I went to Built to Spill last night at the Depot. I am not the concert goer I once was. I found myself wishing that the openers would just stop playing so the headliner could come out, play, and then I could go home and go to bed. Not that I had a bad time. I actually had a good time, and I thought Built to Spill played a great set (the openers were a different story, however). No, I just really like being in bed around 9:30 on wee
knights these days. This may do nothing but show how old I am getting, but that's just the way it is. I was very tempted to call off the dawn patrol for this morning. I decided that would be a foolish decision and I would rather get out there on three hours sleep instead of not skiing at all. Jer picked me up
at 4:45 and we were on our way. I was unclear as to whether or not Matt was going to meet us at the mouth of Big so we hung out at the parking lot for a few minutes and then continued on our way. It was at this time that CJ (whom last night said he would not be joining us) sent me a text messa
ge asking where we were going. I told him White Pine and he said that is where he was headed. Apparently, a friend of his from BD had called him and talked him into skiing this morning. I suppose Ben has greater powers of persuasion than I. Either way, we skinned straight up Scotty's for two quick laps up off the peak. The skiing
was actually really good and the scenery was fantastic. During our first run I took a couple of photos of Jer skiing and noticed the opportunity to take a really cool shot from the other side. This was our goal for our second lap - to get the shot where Jer is skiing and the Salt Lake valley is behind him. You can find this shot directly to the right of these words. I think it turned out really well. All in all, I really am glad I got up early this morning. I just hope I can last the rest of the day without totally crashing. On ski.
I went to Built to Spill last night at the Depot. I am not the concert goer I once was. I found myself wishing that the openers would just stop playing so the headliner could come out, play, and then I could go home and go to bed. Not that I had a bad time. I actually had a good time, and I thought Built to Spill played a great set (the openers were a different story, however). No, I just really like being in bed around 9:30 on wee
knights these days. This may do nothing but show how old I am getting, but that's just the way it is. I was very tempted to call off the dawn patrol for this morning. I decided that would be a foolish decision and I would rather get out there on three hours sleep instead of not skiing at all. Jer picked me up 
at 4:45 and we were on our way. I was unclear as to whether or not Matt was going to meet us at the mouth of Big so we hung out at the parking lot for a few minutes and then continued on our way. It was at this time that CJ (whom last night said he would not be joining us) sent me a text messa
ge asking where we were going. I told him White Pine and he said that is where he was headed. Apparently, a friend of his from BD had called him and talked him into skiing this morning. I suppose Ben has greater powers of persuasion than I. Either way, we skinned straight up Scotty's for two quick laps up off the peak. The skiing 
was actually really good and the scenery was fantastic. During our first run I took a couple of photos of Jer skiing and noticed the opportunity to take a really cool shot from the other side. This was our goal for our second lap - to get the shot where Jer is skiing and the Salt Lake valley is behind him. You can find this shot directly to the right of these words. I think it turned out really well. All in all, I really am glad I got up early this morning. I just hope I can last the rest of the day without totally crashing. On ski.
Your obvious lack of sound judgement concerning the opening band at Built to Spill is reflected every time you chosse to continue this blog.
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