A small observation.

A Moment of Clarity.

I came very close to giving up alcohol today. I had specifically asked for today off from work so I could go to Lake Louise, snowboard for a couple of hours, eat some amazing cheese bagel skins, and watch a friend jump over the Olympic torch. None of this happened however, as I woke up at 2.30pm and spent the rest of my day lying in bed watching snowboarding movies and eating cheese. This was all thanks to Floyd's birthday 'beerfest' the night before, inspired by this insanely ludicrous film. I was sick within an hour. I kept on drinking. I can't remember getting home.

Great night, but today was probably the most unproductive days of my life. I've never felt so numb or void of emotion. I tried numerous experiments to avoid getting out of bed, like stockpiling a day's worth of food next to my bed and turning on the light with a nearby stick. Makes me really question the nutritional value of beer.

Started editing the liftie training video. The music is great, the footage is not. Thank god for good editing software

Obligatory Bragging Photos: Part 2

These are some very shoddy stills of me doing a boardslide. It may not look impressive, but it's fucking scary!

...And I don't feel any different

12 days into 2010 and yet my life hasn't changed in any dramatic ways. Maybe because I forgot to make any resolutions, which I am genuinely disappointed about. I could make some now, but I feel this would be cheating the Gods of New Year in some way. I did however make a trip to Calgary last week, to welcome the dawn of a new generation of filmmaking; Avatar in 3D. I felt a bit guilty considering I haven't been to the cinema in aaaages, and the first thing I see is a multi-billion dollar franchise movie that really doesn't need my $14. But I thought it was a experience too important to miss. I expect when I'm 76 I'll be telling my Grandkids where I was when Avatar came out.

Review of Avatar: Amazing
Review of Calgary: Shit hole

So yeah, go see it. But if you're looking for something a bit more high-brow/pretentious, I think this looks quite good. If nothing else, it features a great song by LCD Soundsystem.

I've begun work on my long awaited Norquay liftie training video, which is proving to be more hassle than it's worth. I'm having to buy appropriate cables/links due to the extremely outdated camera I've been supplied with. It uses DV tapes. Not even mini-DV. Surprise, surprise, they don't sell these in shops anymore. Beats sitting around in a cold hut though.

In short, I'm gonna have to kick start this new decade with absolute enthusiasm and optimism. I was too lazy in the naughties.

New Years

I think this photo from my camera pretty much sums up my night:


















But from what I remember, it was very fun.