RIP Xanga. I am packing up and heading to a new site. I make no promises that I will update often (but I will try). If you'd like to check it out here is the new site:

http://thecorner7.blogspot.com/

I'm still figuring it out and don't have it setup quite the way I want to yet, but that will come...but drop by and say hi!

Au revoir xanga!

A lot of my friends went to see Spiderman 3 this weekend.  I did not go since I have never seen the 2nd one (despite that I liked the first Spiderman).  This led me to think of other big movies I have never seen but want too at some point:

Spiderman 2
Coach Carter
Pulp Fiction
The Godfather
Bull Durham
Braveheart
Boondock Saints
Shaun of the Dead
Casino Royale

I'm sure there are more, but that is all I can think of.  I also recommend seeing Hot Fuzz.

Currently Reading Steel My Soldiers' Hearts : The Hopeless to Hardcore Transformation of U.S. Army, 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry, Vietnam By David H. Hackworth see related

Saturday morning at 6:30am I will board a plane in Chicago!  Destination: Lake Tahoe (by way of San Francisco) for a week full of skiing!  Everyone else I know is heading south for Spring Break.  Not me, I'm going on a hunt for winter.  If I don't get eaten by a grizzly bear I'll bring back photos and such.

In other news Lent is in full swing and this year I've given up red meat and peanut butter.  The red meat has proven to be most difficult at restaurants when a burger sounds amazing.  I also have a meat loaf in the freezer that stares at me everytime I open the door.  As soon as Lent is over I'm going to be on it like a great white shark on an injured sea lion.  I struggle with peanut butter in the morning when I make toast and then reach for the jar of PB.  Luckily regular butter isn't too much worse, and I have some apple butter. 

Currently Listening Reconstruction Site By The Weakerthans see related

 The following is a collection of pics/video from assorted cameras since we got the great blizzard of 2007!  To see more pics and videos, click on the appropriate tab at the top of my page:

 
Tyler snowskating the rail

Tyler about to lose the battle with gravity

Me about to exit my snowskate for a tumble to the ground.  My first attempt was terrible, I flipped backwards and landed about 2 inches from the end of the rail.

Tyler being sweet 'til he forgot that when defeating the rail, one also has to defeat the snow again.

Me making it down most of the rail

This is from sledding by our apartment.  I believe this is the photo from when I wound up falling back and landing on my head. 

A successful jump with a successful on my feet landing.

I don't remember how this landing went, but I'm guessing not well.

Tony and I decided to put all of couches downstairs in the hallway blocking Kyle's door.  He and his sister Kelli were suprised.

Of course when it is -2 degrees out, Tony decides to lounge on the backporch in his sweats and socks.

While Tony was lounging, I was leaping over our rail and sliding down the hill in my socks and indoor clothes.

A close-up!

Me relaxing on the backporch.  This night was ridiculous!

Me cross-country skiing at the McLinden Trails across my lake.  This is a BIG hill that I somehow navigated without falling/hitting a tree/or flying off the trail. I think I'm up to about 50% noncrash rate on it now!

Currently Listening Up from the Catacombs: The Best of Jane's Addiction By Jane's Addiction see related

This past week I've been sick.  The usual clogged sinuses, fever, cough, headache and sore throat deal.  This past week has also been the first week since early December that we had significant snowfall on the ground!  Our snow level has plowed past significant and into the real of unreal.  I am loving it!  Especially since today I finally woke up without having to empty my sinuses across 10 kleenex (that was the worst thursday morning ever) and swallowing finally didn't resemble drinking flaming cement.  Maybe some people upon waking up almost healthy again and seeing that the windchill was -10 degrees outside would just hole up for the day.  Not me.  I bundled up, strapped on my cross-country skis and hit the trails across from our townhome whole-heartedly in the middle of our blizzard.  In my enthusiasm (and c'mon, it's been FOREVER since I've been skiing) I forgot a couple of my winter principles: 1)  Layers are good, but don't overdress, cross-country skiing is a workout.  Oops, I forgot that -10 really isn't that cold, and since most of my journey went through the woods, I was rarely exposed to the wind.  I was sweating almost immediately.  2)  For Pete's sake, DRIVING gloves should never ever be used as cross country ski gloves.  Said gloves are not windproof, are not even water resistant, and do not wick away sweat!  As soon as I started to sweat, my hands were done.  They are still dethawing as I'm typing this.  3) When a cute girl waves at you (this will happen, girls dig guys on skis) do NOT fall down while waving back.  4) When flying down a big hill and successfully circumventing the first jump, please take note there could be a SECOND jump!  Cross-country skis would rather be eaten by a crocodile than leave the ground at the same time.  Your body agrees with the skis. 

Tomorrow I will be going skiing again (before the Super Bowl of course) and will implement my 4 principles, I hope you do too!

If you've read my previous picks from the conference championship games, you know I picked both of them WRONG.  This has lead to one of the worst Super Bowl's imaginable for me.  The Chicago Bears of the city whose sports teams I have forever loathed versus the Indianapolis Colts led by the quarterback I have forever rooted smugly against.  After I got over what the Super Bowl matchup was going to be (well not over, but to where I could semi-coherently think about it) I decided I would root for the Colts to win 16-9.  With Indy scoring a safety, plus a defensive touchdown from Marlin Jackson and another from Cato June (ex-Wolverines).  Vinitaire would miss a close FG in the final minute that would've iced the game, but the Bears would be unable to capitalize.  My other best-case scenario would be for Peyton to get hurt early and his backup to come in and lead the Colts in a rout over the Bears.  I think I still felt this way going into yesterday.  But then I learned the Colts were 7 point favorites, and everyone not living in Illionois thought the Colts were going to blow out the Bears.  So now I'm saying the Bears are going to win, though I'll still be rooting for either of my two scenarios from above to happen.  So my pick is the Bears, but I'll be "rooting" for the Colts tomorrow.  Also if the Colts win by 1-7 points I'll receive 2 extra credit points in my real estate class.  I'm also rooting for about 3 more feet of snow!