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Hello friends,

Please mark off THURSDAY APRIL 9TH on your calendars, as you are all requested to get out of the office and join Malakye, KNOW?SHOW, Coors Light, SBC and IS Eyewear for a fun day of shredding at Grouse Mountain.

This is the day for you to band together with your co workers and come enjoy endless cups of coffee and bottomless boxes of Donuts, and shred some office boy (and girl, of course) sized obstacles. How does Quasi-Big Air sound? Those who came out last year remember the joy of the hippy jump. There will be "Brass Balls" awarded, "Blue Balls" called out, a "Scorpion King" Crowned, and success in your work will be measured pound by pound in the weigh off. Many other prize categories are up for grabs, and this year, we welcome you to help us out by giving us your ideas for categories and/or supply us with some used office furniture to build into the course.

Malakye just finished Office Booyz USA, click this link to get stoked.

You all know this event started right here in Vancouver, and though it looked like a good time at Bear, will definately be one not to miss in Vancouver.

To have an entry form for the Office Booyz contest sent to your office or to sponsor a prize category click here!



Published On: 3/17/2009
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Day 2/30: Big Timber mission & more!

I must admit, there have been a few hurdles this season, but I am having SO much fun! I’ve started the 30 day snowboard challenge for myself and this was Day Two. It is about more than just physically and mentally pushing myself - it’s about looking at this playground in a new and different way, finding new places and doing things I haven’t done before.

I headed out early on Monday morning with my aggressive skier friend Derek - he wanted to show me a cabin in Big Timber on Whistler Mountain. It was SO cold! -21C to be exact, so I was all layered up, ready for a long day!

After coffees and chats on the Whistler Village Gondola we headed up Peak Chair and down the Peak to Creek. We cut through some perfectly spaced trees off Upper Peak to Creek and guess what?! Fresh lines! I was floating through huge old growth trees and at that moment I felt like I was somewhere completely new! After a short hike we came to the cabin in the woods. It was built in honor of a fellow rider who lost his life doing what he loved. We took a moment to enjoy - it’s so awesome finding little spots like that.

We cruised back down through the trees to the long cat track to Creekside. Again I was floating along with only a couple of tracks in front of me! The sun was shining and the views of Sprout and Rainbow mountains were amazing. I passed by Kadenwood and continued onto Lower Peak to Creek, which was a bit icy. It took at least 2 hours in total, the snow was dry and fluffy and there was not another person in sight.

After lunch we uploaded the Creekside Gondola, to Big Red Express and across PEAK 2 PEAK to end the day with a few laps in the Crystal zone. Getting fresh groomers after lunch is practically unheard of and I loved every minute of it. Nothing beats a 4pm ride out to the valley!

Keep on shredding!

-Alex
Snowboarder









Published On: 3/13/2009
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Events/News - Whistler Blackcomb: Heavenly pow stashes & snow slashes
By: WhistlerBlackcomb


Favorites. We all have them; whether its ride buddies, afternoon snacks or secret spots. I frequently get asked on chairlift rides, “Where’s your favorite spot? What’s your favorite mountain?” I could answer that question very quickly and easily but I won’t get into that now.

What I will say is that 7th Heaven doesn’t usually fall under the “favorite” category for me, but for some reason I was drawn there every day of my weekend. Perhaps it was the sunny skies, fresh lines or good group of friends, but regardless it was awesome.

It started, as it always does, early Sunday morning with a coffee and a few calls to friends. A bunch of us met at the base of the Excalibur Gondola and headed up Blackcomb. Most of the mountain was pretty busy as it snowed 17cms the night before and the alpine hadn’t opened yet, so we cruised around the Jersey Cream area to get a feel for the snow - soft and cold but it was warming up fast!

As soon as the light board switched 7th Heaven to green (open!) we shot over to 7th Ave and cut down through the trees to Expressway. Nothing beats cutting fresh lines and hearing your friends holler as they do the same! It was clearly a tree run day so at the top of 7th we headed far skier’s right for the trees under the water reservoir. It was as if no one knew they existed! The only tracks I encountered were those of my friends in front of me.

I must admit, after many years riding these mountains, it was the first time I have ever paid those trees any attention and now I get why so many people are in love with 7th Heaven!

I then spent the next couple of days exploring that whole zone, revisiting the trees and doing a few zippy laps on Cloud 9. I most definitely had a good time and as that classic Whistler bumper sticker says, “Go to Heaven, Ski like Hell!” I did exactly that! (Minus the skiing part…)

Keep on shredding!

-Alex
Snowboarder

Published On: 3/5/2009
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Sometimes I wonder if I have a disease.. Could be something simple as having ADHD or it could be something more complex.. All I know is that after extended periods of time (mainly a couple of months) of doing the same thing I get bored… I constantly crave excitement.. I am prone to boredom if I’m not doing something and without a doubt an adrenaline junky.. However I think my "disease" is more complex than just simply being addicted to the rush I get from an adrenaline spike..

