I'm still alive, I promise

It's been a very long time since I last posted. There have been various reasons for this, each less interesting than the last. So instead of boring you with those, I may as well tell you what I've been up to.

We left off last time with me trying to learn how to snowboard like a human. This has mostly been a success, and I can now stay upright on my board about 95% of the time. I've also been spending time in the terrain park, hitting a few jumps and boxes. There aren't many better feelings than landing a big jump perfectly, especially when you're out on the hill with a bunch of mates. My housemates and I are well on the way to becoming one of the posses of snowboarders you see doing cool things all over the place, scaring skiers and wildlife alike.

My family came to visit me over Christmas, which was awesome. I got to show Phil the best mountain in the world, and Mum and Dad got to buy me three steaks in the space of a week. This was the first time I'd had steak for Christmas dinner, and it was also the best steak in the world. They also brought a truckload of presents with them, including 600g of Cathedral City cheddar and an 'Unbelievable Jeff' Chris Kamara t-shirt. It was sad to see them go, but they made it a great Christmas (thank you!).

In more recent news, I went down to Vancouver with my mate Jason this week, to see Avatar in IMAX 3D. Vancouver was amazing. Despite the constant rain, it made my mind up that I need to live there at some point during my stay. There are so many incredible places to see, and the city is so new and shiny. I'll be exploring it all in the summer. Avatar was equally amazing. I was a touch skeptical of the 3D thing at first, but it's absolutely incredible. It felt like I was watching actual people on a set in front of me, rather than just on a screen. If you get the chance to go and see it, make sure you see it in 3D. I don't want to watch anything in normalvision now. Just like garlic bread, 3D's the future.

This week has been divided between snowboarding and looking for a new job. I haven't been fired from Billabong, don't worry, but they can only give me four hours a week at the moment which is useless. I've applied to a bunch of places, so hopefully I'll have a new job to talk about next week.

Some other things of note:

• My girlfriend bought her plane tickets out here this week. She gets in on March 23rd, I can't wait!
• I'm getting a Sheffield United sticker to go on my helmet. I am that cool.
• You can never have too much sleep.
• Craig Campbell and Glen Wool are a bit funny. Go Youtube them.

Today's wisdom: floss is boss.