Many people, on a Friday night would do things like, go to a movie, drink with friends, attend parties, go on dates, watch brain dead television and hang out with friends.

What did I do this Friday night? With the assistance of my best friend, I turned Ianto Jones, Welsh tea-boy extraordinaire, into a Canadian cliche.

It all started with a screencap of Ianto holding a field hockey stick.  Being Canadian, while I respect field hockey as a viable sport, it still seems, well, wrong, he wasn't holding an ice hockey stick.  Thus began a journey that required one screencap, 9 iconic Canadian images, Photoshop, 1.5 hours and two really proud Canadians. 

Actual comments made during the Canadianization of Ianto:

"Can we put him in a Leafs' jersey?"

"Do you want this done right?  Then I'm putting a shadow on the Tim Hortons coffee cup."

"Size that toque down otherwise he looks like Canadian pirate Ianto."

"No, I want a Tims' maple dip doughnut, not a Krispe Kreme! They look shellacked."

"Leafs', Sens, Canadiens and Canucks -- that's all the teams that count. "

"Usually, I have people who photoshop for me." 

"You'd better not be giving him a mullet!"

"I want to hide the Sens' banner as much as possible."

"I'm putting a Roots' logo on his jacket.  Yes, the one with the beaver."

"We couldn't make this more Canadian unless we put a beaver hiding under the couch!  What?  Myfanwy needs lunch."

"Do you really want our national animal to be eaten?"

Thus we have a fully Canadianized Ianto "Eh" Jones.  Welcome to the country, let me take you out for a double-double in the Great White North. 

In conclusion, we're not sure if we're really proud or just really geeked-out Canadians.  In our defence, there are about 4 feet of snow outside and another 10-15cm falling tonight.  Unless I shovel my driveway, what else are we going to do?