Its been a long time since i've found a whole album that i really enjoy listening to, for the whole thing. Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon has been spinning in my head for the last weeks, and what a fine bit of lyrical artistry it is. Lots of energy in there, lots of feeling. Especially Heart of a Lion and Up Up and Away, two awesome songs.
Winter break is running its course, skied almost every day, rockin a new pair of fischer skate skis, like a flashy majik carpet to carry me through the snowy woods. so fast, i find myself anaerobic at the top of hills, head thrown down because these skis really fly, and my sorry carcass has a hard time keeping up.
great tracks up at eldo, almost sad to be leaving the country for a week, i will certainly miss the rails through the woods, the white magik flowing. antelope and zarlengos, deadmans and sawmill, breathing that energy of skiing that provides my light in the dark, i will miss you
third, i knit my own mittens, and its good stuff: satisfactory production. I'm not gloating about skills here, i'm saying that its damn cool to make your own shit. from a ball of string and a few pointy sticks. sure, these aren't no hestra guide mitts, they dont have any thinsulate, no gortex, no fleece, just straight up hand spun wool. and, while i would not take these on an everest expedition, they work just as well, if not better than the two pairs pairs of OR, and one pair of swix, nordic gloves that probably fetched over $40, and they are more comfortable, plus the half a ball of yarn that it took probably only cost around $8. If you are going to knit your own mittens, dont pay attention to books or the internet, have a friend teach you how to make the stitches, and figure it out on your own, thats the way to do it. Dont worry about stitch counts, kfbs or k3p3. fuck that noise. make your own shit. Its way more fun and way more satisfying, and then use it. go out and ski in it.
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