What better way to re-start this blog with this amazing shot of Seattle taken this morning with the Olympic Mountains in the background.

Work has stagnated and it's been really tough getting anything into the lab. It's that quiet time of year and hopefully things will pick up now after the Sundance film announcements.

We've already had a week of snow and ice with the girls off school and it's not officially winter yet.

With the early winter storms I kick started snowboarding early with a trip to the heavenly mecca of Mt. Baker. An amazing day was had to say the least.

We're all looking forward to Christmas or the 'holidays' as they like to say here. I could really do with a break. Since I started working here in Seattle over a year ago, I haven't take any vacation time, apart from the odd day here and there.