| Happy Holidays 2015...

| M-7 snowskates...

Okay now i'm excited about winter again! Today I've just received a package from Kurt Zapata of Minus Seven Snowskates and guess what was in the box? The brand new 2016 Parkore snubnose 38" blades with the improved tip & tail skate flex. I already had some Parkore subs before but they were warped unfortunately (see review here) and he wanted to replace them, so i suppose that's why the box contained two models :)

Thank you so much Kurt, until today i was still into paddle-boarding mode but now you have activated the snowskate switch, damn!!! Those blades do look great, can't wait to test them, the shape of the tips is very intriguing and the flex seems so much better than my prototype. My cat Dim Sum doesn't seem to be impressed but i am, love the colors and raw punk style. #minus7snowskates 

| Random news...

Pas grand chose de nouveau recemment, ca travaille fort au bureau ou on s'approche rapidement de la fin du jeu et ca devrait etre une belle surprise (sortie cet ete). La semaine derniere j'ai vu Yao et j'ai reussi a l'emmener dans un resto vegetarien, oui oui tout est possible! Ca fait tellement du bien de revoir ses vieux potes, d'ailleurs on passe un gros bonjour a toute la marmaille de France et d'ailleurs.

en costume chez Vego...

Saturday was a rainy and cold day so i decided to join Igor at Habitat 67, he's a great local surfer and SUP instructor from KSF. It was my 1st time riding this famous standing wave and i was both excited and terribly scared, with almost no line-up yet, nor any spectators there were no excuses to choke! 

Igor surfing his Badfish 6'11"...

I went 3 times and that's it, enough to be completely toasted and frozen (especially my hands as i forgot to take some gloves, idiot), it's TOUGH, just to hit the wave (backward) at the right spot without being flushed out is a challenge... and then you have to swim, paddle back to shore against the rapids, climb up a steep/muddy hill with your board between the trees and loose rocks, return to the starting point, wait for your turn in the eddy and close the loop, it's a full workout. Igor helped me a lot, he showed me the entrance/exit points and made everything look easy, unfortunately i didn't manage to surf that day -too much of a noob- but at least i know the place and i'll be back soon.

view of this amazing spot in summer...

Yesterday we went to Chinatown for some yummy Dim Sum and my partner bought a cool bike (2nd hand), apparently this is the end of our folding-bike period. Bises.

Vintage style...

| Snow cat...

Que se passerait-il si on laisse Banh Mi aller dehors? nous avons donc décidé de tenter l'expérience. Elle est encore un peu effrayée mais tout de meme tres curieuse, Dim Sum pour sa part déteste ça car il gèle instantanément ahaha la face qu'il faisait :)

Banh Mi en pleine découverte...

| Marde blanche...

Et c'est reparti... ca fait 2 jours qu'il neige non-stop et ce n'est pas fini. Ca nous a pris une heure pour deneiger le camion hier soir, juste pour changer de trottoir! je ne suis pas du tout dans le trip hiver encore et c'est plutot rare a cette periode de l'annee ou mon esprit est souvent omnibule par le snowskate. J'ai hate d'aller chercher mon fat-bike ce WE et de partir au soleil pour Noel.

Les chats s'amusent bien et grandissent super vite, Banh Mi connait ses 1eres chaleurs et de fait se frotte partout, on attend que ca passe et apres hop c'est l'operation! Quant a sa Majeste Dim Sum le petit Prince, il commence a avoir (enfin) un peu plus de poils sur le dos et parle tout le temps. Bon, au moins il vient se blottir contre nous a la moindre occasion et reste tres calin, c'est cute!

le Prince Relou!

| Cat luv...

Yesterday i went to Maude's cattery to pick up our second cat Dim Sum, it's always sad to take a kitten away from its family and he didn't seem to like the ride in a cage. What a beautiful yet strange creature, he's super calm and despite being slightly older than Banh Mi, he looks so clumsy and tiny, she is is definitely larger and tougher. 

Who's that thing?

We were quite anxious about the introduction in his new home with such an energetic resident already in place. But it went surprisingly well... she was super excited/nervous and wanted to play while he was exploring this entire new territory, so we had to separate them in multiple occasions :-)

funny hair patches behind the ears!

the wrinkled explorer  <3

It took a day for her to get used to having a new friend that look like a tasty dumpling, she was obviously a tad jealous but now they're getting along really nicely! SooOo cute together!

| DIY litter box...

Now that we have the 1st cat home, i've decided to build a top entry litter box because it looks like a good solution after checking out the other alternatives out there. The advantage is that it keeps most of the litter inside (and also the odors) while giving some privacy to the occupant. There are a few brands making that sort of box but they are quite expensive when you can find a lot of DIY projects online.

I bought a cheap clear Rubbermaid storage box and a small rug at Rona, Nhu already had a heat gun so it was very easy to make. BTW, we are very happy with the all-natural World's best cat litter, it's amazing!

Now let's see how it works and if Banh Mi likes it :)

| Kitten Adventures...

Nhu has recently found a beautiful kitten to adopt,  she/he (we don't know yet) is now busily exploring her/his new territory since last night. We instantly fell in love with this cute half-masked panther. We'll pick up our other kitten, Dim Sum (the Rex Devon) at the end of the month. Bienvenue a la maison Banh Mi! <3

| Elfe Rex Devon...

Et voila, ca faisait bien longtemps que j'y pensais a reprendre un animal et ca me manquait trop, alors on a maintenant un petit Elfe qui va nous rejoindre tres bientot (apres le sevrage et une visite chez le veto), trop mignon, trop bizarre, j'adore ces Rex Devons!