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2001

• 12.19 - Went snowboarding for the first time. My goal was to be able to make it down the left side of the Coach lift (looking uphill) by the end of the night. I did it. Only two major crashes all night. One of them I caught the front edge as I was facing downhill and planted my shoulder into the snow. Fortunately the snow was still really soft and gave way on impact. Second major wreck was a tumbler. I had worked up some confidence on the board and making turns, but got going too fast, caught the back edge of the board and sort flipped end over end, hitting my tailbone first, then whiplashing my head so my goggles and hat went flying. I laid there for a while until I felt like moving. But after that everything went well. Kinda like falling while climbing ... get it out of the way then you're OK. After doing both, I think snowboarding is easier for me to learn than skiing was ... but then I had that background. Now I gotta buy a board. Oh, yeah, Jesi went with me and did really well for here second time on the hill. Has that snowplow down.
• 12.18 - Jessi and I had dinner at Asiago's ... I had Insalata ... salad with red bell peppers, portabella mushrooms, garlic cloves and artichoke hearts .. I ate half before I got tired of it ... atmosphere and service were good though.
• 12.18 - First day of skiing at Bogus Basin. Great powder, good snow ... started out a really nice day, then became cloudy and snowy (good for more snow, bad cause I couldn't see where I was skiing). 
• 12.20 - Bday .... 29 is just around the corner.
• 12.09 - John is officially moving out. I gotta find a new roommie. Anybody interested?
• 12.08 - Bad computer day: MicronPC finally fixes my computer. The problem was exactly what I said it was ... a bad motherboard. Also on this day, ATT.net charges me for two months service even though I sent a cancellation e-mail to them in early November. Per their screwed up system, they send me notices to my att.net e-mail account ... which I never check because I thought it was canceled. If you read this and are thinking about an ISP ... DON'T USE ATT WORLDNET ...
• 11. Thanksgiving - Went to Matt and Deb's in Richland with Mom, Dad, Scott, his girlfriend Elizabeth and my friend April, an intern from Tennessee.
• 11.14? - Revibe the Vibe ... a rave in the middle of nowhere Kuna. It was fun, but probably the last one I'll go to around here (I'm just too old for the scene here).
• 11.00 - My cat becomes a $200 cat after final round of vet bills (shots, tests, etc.). But she is healthy and fun to have around.
• 11.00 - Spent nearly every weekend trying to get MicronPC to fix my PC.
• 11.04 - Saw Jane's Addiction. Fell and gave myself whiplash. It was a free ticket that cost me $252.
• 10.30 - Bought a refurbished Micron PC (Pent. III 933). Immediately had problems (yay!)
• 10.00 - Rural Idaho site launched. Worked too much.
• 09.22-23 - John, Tammy, Niffer, Michael and I caught Rubberneck at Grainey's ... still good and some of the best tunes to dance to, but I think they're giving up ... played the same set both nights, though Saturday's was much better. I danced with cute girl but didn't get her name before she left. Oh, well.
• 09.17 - Jessi and I part ways. Amicably and mutually. 
• 09.11 - Attack on America, a day of a lifetime ... The events of 9/11 were both tragic and amazing. If you'd like to help the relief effort, please click here. With the help of everyone in my department, we manned the Web site round the clock for about 5 straight days. I worked 37 hours in three days and ran on adrenaline for most of the last two weeks. (IS.com Attack pages)
• 08.xx - Scott moves back to Montana!
• 08.21 - Living Daylights at Bourbon Street Saloon (Big Easy), Boise ... I'd seen them before at Grainey's (Boise), but this show was 10 times better ... Bought all three albums and had them sign the newest one "electric rosary" - link
• 08.03-08.05 - Jessi and I went to my 10-year high school reunion in Bozeman, Mont. - link - Also sprinted through Yellowstone National Park.
• 07.30 - Crystal Method at Big Easy, Boise - link
• 07.21-07.25 - Kevin and I backpacked into Bighorn Crags in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness and climbed the South Face of Knuckle Peak ... we think a first ascent.
• 06.22-06.30 - Jessi and I spent a fantastic week in Cozumel, Mexico at Sol Caribe Hotel and Resort.
• 06.00 - 1 year review as content editor (got a raise, mostly good remarks)
• 05.26-05.29 - I visited my bro in Milwaukee, went climbing with his girlfriend (Britney) at Devil's Lake, Wisc.
• 03.00 -- 2 years at the Statesman
• 01.09 -- Jess/Brien - 1 year anniversary (dating)

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