Shake 90: Sober skiing cows

Claim your dome! Blue Cow (Australia)

July is when you just want to rug up, shake your domes and get into that hearty food. It’s harder to get to those bars on a cold night when your warm couch is calling. So I’ve decided there’s no better time to detox than now. It’s dry July. No alcohol this month folks. Can I make it? I’m not sure. I may end up overdosing on coffee as a result.

Today's brew

I love Tobys Estate beans. When they’re fresh, the extraction is so amazingly thick and creamy, like liquid gold. I heart coffee.

Shake 87: Skiing vs snowboarding

Claim your dome!

I love how your partner opens up new worlds for you – for example, the ridiculously large range of Hello Kitty branded products out there or the idea of a LAN party consisting of geeks, computers and beer. For these, I’ve obviously been hesitant to open my doors, but one thing the Hubs taught me was how to snowboard. I would definitely still call myself a novice, but the feeling when you can finally balance, turn and come down a run is unbelievable, especially when it’s just you and the swooshing noise your board is making on the snow.

I’ve never tried skiing, but opinion seems to be divided about which one is better/easier. Care to shed some light?

Happy end of financial year!

Shake 85: Welcome to ‘The Snow’ Week!

Claim your dome! Perisher Blue (Australia)

As a tribute to the ugg-boot weather we’ve been having and the fact that I will be missing out on the snowboarding season this year, I am going to post skiing/snowboarding domes ALL week. Ready for the chair lifts? As the Japanese say – please lift your ski-tips up!