Thanks for the responses about non-profit work in Denver. I'm waiting to hear back from Colorado Legal Services. They are "intrigued" by my situation. I think that's a good sign, right?
I drove up to Boulder Wednesday night to do dinner and a movie with my cousins, Ches and Lizzie. We ate at a pub and saw Nine. I enjoyed Nine, but didn't think it was the greatest movie ever made. I was super-impressed by Fergie and Kate Hudson's singing voice (girl can sing). Ches and I decided we should take advantage of our "funemployment" and go skiing on Friday. So we went up to Keystone and had a lovely, easy ski day. Bright blue skies and uncrowded trails. Since Ches is even newer to skiing than I am, we did mostly stuck with the easier blues, though we did venture in some harder territory. It was low-key and soothing. I felt like I knew what I was doing.
Today was a totally different experience. I went skiing with Jake and some of his friends. The friends are very good snowboarders. When I ski with them, I always feel that I am stretching my ability. This is both a good and bad thing. We did a few blues that I felt very good on, then did a blue/black with a ton of moguls on a steep wall. Snowboarders have an easier time on moguls; they can sort of just scoot their way down if necessary. I had to actually maneuver, which made me very slow. We then did an "off the map" trail. It was narrow, steep and had bumps. I was a disaster. I fell, twice. And cursed, a lot. I pitched a bit of a fit, but eventually made it down. I think I need another lesson, either with an instructor or with Lizzie (who once trained for the Olympic mogul team). Hopefully, that will make me more comfortable on those sorts of trails.
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