the sweet lowdown

*the book talk went well. 15 people turned out on a night when we had 5 inches of new snow and it was already 0 degrees by 7 pm. no mormons or ex-mormons, which surprised me, but those who were there were willing to springboard into larger religious/philosophical issues. no one screamed at anyone or stormed out, so i think it was a success.

*the semester is effectively over tomorrow, and it couldn't come any sooner. it's been a very, very busy 4 months in this library.

*band practice on sunday. our gig monday night was great. the originals are really good, and i'll get them up here if i can.

*snowboarded yesterday morning for 3 hours and made sweet, sweet powder turns in shadows and closets, and the glades skier's right of two o'clock. incredible.

*really looking forward to catching some arizona trout over the holidays with geno, playing tennis or pickle ball with nan, and getting lost in the desert with timmy and robbie.

*will do absolutely nothing tonight except watch that crazy s.o.b. tom cruise in war of the worlds.

link o' the day:

denver's alternative weekly, westword, does a ski resort guide every year. it's well written, and kind of fun to read. select steamboat and learn more about where jenn and i live.