a) I hate shopping

b) I don’t want something traditional and therefore don’t know where to start looking

c) I can’t make it during the week and don’t have the desire to waste my 1 day off doing this

d) I hate shopping

So. I had this dream where it was the day before the wedding, and I was running around trying to find something appropriate in this huge shopping mall, to no avail. Each store failed to have what I was looking for. It was actually quite funny, come to think of it.

But, I digress. I guess that I should actually add “wedding dress” to my list of tasks, if only so that I can feel good about crossing it off.

Sigh.

I’m depressed looking @ the list of books I have to read and how little progress I’ve made in recent weeks. I’d love to claim that I’ve read a bunch more and just haven’t updated, but that’s not the case. Although, I have read about 6 New Yorkers in the last week. That’s gotta count for something, right?

If you’re interested…Storm Ultimate has been somewhat updated for the new season.

For the first 5 minutes, I couldn’t remember how to snowboard. Granted, it was the first time this year, and I’ve only done it a total of maybe 5 or 6 times. Nonetheless, it was a bizarre feeling to have no memory of what to do with my body to make the board go downhill without falling. Luckily, my bro was on hand with some tips, and about 1/2 the way down the first run, I started remembering.

So, we promptly moved over to the diamond runs. After all, just because I hadn’t done a black run before, didn’t mean this shouldn’t be the time to try it. We only managed to get in about 5 runs (since we showed up at noon, and the lines were massive). But, it was worth it. The powder was nice and deep pretty much everywhere, so falling didn’t hurt.

Since there was probably 3-4 feet of snow at our country place, the cows decided they could just hop the fence. So hop it they did. They escaped several times (apparently not at all fearful of the electric fencing). Watching them take off down the road is quite a hilarious vision. Luckily, they returned after some coaxing.

I haven’t read anything of late, as I have been sick and work has been somewhat overwhelming. I don’t really see a light at the end of the tunnel (nice cliche, eh?) until at least May, so it’s going to be a long winter. Plus, wedding plans have been shaping up (ok, so we have taken care of the invites…) but plenty more needs to be handled! Weekends have become “wedding tasks” days. Fun stuff.

At the Ultimate World Championships in Finland, the tournament (or maybe WFDF) claimed that there would be random testing for drugs (ie: marijuana). I don’t think anyone from our team got selected for a test, or maybe they decided not to do it at the last minute, but it could have turned into a fiasco. Even playing for Team Canada, many people drank and smoked and things during the tournament. I guess it shows how far away we are from “elite” sports status.

Finished A Spot of Bother by the same author of A curious incident of the dog in the night time. It was entertaining, if somewhat ridiculous. Character development could have been better, but overall it was a nice light and amusing read.

SPARKLE!
originally uploaded by ultifishy.

May your new year sparkle like fireworks at the seaport!

I am particularly interested in the left-handed pens. Are they smudge-proof?

It’s the day after Christmas and all through the house….relaxation in terms of watching ALIAS season 1 and reading books (just finished The Emperor’s Children) is transpiring. Ahhh. This is the life.

May 2007 be filled with light and laughter for all!