All that to say that after several month of working 80 plus hour work weeks I have given myself 2 months off.. Time to let loose and run away a bit from responsibility.. Thus far I’ve spent 1 ½ weeks in CO visiting beloved family and decompressing.. Even played a bit of tourist.. Even though I spend A LOT of time in CO every year it was still fun to play like I’d never been before.. Many of us often forget how exciting life can be and the beauty of all that surrounds us.. Now I’m in CA.. Again visiting family but with some long time friends thrown in.. Thus far I’m practicing being a beach bum and have been spending time wakeboarding.. This morning I was sitting at my cousin’s kitchen counter cruising through a bowl of cheerios and scanning over my e-mail.. In a cheerio induced daze I spotted a strange species.. Said species gave a grunt as it strolled in with that long, long lean, edging toward gawky body dressed in navy boxers and a tattered Yoda T-shirt.. Sun streaked brown hair rumpled and messy with sea green eyes all groggy and maybe just a little bit cranky before its morning coffee.. Laughing.. Sad to say it’s been a while since I’ve seen a man in boxers (hence the strange species) and I’ve got to admit my eyes were a bit riveted to the sight!!!! And NO said man was NOT my cousin! Tomorrow I head to the X-Games.. Can’t wait to throw myself into that mash of excitement.. I’m hoping one of the boys might fall victim to my baby blues and let me toddle around on their dirt bike.. After X I’m headed to New Orleans to aid on a house construction for Habitat for Humanity.. I may look girly but I’m such a tomboy.. Granted my aide will mostly involve yard rehab and interior painting.
Update.. After New Orleans I headed to WY to hang with my brother and visit friends.. I let my friend Mallory, talk me into getting my hair cut.. OMG.. I look in the mirror now and go "WHO ARE YOU"?!?!" Laughing.. Later on my gal pals and I went mtn biking at Jackson Hole.. OMG is that mtn HUGE on a bike.. We girls were freakin flying!  It was a blast.. Even when we got a wee bit off trail and did a bit of "adventure" biking in the woods.. Woohoo..  My poor brother.. He's the other half of my heart but soo not the freak of nature energy wise that I am.. Laughing..
 
And now.. HOME SWEET HOME.. The best place in the world!
 


Published On: 7/30/2008
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Wednesday theme slash trusty technics..

Not sure if you've noticed but this is my third blog post in 3 days. Yes, I'm trying to live up to my word. What to blog about today?? Boring team news like??? ah... Kales sleeping, Duff drank 10 coffee's, Dev's golfing, Mikey has a new weird voice mail message, Wille's experimenting with a new hair cut, Tadashi's eating rice... Nah.. I know, I'll use my trusty google and youtube search technic.


Its Wednesday so I googled "Wednesday images". Super creative, yes I know. Anyway, this is the gold that appeared.




You don't stop when you're on a hot streak so I hit youtube next, searched "Wednesday" again and tadah




I've never seen the movie "Big Wednesday" but will definitely be hunting it down to bring along on my "surf trip" or more realistically "drinking beer on the beach trip" at the end of the month.


You ever realize that once you're on youtube its almost impossible to get off. Its like internet crack. 90 percent of the time you're just watching junk but at the time its more like a butter sandwich. So good going down but you know its bad for you. I don't even know why I'm posting this but I bet you'll watch it till the end.





I guarantee your favorite action sports brand will be sponsoring these dudes next week..



Published On: 5/7/2008
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2008 Snow Show web series has started and we got 3 shows up so far.

REDBULLCRYSTAL at Mt Tremblant
STAIR MASTERS in Quebec
ALTERNATIVE SNOW MISSION in Rimouski
GIRLS FLAUNT IT at Mt Tremblant

ATG Media put together a 5 min video interview with Lukas Huffman at ALLY distribution to talk about the making of ir 77, a coffee table book and snowboard film combination that voices the raw energy and passion surrounding the lifestyle of professional snowboarding.



Published On: 4/7/2008
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Office Booyz Grouse MTN. 08




Office Booyz is back!!!!!!!

Alright all you office booyz and girlz out there, its once again that special time of year where we all get to pull our fluffy muffins out from under our desks and let them wiggle and jiggle in the fresh air with a fun day of snowboarding.. That’s right, Office Booyz the contest is back! With all the excitement generated from our very successful first ever US edition of Office Booys held at Bear Mountain last month there’s no doubt that our upcoming event will be one to remember. Don’t blow it! Missing out on this industry-wide day of F.O.O.O.E (fun out of office experience) would be a horrible mistake…

Details, details…

Mark it down in your day-timers folks! April 11th is set as the date of our 3rd annual Office Booyz event to be held up Grouse Mountain. Your contest entry fee includes: lift ticket, donuts & coffee, lunch, delicious belly buddies provided by Coors light, the official Office Booyz 2008 event T-shirt for the first 100 people to show up and pretty much a guarantee you’ll be walking away with some sort of ridiculous prize. The entry fee with a corporate pass is $30 per participant and $62 per participant for those without. Pre-register your office team at malakye.com/ob.

