Sledding Video

What sledding adventure would be complete without some video?!?!? Here’s Allison and Kessler going for a ride! Watch out for that bump at the bottom!Me mid-slide on my new sled – named Green Gonzales (after Speedy Gonzales, and, you...

Snow Day!

Seattle has made national news this week for Snowpocolypse 2012. People are making videos about the ridiculous things people say in the NW say when it snows, and of course we can’t forget this video from the great snowstorm of 2009. It’s true, Seattle...

The Boulder Project

In climbing, Bouldering refers to climbing a short, difficult route on large rock boulders without the safety of a rope. Smart climbers will buy crash pads to soften their landing in the (very) likely event of a fall.Bouldering at Joshua Tree, courtesy of WikipediaThe...

2011 Year in Review

A few years ago I started making a list of things that I wanted to accomplish each year. My list for 2011 consisted of 11 items, of which I’m proud to say I completed 9 of them. I ran my first half marathon (and then two more after that), I took up a new sport...

The Breakup and a Happy New Year

I should have known better than to post about the budding relationship between me and my live-in apartment mascot. It’s like he can read or something, because no sooner had I posted about Stanley then he abandoned me. That’s right. Stanley the Speider has...

Christmas Carding

Alas, it was too late to use any of the Awkward Christmas Photos on my real Christmas card – but I made do. Here’s the “much anticipated” 2011 card: sans costumes and weirdo friends, plus one beautiful backdrop, and me. Sorry about that...