Things I have not done recently

OK, so it’s been a long time since my last post. In my defence, it has been snowing. In my life as it currently operates, there is a very strong correlation between snowfall and the number of important things I don’t get done. If you were to write out a list of the usual functions that are required to sustain me in my current lifestyle, starting with the least important and working your way down to absolute life essentials, it would look something like this:

• Checking for mail at the post office
• Washing (clothes)
• Socialising with people who aren’t my housemates
• Writing blog entries
• Ski boot maintenance
• Cleaning the house
• Emailing people
• Ski maintenance
• Important administrative stuff (booking or changing flights, getting a British Columbia driver’s license)
• Washing (myself)
• Food shopping
• Going to work
• Skiing
• Sleeping
• Eating

As more snow falls, I ignore more and more of the items on this list, starting at the top and moving down. It is thus theoretically possible that if enough snow fell I would stop skiing completely and simply stay at home eating and sleeping. That would have to be a complete boatload of snow. It’s not so much about total quantity of snowfall either – it’s more related to how regularly snow falls in quantities of roughly 10cm or more.

And on that front the last two weeks have excelled themselves. We had two days without snow, and the rest were all between 5 and 15cm. It’s not much per day, but it all adds up. And it has resulted in new lows on the list of things I’ve been ignoring. Let’s just say that I’ve still been buying food, but that’s about as good as it gets.

However, today is Friday, and I’m at work for the next three days. There’s also no snow in the forecast, so this is chance to get my life in order before I head to Silverstar (a ski field near Kelowna – a few hours from here) next week to visit Giuliana from Broken River. Believe it or not, I actually have several clean pairs of socks and even a clean pair of undies for the weekend. Given that I don’t know when I last did laundry, this is something of an achievement. It is, however, an achievement that demonstrates just how little effort I have put into finding clean socks and undies – these have been hanging on a rack somewhere for a week or two and I didn’t even notice.