well, i'm back in central time

a few notes to catch things up:

1) sorry about not posting the last few days, the wireless connection in the resort became too horid to tolerate.

2) i went on a few walks with my dad through some hikeing trails off to the side of the ski trails. very pretty. took lots of pictures.

3) i managed to get comfortable with the toe-side of a snowboard. the heel side leaves much to be desired, like staying upright.

4) the breckenridge brewery has pretty good microbrews.

5) to the hyperactive monkey that placed a bet on the 4:1 slot marked 'slight knee sprain', you win the bet for what my injury would be.

6) airplane rides are tiring for reasons i can't comprehend.

7) the producers is one of the most funny movies i've ever seen. period.

8) my cat is going to kill me when i get home.

9) i am so very out of shape.

10) i seem to be able to pack a suitcase much more efficiently when i'm trying to safely put in 6 beers for transport.

all in all, it has been a very great experience. i left with no regrets and enjoyed myself the entire time. i hope i'll be able to get back to work next week and hit things hard and steady. so very much to do and nowhere near enough time to do it.

it's still christmas till i fall asleep

today was both relaxing and good. i walked around town for a little while, seeing what there was to see. this place has an 'oxygen bar'. i'm not exactly sure what that consists of, but i must find out. mostly because it has 'bar' in the title. my parents took ski lessons. they got worn out. i'll probably hop back on my board tomorrow (place your bets), so i'll probably be sore in 24 hours. i think i'm pretty much better from my injuries yesterday, so all is well... atleast right now.

tonight we went on a sleigh ride. it was pretty damn peaceful, and quite pretty. the horses drug the sleigh (1800 lbs), plus about 25 riders with an ease that would scare anyone that thought about it too long.

there is a small arcade in the resort. it has the most wrong game i've seen in quite some time. it's a big plaster cow (sorta life-size). it has 4 'udders'. you put money in, and the udders will glow on and off, and you are supposed to squeeze them when they light up. am i the only person who thinks this is a neverending supply of off color jokes?

and so i defy fate once more

first of all, sorry for not posting yesterday. a combination of a very poor wireless setup at the resort and the fact that not much of note happened yesterday led to no post. hit me with blunt objects later.

now... today i got on the snowboard. and for the record, those things are merceless. it doesn't care how much hell it drags you through, it is going to stay firmly attached to your feet. despite going end of end in a couple of spills, i picked up the basics pretty nicely. my right wrist and right hip are kinda sore, and i'll be taking it easy tomorrow to let them heal. but i survived. so NAH! to all those with bets still out, don't worry, there are still several more life threatening days to come, and no telling what silly way i can create to cause myself injury. perhaps i will be drug under a sleigh tomorrow night. it's possible.

merry christmas eve to everyone. or substitue whatever phrase makes you happiest. or atleast least offended. as much as i'm enjoying myself out here, i dearly miss my friends. i'll see everyone soon.

and the prelude is over

now is that part of that first chapter that is devoted to setup. we have made it to breckenridge and have gotten settled in. the original room wasn't as nice as we expected and we were able to upgrade to a much nicer room which more resembles a 1 bedroom apartment than a hotel room. this place is HUGE. i have found 4 hot tubs, 2 swimming pools, an arcade, a mini-golf course, 2 rather posh resturants, 2 bar/lounges, and a plethra of shops. and i'm not even done exploreing the resort yet.

as for the events of the day, it was mostly spent riding in a car slam full of luggage. we did stop by some hot springs, and if anyone ever gets the chance to hop in, i highly reccomend it. they are quite comfortable, and there is something interesting about being in a pool with no man-made source of heat, boiling your ass off, and staring at snow no less than 5 feet away. i'm hired.

my goal for the night is to determine what, if any, nightlife exists in this place. i may go swimming, just cause. i'm nuts. but it's something i can do. it won't be till the day after tomorrow that i start to snowboard, so i'm sure everyone can thing of other interesting suggestions to give me to get myself injured.

