Don't Eat Yellow Snow

Yellow Snow

Last night i looked out of our window and noticed a fresh blanket of snow covering the ground. Excited that today J had his day off, we decided we'd go out and make a snow man.

But then at about 8:30am, we got a call.

I briefly eyed the flashing incoming number and it was J's work calling. Damn it, it was his boss calling to tell him he had to come into work because his colleague couldn't make it because all the roads and Autobahn was blocked. I ran to the window to have a look and was amazed how much snow had fallen.


I poked my head out from Little L/Green/Guest room and the green lawn outside was covered!

Time was running out, so i made us some brekkie and quickly threw on several layers so i could help J scrape the snow off the car. I stuffed my camera in my pocket so i could capture the moment.

We brought along some table salt, thinking it would help. It didn't. It just rested on top of the snow and did jack shit. So much for that idea. We needed rock salt for the road to help dissolve the snow.

Overnight

Multi-purpose mop

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Christmas tree all year round

The playground around the corner from our front door

The view from the bridge down below

The bridge from our balcony

I haven't seen so much snow in ages. Everything was covered and the snow crunched under the weight of my boots. I could see the ducks charging towards me as i approached the bridge. I'm guessing they thought i was there to feed them. WRONG! Sorry, was only being a tourist. The radio DJ said that there was 25 cm of snow that fell during the night and that people should expect more light snow later.

oOo.


I checked the weather forecast and apparently tomorrow is going to be a frosty high of -4˙C and a low of -13˙C. They even include how cold it actually FEELS with the wind factor; a super low of -21˙C!

OMG, can you say, "NIPPLES!"


I was outside in -5 just a few days ago and i sure am not going to be galavanting outdoors tomorrow! But that's ok, it'll keep me from getting distracted [i hope].

Anyway, i've agreed to take on some freelance work. My client is based overseas. It's a huge project that requires my full concentration for the next few months. I'm a little nervous about getting back into the swing of things but i just have to bite my tongue and just DO IT. Hopefully it'll keep me focused when J gets admitted into hospital in February.

And to show how serious this job is, i've even put in an order online for the new Adobe CS4 Standard package... no more piracy shit allowed! It's been quite awhile since i got my creative juices working but the money is good and i can't complain. Well at least i'm doing something productive. Wish me luck.

Yes. The Design whore in me needs to eat.

Crackers & Bang

I can't believe the past few days have come and gone. It feels like New Year's Eve was yesterday. This was unlike any other NYE celebration i've ever had and probably is one that tops them all. It started off rather quiet and then the pace just increased.

In the kitchen and minutes before we ran out on to the balcony,
cracked open the bottle and wished one another a Happy New Year!

Are you ready!?

Apparently size DOES matter.

Every corner there were fireworks being set off.

We chose the little bridge at the intersection...

Then it got a tad bit too smokey...

We brought along our bottle which helped to keep us warm.

Seconds before i picked up my feet and RAN!

An hour plus later we were done playing with the fireworks and the crackers. We were practically frozen by the time we got back but the adrenalin was still running through our veins. So we dropped off our bags and quickly got ready to head out to the club.

We got to the car and it was iced over.

I quickly jumped into the car and cranked up the heat. J handed me the blue parking timer [positioned on the lower right hand-side of the above photo] but i misunderstood what he wanted me to do with it, so i threw it on the dashboard where i thought it belonged. Instead i started taking photos of J scraping the car.

I was later informed that the blue plastic thing was in fact ALSO a scraper and that i was meant to help him with scraping the ice. Ooops. Which probably explains why he looks kinda grumpy in the picture. SORRY!

The longest 45 minutes ever.

It didn't help that it was -5˙C and i'm sure the wind factor would have brought the temperature even lower. Bodies huddled together and random strangers made every sneaky effort to push their way past us. My thoughts were blank and my nose was already numb. Maybe lying on the couch would have been the better option.

Hmmm.

By the time we got inside, i was so excited to be INSIDE that i forgot to take photos. But my gawd, i had so much fun! The tunes ranged from Techno, Electro and Techhouse. I've never heard of the DJs but it didn't matter, as long as the beats were good, i didn't care.

I guess being a foreigner and in a strange club made me feel uneasy with whipping out my camera. I think i saw a total of 3 Asians in the whole place. Slightly self-conscious and forever surrounded by very TALL men AND women, i tried to blend in the background and kept my camera in my bag amongst all the other crap i decided to bring.

Why is it that i ALWAYS end up bringing much more than i need and then complaining of a sore shoulder the next day!?

One never learns.

A not-so-good shot of the very packed dance floor from the 2nd floor.

The 2nd day of 2009 was so pretty. When we woke up from our slumber and looked out of our living room window we were greeted with a fresh layer of crispy snow whiteness. I was so glad that we didn't have any plans or anywhere to go.

Anyway, i hope you had a good start to the new year too and are recovering well.

Oh and before i forget, here's a little shout out to J since today is his 29th birthday... Happy birthday Bunny!