Event Schedule / format

*In case you’re not familiar with the Office Booyz contest please note that all obstacles are “office sized” and even more importantly, “office friendly”.

-Registration for the event will be held from 9am to 11am in front of Starbucks
-A massive on hill Coffee and Donut buffet will be available during the time of registration
-The event will run with an open jam style format
-It kicks off at noon sharp and will go till 2pm or till we’re ready to quit
-After party to be announced soon

Get involved ya humps..

Office Booyz is for everyone so anyone who wants to take on a prize category or get involved in anyway whatsoever feel free to hit me up at karl@iseyewear.com. The more prizes the merrier! Our usual prize theme is “Prizes for things you never thought you could win a prize for”. I have an extensive list of categories you can choose from or you can come up with a custom category which better suites your outfit..

Office furniture donations. Anyone???

Last but not least. If anyone has any old desks, filing cabinets, cubical walls or any other officy type junk sitting around which could be donated for the event course hit me up at karl@iseyewear.com

Published On: 3/24/2008
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So... my girlfriend is coming to stay with me for a week.we were having some problems so we decided that it might help if we took a break to relax and clear our heads. Anyway.. it's been working in our favor..... it's still hard.. but i think it was a good idea.

I now have a plan I think.... and it's wierd.. because none of it directly deals with her and I...

I'm quitting smoking cigarettes... by eating right, working out constantly, and not drinking coffee or alchohol. I'm too poor for all that snazzy stuff that is supposed to miraculously make you quit smoking.

I'm also searching like mad for a job and place to live in Madison.
I've got college in a few months, so that's another swift kick in the ass to get going.

I'm also taking a step to help curb my depression... I've surrounded myself with supportive people and again.. not drinking(so much... a beer with dinner sometimes), I'm not being such a damn pothead(although smoking herbs helps).. and again.. I'm excercising.

Both Casie and I are also trying really hard to help eachother realize that we both are at fault here for our problems together, so instead of us blowing up... we have been just letting the other vent until we(she or I) is done.. then calmly talking to eachother about it.

I like this plan.. because it's working.

I feel better, she feels better.. and now I think that this next week will go much more smoothly, and we will both be alright again.

I am in love.... i never thought that it would happen again after jess... but then again.. I'm only 22.. and I'll be 23 next month.


good job team.


oh yeah, and I'm being confirmed this weekend, and my family is flying out here from California... I'm pretty stoked... oh.. and casie is going to meet my whole family.
I'm so glad that they all love her.

my sisters and her and my mom all get along so well.. it's almost creepy.


sweet.




Published On: 3/13/2008
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

 

Office Booyz Bear Mtn 08!

Well the tradition of crappy weather followed the Office Booyz contest all the way down to California this year for our first ever Office Booyz event held south of the Canadian boarder. Bad weather boarding isn't out of the norm for the local mountains of Vancouver but for it to happen at Bear had us a little worried. Despite the weather we had an amazing turnout and an ever better time. Here's some highlights of the action that went down during the contest.




Chris from Drop with the big point to the judges!




Burton's ICEman with the one footer.




Reverse taco!



Eric from TWS skateboarding keeping it skate with an indy over the donut.

A big thanks goes out to everyone at Malakye.com, Bear Mountain, Future Trade News, Jager and everyone who came out for making the event a huge success. Next years gonna be bigger and better!

Thats it for now!

Keep posted for Office Booyz Vancouver details. This is the year we'll be eating donuts and drinking coffee in the sun!

Monday, February 25, 2008

 

tickle me emo

Wow! can't believe I didn't see this a long time ago..

Thanks Dave!

Keep posted for an Office Boys hits Bear report.

