So, yesterday was pretty fun. Even though Nat is technically "working", he still manages to get home from work at around 1:00. Talk about a cushy job! Yeah, so he came over for a while after lunch and we bowflexed it up for a bit and played some PS2. I really gotta workout more, just not enough motivation. Anyways, afterwards, I met up with Jimi, and we went over to the Old Galley for a little fish and chips. It's kinda funny, I've seen the Old Galley all my life, and even have a friend who's worked there, but I've never eaten there before. Now I've eaten there twice in the past two weeks. KennyG's right, they got some good food there. After dinner, we came back to my place to hang out for a bit. Afterwards, Dwight and I played a little warcraft. Man, we're soooo good! Now ranked 233 for teams in North America.

So, on Friday night, I went over to Allan's place when he was done studying at Timmy's. We were thinking of watching a movie, but instead decided to watch the first episode of "Beauty and the Geek" which Allan tapped earlier. I gotta say, that show is hilarious! First of all, there are some pretty nice girls on that show, which is always a plus. Now, I went to Waterloo, so there's no denying that I'm a geek, and I've definately seen my fair share of nerdiness on campus, but these guys definately take the cake, they were just totally in a league of their own. One of the guys was given the title of "Dungeon Master" cuz he played Dungeons & Dragons every friday. I think that's pretty hilarious. One of the guys wasn't even able to sleep in the same room as the girl cuz he was going to have a panic attack, and ended up sleeping in the closet instead. The girls were also pretty dumb (Jessica Simpson like), and made some pretty funny comments, "I thought rock (from rock, paper, scissors) crushed paper", but the geeks were just in a world of their own. The sad part is, although I'm not as extreme as the geeks on this show, I can still understand/relate to how they're feeling.

Yesterday after work, I met up with Jimi for a little dinner. It was good cuz he owed me some cash, so the dinner was on him. We talked about what's been going on during the holidays and what's going on now. Afterwards, I went over to Nat's place to practise a bit of guitar. I'm really out of practise, and my fingers are killing this morning, but it was fun.

So, yesterday after work, I had another meeting with John to discuss my financial situation. I learned some stuff, but I'll probably have to meet up with him later. After, I met up with Nat for a little indoor volleyball. It wasn't quite what I expected. Other than Nat and I, the average age of the people we were playing with was about 40. Well, I didn't get any good sets, so I wasn't really able to kill any balls, but I felt bad going for blocks or serves. But after, Nat and I played on the same team against everyone else, and I got to practise some twos and set up some real plays. That was fun. Afterwards, Nat and I went over to Timmy's to watch Allan "study". We talked for a bit, but one thing's for sure, I definately didn't see any studying going on.

Quick weekend update. Friday I had a bit of work to do at the office, so had to stay a little later. Got home and played cards with Nat and my cousins Mark and Justin. My cousins stayed over and we played some video games.

Saturday morning we woke up and played some more games. In the afternoon, my cousins, Jason and I went out to play some football in the snow. I showed my cousins some basic plays and we had a pretty good game going. Unfortunately I taught them too well, and they beat me and my bro. Little punks. After football, I picked up Neeta, and we headed over to Eric's new place in 'sauga. He was all grown up and hosted dinner in his new bachelor pad which was really nice. Afterwards, we talked a bit and watched "Just Got Married". It wasn't the best movie, but it had some funny moments. Dropped Neeta home and said goodbye to her, since she's leaving to Calgary for a month.

Sunday afternoon, Nat and my cousins came over again, and we had a little rematch in football. Nat and I took on my cousins and bro, except this time Nat and I showed them how it was done, winning 7-1. I can't believe we even let them score 1 touchdown. Football was really fun, I really wonna organize a bigger game and play tackle in the snow. After football, I took my cousins out to dinner. When I got back, Allan came over for a little Bowflex workout.

Yesterday after work, I met up with an old family friend, John. I haven't seen him for about a year, so it was nice getting caught up on stuff. We talked about our families, and about my future and career. It's given me lots to think about.

So, yesterday was a good night. After work, I went over to Ryan's to watch the hockey game. It was a good night cuz the Canadian underdogs dominated the Russians winning 5-0 to take back-to-back world juniors championships. It was a really exciting, hard-hitting game. For dinner, we had a pepperoni lover's pizza, and we chose extra toppings of sausage and more pepperoni. Good choice there Ryan.

So, yesterday was pretty fun. After work, I went out for dinner at Spring Rolls with a friend who wishes to remain anonymous, for this post I will refer to this person as "Mrs. Potter". So, before dinner, Mrs. Potter and I went to Indigo looking for a day planner for the new year. Mrs. Potter couldn't find a suitable day planner, but bought a MENSA trivia book instead. So, throughout dinner and afterwards, Mrs. Potter and I were taking the MENSA quizes. Mrs. Potter was so into the quizing, she couldn't even wait for the waiter to leave the table before starting the next question. Can you say super geeks? But then again, that's what Waterloo'll do to ya. In the end, each of us won a category.

It's been a while since I've updated my blog, at least for me it's been a while. I'll try to summarize my holidays.

So, in Seattle, I stayed with Gus and he gave me a tour of Seattle. We talked a bunch about what's been going on in our lives. Gus, five years from now you owe me a story, and same here, I won't forget. For Christmas, Rach, Gus, Neeta and I got together at Vish's place for a Christmas feast. Thank you Vish, Mark and Rach for preparing such a huge dinner. The home made bread was especially delicious. After dinner, we played the "Friends" trivia game, obviously Neeta won. The next day I took the Greyhound over to Vancouver for my Whistler adventure. Got back into Canada without a hitch, except that the bus I planned to take was all booked and I had to take a later bus to Vancouver.

I got to Vancouver and met up with Jon, Nat, Justin and Oliver at the bus station. They were pretending to be mad at me for arriving late, but boy was that a poor attempt. We drove 2 hours and arrived at Jon's, friend's place in Whistler. The place was nice, and fit all of us confortably. We just crashed in preparation for our long day on the slopes the following day. Whistler was amazing! We were all a little worried there wouldn't be snow on the moutain since it was raining on our drive up to the moutain. But once we got on the chairlift and started going up the moutain, all of a sudden all of the rain turned into snow, and there was definately enough snow for skiing. Memorable experiences from Whistler/Blackcomb include: skiing through impenetrable fog so thick that you couldn't see 2 feet in front of you, getting to the top of the moutain and feeling like I just arrived on a different planet, braving the "Whistler Bowl". In all seriousness, and I'm not even kidding or exaggerating here, I have never been so afraid for my life as when I was going down the Whistler Bowl. I'm not going to describe it, but it's something you have to see/ski down yourself to understand how I was feeling. As the ski instructor said "Straight lining the Whistler Bowl is completely unacceptable" Anyways, Whistler was a ton of fun, and it was definately an experience of a lifetime.

After our skiing adventure, we went back to Vancouver and stayed at my uncle and aunt's place. I also got to see my cousins Brian, Jimmy and Randy. They were so kind and generous letting us stay at their place. They also took us out for dinner and dim sum the next morning. We also got to watch some world juniors hockey, Finland versus Norway, while we were in Vancouver. Took the plane back to Richmond Hill without any problems.

Yesterday was Britta's birthday (Happy birthday Britta!) so we went out for a little karaoke. Appologies to those who had to hear me sing. After a little singing, we went back to her place where my team dominated in a game of Cranium. Good times.