Sand Fantasy

There are some damn creative people out there... Ilana Yahav is one of them. She draws in sand over a light board and sets it to music. She has a number of video examples on her site. I really liked "Just Imagine"...

You can see more here: http://sandfantasy.com/videoclips/videoclips.htm

Red Square

Yet another annoying game I suck at here:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~pontipak/redsquare.html

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Good Luck!

OZ

Well...it's done. I just booked my tour and flight. It was a tough decision, but I finally came to the conclusion that now is as good a time as any.

Wow...I don't think it has really settled in my brain yet. Oh my gosh, I'm going to Australia!

I'm traveling with Contiki again, on their Beaches and Reefs tour...

http://www.contiki.com/en-US/Tours/Australia/Beaches.and.Reefs/Itinerary.htm

(Thanks for all your help with booking, Dan!)

More details to follow...

Mr. & Mrs. Gut-Omen

Big weekend! A very good friend of mine got hitched on Saturday. Time is tight, so this is going to be a short entry. But I had to post a few pics.

Leo and Jackie's smiles lit up the room. It was a great night!

Happy couple with Dad...

With my awesome date (Jason was a trooper)...

There were maybe 15 people from high school there, so we had a little bit of a reunion. Fun stuff!

Congratulations to the new Mr. & Mrs. Gut-Omen!

A Very Merry Un-Birthday!

So... Uhh... Look what just walked into my office....

That's right people... Nothing says love like a Nano. And my parents love me 4 Gigs worth! Woohoo!

I could die. Seriously. I like this whole "keep on getting presents 2 weeks after your birthday passes" thing. Good times! I might just hoard my gifts next year and open 1 a day until they run out. Oh wait, that would take will power. Damn.

Okay, well, that was all. Just had to share.

THANKS MOM & DAD!

Holiday Recap And Free Stuff For The New Year

Welps, as we are officially days into 2006, I figured I'd better get a post up on the blog. So... My holiday was fantastic. I mean FANTASTIC! I hope yours was too. A few high points:

-Snowmobiling! Too much fun! But I was sore the next day! How out of shape am I!?

-The Pool Table. Anytime we had a lull in the day at the house in Bend, my brother and I would head upstairs and battle it out. Neither of us play very well, so we could get a lot of entertainment out of each and every pathetic game.

-SNOW! Bend had a warm spell over our visit and a lot of the snow melted. But luckily, our last few days, we had steady snowfall. I had never snowboarded in real, fluffy, powdery snow. Falling down is so much nicer in that stuff!

-Airport Reunions. After an unexpectedly long day of travel from Bend to Portland (including 3 hours in a dead rental car on a mountain road, in a snow storm), we ran into my friends Jessica, Gary and Jackson in the airport bar. We were on the same flight home! Thank goodness it was delayed 2 hours or we never would have made it. The plane ride was a lot nicer after a glass of wine.

Anywhoodles...enough of that. Onto 2006! Have you a New Year's resolution? I usually opt out of this little tradition, but this year, I thought I'd give it a go. And thanks to the Discovery Channel, I'm getting a little more help than I thought I would.

Did you know you can get a 2 month free membership to Bally Total Fitness just for signing up with their National Body Challenge? Free stuff is fun! Register here:

http://health.discovery.com/BodyChallenge/InitialRegister.do

Sorry to cut this short, but things are surprisingly busy here at the the office. Fingers crossed, 2006 will bring us continued success at STC.

Happy New Year Everyone!