VAN vs. Otown

Ive spent a good week chillin' here in Van so far and am seriously unimpressed by the weather situation. Its a chilly & gloomy 15 degrees here... and well... my yahoo widget tells me that it is gonna be rainy all week till sat. Yea. On the other side of the country in otown its my same widget says its 24 degrees on this slightly cloudy night with thundershowers... although it will be in the hi 20's all week and mostly sunny. What in the world am I doing over here?? Its FREEEEZING! Ugh, so other than this glaringly obvious difference what else do I miss about Ottawa?

• Studio
• Clear delineation between seasons
• Living on ones own aka no nagging parents
• Farmers Pick (such fresh veggies and fruit!)
• Poutine (sunny side and bank... but also the one in the market next to dominion)
• Tim Hortons on every corner
• No Traffic
• Transit system
• Walkability of the city
• Having favorite places (eg. Paper Papier, Tivoli florists, Nicastro in the Market, Morala, Brixton's, The French Baker, Sassy Bead, Metropolitain for dinner and drinks, Black Thorn for martinis, Brunch at the Manx)

There are other things I miss about ottawa but there are things about Van that really rock too

• Food (the quality of food here is yumm!)
• Shopping (the clothes and shoe selection in vancouver just ... cant be beat)
• Asian stuff (including food) selection
• Scenery/nature

Well, ya theres my quick and dirty first stab at likes for the two cities... im sure more things will pop up as time goes on.