I bought a PS3. Big whoop, wanna fight about it?

Don't worry, it's all part of a plan. Throughout the year I surround myself with needless and expensive items, then at the end of my visa I sell them to fund some exciting travel adventures. Or a Batman suit. I haven't decided yet. There's pros and cons.

Nothing much else to report to be honest. I discovered hockey (ice hockey to the folks back home) is pretty popular in Vancouver. Like really popular. Way more than I'd anticipated and probably in the same way North Americans experience football when visiting the UK. It's not really a sport I could ever harbour any strong feelings for to be honest, I don't see the appeal. Although I think I must be doing my bit to fit in when one person this week didn't realise I was English until I told them. Am I really developing a Canadian accent? Personally I had no idea I was, in fact I strongly doubt I am, but say the word 'bucks' and try to sound English. I dare you.

Difficult to believe it's been over 3 months now since I left a sunny Heathrow with very little sleep and a couple of bags. Of course this also means I have less than 9 months left and I have a feeling that time will pass pretty quickly. So in the spirit of awful predictions (sponsored by Tomorrow's World) here are some things I reckon might happen between now and next June:

- I'll come to hate the Winter Olympics. Yeah they look great and everything and the city is clearly getting a facelift but working in retail means it'll be a nightmare from start to finish. Thank God in total it's on for less than 4 weeks.

- The first time I play football will end with me wheezing and comatose on the sidelines, listening to my teammates shout "I thought the English invented the game?"

- The blog will be full of entries moaning about the Canadian winter and how much I hate the way grit attachs itself to my trousers and shoes

- I'll still have no Slurm

- I'll consider training myself to be a tiler or plasterer to stay in the country

Wow reading that back it all seems a bit miserable doesn't it? I think this is what's know in the trade as 'anti-jinxing'. And being miserable is cool these days, just look at Charlie Brooker or Yahtzee's Zero Punctuation reviews.