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Tuesday 21 October, 02003

Skibot

by Matthew Bartlett @ 4:07 pm

Richie S and i left Ohakune at 6am this morning. Jess & Nick let us stay at their nifty borrowed cottage. We spent yesterday skiing Turoa. Richie boards and i ski. We went as hard as we possibly could, conquering fear at every turn, getting impossible amounts of air. The weather was completely bluebird; we were in t-shirts by lunchtime. We met some nice new people.

At the end of the day i was gliding down Clary’s Track by myself and i thought to myself – This is a superdoubleplusgood time. It’d be nice to blog about it and share it around. But how could some barely-coherant words about it be anything like the thing itself? If i were a good writer i might make you feel like you were here yourself. But would that be a good thing? Isn’t that like watching a game on TV vs. being in a scrum? Now i’m thinking to myself – enough pseudo-intellectual bollix. Come up to the snow with us some time.

6 responses to “Skibot”

  1. every girl says:

    hi matt, someone told me you were gay and i believe them. skis are for fags.
    on a more serious note, i hope you have never ever even attempted a ‘spreadeagle’. it is possibly the most homosexual move in skiing history.

  2. matt says:

    ha
    haven’t actually tried any ski ‘moves’ yet, thought they all looked kinda gay
    might next time though, you’ve inspired me

  3. Rij says:

    i am soooo jealous. we haven’t got enough snow(none) to open the slopes. you people have all the fun.

  4. Best post I’ve read in ages Matt. Brilliantly sums up a delicate part of blogging’s consciousness.

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