one day older

I'm one day older than yesterday, but legally, I'm also one year older. What have I learned since yesterday, if age purports to engender wisdom? Well, I've learned that when you start drinking at 1 pm, you have to continue on a steady but moderate pace. If and when you stop, you will be down for the count. I've also learned that I might have a chance with Karma, because I woke up to birthday weather that was out of this world. Sunshine and fresh powder all day. Like the dreams you have where every track is fresh, and the sun is glinting through the trees in the glade, waxing golden on your ride as you float along. Except this dream was real. I've learned that a drive through liquor store is probably one of the best innovations that I've discovered recently. We drove up after dinner and the birthday girl simply rolled down her window, ordered three tall boy Pilsner singles and some shooters. No getting out of the car, going into the cold cooler, showing ID or anything. AWESOME. And lastly, I've learned that unlike my first birthday away from home when I cried like a baby in my dorm room- age has mellowed me out and I was cool with the chill day that I had yesterday.

Three things I'm grateful for as a 24 year old, so far:
1. Powder, sun & beer
2. An awesome father, who as described in the words of dude at the hill; "It's pretty cool that your dad is willing to get crunked to celebrate your birthday". Well said.
3. That the rest of my family, maxing, relaxing and chilling by the pool in the Canary Islands, put down their drinks to give me a call and tell me they were thinking of me on my birthday.

powder gods

Spiritual experiences don't just happen every day. I believe certain contributing factors lead to circumstances where you feel like you have just been transported into the clouds and felt the ropes to earthly pittances go slack. Basically your mind fucked when you realize real life will hit you in the face eventually. So what factors are needed to experience awesomeness? I believe it's about mind state- so anything that affects your mind state, wheather it be euphoria, sticky green or just plain old beer. So, you think- does getting high and watching a movie count. Maybe. If you're laughing so hard you lose all the blood from your brain and start thinking you're in the film. But the more likely venue? That would be travelling to a new spot, and seeing something from a new perspective, influenced by a picturesque or even horrifying vista.

This weekend, I kneeled at the altar of the powder gods and was rewarded with the ability to float across the earth, feeling weightless, free and perfectly in control. Completed by the backdrop of some amazing vistas, and inhuman heights- emphasizing how small we are in the big picture and making me feel just a little luckier to have this great feeling. And later? We were a drunk and rowdy crew, feeling invincible, just out for a good time in some amazing snow, playing games and having fun. Only one thing could have made the picture complete- a missing piece, but we'll anticipate her presence for next time. So, after a long day of board meetings, does any President call it a day? No, we continued on into the night, getting our work done and thanking the powder gods for blessing us with the spiritual experience.

Signing out as El Presidente, I will get on with the three things that have made me happy since my last post.
1. Powder.
2. Beer.
3. Good friends and family to party with. (Still missing you boo!)

the whore farm

Sooooooo...this weekend was as exciting and as awesome as I thought it would be. My sister and I took off for banff with some baileys and gin in tow and checked in to our cute little hotel. Immediately the prospect of room service was extremely appealing. "Ummm yeah, I'll have a jug of tonic water and some cut limes." At least the guy was cool about it, his only response to ask "Would you like ice with that?". After some scary visions in the hot tub, we set off to the Rose and Crown for dinner. My sis was just sloshed enough to dance with the 'lone wolf' on the dance floor. Quite entertaining. The rest is r-rated and a little bit fuzzy, needless to say, we woke up quite worse for wear.

Looking around the room, you would think a rock band had inhabited it for several weeks. A little embarassed when room service guy #2 came in, as the room also smelled like a bar-or bottle -for that matter. Anyways the excitement for riding suddenly sunk in, but was quickly quashed when the snow report told us that both mountains were closed due to extreme cold weather. That was probably warning number one. Warning number two was when the car almost didn't start. But nooooo we trucked on, and now I have facial frostbite. It's quite attractive, the white blisters look like some exotic form of herpes.

We did have a fun day nonetheless, with some interesting characters riding the gondola with us. Our favorite was the guy convinced that strippers (and the like) came from a whore farm. "They pluck them when they're really little, then they send them to the farm where they learn to be good whores." Seriously.

Sunday we had a photo shoot with my sis, taken by my bestie. It was really cool, and we're giving out the photos for xmas. It has to be a little vain, I mean, "Merry Christmas, here's a photo of me looking ridiculously hot." Sounds like a great gift for my ex. But it was fun, and we continued on to participate in the 12 bars of Christmas. A pub crawl in Kensignton designed to visit almost every drinking establishment in the vicinity. Monday morning was accordingly fun.

Tomorrow is xmas eve, and I have one wish from Santa. All I want for Christmas is my technology back. I now have lost my cell phone as well, thus leaving me alone in the cold with no music (as my ipod is broken too). Sounds like someone needs an iphone. Seriously every year around this time, I lose my phone in a snowbank. Must be a Canadian thing.

This holiday season I am glad for lots of things. The last three that come to mind are:
1. Facebook, because then how else would you get all of your phone numbers back.
2. My family, as even though they are crazy, my mom is out right now buying margarita mix for christmas eve.
3. Yoga. Keeping me sane and limber.

Happy Holidays, I hope you look forward to the party as much as I do!