airport SBD

we all know that airports can be a pain. we are all aware of the frustrations of airport security, and sometimes those frustrations can lead to foolish actions (believe me, i know). obviously, traveling would be a little better if a few people out there took a few deep sighs, closed their eyes, and took a moment to relax. however, this does not necessarily entail whipping out your tights, yoga mat, and etherial music in the middle of the concourse. or outside the gate. or anywhere. in fact, it SHOULDN'T BE DONE.



unfortunately, not everyone realizes that. please--keep yoga for your own special time-out and off the tarmack. i implore you. please.

sundancing

with my third day at the sundance film festival underway, i am ready to make the most of my last few screenings. up next: little miss sunshine, which has been recieving fine reviews.

my favorite flick viewed so far: adam's apples, a dutch film that tells the story of an unlikely group of companions holed up in a country church. truth and denial, consequence and redemption weave a beautiful and comical story in the lives of theses people.

on another note: i ran into my friend jeff who is performing in a slamdance entry this year. the sasquatch dumpling gang is the newest film by tim skousen and jeremy coon, two of the guys who worked on napoleon dynamite. quirky, clean and funny, the film is made by it's dynamic compostion, trading a linear narrative style for a twisting shift of perspective, telling the story from all points of view.

i HEART a new friend

i'm happy to see that beka has a new myspace profile. it's about time that she trades in her silence for a little romping fun with the ones she loves. although i don't usually endorse myspace, i'm happy to welcome beka into the fold.

a good day on the mountain

my hike up ajax the other night was killer. not only did it nearly kill me, but it was invigorating, breathtaking, fulfilling. 3,000 feet of vertical--and i mean the kind of vertical you can't do in the summer unless you are climbing hand and foot. there's nothing quite like a midnight mountain moonlit hike. i was tired, i was freezing, i was happy.

today, in the sunlight, this other hike was even more amazing. aspen highlands continues to be my favorite aspen moutain. this proabably has something to do with the breath-taking hike to the bowl and the phenomenal snow on the descent of the face. pictures will never do justice to the sense of awe and peace experienced from such trek.

the amazing snow, the spectular views, the vigorous lifestyle: just a few of the reasons i HEART aspen.

last night was a full moon

but tonight i'm taking advantage of it. despite the delay of one evening, i will take full use of a (mostly) full moon later tonight when i hike up aspen mountain to snowboard down. it's sad that i have not yet taken a moolit hike in the winter, let alone that i haven't done any night time riding. so tonight is the night. finally.

i HEART album art

kudos to steel skies for a thoughtful recreation of the record store for our own computers (and thanks to mark for mentioning it). cover flow is a beautiful program which compiles a visual representation of your itunes library for browsing and playing from your mac's desktop. still in development stages, cover flow let's you browse your albums as you would handle them in a record store or in your home. in the creator's own words "one of the big appeals of a physical album is the beautiful packaging and aesthetic appeal, something that’s sorely missed with the digital equivalent." well, miss it no more.

available ony for mac osx tiger, of course.

as if it weren't enough

i recently learned that one of my friends got the boot from pensacola christian college. because of me.

as many people know, the school does not like me at all. in fact, the administration kicked me out when they found out i am gay. and now, they booted a friend because i got together with a group of students over christmas break. that night, my friends and i went out to eat, got some starbucks, watched Narnia, and enjoyed being together. at the early hour of 2am, i decided to hop in the ocean in my swimsuit. i dried off, put my warm clothes back on, and we all headed back home to get some sleep before leaving the next day.

sadly, the school thought that those things were reason enough to make my friend pack her things and leave. at least, i believe that was their reasoning. i have attemted to contact dean barbi bear many times to see if i have the facts straight, but she has yet to return my call.

i don't think i will ever understand the administration at the school. i have felt only deciet and malice from those in the administration, but all i can do is forgive them. i know more is bound to happen in this situation, and i am certain the administration will continue to keep their eye on the things i write. but i will say no more. i am letting this go. it's time to move on.

besides, i'm in aspen now; and i really need to get out to the mountain and get some snowboarding in.

i HEART a short blog

all my blogs are long
and my camera is broken.