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In development news, I accomplished the bulk of the site’s database migration last night (staying up later than I really ought to on a school night) so I should be able to post with more frequency now. I haven't finished user commenting, or the moblogging bit, but rest assured they're on the list. At least the primary gag order has been lifted.

It’s 3:45 and I'm trapped at work, done with everything I need to do for the day/week/month/quarter but imprisoned by a meeting my boss scheduled at 4pm. On a Friday. On the sunniest week we've had since October. How do I feel about that? I'll let you come to your own conclusions. Would it be unprofessional to show up with my jacket on, keys in hand, bag over my shoulder?

Last Sunday was the first big Nissan meet of the year, and now that the season’s open the calendar events are popping up like mushrooms after a week of rain. I crammed the few days before and managed to swap out springs and shocks with new, better-performing ones and install sweet new wheels - the SpeedStar’s I've been wanting for ages - in time for a rainy day in a waterfront park with 200 other Nissans. Specs are on the modlist if you're into that sort of thing. I'm so happy with my car right now I can't even express it. Just enjoy the pictures with me in quiet awe:

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It’s my second day back to work after a long weekend in Whistler, BC, and this short four-day work week is becoming the longest ever. So many things to do, double-booked every night, Danielle’s car breaking down… I even managed to accidentally break my coffee table last night. Despite all that, however, it’s Wednesday afternoon and I'm still riding the weekend high.

The Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort is phenomenal, really a world-class place. The village is really a small city, the mountains are covered with high-speed lifts and gondolas, and the runs seem to stretch on forever. Our condo was totally pimp, two stories of heated slate floors and mountain views with multiple hot tubs and about 50 feet away from being smack in the middle of a groomed run. The whole idea of ski in, ski out accomodations was lost on me until this trip, and now I'm not sure how I've ever done without it! We had some whiteout conditions Saturday, but the fog cleared and Sunday was beautiful, and the whole weekend ended up being a great ski adventure, a pretty affordable trip, and a ridiculously great time with 9 other hilariously fun people.

Myself, Kristen, Dave, Bill, Tammy, Bowen, Jamie & Erica huddled in a bus shelter waiting for a shuttle to the village, where fine dining and exciting nightlife await!

Dave, Aubrey, Kristen, me and Erica appreciating Canadian art at the upper Whistler lodge.

Looking dapper on the slopes.

Top of the Crystal Chair with Jennifer and Jamie.

Kristen and Erica lunching in the lodge. This is perfectly normal.

Me, Erica, Kristen, Aubrey and Dave, fresh off the gondola and ready for the slopes!

I'm definitely ready for another trip - but today’s the first day of spring, so it’s officially golf, boating, and car show season, so I guess it will have to wait until next winter. ;)

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