7 blogs from March 12, 2007 to March 23, 2007
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Snowboarding can damage your health
Unfortunately, one of the party we went snowboarding with last weekend broke his wrist when he landed on it 
(apparently a frequent novice snowboarder injury)
On Monday evening it looked like:
It now looks like:
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Posted by Jane at 6:36 PM
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- Looks painful.
I've been thin king about getting a tboard http://www.tierneyrides.com/ after seeing a guy at work on one. I'm not a particularly accomplished snowboarder though (and I can't skateboard). I can't afford to break my wrist as that will put the mockers on the climbing.
Posted by Ben Sales on 2007-03-24 13:01:20
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Tboard/Freebord
That board looks cool, I have a freebord, although I haven't taken it out for a year or so (http://www.janeandrichard.co.uk/blog/archive/2005_05_01_index.xml#111506001802113506 was one of the first attmpts). Somehow the thought about hitting concrete concerns me way more than hitting snow :-)
Our climbing exploits have obviously been curtailed by Jim's injury - I need to find something new to have fun doing...
Posted by Jane on 2007-03-24 14:13:35
Sierra Nevada snowboarding
We spent a very pleasant long weekend in Spain, managing 2 happy days snowboarding at the Sierra Nevada. A lack of snow lower down the mountain, but good fun none the less. The Sierra Nevada resort is excellent for beginners and intermediates, but lacks (at least at this time of the year) any really challenging terrain for us.
And whilst on the subject of snowboarding, this is an excellent video clip on how to ride a chair lift.
Labels: photos, snowboard
Posted by Jane at 10:09 PM
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Rod, Jane, Freddie
Rod, Jane and Freddie! And some other people.... You too can play spot the "celeb" with the iTunes video.
Posted by Richard at 10:07 PM
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Pompoko
This evening we wanted some quick, but tasty food, and so decided to give Pompoko, a newly opened Japanese cafe in Church Street, a try. It has a counter service, and the food was delivered really quickly. Richard won on his choice of main course, having the Oyako Don (Soya poached egg with fried chicken) which was really lovely. I opted for the Pork Shouga Yaki Don (Pork marinated with honey, ginger and soya sauce) which was tasty and cooked to perfection, but just not as flavoursome as the Oyako Don. They do a takeaway menu as well, and I can see that this could become a bit of a regular "quick stop" for us.
Labels: Brighton, food
Posted by Jane at 9:26 PM
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Climbing
So, since I last mentioned climbing I've progressed well. I finished the course, having a futher 2 sessions, both of which were led by the excellent Ross who taught really well. I've continued to attend every week, and so Wednesday evenings will found me in the bouldering area progressing. This evening I had the opportunity to watch a couple of excellent climbers climb elegantly on routes that I'm troubled with. My upper body strength is improving, as is the strength in my fingers but I still have a long way to go to be able to climb with the grace and precision that I've seen - still progress is progress and every week I'm managing to achieve more difficult routes.
Labels: climbing, sussex
Posted by Jane at 8:51 PM
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Shiny Toy Guns
We went to see Shiny Toy Guns at The Pressure Point this evening. Their track "Don't Cry Out" was featured on the Follow Me Around snowboard dvd by Mack Dawg Productions and as we loved the sound of them, we trotted off to HMV and bought the album. After a bit more surfing we discovered that they were coming to Brighton as part of their hectic UK and European tour so we headed off, and had an excellent evening, first being rocked by Viva Machine and then being hugely entertained by Shiny Toy Guns. I can't believe that it has taken me over 5 years living in Brighton to attend a gig at The Pressure Point!
Labels: Brighton, music, photos
Posted by Jane at 11:13 PM
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- Shiny toy guns are an awesome band, really like their over polished 80's feel. What did they sound like live?
Posted by Ben Sales on 2007-03-24 12:51:30
- They were good, there were a fair number of people at the pressure point, though I doubt it was full - I guess Monday evening gig's rarely are... Don't Cry Out (my current favourite track) was really well perfomed and full of bounce :-)
Posted by Jane on 2007-03-24 14:08:41
Wii is Good
I'm just here to confirm what you already know: the Wii is good. Good enough so that, on a sunny Sunday, with three FA cup games on TV, the family managed to spent 5hr 30min playing games on it. Good enough to cause my father to exclaim "Oh no, I've missed the banana". Mind you, we all said that.
What does it for me is the social gaming combined with the physical elements of the games. But, with my geek hat on, I also have to say it's one of those landmark things, like the PalmPilot, TiVo, P800, Mac OS X, and probably the iPhone: it's not that you have to have it; it's more that you can't justify not buying it, because of the advance it represents.
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Posted by Richard at 8:20 AM
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