I am just finishing a four-day weekend courtesy of the bad economy. Our company, like many others, is doing forced unpaid days off. I sort of took this weekend easy for once. I may have set a new record for the number of movies I've watched in a weekend. I also got caught up on a lot of chores that I've fallen behind on. It was nice to relax, though I was a little sad that I never made it snowboarding. Not that I really can afford it right now anyway. I did make it for a run and went bowling, both of which counteracted my laziness a bit. And I made some really fantastic chicken and potato soup in my crock pot.
Lesson learned: This weekend wasn't a total loss.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Friday, February 06, 2009
Rider Tunes
One of my good friends from college, Jesse, recently launched a project called Rider Tunes It complements another Web site he constructed called Ski Movie Music Basically, it is a conglomeration of music from various ski and snowboard videos, with links to iTunes so that you can download the mixes and start riding like a pro. I've found some good hip hop groups this way. And if music makes me feel like a pro when I'm snowboarding, it cancels out any face plants. Check it out.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Superbowl Sunday
I've never been one to yell at the TV during a football game. In fact, I've never been one to watch football on TV at all.
I do make exception to the latter one day of year. That was, of course, today: Superbowl Sunday.
Usually I pay more attention to the commercials. But today, the game was riveting. It had all the drama of a play ground brawl coupled with the emotional roller coaster ride of a made for TV movie.
I was rooting for the Cardinals. I actually got nervous. I yelled when Larry Fitzgerald made his last touchdown. And I almost cried when the Steelers stole the game in the last 38 seconds. Then we made popcorn, watched The Office and I moved on.
Lesson learned: I can finally see how guys get into this.
I do make exception to the latter one day of year. That was, of course, today: Superbowl Sunday.
Usually I pay more attention to the commercials. But today, the game was riveting. It had all the drama of a play ground brawl coupled with the emotional roller coaster ride of a made for TV movie.
I was rooting for the Cardinals. I actually got nervous. I yelled when Larry Fitzgerald made his last touchdown. And I almost cried when the Steelers stole the game in the last 38 seconds. Then we made popcorn, watched The Office and I moved on.
Lesson learned: I can finally see how guys get into this.
Trecking
A friend of mine took a leap of faith and invited me to go snowshoeing/snowboarding with him and the guys Saturday. He had never seen me snowboard, so for all he knew, I might only be able to leaf and would try to make him carry my pack. Luckily for them, I can carry my own pack, and I'd like to think I'm a level above leafing.
We hiked out on a ridge line that extends from a local ski resort. It was three miles to our destination: an open cliff that has amazing panoramic views of mountain peaks, meadows and valleys. We made it at the break neck speed of 1 mph. It was a haul, but it was fun to catch glimpses of the scenery between the trees and felt good to be outside.
We spent awhile relaxing at the edge of the cliff and watching the jet streams trace lines up above us in a sky with no clouds.
On the way back, we alternated between snowshoeing the flats and snowboarding any downhill. We made it out in time to swing through some powder on a closed off run.
Lesson learned: I've got some tricks for switching out my snowboard for snowshoes for next time.
We hiked out on a ridge line that extends from a local ski resort. It was three miles to our destination: an open cliff that has amazing panoramic views of mountain peaks, meadows and valleys. We made it at the break neck speed of 1 mph. It was a haul, but it was fun to catch glimpses of the scenery between the trees and felt good to be outside.
We spent awhile relaxing at the edge of the cliff and watching the jet streams trace lines up above us in a sky with no clouds.
On the way back, we alternated between snowshoeing the flats and snowboarding any downhill. We made it out in time to swing through some powder on a closed off run.
Lesson learned: I've got some tricks for switching out my snowboard for snowshoes for next time.
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