migblog

oh man, oh man, oh man.

the ski trip was an awesome experience this time around. after warming up on some greens the first day at sierra-at-tahoe, i ended up doing almost nothing but blues at kirkwood. good times had by all!

the drive up was pretty fun, with our pop extravaganza (i don't think david's ever heard that many late-90's pop songs in a row) and our mini-trip to safeway. that four-hour drive to south lake tahoe was a little boring at times, but we managed. when we finally got to our hotel we had ourselves some fun playing in the snow, and eventually a giant group of us headed to dinner at tep's villa roma. (can we say, giant antipasto bar?)

after that there was much excitement over the night's "ski run" (the name of the liquor establishment a block away). we cajoled and cavorted, played joe's first round of a or b, and of course, a masterful victory with the vagina game. (if you don't knnow the rules, ask me!) david and i went back to our room and basically almost passed out.

the next morning, we headed on over to sierra-at-tahoe for a wonderful, adventurous first day of skiing. after playing our morning performance, david got his first try on the greens, i had my first run on the snow blades, and jake and angela and wolfman warmed up as we went down sugar and spice for a while. we played an afternoon set, and then we went up the mountain again to conquer th rest of the greens that were available to us. and then, our final set, and then, soredom.

after that was one of the most awesome showers i have ever taken. the water pressure in the hotel was amazing. we then headed out to erika's house at south lake, where her mom fed us some delicious pupusas while we played rousing rounds of mad gab, which eventually turned into all of us watching the cal-stanfurd basketball game.

we got back, and we got gypped on beds. boo to newmen, fucking newmen.

the next morning, after waking up with a nosebleed and dry, cracking lips thanks to the heater, i managed to pack everything back into my bag except for my jeans (how could i forget those?) and got ready to conquer the mountain at kirkwood.

after our first set, we traversed over to the green side of the mountain. soon enough, jimbo, david and i found the two slopes there ridiculously easy. we made our way back to the top, this time blazing a trail to the lodge side of the mountain. hooray for us surviving our first blue! then, afternoon set, and then, afterwards, we did nothing but blues the rest of the day at the other side of the resort. there were some really nice runs, some beautiful views, and of course, good company as we skied down the mountain.

the day ended with a final set, and the drive back to berkeley from kirkwood. we pretty much all passed out at tahoe, and woke up near sacramento and davis. we stopped by wendy's to get dinner, had another pop extravaganza, and headed home.

my bed never felt so comfortable, and my arms and legs never felt so sore. i must have burned seven mcdonald's value meals' worth of calories just skiing up and down the mountains.

i'm still a little sore, but i don't think it'll be that bad, even though my forearms and my calves still particularly hate me.

oh well. time for videogames, books, catching up on alias, and hanging out with good friends.

and oh, maybe some beer.

posted by Open Source Food @ 11:22 AM