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Well, here’s some photos finally of our Christmas dinner, enjoy!

And here’s one of where we work, taken on Christmas day:

Not much else to report at the moment, but will do a more detailed blog entry soon.

New Year Resolutions for Pets

15. I will not eat other animals' poop.

14. I will not lick my human's face after eating animal poop.

13. I do not need to suddenly stand straight up when I'm lying under the coffee table.

12. My head does not belong in the refrigerator.

11. I will no longer be beholden to the sound of the can opener.

10. Cats: Circulate a petition that sleeping become a juried competition in major animal shows.

9. Come to understand that cats are from Venus; dogs are from Mars.

8. Take time from busy schedule to stop and smell the behinds.

7. Hamster: Don't let them figure out I'm just a rat on steroids, or they'll flush me!

6. Get a bite in on that freak who gives me that shot every year.

5. Grow opposable thumb; break into pantry; decide for MYSELF how much food is *too* much.

4. Cats: Use new living room sofa as scratching post.

3. January 1st: Kill the sock! Must kill the sock!
January 2nd - December 31: Re-live victory over the sock.

2. The garbage collector is NOT stealing our stuff.

AND the Number 1 New Year's Resolutions Made by Pets...

1. I will NOT chase the stick until I see it LEAVE THE IDIOT'S HAND

(from ahajokes.com)

Happy Christmas everyone!

We’ve got a lovely white Christmas here and we’re off skiing in a few minutes - very strange being amongst all this snow at Christmas time!

Hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas day. We’ll put photos up of ours soon…

Today there was absolutely AMAZING snow! Helen had to work, but I went up at 8:30 to have breakfast at Glacier Creek and then ski. The skiing was really good with loads of powder. It was tricky to get into it but once I’d remembered how to ski, it was really fun. The winds were really high as well, over 40km/h which is off the scale on the signs which tell you mountain information. It meant that the starts of the high up runs were really blowy - one run I started and it was relatively flat but the wind was so strong it was pushing me uphill almost! I had to duck down to make sure I actually moved downhill! It made it a very interesting day anyway. I’m now having a relaxing afternoon as it’s back to work tomorrow so I need to rest.

Not much in the way of photos at the moment because the visibility is really poor due to the vast amounts of snow pouring from the sky! Every photo just comes out as one big white mess. But still, it makes the skiing better :-D.

The slopes and village certainly are getting busier now that we’re approaching Christmas. It makes work more interesting though as we actually have a steady flow of people.

Hope everyone is having a fun time getting ready for Christmas, more from us soon!

So the past week has been full of working at Glacier Creek where it’s been getting busier and busier everyday as more and more people are starting to come here on holiday. It got REALLY busy at the weekend because there was loads of new snow and the best powder day so far. Skiing to work that day was quite funny because the first bit of the run was knee deep powder! The main bit was groomed more though so that was a bit easier to ski on.

Last night was our Christmas party! It was really good fun and the food was absolutely amazing. We all went out to Merlins afterwards for drinks and it was just the Glacier Creek people left in there when it closed! Very glad we didn’t have to work today though!

We found out we have Christmas day off which is really good. Hopefully we’ll be able to ski at some point in the day so that we can say we skied on Christmas day!!!

Anyway, been a bit slack with the blog recently, but it’s because we’re so busy in the day and come home really tired. We’ll try to write more soon and also we’re planning a special Christmas message to be sent round, so look out for that in your inboxes!

Got a funny third line to add to this? Let us know!

A dog barked (Conway Wigg) ... so loud that his tail turned blue (anonymous) ...

The highest ranking site on Google for 'Christmas Comedy' is this.

Judging by the quality of the jokes (see example below) it seems like the festive season doesn't generate much humour.

Where Is Jesus?

It occurred to the Sunday School teacher, that with all the emphasis on the Nativity over Christmas that some children may get the impression that the birth of Jesus Christ was a recent event. He wanted to be sure they understood that he grew up and did many things. So he decided that the topic of the lesson would be Where Is Jesus Now?

He put this question to the class and immediately many hands shot into the air as many of the children were keen to state their opinion.

"What do you think Johnny?"

"He's in the church, sir." Johnny replied.

"Okay. What about you Rosie?"

"I believe he's in Heaven, sir"

"That's good. What about you Billy?"

Billy was a little hesitant, then blurted out "I think he's in our bathroom sir."

The classroom erupted with uproarious laughter; but eventually the teacher managed to quell the noise.

"Oh really." said the teacher. "What makes you think that Billy?"

"Well sir, some mornings my dad knocks on the bathroom door and says 'Jesus Christ, are you still in there?'

http://www.christmas-time.com/ct-comedy.htm

This week we're talking to Dave Upcraft from Chichester University.

What's your best joke?

Well, it’s sort of the old tired cliche in that I see my self as more of an observationalist comedian. I try and make my comedy out of what’s going on around me. I use the audience and things that happen to me on a daily basis. Still, I have the odd joke in my arsenal. My favourite has to be this...

Bob was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really pissed.

She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE !!"

The next morning he got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway.

Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the house.

She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.

Bob has been missing since Friday.

What made you choose performing arts at Chichester?

I chose Chichester because it's a really open course. We go across all aspects of the board, performing, creating, directing, producing etc. Plus, the big winner for me is that I don’t have any written exam! Just performances and coursework. What else could you ask for!?!

How's the course going?

So far, pretty well! I’m only in my first year and just 4 months in. Had a few performances and so on and have essays to write. Still, as all students are aware, Christmas is here and I am living off bread and Iceland frozen foods! Still, 2 weeks of food for £25, that’s why STUDENTS go to Iceland!

How's your comedy performing?

At the moment, I’m looking for the opportunities to perform at uni. Paramount come down once or twice a month and put on a bit of a show with some of the already signed comedy acts. Usually really good but just waiting for the open mic nights and chances to arise after chatting with the SU presidents. Also, starting in January on Friday nights, at Bognor Regis campus of the uni, I’ll be taking part in our very own version of Whose Line Is It Anyway.

Favourite comic performers and why?

I grew up watching Lee Evans and therefore he’s had a huge impact on the way that I perform and my comic background. He’s
just a fantastic physical performer and his imagination is sometimes outstanding. Seeing him next year on his Big UK tour as well!

Also love comics like Bill Bailey, Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard,
Ed Byrne and Omid Djalili because they are all ingenious performers!

Do you see any future comedy stars among your fellow students?

I think that among those who I’m working alongside, there are quite a few people that have a huge potential! There are some people that always have me in stitches and will relish a chance as much as me!!

We've also got a new Google Group up and running.

Our little Facebook group 'Student Comedians' has gathered a grand total of 18 members since its launch two and a half days ago. One of the comedians we're featuring there is Nathan Caton. I'll be adding some clips to this site in a minute ... but I've also found an interview with him on the Paramount Comedy website.