! Really good maple syrup. Coffee Crisp, Smarties, & Crispy Crunch. Doug & Bob Mackenzie. Tim Horton's.

And a list of the not-awesome things Canada has given us:

Avril Lavigne. Paulo Costanzo (that's for you, aj!). Cojo. Colorized B&W films. Justin Bieber. Ren & Stimpy.

Things from Canada about which I'm undecided:

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