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November Has Come

Wow, October flew by so fast that I didn’t even get a chance to blog!  November should also fly by.  Only three weeks of school until Thanksgiving break and hopefully the start of the Indiana ski season. I am only disappointed to find out via Twitter yesterday Dashboard Confessional has to cancel their tour due to family reasons.  I have been looking forward to December for three reasons: Dashboard Confessional at the Aragon in Chicago, Christmas on the 25th of course!, and leaving for Denver on the 29th.  Either way, from this day until the end of the ’09 year I’m going to be cruising on cruise control maintaing grades, relationships, and the start of the best ski season that has yet to come!

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3 more months!

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Catching a plane to Denver in 3months!

Fuq The Amazing Life of Alex T. Neil: Part 2

No, no, no, all the rumors of me disappearing off the face of teh internet(s) are false. I am very well alive and healthy. I continue to live the amazing life of Alex T. Neil since the original Fuq The Amazing Life of Alex T. Neil. All my seconds, minutes, hours go to my all mighty ego. Unfortunately Marwa and I has yet to speak another word since our first conversation on our cellular devices baq in June. Oh well, life happens. (btdubs: the whole marwa thing is an inside joke)

Anyways, I have had a fantastic summer! Since my last post in July, I’ve vacationed in Panama City, enjoyed Chicago, and worked in Charlotte; clocking in a little under 3,000miles of driving within a span of 3 weeks.

Now that school has started, my mind has been set on one date, December 29th. I have reserved my seat on Frontier Flight 557 non-stop service to Denver, where I have plans to ski Copper Mountain through January 4th.

Okay, I’m off for now. Figured I give a long needed quick update.

Utah! – Spring Break ’09

Monster Dump!

Monster Dump!

Massive powder dump just in time for when I leave the 28th!

Lumix Camera Test


camera test edit from Alex Neil on Vimeo.

Panasonic Lumix TZ5K

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5K

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5K

I wanted to purchase a cheap camcorder that shot in 720p for my ski trip to Utah, but after spending 3 days researching I decided to give up on the idea and instead picked up this camera that features a Lecia optical stabilized lens, 9.1 mpx CCD sensor, 10x zoom, auto-bracketing (HDR!!), and most importantly shoots in video in 720p at 30fps!. Perfect for what I need.   I’ll upload a test video shortly.

Backcountry.com Shift Softshell Jacket – Limited Edition

Backcountry.com Shift Softshell Jacket - Limited Edition

Backcountry.com Shift Softshell Jacket - Limited Edition

Grabbed this jacket from SAC to take with me to Utah. Features the Polartec Power Shield fabric.  Lightweight, blocks wind, and steezy – just what I need.

Dakine Heli-Pro

Dakine Heli-Pro White
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Dakine Heli-Pro White

Dakine Heli-Pro White

This bag is awsome! I bought it specifically for Utah to hual my skis around to different resorts.  The best feature of this pack has to be the diagonal ski holder.  I also appreciate the pocket on the strap to hide the mouth piece of the hydration pack to prevent it from freezing.  I had this problem in Colorado last spring break.  There is also a hideable pocket on the side of the bag to hold a Nalagen, goggle pocket, and a camera/phone pocket on the front strap, very cool.

Diagonal Ski Holder

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Diagonal Ski Holder

Mouth Piece Hideaway

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Mouth Piece Hideaway

Goggle Pocket

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Goggle Pocket