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April 28, 2007

April Is My NAFTA Month

And other explanations in re: my extended silence on the electric internets; it has been a while

So when I posted something here on ThatKid, I had just returned from a trip to Tokyo which included an unexpected mission to the emergency room due to -- in my unscientific determination -- my consumption of an evil poison cookie.

(In case you were concerned about my health, the good news is that nothing remotely like the crazy reaction I had in Tokyo has resurfaced since I returned. I'm a bit more prepared these days (in that I now possess fancy allergy medicine AND an Epi-Pen that I can plunge into my heart...errr, leg...if it happens again), but we still haven't solved the mystery of the Evil Poison Cookie. That is, I went to the allergist and they tested me for a ton of stuff (including mashing up the cookie sample I brought with me and sticking it in my forearm) and I came up negative across the board. So yeah -- the Tokyo thing remains a mystery.)

Still, I've heard from at least two of my seven loyal readers that they're kind of surprised that I haven't posted in a while. That is, where the hell have I been? The answer is: lots of different places, up and down the landmass we all like to call "North America." Details on those missions and some other bits and pieces from the past month (with plenty of photos):

A strict fish-taco-and-beer diet: went on my first vacation-vacation in a while earlier this month to Sayulita, Mexico. By vacation-vacation I mean a mission that was actually restful and didn't involve lots of hotel changes, train rides, and staying-up-too-lates. Sayulita is a small town about half an hour north of Puerto Vallarta. We rented a house for the week (mercifully, Sayulita does not feature any resorts) and just chilled. Typical days included sipping coffee under the palapa (the big straw tent/ roof thingie on our house), ambling down to the beach for swimming and reading, wandering to "town" (really just a walk down the beach) for fish-taco-and-beer lunches, and, um, more ambling/ wandering/ eating fish tacos. Generally speaking, the location was lovely and made for many lovely pictures:

(If you can't link through to the photos, send me an e-mail and I'll get you set up as one of my friends on Flickr.)

Speaking Of Flickr: whilst I haven't been writing all that frequently on ThatKid, I've been taking more photos than ever, thanks to my handy-dandy new camera. The new camera is an absolute difference-maker for me, and I've been pretty aggressive about using it over the past couple months. If you're the sort of person who might look at my blog, then you're probably the sort of person who'll enjoy my photos on Flickr. I'm pretty careful about the public vs. private thing, though, so you'll need to make friends with me on Flickr is you want complete access (as noted, just send me a mail). As for my photos, keep an eye on the feed for my photostream here. Plenty of photo sets, plenty of tags, plenty of stuff to see. Check it out.

New camera, other applications: my new camera also does a pretty good job of taking videos, which I admittedly haven't done much of quite yet. Still, I did get this little sequence from the beach in Sayulita (my first-ever contribution to GooTube!):

(I was going to post some videos from last weekend, but decided against it pending approval of the participants; not everyone is as excited about videos of people shouting "KILL!" during drinking games as I sometimes am.)

The other half of the NAFTA mission: headed up to Whistler last weekend for my second consecutive April ski trip in BC. And by "ski trip" I mean "trip where I ski for at least three hours in between lots of eating and drinking with 24 of my closest friends." Good times were had by all, both on the slopes and in Whistler village. Though I've already posted on the merits of last year's trip, I'll take a moment to confirm that (a) Whistler is a great place and (b) even if you're not doing tons of skiing, you'll still have a quality time.

Oh right, Lisa, a MAGICAL animal: it's also worth noting that said trip to Whistler involved a LOT of bacon consumption. We're talking on the order of 10 pounds. I'm not kidding. Also, I didn't realize that they sell bacon by the kilo in Canadia (that's 2.2 lbs if you're scoring at home). For the record, the bacon-wrapped asparagus was a highlight:

The less we say about the Sonics at this point the better: I'm long overdue for a Sonics Season Summary post, but let me briefly express my disgust with the way they completely limped to the finish line ahead of their "we're getting the hell out of town" announcements, a move whose candidate locations now include (!!!!) Las Vegas. Also, they fired Rick Sund and Bob Hill. You can't really argue with that (though Ray-Ray was polite about it). I wonder which retreads will take their place?

The plan moving forward for ThatKid: yeah, I don't really have one. I should be able to post a bit more frequently in the next couple weeks, but I'm also thinking of shaking things up (ideas include a site that would be Eagles specific). Speaking of the Eagles, I love trading down for more picks at 26; all the guys they probably wanted at DB and S were likely off the board, and I can't argue with more players -- especially since there isn't that big a difference between 26 and 36.

It's good to be back.

Posted by thatkid at April 28, 2007 3:03 PM under ThatKid

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