cerealjoe: (.hack - Tsukasa - shiny!)
To my utmost horror I learnt this morning on the radio that yesterday* was the most depressing day of the year and I completely failed at being depressed. One has to be rather bored though to actually try to come up with a theory as to on which day the majority of people would feel depressed.

But really, "most depressing day", what a concept. "Depressing moment", I get that but "most depressing day" seems like a harsh thing to call a chunk of time.

Bah. And after all there always seem to be good moments for me in a day. There are family dinners. There is listening to the radio in the morning. There is the first cup of cocoa after coming home from work. And of course one cannot forget the sound of deadlines flying by... that would send anyone into a depressed state, but there is something about missing a deadline but looking back at all the deadlines that were met that's quite lovely. "Shoot for the moon, fail but still end up among the stars" kind of thing.

Then there is also people watching on the ski slopes with a cup of over-sweetened hot chocolate...



+2 - because food was also involved a bit )

* actually the interwebs tells me that 2011 is a special year and that there is some confusion as to when Blue Monday is. It should either be on the third Monday of January or on the last Monday where there is a full week after in January. Usually that falls on the same day but alas not in 2011. So there are some who say it's the 17th and others who say it's the 24th. Either way, silly people, instead of pondering on that go have some fun.

cerealjoe: (DW - Five (let me think...))
Once again good times were had. There were a bit more icy parts and a few more people but you can't beat skiing family time.

I also seem to develop frequent laughing fits these days, the tiniest things can send me laughing for minutes. It's ok though, laughter is the best of medicines!


The joy of finding a clean slope. There is a strange sense of satisfaction in that.

+8 - where we were and what we saw )

On voyage.

Jan. 1st, 2011 12:01 pm
cerealjoe: (DW - fantastic!)

It's more about the trip there than the destination, that's what counts. After so many years, we have stories about almost every kilometer... once there were cows in trees, another year we met so and so while stuck in a huge traffic jam, and every year we travel with a stock of Michoko.


(Who needs a GPS when we have her? December 2010. Chinon. Agfa 200)

+2 - this is where I first saw snow this year )
cerealjoe: (night watch - puuuuutaaaiiiin la classe)

It's bright and early on the first day of 2011 and it's the right moment to decide to kick arse like I did back in 2010.

There, resolutions out of the way then.

I hope everyone got to their intended destination successfully earlier this morning and did not end up getting on the plane instead of a friend and going to some stranger's house in another city and then wooing her, after a drinking session at the hot baths with your buddies. (for those who aren't fans of old USSR films, it's the mainly storyline of the classic I wrote already about last year, it's on every New Year's Eve on at least one russophone channel, quite a brilliant film too)

We did not go to the hot baths but we did eat and drink well.



+2 - la bĂȘte and... euh... la belle? )
cerealjoe: (Stargate - Vala is hot)

Since I wasn't around when it was Christmas, Merry Belated Christmas to all those who celebrate it! Happy Festivus and happy holidays and happy whatever-you-celebrate!

Here's a tad of the holiday decorations around here.


(On my door. December. Chinon. Agfa 200.)

And just this once I'll put a second photo above the cut because I really, really, really love how it came out and I can't pick my favourite from the one above and the one below. The one below was taken using the Chinon's multiple exposures option and I can honestly say that no digital photo I tried taking of those bulbs ever came out so well. The only problem is that now I can't remember which photo I took first.


(Twice the fun. December. Chinon. Agfa 200.)

+3 - more fun and christmasy things )
cerealjoe: (DW - Harry/Sarah Jane love)

Thank you little Linda the bunny for LJ-sitting for the past couple of days, you're an awesome little bunny! (and sorry for having put you through the whole Santa hat ordeal but we haven't had a Santa hat clad bunny in a long time)

And so I am back. After more than a week of not touching anything photo or computer related (beside catching up with some work stuff... and that doesn't count). But I have an excuse.

I was busy admiring things like this...



Talk about snow! It was snowing almost the whole time and I really think you can't go wrong with these kinds of lovely family holidays. Tons of snow, almost no people (French people tend to prefer spending Christmas at home with some extended family I suppose), no beginners on the good slopes and good food.

Is everyone now ready for the equivalent of holiday slide night?

+6 - more southern Alps and snow and more snow! )

So what did I miss? WWIII might have broken out and I wouldn't have known... and it's always more than refreshing to spend eight days like that.

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