The Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics have arrived in Whistler!

Unfortunately, I haven't had much chance to see them. I've been working pretty much non-stop since the games started, hence the lack of blog. I'm now working two jobs, at Billabong still and at a tapas restaurant called Prime. I haven't had a day off in two weeks, but I'm not complaining too much because I'll be loaded next payday.

Although I haven't seen much of the games, that doesn't mean I haven't felt the effect. The atmosphere around Whistler village at the moment is incredible. Everyone is buzzing, and every couple of minutes you walk past people shouting and singing because their athlete has won a medal. There's live music all around the village every day, and fireworks and freestyle shows every night. Everyone who said Whistler would be rubbish this year because of the Olympics was wrong. It's fantastic, and I'm glad to be here!

There have been one or two downsides, of course. Creekside, the place where we normally head up the mountain, is in lockdown. The buses aren't allowed through and there's a huge fence through the middle to guide spectators towards the downhill events. Unfortunately, Prime is on the wrong side of that fence. No-one can see where we are because of the fence, and if there's no downhill event on then no-one comes to the restaurant. But I can't complain to much - if I get cut early, I can snowboard.

I've been up the mountain a surprising amount this week, considering the hours I've worked. We finally got some more snow, and the skies have been clear and sunny for the past couple of days, so the riding has been amazing. The last two days have been mostly used for catching up on my sleep, but I'm heading up the mountain tomorrow to test out my new helmet. It's green. Oh yes.

In other news, a bunch of us may well be heading to Coachella festival in April. It's set in Nevada in the middle of a desert plain, surrounded by palm trees and framed by mountains. It's going to be awesome, and I'll get to see Muse, Jay-Z, Deadmau5 and Them Crooked Vultures, among many others. My girlfriend is arriving on March 23rd as well, and I absolutely cannot wait. Spending Valentines away from her was pretty lame, but she seemed to like her flowers. We'll have our Valentines in March instead.

My next blog will hopefully have some photos from the Olympics and the mountain in it, so you can see what it's actually like here. With any luck it won't be another month until I post it.

Today's wisdom: luge doubles - gayer than figure skating?