You Make Kitty Scared

[shanmonster]

I went downhill skiing last night. Aside from overly cold fingers and toes, I had a great time. I only fell down the once, but it was a doozy. It happened while going up the pony lift on the bunny hill, of all things. The grab bar got caught behind my knee, and I was dragged up the hill. I was laughing so hard I was helpless. Finally, I extricated myself by holding the offending leg up straight above me. I provided entertainment for all.

Also skiing were Lev (Ukrainian/Russian), Oleg (Russian), Star (Chinese), Alex (Russian/Israeli/Scott), Dmitri (Russian), Muhammed (Moroccan, I think), and f00dave (Canadian/German). I swear, I hang out with the foreign legion. I'm often the only Canadian-born person in a group. Being around people from such diverse backgrounds gives me the opportunity to hear numerous interesting stories. For instance, Alex lived through some pretty surreal experiences.

On the trip home, I started singing "99 Red Balloons." This made Alex remember the last time he had heard the song: he was working at a dairy farm as a cow milker during the Gulf War. As missiles flew overhead, he listened to Nena and milked 280 cows while wearing a gas mask.

And now for a few links before I go and do today's errands:

A genius explains: An autistic savant describes his mathematical synesthesia (thanks, ambitious_wench).

Disco Elevator: I'd like to do something similar on campus with Middle Eastern music.

Japanese Girls: How many naked girls will fit in a telephone booth? The Japanese have a fetish for everything (NSFW).

Smack Fest 2005: People are so frickin' weird.

Comments

[elanya.livejournal.com]

I hate that lift! Hate hate hate it! That happened to me the first (and only) time I ever went skiing, in about grade six, only I couldn't extricate myself *forever* and there was no one around to help me :(

So... I've never been back ¬_¬

A link

[badcat42077.livejournal.com]

I thought you might get a kick out of this one. It scared me a little. =)

My Creepy Valentine (http://iconomy.addr.com/those_other_sticky_valentines/creepy.html): Scary Valentines from the past.

Re: A link

[firelie.livejournal.com]

Dude, that one of the demon holding up a heart (the organ, not the froofy shape <3) looks like something I'd draw...hehehehe

[miss-colombina.livejournal.com]

Hey I was in Tel Aviv at the time, playing scrabble with my friends while wearing the gas mask, and listening to Heavy Metal, which sometimes masked the sirens.

Here's what you can do to freak Alex out. Sneak up to him and in a deep husky voice say "nahash tzefah... nahash tzefah!"

[kamomil.livejournal.com]

That kitty looks like mine:

at least the faces look similar.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

What a cutie!