everyone that walks by looks either hyper or exausted. nothing inbetween. and you can't gauge it on age. i know i'm the only one in my group with any energy left today, even though the thinner air is having a noticable effect on both my ability to breathe and the effectiveness of my ciggerattes.

so i guess it's off to find random interesting things. but first... i must burgle.

and on the train i saw a deer carcass

well, i was on the train, and the carcass was on the ground outside, nested amongst the snow. it was actually quite hard to identify. overall, the train ride was fun, something i could reccomend to anyone that likes looking at landscapes. no complaints thus far. grand junction looks to be a nice enough place, and this hotel is nicer than the last. too bad we leave tomorrow morning. the highlight of tomorrow should be a dip in a hot mineral springs. this is my first solid chance to injure myself people. place your bets.

hello from mountian time

i'm sitting in a hotel room in denver. in about 2 hours, i'll be getting on an am-track train grand junction. it's a city i've heard about before, but only in that vauge sence of 'yeah, it exists'. so far, it has been pretty fun. we will reach breckenridge itself tomorrow afternoon. until then, i'm just going to relax. i have yet to break anything, but we will see.

ummm... wow

something i had written back in november...

i have been feeling as if i'm attempting to bust out of my skin. i'm not sure if it's something i lack, or something i have in abundance, or both. perhaps a switch is necessary.

i have accepted a job offer with a new company, and it will be starting on jan. 9th. maybe it is one of the many breaks to the status quo that will help my mind out a bit. it's bittersweet though. a great oppertunity, but not working with the good friends i have made over the last several years is going to suck hard. more to be said when it is time.

a pic i like

the trio of evil, so it seems:


between brad in the cart and robert's evil red eyes, and my general... well... whatever it is that i have, people fear us. and i don't know why. we just like to be silly and have fun.

ponderings of what is to come

december is usually a busy month. not bad persay, but busy nonetheless. but, to follow my innate nature, i tend to fill dead space up as much as i can with extra activity. i shouldn't complain, like i said, busy - not bad. and i'm not complaining, just stating the obvious. it's just that i'm used to being able to dictate schedules somewhat, or atleast have some input. so when that power is taken away from me, i feel helpless. i guess i should just enjoy the ride. worst case for me right now is the status quo, which, quite frankly, is something i can deal with. best case... well, i'm not sure yet. i'll figure it out.

i have an accounting final tonight. i'm not really that worried about it, even though i barely know what's on it. i'm predicting another 85. that will be more than satasfactory. 75 is the minimum i need for a B. 65 for a C. i can so do this.

december, being what we refer to as the 12th month, is a good time for reflection upon the year. i've been thinking about it for a bit and wondering what i have learned over the last 12 months. the first thing i've learned is the importance of standing tall for yourself. last year, i was too weak. i thought it was the high road, but it was just being weak. the more important lesson i've learned is how dear my friends truely are to me. they all know who they are, so no point in doing a roll call. i've learned much from them and have shared several good experiences, and look foreward to many more antics in the years to come. it's been a while since i've felt this, and the feeling didn't really set on me until last night, but i am very blessed. i'm not sure if i deserve it. i doubt i do, but i'm not going to complain.

the week is almost over and i'm just now typing

what can i say, it's been a full week. full of things i'd rather not do, but full nonetheless. i had a management term paper due wednesday. 10 pages on why walgreen's is so damn good. first of all, i don't really care. secondly, oh, hell... i don't care. but it's done, and looks pretty good in my opinion. it's not often i like my own writing. almost never infact. i was so concerned with my paper that i forgot i had a test in the same class on monday. got a 78 though. good for no preperation.

all that leaves me with classwise is finals. 3 tests. 2 of them i'll sleep though. in a few weeks i'll head off to colorado with my parents for christmas. i'm thinking about starting an office pool about which bone i'll break while i'm gone. probably a rib or something. i'll post the odds as soon as i calculate them.

also, with class pressure off, i can concentrate more on work. that will be nice (strangely enough). i need to get quite a few things done, and compared to writing papers, c++ and java code should be a snap.