Global Warming IN YOUR FACE

Christmas day was so exciting...especially because the prospect of heading up to Mount Baker for a day of snowboarding in 20" of fresh powder was waiting for me on the 26th. I couldn't wait. No other ski resorts have been fully open in the northwest because it has been an unseasonalby warm winter. To my surprise and utter disappointment the 20" of fresh powder turned into a slushy of brown muddy horror by 10 am since the temperature was 40 degrees!!! 40 degrees at the end of december at 5,000+ feet of altitude.

So...the word on the chairlifts is global warming is the culprit. According to these Bush lickers there isn't enough evidence and we should continue on with our present day defying the rest of the world antics. I say better safe than sorry and let there be powder.

Don't Touch Me I'm Starving

Training for a marathon is hard work. The hardest part being the large increase in appetite I'm currently experiencing. It's fricking EXPENSIVE to have this appetite. I'm in week 11 of a 26 week program....and I think I'm going to have to dip into my retirement account to fund the beast.

P.S. Holly and Trena - hope your drive home was safe! See ya in a few weeks.....

Help!

Calling all TiVo users....one of you must've recorded the Chappelle Show on Tuesday night?! It was a compilation of behind the scenes clips/music performances and one of them was Snoop Dogg having a poem competition with some dude with crazy glasses and they were surrounded by muppets. It was awesome and I can't find the clip anywhere. All I know is it was Season 2/Show 10. Must....Have....Now....

...or just wait for Season 2 to come out on DVD and pray it's on there.

Top Ten Awesome Idaho Memories

As my magical time in Idaho winds down, I have to reflect on all that was...special.

10. Horse Overexposure: I had dreams a horse was stalking me and saying it was my husband.
9. Seeing my first Idaho special "a trailer with more furniture outside than inside"
8. The Wolf People - what happens to werewolves during a lunar eclipse?
7. Missing man's shoes washing up outside our condo (and finding out we left the same bar at the same time the night he went missing).
6. Skinheads singing James Brown karaoke at the Long Bridge Bar, then saying "how bout that n*gger song for ya?"
5. Popular questions asked while getting hit on: "how many kids do you have?" and "have many times have you been divorced?"
4. Bowl and Tan - where you can bowl...and tan.
3. Vending machines that sell maggots
2. Multiple magazines including Outside and National Geographic ranking northern Idaho as a "hot destination"
1. Finding out that a child's grandfather was also his father (think about it).

**Peace Out **
H*Love, T*Dawg, K*Money, U*Daho

Movies in 2005

Getting excited for movies coming up in 2005...with Frank Miller's "Sin City" directed by Robert Rodriguez and the new "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" directed by Tim Burton (with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, yahoooo). Have to admit it would have been pretty awesome if they had cast Christopher Walken as Wonka- the rumours have suggested he was one of the final choices.

Ha Ha Ha

Oh my, I can hardly stop laughing....please make it stop....it hurts, it hurts. William Shatner's new album: Has Been, has so many gems it's hard to choose a favorite. Captain Kirk doing spoken word is truly glorious mind numbing shat.

Update: It appears that this is a highly regarded artistic album. Hmmm...mine ears deceived me?

Guilty

Every now and then a commercial just gets it right.

Assphinctersayswhat?!

Spokane, Washington looks almost...I hate to say it, but nice. Growing up in Seattle we always made fun of the eastern wershintonians but the entire Spokane downtown area (over 100 blocks) is wireless, housing is super cheap, and they host the largest 3 on 3 basketball tournament in the world every year. I'll be damned. At least Idaho still sucks.

Good-bye Burks!

Ever since I can remember Burk's Cafe in Ballard has had the best cajun food in Seattle. In fact, Gus and I had our Seattle wedding reception at Burk's this past September 28th, a few weeks before they closed up for good. Happy retirement to Burk and wife! Burk's Cafe

Chilling

On the night of Friday November 5th Trena, Holly, and I decided to experiment with Sandpoint, ID nightlife by checking out the local hotspot "The LongBridge". We had a good time laughing at painful karaoke, skinheads dancing to rap music, and trying to convince some poor drunk guy to sing Britney Spears "Lucky". We left the bar around 1:40am and headed back to our condo right across the bridge.

Little did we know that a fellow from NYC named Danny Clune disappeared from the bar that night...and has not turned up yet. Check out the details:FindDanny
Northern Idaho just gets creepier and creepier.

Magical

Check this out- ZoomQuilt
Thanks Gus & George :)

Mounties!

Over Thanksgiving break Holly, Trena, and I took a road trip up to beautiful Banff, Alberta.

Mounties were present at the Lake Louise men's downhill world cup. Keeping things in order Canadian style.

It's not cheap to go to Canada anymore! Found this out when I got the credit card bill. The American dollar has really lost ground (see here)....crap, no international travel for awhile.

Countdown to Idaho exodus

13 days until I can kiss Idaho goodbye
10 days of miserable work.

I think I can. I think I can.

I came to Idaho with an open mind. I thought, "For 3 months I will experience Idaho and possibly defend it against those who seek to mock and ridicule". But alas, Idaho is Idaho and it lives down to its glorious reputation. Stay tuned for the definition of an "Idaho special"......