Promise Kept

This will not be a post reflecting on the beauty of Christmas (although you may read into the title of the post however you wish). My intent for this post is more of a housekeeping issue:

I made a promise a year ago (almost to the day!) to upload a crazy wipeout I had on my snowboard on Christmas Day. =]

Today I fulfill my promise.
If you can't do it right, then fail spectacularly!

And my awesome, cool, and amazingly tech-savvy sister made our 2008Choo Family Christmas Video.

The link directly above is High-Def. Here's the normal quality.

Merry (post) Christmas everyone!

Post Christmas Vacation

After looking over the list, I find I've accomplished most so here's an update.

1) Snowboarding. Fun. Very. Almost broke me neck flying off a jump, but, still, was fun. =] (I shall try to post the video when I get it from my friend).

2) Nativity scenes in the Gospel. There are actually only two Nativity Scenes, I read both, but I like Luke better. *shrugs* Strangely though, I seem to have lagged behind, because I was reflecting on the Beauty of Christmas and Immanuel during New Years Eve! And then I reflected on New Years some three days after the fact...I wonder if I'll do the same for my birthday...?

3) Brothers Karamazov. Didn't get anywhere in it. =\ Sorry. On the upside, I went to a bookstore while my family was at Laguna Beach and I bought Jane Eyre and Tuesdays with Morrie. I'm a good 3/4s through Jane Eyre and I finished Tuesdays with Morrie.

4) Tocqueville is a genius. =] I thouroughly enjoyed reading him. Twas very fun. (Actually, I haven't finished yet, so I'd better get to it)

5) Term papers. Are going well. =] Will soon be finished!

6) Godspell is coming up!

7) Listened to much Rachmaninoff. Was (as always) Beautiful. I'm beginning to come to the tentative conclusion that Rachmaninoff was a Composer who sort of composed in bursts of brilliance. Some of his works are almost Divine, while others make you wonder if they were really created by the same person. *shrugs* Any thoughts?

8) Annabelle has languished, but no worries, I shall make it up to her tomorrow with at least 6 hours of playing (So I hope!)

9) Me birthday is coming on the 8th. =]

10) Learning is fun! (Random truth of the day)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

*Insert Timmy Cratchet's famous line from "A Christmas Carol" here* =]

Christmas...

I will spend it away from home. =[

On the Upside, I shall be snowboarding in Utah. =]

And on the way back we'll stop for the Phantom of the Opera in Las Vegas. =]

And I'll have to read Tocqueville. =\

And write a Term Paper on why Atheism by Establishment is better than Theism by Establishment. =] (Specifically using the Engel v. Vitale case)

I'm also planning to reform my sleep habits as I've been averaging 12-1 o' clock bedtimes.

I'm going to listen to more Rachmaninoff.

Play Annabelle more often. (Bach and Theory!) Eep.

And try to read at least half of Brothers Karmazov.

I'm also going to read through all the Nativity scenes in the Gospels.

Pray more, sleep more, grow more.

*Sigh*... I need a vacation....

=]