Happy Movember!!!

Well I am sadly still trying to finish my last paper. For better or worse it is due Monday, so it will all be over then. In the mean time I will continue to feel bad for neglecting this page. Hopefully knowing that it is now Mo-vember will hold you all over.

Movember

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Movember is an annual, month long celebration of moustaches celebrated throughout the world. Movember is a portmanteau of the words 'Moustache' and 'November'. Starting in Melbourne, Australia in 1999, Movember first appeared to the general public on Seven Network news in the event's inaugural year in 1999. Since then it has been gaining momentum inspiring movements throughout Australia and the world.

Movember typically runs well after November, concluding on the first Friday or Saturday of December with a Mo Ball or Mo Crawl (a pub crawl), hence more than 30 days of Movember is typical.

In Australia, Movember is a fundraising event to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, and to raise community awareness of Men's Health Issues.

Well I am ready for Movember. Are you?

Changing subjects -(Family Guy fans this is going to be my own "Grinds My Gears" segment) for all of you in the U.S., when Thanksgiving rolls around this year be thankful that we have Thanksgiving and celebrate Halloween pretty big. Here in Australia, Halloween isn't very notable and they don't have a real November holiday. The result is that I have been seeing Christmas ads on tv for over a month already. Also, there is a big Santa Claus in the main shopping area of the city. It just feels a little early. Then again, everyone here goes to the beach for Xmas, so what do I know.