brian's blog

I'm back in Seattle after spending Christmas back home in Canada. Even though I was gone for only 4 days, it felt like much longer (in a good way). Highlights include:

• Arrived in Toronto at about 2AM thanks to Christmas delays in Denver
• Spent lots of quality time with family (need to list this important point before I talk about the more material aspects)
• Scored a sweet backpack (for biking, hiking, etc), a knife set, a blender, and lots of other cool odds and ends
• Played the 8 player mode of Mario Party 7 with 7 other people, whereby 2 people share a single controller for some minigames (which worked surprisingly well)
• Went to the Sarnia charity casino. (In the end, I, uh, donated $20 to the blackjack table.)

I was also incredibly freaked out by the strong turbulence on the flight back to Seattle, thanks to my watching far too many episodes of Lost. We were bouncing up and down and rolling from side to side. I chatted with the pilot on the way out, though, and he said that we only experienced turbulence in the low end of "moderate" and were never in any danger whatsoever. I'll try to remember his words next time I'm in a panicked state while flying, and I'll also be sure to check this interesting pilot's turbulence map I found so I can know what to expect beforehand.

Now to find something to do for New Year's Eve!