Some highlights

Postlog -- I didn't realize my last post was October!  Wow... since then... hmm... good things to jot down:

1. Went down from 78.5kg to 74.5 between Sept and Dec.  My secret?  Run 2x a week 3-5k, do some light home exercise courtesy of 7-min.com and most important ?  Eat more salad and light dinners !!  Its all about the eating!!

2. Had an epic Jamon (Ham) party in Dec at my house and had a blast, I was so drunk though that I apparently kissed 3 girls (I remember 2 of them pretty well, 1 barely, but all 3 are good friends all 24yrs old so I found that amusing).  Nothing else really came of it, but its a good memory.  I have some pics.

3. NY spent 5 days in Asahidake and hiked 4 days pretty hardcore.  It was a great test of endurance.. loved it.  Not sure I can do it again though, its grueling but feels great after doing it.

4. Went to Canada (BC) in mid-Feb and the snow sucked bad.  Planned for 10 days, but returned after 6 and went to snowboard in Japan and it was fabulous!!  Hahaha.. the irony.....

5.  Friend broke his shoulder/clavical snowboarding..  this is a dangerous sport.  I have to wonder...  I had a few falls that made me think this year.  Nothing broken but just makes you think.. its a timebomb.  Just like my bro-in-law who got hit by a car bicycling.. these are inherently dangerous activities.

6.  Was dating a nice girl from Dec-Feb, but decided it wasn't true love.   Not sure what true love is, but it should be a feeling of wanting to see them daily and not wanting them to go home.  Instead I found myself wanting to push off seeing the girl to only 1x a week, and was happy when she left on Sunday so I could play LoL or do something else by myself.

Had a thought.. but now its gone

I haven't written in a while.  It was winter ski season and I was busy... but alot of small things happened.

I turned 42.  Thats a big deal.  It doesn't hit me that hard, but as I pull away from 30's into 40's, and into the dreaded 50's... I do start to realize how old I really am getting.  40's is ok, I can be a bachelor and date whoever I want, go snowboarding or go to a bar or club... but at 50's eek, I can't be doing that shit can I ?   Seems kinda lame if you ask me.

But maybe my life is heading that way.  Hmmm.. not so sure.   I started to get a bit comfortable these past few years with being single.  Seriously its true.. just dating occasionally, but having freedom.  Nobody nagging me on Sunday to go out and go for a walk or go shopping for new curtains.. or that kind of stuff that nobody really wants to do, but in a relationship you do it because its part of the price of being with someone - not to make it sound bad, the upside of relationships are unbeatable when its a good one.  

But thats the problem -- finding a "good one" is arbitrary by nature, but the arbitrariness turns more specific as time goes on.  Maybe its because as you get older, you get used to yourself and learn to be independent.. or maybe as you get older, you demand more (even though you should demand less!).

So I found myself dating a nice girl, 30yo, english speaking japanese gal for a few months, and while she was really liking me... I just couldn't find myself so into her.  So it ended in a nice but sad way, and I felt just a tad bit of emotion.. guess I've turned cold ???    But I also realized maybe I'm enjoying singlehood too much and not thinking about the future ...

hmmm... but anyways welcome to Spring !