Still Here

Last Night J told me it made him 'really sad' that I didnt blog anymore, and he looked very close to tears as he said it, so J, this one is for you. Chin up old boy.


First things first though, to clear up a few untruths he has been spreading in my absence...


Yes i am learning to snowboard, but learning is the important word here, I am only just starting to link turns, but i did make a dramatic improvement in the middle of last week after my favourite guest of all time took me snowboarding for a couple of hours. I did seriously hurt my bum, but did wonders for my self confidence. And I never use the word gnarly, J is just jealous because I have formed a professional relationship with a cute californian who works for a rental company who has for some reason decided to supply me with lots of free stuff. I now have 2 snowboards and 3 pairs of skis! I find it funny, and J is mad jealous, so its a win win situation.


The reason I have not been updating that much is because I NEVER have my laptop, because someone else always has it, which has recently started to bug me. Also I've been ill for about 5 days now... I have been burning the candle at every single possible end, and thought I was getting better at coping with little sleep but alas, the 'work hard, ski hard, party hard' lifestyle has caught up with me and I have crashed in spectacular fashion. Had some time off work, which I have spent drifting in and out sweaty sleep. J has been very good though, force feeding me berocca and lemsip. My roommate Alice moved out though as she was worried about catching whatever I had, and I have missed her like you'd miss a leg. Alice is the best roommate in the world: she wakes me up every morning at exactly 7:20am and then comes in again at 7:25am to make sure I have actually gotten up. If I am having trouble getting out of bed, she gives me a private strip tease whilst singing 'Big Spender' tunelessly and with the wrong words. She always holds my hand whilst we fall asleep, and if im cold she lies on top of me. Amazing, Alice, come back to the abode d'amour. Oh the other thing she does is talk non-stop in her sleep. Proper conversations. Sometimes she swears furiously.


It was valentines day yesterday and I got NOTHING. that was pretty rubbish. Actually thats a tiny lie, James who runs the chalet next door bought me a vin chaud but I sense that was a pity drink. And my lovely flatmate Anna gave me a flower, but I think she found it, so that doesnt count either.