I'm at a loss for words. I figured I could write something here, and then I realized that I have far too much to say. So in regards to this, I will post delightful photos of the events which have occurred the last 2 weeks.

I ended up getting this really amazing internship with Malakye.com, this is the incredibly scary overpass I now get to use 8 times a week. Hopefully there are no earthquakes while I am going over this one.

I went to the 30 years of Bad Religion concert at the House of Blues in Hollywood. It was an amazing time and they played for over an hour and a half. The 3 page set list was amazing.

Another trip to Mammoth. Wondering how much snow is still there? Have a look at the parking lot. Yet it just keeps snowing more and more.

I feel like I have done so much and yet so little in the last month. I have been far too entertained to spend any significant period of time on the computer. Maybe 5 hours total last month. I suppose that is a good thing. It means I have spent less time in the mundane world of status updates and internet drama.

Instead, I did my first backcountry skiing, spent 2 days demoing 10/11 skis, booked my New York adventure, am making plans to hit up Chamonix in April and have worked countless hours at the shop.

I feel like I should go into depth about how much fun it was having no idea what I was doing skiing/falling down the back side of Mammoth, or how much I love Stokli's new Stormrider for women, but I much rather just let you know that there are 2 feet of fresh snow here, I get to ski all day tomorrow with blue skis and fresh snow, and that my creative abilities have returned.

Maybe i'll write something else later.

I went skiing today. It's been a while due to the pneumonia situation. It was nice but difficult to breath... But hey, I survived right? It was actually pretty fantastic. I only made it about two hours before my lungs began to protest -- a great two hours.

Anyway, I took out the Salomon Shogun today in a 164. Really fun ski, wish I had had more time with it. I was just amazed how well it handled the groomed runs. A few of the rocker skis I have taken out have been less than stable when entering the "slow" zones. I will say I think I still prefer the Phat Luv on less steep terrain. I noticed myself sinking a little more than I would have liked. It could have been the snow conditions; over 4 feet of fresh heavy snow. On the steeper terrain they were fantastic, had I been up for it I would have loved to try some spins, but my body wasn't feeling it.

I would definitely like to give these skis another shot when my lungs are more capable. We are supposed to have a break in snow and then more Monday - Wednesday. Maybe next Thursday will be the day and I can give them a proper review.

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So the storm is here. Over 2 feet so far with around 8 more to come. Makes for an interesting time.

Anyway, may not have another update for a while. My computer is down for the second time in 3 months. I'm really hoping my warranty is still good if I call tomorrow to get it fixed next week when the warranty is up Friday...?

Aside from that, I had the flu/sinus infection/pneumonia this week. That sucked. Still recovering from that.

Still waiting to find out if my car will be ready friday or not.

So basically what I'm saying here is that my car is broke, computer is broke, and my body is broke.

Now I'm thinking about moving back down to LA for the rest of the season and becoming a dreaded weekend warrior provided I can get everything back in order before the season is over.

So, if you need any website work completed after next Monday, let me know. Business is hard when your computer breaks in the middle of a snow storm.

EDIT: Computer is doing better... and I don't want to be a weekend warrior. Fortunately I got a bit more work which should keep me here a while longer.

Living in LA, all my Minnesota friends like to ask if I've met Paris Hilton and the likes (for the record, I have) and I always think its funny. It really is no big deal, they are people too. But.... I have gone into total "FAN" mode this week.

Pro Skiers > Movie Stars.

Warning: Name dropping and Claim about to happen.

This week started out with having dinner with Molly and Tyler Aguirre and friends at the Chart House. Yes, she is a pro snowboarder, but still completely amazing and nice and sweet and kills it in the park and everywhere else.