Published On: 2/26/2008
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What is up? I am going to give you the low down on the last trip. D, J-Dog, and I left the Springs on Friday 6:30am. Brutal cause it was early and I was captain of the ship. Hwy 24 west to Woodland park over Wilkerson Pass across Tatonka flats into Hartsel. A few miles outside Hartsel is the turn for 9 North, I must admit I get off seeing the cars turning to go to Breck. From there it was smooth sailing into Johnson Village and then south into Poncha Springs. Once we started up the pass to Monarch is was snowing. Sure you can see the cloud cover coming in but you never really know. It was on. 6 new and snowing but not cold. FYI the posse road on wax jobs by yours truly. I am not bullstickin we were first on the Breezeway lift. Took the run down to Panorama (Mid-Mountain). It is why we go. It was knee deep in the trees and snowing hard. You are here cause you know the feeling of being on top of the snow. It is a powerful range of emotions to feel. Not to get all sappy but damn. So we kill it from a vertical feet standpoint on Friday. Soup at the Sidewinder. Finish up Après style. Head into town to what we thought was the trusty Budget Lodge on the East side of Salida on 50. New Managment=Last night at the Budget. Sorry raising the price and not improving the facilities won’t work for me. Spent the evening with T-1 and Ang Yucking it up. It snowed all evening. The Patio Pancake was perfect fuel for the day, number four over easy wheat toast. Hit the Coffee house cause and what do I hear...FOOT OF FRESH. That was the chant all the way up. It was as amazing as ever. For so early in the year is sure seemed like spring DEEP. We had a blast but the cold temp and deep snow started sidelining the team one by one. We split about 1 and it was like no one else was on the road till we hit Ute Pass back into the Springs.

Published On: 12/27/2007
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So i finally made it to munich this year =P though drive up there was real tough and tr00 torture…well not all true, but if you go from a party strait to the bus and drive for 6 hours it’s not really pleasant but everything for fame and glory >.< edit: fun anyways ^^

it was around 10 am when we arrived to munich so we went for a mornin’ coffee/tea at fellows (still can’t get over their cinnamon apple tea <3) and then for some shopping and just couldn’t get enough of  those Christmas decorations on the streets. It was kinda magical. But that wasn’t why we were there…nokia air&style!

When we got there I was siked by the size of the jump, it was enormous!! the view on the arena and all the ppl who were already there was also spectacular. After visiting all the tents and participating in every possible award game we drag our self down to the arena (run would be a better term). Just the feeling that you’re there with thousands of ppl who are living and breathing for the same thing it’s simply…amazing. The pressure was rising from the beginning to the end of the event when Kevin Pearce slammed that cab 1260. I was rooting for young Mikkel who came 2nd, not bad at all. No need for me to say that the whole event was a huge success. With The Hives warming up the crowd just before the finals and Sean Paul ending it in the reggae style.

Will sure come back next year ;)




Published On: 12/4/2007
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I just finished a cup of coffee. It tasted pretty good, but now it's gone. I might get another one. Not 100% sure yet.


Published On: 10/17/2007
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M: What did you eat for breaky?
B: Scrambled eggs, left over mashed potatoes, ham, toast with jam, 4 cups of coffee, chocolate muffin, and a banana.

M: Wow, That’s a pretty bad ass breakfast, do you eat like that everyday?
B:I wish, but I wasn’t working today, so I put the time and effort into a big breakfast/ lunch.

M: Lets talk about the past for a minute.
B: How far back are we going here?

M: Lets start with the first time you rode a snowboard.
B: Winnipeg Manitoba when I was probably about 11, It was a black snow bindingless shred with a rope and a handle, snurfer style. It was down a river bank.

M: Did you stomp?
B: Heck ya.

M: When did you get on a waxed board, and where did you learn to ride?
B: The following winter I got my first real shred, and spent the next two years building mini jibs and jumps on the riverbank with Mitch. Then my family moved to Penticton BC when I was 14.

M: So I take it you threw down at Apex for a couple years before moving to Whistler?
B: That was the home mountain; I got to know all the hit runs.

M: When did you decide that Whistler was going to be the place to hang your shred stick?
B: haha, My buddy Mitch and I decided that we’d be living in Whis when we were still shredding the riverbank. I think I was in grade 6, checking out a Snowboard Canada mag when we decided to make the move. I moved to Whistler with him in the summer of 2005.

M: I suppose that the riding has been going quite well for you since then, describe one of your most memorable days for us.
B: Hmmm, that one is tough, I have had so many good days of riding living here in Whis, last season I bagged over 230 days on the shred It’s hard to pick just one out. I guess any day riding in sled country with the crew.

M: Who would you call up on any given day?
B: Tristan Jeswiet, Shayne Zwickle, Mitch Gillespie, Karen Burt, or any of the Voleurz boys. I guess it depends what I feel like shredding that day.

M: So when did you get a sled, and how did that affect your riding?
B: I got a sled when I moved here in ’05. Sledding has definitely broadened the spectrum of my riding, and has gotten me out of the park and into riding natural features more. I love the challenge. It’s a lot more difficult then I thought it would be…

M: The backcountry has a lot to offer, so what usually runs through your mind when you venture into new zones and assess the terrain?
B: Always keeping my head up, I’m paranoid when it comes to avvy’s, I am also looking for anything that could be fun or different to shred. I like riding things that aren’t generally ridden, silly tree gaps and jibs.

M: Have you had any close calls?
B: With avvy’s? I’ve seen avalanche debris with ice blocks the size of the average car, and I’ve let small ones go, ridden slough and such. I try to be pretty careful… knock on wood.

