shiny

i took the metro to my aunt's, where i sent an email requesting three months of travel insurance for extreme sports: thank you, google transliterate! that's a really clever tool. now i hope i've sent everything they need to the correct address.

my cousin took me to a second hand sports store where they (fortunately!) didn't have anything in my size. he then dragged me to where his ex works, at poubelle du ski. that place is AWESOME!

a really sharp and friendly dude explained how it works there: i can rent the equipment for the whole season for half the purchase cost, with an option to buy if i'm happy with it. as long as i'm renting the equipment it's their responsibility, so anything that breaks they'll replace. and anything that doesn't fit right they'll replace. this is a serious win-win!

once we got that out of the way, he gave me two pairs of boots to try and the second pair not only look like funky space boots, but their laces are arranged well and are easy to manipulate with gloves, as well as coming with clips so that i won't shred my hands when i'm not wearing said gloves. and the board? well, shit. it's a *great* board. and they switched out the bindings so i won't need to play with straps on the slopes.

SORTED.
^_^

we took the gear to my place, and he dropped me off at the starbucks where i sat on their internet with a cup of coffee that lasted a lot of the hour or so i was there.

the -2 / -3 weather took me by surprise when i returned home. it's gone below -5 already: bracing :P

i didn't think about the constant static buildup being related to dryness - i think my yang's right, i really *do* need a humidifier at home. that explains my dry skin, too.

so that's the next purchase, then. in the meanwhile, it's been a long evening of facebook politics and michel thomas' french lessons. i like the man's style.