The town is abuzz with life as the Anchorage International Film Festival is in full swing. I missed the opening weekend but will be checking out some of the entries this weekend. Most notably I'm interested in the "about Alaska by Alaska films". I'm typically not real big on movies as I haven't been to the theater in awhile, actually I guess it was this summer. Any way I enjoy catching movies on TV that I know nothing about. In a way the AIFF is the same as I know nothing about the majority of these films and have only read about a couple. I'm looking forward to it.
The weather has been mild, typically in the teens or twenties. We haven't had snow since Thanksgiving weekend, so my snowman, oh yeah I built a snowman, has not grown any and is waiting for fresh snow for his arms. He is no Snowzilla, "Oh this snowman has had a very trying year, with the litigation, the notoriety, his subsequent deportation to Canada and that country's refusal to accept him, well, I guess that's more than most 16 foot tall snowman can handle...Snowzilla" No word on Snowzillas return this year...
The city has been socked in by fog for the past few days. I think they call it inversion, basically it is warmer up in the mountains around town and the cold air has sunk into the bowl. LA, Vegas and the like deal with the same thing only they have smog. Everything around town has what appears to be a bad case of freezer burn. Basically tiny ice particles that have frozen out of the fog. Tree limbs, pine needs, mailboxes, the 1982 Datsun Camper that has been parked outside for weeks, everything.
BTW, this will probably come as big news to most of you, but for those that know of my outstanding athletic abilities it should be no shock. I will be competing in the next winter Olympics. Not this year in Vancouver or Whistler, well somewhere in BC, but the next time. I will be competing in the event where you cross country ski and shoot things. This weekend I plan on finding the nearest Play it Again Sports and purchasing a pair of XCountry Skis. The rifle will come much later. Get ready folks, picture it, podium, snow falling, me, medal, draped in the flag, all the while in the background, SnS. After the National Anthem of course...
Dude, please pardon my lack of snowman construction and knowledge, but do expect that to stay standing there all winter? If so, do you look out at it and say Good Morning to it and such?
ReplyDelete'82 Datsun Camper... swweeet ride dude!
ReplyDeleteThe '82 is a sweet rig. I really appreciate the large bay window in the back. It frames the overturned matress so well.
ReplyDeleteThe snowman or Snowey Snowysmith is having a rough go of it. I've tried to keep his spirits up but the new snow has left him rather disheveled. I say hi in the morning and good afternoon when I get home. No reply yet