M: What has the summer shredding been like for you this year? I understand that Camp of Champs had a pretty bad-ass park this year, did you have a favorite line?
B: Camp of Champs was amazing!!! Best I’ve ever seen it up there, they added a new lane this year with 2 decent sized tables in a row. I had a lot of fun riding that line. But the entire set up is good, and always well maintained.

M: Last year you had an endless winter by hitting up Snowpark in NZ, what was that like?
B: New Zealand was amazing, and Snowpark is one of the most fun places I’ve ridden, it’s really small but they do a good job. The scene down there is super relaxed, everyone is having fun, and I met a lot of great people. I can’t wait to go back one day!

M: So with no endless winter for you this year, what’s going on with you for the rest of the summer?
B: Skateboard, work some construction to save up as much money as possible for next winter and maybe head down to Hood at some point.

M: Life can be hard hey?
B: It’s always tough…

M: Who has been good to you this year?
B: Billabong, Atomic, Electric, Freerideboardshop.com, The Voleurz Family, and Karens Mom for taking care of me when I was injured


Braden has a full part in the up and coming Voleurz video ‘More for the Astronauts’, which is set to debut this fall. The crew will be touring across Canada to share the love in October and November. Stay tune to voleurz.com for more details.

 



Published On: 9/20/2007
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My Journal: euro trip
By: O-Henry


London – We flew into Heathrow and the plan was to catch a train to Jamies grandmothers house in Oxford but her house was flooded.  So we got a tube to Camden & met up with Jamies cousin David who agreed to let us stay for a few days.  The first night in London we met up with some of Jamie’s friends.   We didn’t really want to do any of the touristy stuff in London, but we did go the National Gallery and Trafalger Sqaure. The exchange rate for pounds to Canadian dollars was pretty brutal so we didn’t spend much.  We caught up with a friend from school, Nicole who was in Kensington.  We walked past Hyde Park but we didn’t go check out the Princesss Diana memorial, so I didn’t get the chance to pee in it.  If London wasn’t so ridiculously expensive I would love to live there, going to the pub for a pint is a great way to spend an evening.

Amsterdam – I knew this would be the highlight of the trip, I’d heard a lot of stories about what we should do and where to go in Amsterdam.   To be fair there is a lot of cool stuff to do if sex drugs aren’t your thing …. we did go visit Anne Franks house, and the Rijksmuseum which has about 1000 Van Gogh and Rembrandt paintings.  But my favorite museum was the Heineken Experience which lovingly tells the story of Hollands favorite beer with interactive displays.  As you make your way through the “museum” there are 3 different pubs where you get to sample the beer.  
The nightlife in Amsterdam is amazing, we went to Boom Chicago which is an improv comedy club.  I was surprised how everyone in Holland spoke English, and the Dutch have no accent.  It sounds a bit American and a bit English, but I would have a hard time spotting a Dutchman.
I wanted to check out a coffee house in Amsterdam, but I was not planning on trying any drugs.  We went into a coffee house on the first night & they had a menu of what you could buy – they had cookies and brownies and doughnuts, and hashie milkshakes.   I tried a brownie, it was supposed to be the equivalent of 2 joints.  I think I was more influenced from the jug of beer we had at boom Chicago.   On our second night in Amsterdam we decided to get a gram of marijuana.  I’m not an expert but it was good stuff.  Amsterdam has to be one of the most interesting places, the people dress like Vogue models.  The red light district was not as sleazy as I expected, it seemed pretty touristy actually.   I was surprised when Jamie suggested we go see a live sex show, I was happy to try anything & everything we could on our trip. It was just regular sex, a guy & a girl, 2 lesbians and then a jungle woman with triple-D boobs having sex with a guy in a gorilla suit.  It was something fun to do as a one-off, but I don’t think it would be something you would do every week, like instead of going to the movies you would catch a sex show.
On our last night in Amsterdam we met up with the rest of our Contiki group.  There were 50 people in our group, mostly Australians & New Zealanders and some South Africans, Canadians, Americans.  There were a couple of Brazilians and Tawainese too, so it was a good mix of people.

Munich – we were all pretty hung over when we left Amsterdam at 6am to drive to Munich, Germany.  Our tour guide was Rachel, a cool chick from New Zealand, she basically talked to us like a school teacher & told us we would have to stay with the group & leave when she told us or they’d leave without us.  We arrived in Munich at about 4PM, just in time to go see the Glockinspeil.  Rachel told us it was the highlight of Munich … basically it’s a huge cuckoo clock. It went for 10 minutes, and there were literally 1000s of people watching.  When the clock finally stopped chiming we went for a tour of Munchen.  In the middle of the city is a park where office workers go & sit and eat their lunch and take their clothes off … it was a nudist park!  We went to a beer hall in Munich for dinner, the very one where Hitler used to go to give some of his famous speeches.   German food is pretty good, the main course was literally just a pork leg … no vegetables, no side dish, just meat!  I had 2 steins with my dinner so I don’t remember miuch else happening in Munich, except back at the hotel half the group went to bed & half the group went to the bar for another drink.  Jamie and I met a local Munchen man who offered to buy us a drink, cos he enjoyed speaking English and just wanted to talk to us …. ahh ok we went to bed pretty quickly then.   We drove to Switzerland the next morning, but we did make a stop at the Dacchau concentration camp, they turned the original buildings into a museum. I have to respect Germany for not trying to cover up their darkest chapter in history.

