Snowed In Ski Trip

After a lovely week in Binghamton for Christmas, Will and I took off for Saratoga Springs. We planned on leaving today, but when we woke up to more snow than we'd seen in a while, we decided we'd stay another night*.

And then we decided to go skiing. Will got me a neat little HD Video Camera, the Flip Mino, for xmas, and we brought it along:


Ski Trip from Robin Reed on Vimeo.

Now I should mention that Will grew up skiing all winter while the most wintry sport I participated in was hopping in a Sno-Tube and hitting the hill at the Beacon St. Reservoir. So we've got a handful of different ways we approach the slopes.

Hope you all have a very Happy New Year. We've got dinner reservations at 9 and unless we sneak in a nap soon, we might not see midnight...

*at the lovely Saratoga Arms which we highly recommend should you find yourself in the area

Lines Must Be Drawn

Madness.

Sheer Madness.

I'll admit don't love going to a gym (although I have, over time, come to love my gym). I probably wouldn't go if I didn't have to. But. THIS IS RIDICULOUS (just look at the video!).

Eat less. Move more. It's really just that simple. When you're working, work. When you're eating, eat. When you're working out, work out. And then be done with it.

Don't buy the stupid treaddesk.

via Popgadget

The Magic that is Sharpie

Pretty impressive: man decorates basement with $10 worth of Sharpie.

Note to parents: let kids draw on walls!

via decor8

My First Resolution of 2009

Today's Manhattan User's Guide email featured lists, which I love. All kinds of lists, including Worst Album Covers of 2008, the Ten Worst Employees of 2008 and India's 2008 Best Dressed.

But it was Time Magazine's Top Ten Underreported News Stories of 2008 that really struck a chord with me. How is it that I knew about less than 50% of these stories? Ok, so I don't regularly read up on Sri Lankan Military Strategies, but... this one is particularly terrifying:

In September the FDA released draft guidelines on how to regulate genetically engineered animals for food-production purposes. But critics say the new guidance is weighted too heavily in favor of food companies' bottom lines, without giving adequate consideration to the effect herds of so-called Frankenstein animals — such as fast-growing salmon, pigs chock full of healthy omega-3 fatty acids and goats with protein-laden milk — could have on unmodified species or the ecosystems they inhabit. Another big area of concern is that the guidelines don't call for labeling meat and milk products derived from genetically modified animals. In October, a Consumer Reports survey of more than 1,000 people nationwide found that some 95% of respondents agreed food products made from genetically engineered animals should be labeled as such.

So. In 2009, I will try to be at least as knowledgeable about World News as I am about my friends' Facebook Status Updates.

If You'd Like to Throw a Party for Me...

... please book the Human Slinky as the entertainment. (click on the photo for a link to video)

I hope you've enjoyed this, my 400th post (!!)