We humans might not be fans of the incessant snow but this polar bear doesn’t seem to mind. I thought I’d wrap up the week of snowmania with this cutie enjoying some of the white stuff.

P.S. The snow has made me so productive this week. More new art: Ghost Whisperers

If you’re like me, you’ve spent a good part of your week shoveling snow in the frigid winter air. After a few back breaking hours of manual labor, it’s time to unwind with a drink. A crisp refreshing vodka tonic isn’t quite the right way to go. When it’s this cold outside, you need something a take the chill off. My suggestion is a Nutty Siberian. Yes, I just made it up. It’s got vodka (Russian) and hazelnut (nutty), thus it’s a Nutty Siberian. Here’s what’s in it:

Nutty Siberian
5 oz very hot coffee from your French press
1 oz vanilla vodka (I use Stoli)
1 oz Frangelico
1 oz coffee liqueur
1 oz cream (or Silk non-dairy creamer if you’re vegan/lactose intolerant)

Combine the gredients in a cocktail shaker. Pour into a coffee mug and serve right away.

Note: If you normally keep your booze in the freezer you may want to pull it out and get it room temperature before you prepare your drink. Otherwise the chilled booze might take all the warmth out of your drinks.

For extra fanciness you can combine the top 4 ingredients in a shaker. Froth the cream separately and then use that to top off the drink.

Got a go-to cold weather cocktail? What’s your favorite?

This year winter is not screwing around. It’s out for blood and trying to crush the city. I spent my weekend holed up inside my fallout shelter, um, house I mean, waiting for the snowpocalypse to subside. It left up to 3 feet of snow in some areas. Considering that I went out for a bit in it and had snow up to my ass, literally, I am inclined to believe it. Here are some photos of winter’s handiwork:

You can see all my winter mayhem photos on my Flickr account. Actually things got so crazy around here that neighbors to the south saw snow lightning! Yes, SNOW LIGHTNING. Who knew you could even have that? Watch if you don’t believe it. I like the screaming in the background of this video, it adds a certain Blair Witch vibe to the whole thing.

Winter’s not done with us either. We have another blizzard heading our way for Tuesday. Snowmageddon 2: This Time It’s Personal. Stay tuned for my epic battle with nature. In the meantime, enjoy some new art. Since I was trapped indoors all weekend I drew some new pictures. (I spent much of my weekend doing housework and cursing the snow, thus my illustrations have a theme this week.)

Watch out for Yetis my mid-Atlantic homies, I have a feeling they’ll be making their way into town any day now.