Geneva / Lucerne / Zurich – the trip itinerary was very full, we spent a lot of time each day on the bus traveling to our next destination.  We arrived in Zurich at lunch time, it’s the one city in Europe that looked exactly how I expected & was looking forward to explore it.  Too bad Rachel gave us 30 minutes to see the city & have lunch …. just enough time to grab a McSwiss burger.  The Swiss Alps were beautiful and I definitely want to go back with my snowboard.  It was funny seeing the Australians and South Africans get excited about seeing snow for the first time.  In Lucerne we saw a yodeling demonstration and had a traditional Swiss dinner.  But the highlight of Lucerne was the hotel, which was basically overtaken by our group.  It’s where the group really bonded, and I leant heaps of new drinking games.

Cannes / Nice / Monaco – it was a long drive from Lucerne to Cannes, with a short stop in Zurich.  When Rachel gave the group the choice of having a quiet night at the camping grounds or going to Monaco we unanimously voted for Monaco.  Jamie & I were dressed up to hit the Grand Royale casino …. I wanted to order a vodka martini, Jamie wanted to bet 10∍ on black.  There was a 20∍ cover charge to enter the Grand Royale, so we hit the mini-casino next door.  Jamie was insistent that he was going to gamble in Monaco so he put 10∍ in the giant slot machine … and won 950∍! Back in Antibes we got a bottle of vodka to celebrate.  The funniest moment of the trip was in Monaco when Rachel pointed out Prinicess Stephanie’s palace to us, and Aussie Dave yelled out ‘jeez its bloody nice hey, I thought my house was nice but this is bloody beautiful!’.  We got to spend the next day in Cannes, you feel like a schmuck seeing all the sports cars and huge yachts and villas.  The only other interesting thing that happened in Cannes was a guy in our group nearly got arrested for taking photos of topless women on the beach.  There was a circus with lots of carnival rides next to the campgrounds where we were staying.  After a few beers a bunch of us went on the giant drop, it wasn’t until we got to the top when Derrick reminded everyone about the 13 year old girl who lost her feet on the same ride.  But we survived and went back to the huts for more beer and card games.

Barcelona  -  Spain was the last stop on our contiki trip.  I’ve always thought that Italy has the worlds most beautiful women, but Spain is a serious challenger to the title.  The architecture in Spain was amazing.   It was the groups last night & we went to a flamenco demonstration & to a nightclub which was I was looking forward to doing for the whole trip.  I tried Sangria in Barcelona, which was pretty smooth so I drank more and more.  Maybe it was the alcohol but everybody was pretty emotional about it being our last night, a bunch of us are planning on reuniting for another contiki trip next year.

Paris – Jamie & I flew to Paris the next morning .  Air travel in Europe is realy cheap, our tickets were $30, the same that it costs me to get a train to Toronto!  I’d been to Paris twice before & Jamie had been a bunch of times before too. We had 3 nights in Paris and Jamiie said he wanted to blow his 950 winnings from Monaco on a fancy hotel, but we eventually decided to stay at a hostel.  We got a room at the Woodstock, a pretty famous hotel near the Sacre de Couer.  We’d planned on doing a lot in Paris,, but we were both pretty knackered, so we ended up going to the Louvre and Les Invalides.  We met a Scottish guy at the Woodstock who spoke fluent French and he & Jamie explored the Latin Quarter.  I thought the Parisiens were pretty rude, but I would have been disappointed if they weren’t.  We got kicked out of out hotel room at 10:30 (they have a rule you’re not allowed in your room between 10:30 and 5), and our room got flooded from the sun roof that was left open.   Our last night in Paris was the best night of the trip, we were planning on a having a few quiet beers at the Woodstock, but the bar was full of tourists participating in a drinking Olympics.  

Published On: 9/3/2007
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03/31/07

 最近の写真 フィルマーのタローです。最近の写真です。

2007.03.31 Saturday

Up to date photos from Taro the filmer.

いっぱい犬がいましたー。 So many dogs in cages!

 

バンクーバー行った時海にスタンドらしき物がありました。

In Vancouver, I found a gas station in the middle of the sea.

 

タクミとケイジしか見えない位真っ白で何も見えませんでした。

Too fogy that I could only just see Tadashi and Keiji.

