We have Bikes

Mardi and I have Bikes! Mardi is set for her triathalon and we both can ride togther for exercise. We went to Recycle Cycle just looking and came away with a bike each. We got a brand new Giant Cypress touring bike for Mardi and a relatively new Specialised Comp mountain bike for me. My lovely fiance is awesome and getting shit done and finding awesome deals. Love you babe.

Anzac Day Cricket Match and BBQ

Mardi's parents place is right next door to a park. Perfect for a casual game of Cricket. Aussies, Kiwis, Indians and Americans playing a great game in the best afternoon we've had this spring. Mardi and Henry as captains started out picking the teams. We ended up with ten players each enough for a two batsman game. Henry won the toss and elected to bat. They made a couragous 44 runs on a pitch which was tough to read to say the least. The crappy rubber ball we used wasn't easy to hit on the clumpy grass. My team were in second with a reasonable total to chase. We came away with the victory. I'm not bitter at all after mardi got me run out in our breif partner ship. I didn't have a too bad of a knock with 10 runs.

Mardi batting.	Raju holding the buggered ball. No ball tampering here. Just Henry's pace bowling.

Their First Triathalon

Mardi and some friends are in training for "The my first triathalon" on 10 July. As my knee is still playing up I opted out of running around greenlake and rode Henry's bike around instead. I think I want to buy a bike now.

That evening was a dinner party at Henry's. Mardi and I along with Grace, Tom, Alex and Tonya had an awesome meal. Thanks Hank!

Free iTunes songs

I recieved an email today from apple. It basically said hurry up and redeem your free iTunes songs they expire soon. Thanks to Pepsi I ended up with 11 songs. I didn't hear about the looking up throught the full bottle to see under the cap in the shop trick untill all the iTunes Pepsi ran out. Thanks anyway Henry. I bought the three best cake songs and a Miguel Migs album Colourful You. Bloody cool that.

Is there a 14th Inning Stretch?

The Mariners win a game after 14 innings! Thanks Marie for a fantastic time at the game. Marie, one of Mardi's best friends and manager orgainised a party for her team at Safeco Field in a private suite. Sweet! Invariably when I go to a baseball game someone brings up Cricket. It's not me I swear. Once and for all, Yes, baseball is more boring. Of course you can't hit the ball consistently with a cylinder for bat. I love the game all the same.

Whistler Rocks!

Henry, Aaron and I drove up to Whislter Saturday morning early. 5am early. We went up there to catch up with Henry's mate from University, Micky who had just flown in from NYC. We stayed with Boon, Micky's cousin, in his fathers log cabin. Bloody nice! The skiing was pretty good Saturday, spring conditions.

Saturday night was the 2nd last NHL game between Vancouver and Calgary. I had forgotten how exciting and bloody violent hockey is. Cool. Vancouver won by 1 in the 3rd overtime period. Oh yeah I learned that the machine that cleans the surface of the ice isn't a Calzone.

Sunday sucked in so many ways. The slush from Saturday froze, I had a huge hang over and I was spewing in the trees. I slid down the mountain and thanked god that I didn't get the urge to chuck while I was downloading on the gondola. The rest of the afternoon was spent in the beer garden of the Long Horn drinking water and running downstairs to that bloody toilet. I remember the looks from the girls running the desk of the tour operators as I'm running in my ski boots down the stairs.

Weekend at Nancy and Mary Ellen's Cabin

Fantastic weekend spring skiing at Steven's Pass. Thanks Nancy and Mary-ellen for allowing the whole Belltown crew stay at the cabin at Money Creek. A highlight was teaching my American family how to play Cricket.

"No, you have to run with the bat". & "You have to yell HOWZAT!"

Well done Mardi, bowling me out on my first ball. I maintain it was beginners luck. :)

Mardi and Dee Dee wearing their helmets in the Mustang	Me about to face a tough delivery from Ashley
Dee Dee, Tom, Scott, Henry, Me and Mardi	Mardi and I at Steven's Pass