It's been a while. Not that I haven't had much to write about - well I guess I haven't had that much - but lately I haven't had the energy to do much on the blog. The same seems to be true for my sisters (taunt, taunt), can't wait to hear their excuse..

Mine is of a personal nature, as Kimie and I have spent January apart to "think things over", and that resulted in us splitting up last week. We've been together almost 8 years, so it's a pretty big decision. But we both agreed that this is the right thing to do and we're perfectly good friends. Doesn't make you feel good, though :-(

On other bad news, today my cast came off - my "sprained" wrist, if you recall - for about an hour. Appearently (and I think based on my indicating that I felt a little sore) I'm one of the 50% slow healers and need to go the full duration of the "8-12 weeks" that the manual dictates for my particular injury. I tried doing a little exercising while waiting for the X-rays and it was quite a shock to see how stiff my joints have become in just two months. The thumb was more or less reduced to one movable joint and my wrist doesn't bend more than 15° either way. And the old skin ... I'm telling you it's gross. Of course I forgot to take a picture, but I'll remember in three weeks when the cast comes off for good.

And it seems I'm going to Bahrain to see Leah and Carsten in March. The parents have booked tickets for the 4th and Karina and I get to join them. Karina has an exam that may come in the way, so I'll probably wait and see what she finds out before getting tickets, but around the 4th and a week ahead seems plausible.

And my good friends Jesper and Kianna have invited me to Oregon, so it seems I'm going stateside around Easter. Hopefully I can arrange for a week off at my own expense :o( and stay two weeks. And maybe the snow hasn't completely vanished, so I can get to ski just a little this year.

Peace out.