 

タダシは登るのが早い! Tadashi drives up super fast!

 

ランチLUNCH

 

山の帰りOn the way back.

 

kokaneeっぽいIt’s like a Kokanee Beer ad.

 

ラインLines

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山の神 The god of the mountain.

 

03/31/07

ナイス! NICE!!! 

ここ何日かの撮影はこんな感じでした!v(^^)

This is a recent report on our shooting escapades. (^^)


忠 / パウダーランからのドロップ。Tadashi / Dropping in from the powder snow.

              

忠 / ストンプ! fs.7!Tadashi / Stomps! Front side 7!


アキ / 1 Foot Indy !Aki / One foot indy!

             

 アキ / fs.cork.720Aki / Front side cork 720.


タクミ / fs.180 melon   Takumi / Front side 180 melon.

      

 タクミ / パウダーランでのスプレーTakumi / Riding powder snow and spraying.


ショウタ / fs.3 Indy !            Shota / Front side 3 indy! 

03/30/07 

フリーラン♪ 

2007.03.30 Friday

Free riding!♪

We went to Whistler mountain!Tadashi, Aki, Shota, Taro, and me Keiji.Contrary to the forecast, it was good weather today.It was the first time in a long time we went up the mountain because we have been shooting with our sleds lately.There were still so much good snow on the peak and it boost our spirits.We all hit the mogul slopes so our legs are so tired but we had so much fun.Some birds came to have lunch with us.Aki with Taro’s sun glasses.In the afternoon, we headed to the snowboard park.It was so crowded because it was sunny.The people there were so greedy to drop in that you couldn't tell when and who was dropping in. It was like a boarder cross race.After we went down the mountain, we had some beers and chicken wings.Chicken wings are so tasty! Some are spicy and some are sweet.When I went to Alaska, I ate chicken wings all the time.Everybody loved it.We had so much fun free riding. Riding with friends is the best!

昨日はみんなでウィスラーマウンテンへ滑りに行ってきました!メンバーは忠、アキ、ショータ、フィルマーのタロウと自分(ケイジ)の5人。天気予報とは違っていい天気。 最近モービルでの撮影ばかりだったので、フリーランするのはみんな久しぶり。山頂はまだいい雪が残っていてテンション上がったな〜!みんなでモーグルバーン攻めまくって足はパンパンだったけど、かなり楽しかったです(^^)


ランチ時には小鳥も寄ってきます。


タローさんのサングラスで遊ぶアキ。(笑) 午後はスノーボードパークへ!天気が良かったせいなのかパークはメッチャ混み。[:満室:]誰がどこからドロップしてくるのか分からなくて、みんなガツガツしまくり。まるでボータークロスですなこれは。。。[:ひやひや:] 下山してからはビールとチキンウィング!おいしいんですよ〜。チキンウィング。辛いのとか甘いのがあって。手羽先にホットソースをからめてある感じなのかな?去年アラスカに行った時にはいつも食べてたかも。みんなも大好きです。 フリーラン楽しかった〜。やっぱりみんなでワイワイ滑るのって最高 ですね。[:チョキ:] 

03/28/07

 快晴!! 今日も朝早くからモービルで撮影に行ってきましたよ〜♪今回は忠&アキ&タロー、そしてタクミ&ショータ&ケイジの2クルーに分けて出発。天気はかなりよくていい感じ!何かできそうなところを探しまわります。

  2007.03.28 Wednesday

Fair skies!!

We went shooting from early in the morning. Today, we set off as two crews. Tadashi, Aki, Taro in one crew, and Takumi, Shota, Keiji in another crew.It was a very clear day and so nice.


氷をこわしまくるショータ。        タクミ & ショータ。2人乗りでどこまでもついてきます。(^^)                     Takumi & Shota 

この2日間でいろいろと映像が残せたのでお楽しみに〜!

We were able to shot some lines, jumps, and more. You’ll see! 

03/27/07

 Nice day! 晴れるかも!

と言う事で早朝に集合!忠、タクミ、ショータ、フィルマーのタローさんと自分(ケイジ)。そして腰を少し痛めて休んでいたアキ君も今日から復活! クリフや、アップ系のジャンプ、新しい地形を発見してライン系などやってきました!

2007.03.27 Tuesday

Nice day!

It looked like it was going to be sunny so we all met early in the morning.Tadashi, Takumi, Shota, Taro(filmer) and me, Keiji.Aki recovered from his back problem and joined us.We shot a cliff, and an up jump, and rode some lines and explored some new places.

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人乗りでキッカーに向かうタダシとアキ。    かな〜りアップ系。上から見ると壁です。…(^^;)

Tadashi and Aki rode double on a sled heading to a kicker.It was very steep like a wall. (^^;)


撮影から帰ってきたのは夜8時近く。疲れたけど楽しかったな〜[:わーい:]あしたもがんばりまーす!

We came back around eight pm. I was soooo tired but it was fun.We’ll take another go at it tomorrow!! 

03/26/07 

今日も疲れた〜 拓巳です!今日は、タダシくん、タロウさん、ケイジ君、ショウタと五人でモービルで撮影に行ってきました。天気はいまいち良くなかったけど晴れ間を狙ってみんないいジャンプしてました[:嬉しい:]明日は天気がいいみたいなので朝から頑張りま〜す[:グッド:]おやすみ〜

2007.03.26 Monday

Another exhausting day. 

This is Takumi! I went shooting via sled with Tadashi, Taro, Keiji, and Shota. The weather could've been better but we managed to get a few shots when the sun peeked out. It’s going to be sunny tomorrow, and we will go shooting from early in the morning! Gotta get a good night's sleep. Good night!

   03/25/07

 ろーどぎゃっぷ ROAD GAP

 フィルマーのケイジです!昨日は朝早くからビデオでも出ている有名なロードギャップポイントをチェックしてきました!メンバーはタダシ、タクミ、ショータ、フォトグラファーのマルさん、フィルマーのタロウさんと自分。

Hey it's Keiji! Yesterday, early in the morning, we went to check out the very famous road gap! The members were Tadashi, Takumi, Shota, Dice-K Maru (photographer), Taro-san (videocameraman) and me.


ランディングまでイメージする忠。 1年ぶりに来たけどやっぱデカいすね〜〜。このジャンプ…。。。ビルに例えたら何階建てくらいなんだろうな…?(^^;)今回は雪が思っていたよりも悪く天気も少し暗いので、今度またコンディションがいい時にやる事にします。 帰る前にはみんなで雪玉で遠くの倒木を狙って遠投大会![:ベースボール:]当たりそうでなかなか当たらないんですよ〜これが。みんなムキになって投げまくってました。 始めに当てたタダシはみんなから[:ビール:]をゲット!元ピッチャーだけあってうまかったな〜〜ちなみにタローさんはサードでスイッチヒッターだったみたいです。 100球までは投げてないけど、もう投げすぎで肩が痛いです。結局ショータはビリになってみんなにコーヒーおごる事になりました。[:チョキ:] 今日は雨も降っていたのでオフ。忠とスケートパークで遊んできました。地下なので空気はあんまり良くないんですけど、楽しく汗かいてすっきりしたな〜!でも体はバキバキです。(笑)

Tadashi can imagine how the landing would be. We came here for the first time in a year and...the slope is really big as I was expecting... If the gap is compared to a building, the building would be how many stories?(^^;) The snow around there was bad and it was dark, so we decided to try this next time when the condition is better. Before we left this gap, we played long cast with snow balls and we tried to hit a piece of wood. It looked easy but it’s not actually. We started to get pissed off that nobody was hitting the target! Tadashi hit the target first and he got beers from everybody! He used to be a pitcher so he was good. Taro-san was 3 base and also a switch-hitter. We threw too many snoballs, like a 100 and now I have pain in my shoulder. Shota was the worst and he has to buy coffees for us. It was raining so we took the day off today and I went to the skate park with Tadashi. Since the skate park is under ground, the air is not clean but we enjoyed ourselves and broke a sweat. Now my muscles are sore. 

03/23/07 

雪ふってっどぉ〜(ウィスラー)Snowing Whistler!

 今日はですね〜、ウィスラーから大体1時間ぐらい車で走ったポイントに行ってきたんですよ。やっぱりいいですね〜。違う景色を見るってことは。なんかワクワクしながらポイントを探しててね。これが楽しいんですよ。 ちなみに今日の撮影内容は、自分は、ピローラインをせめて。ショータとタクミは、クリフジャンプを攻めてたかな。いい感じのジャンプだったんだこれが。んでそれから移動をして、探しまくってたんですよ〜。なかなか見つかんないんだわ、これが。なかなか大変でね〜。これを皆に教えたいよ。(でも楽しいんだよコレも)

Today, we went to a spot where it took an hour by car. It’s nice to go somewhere different. It’s so exciting searching for a nice spot. It's so much fun. Today’s agenda was to hit some pillow lines and Shota and Takumi did some awesome cliff drops. Their lines were pretty cool. After that, we moved on in search of a better place but we couldn’t find any. It’s really hard to find a nice spot, I’m telling you. I want you to know this! (Though its fun trying...)

 

03/22/07

 やっほ〜ぅ どもでーす!フィルマーのケイジです。今日もアキ&コニとモービルで撮影に行ってきました〜! 天気は曇り空で視界はそこまで良くないけど、マッシュやピローラインで撮影してました。明るくなるのを待ってのドロップでなかなか大変。でもやれる中でいいのができたと思います。(^^)

2007.03.22 Thursday

Hey, yo!This is Keiji the filmer again.I went filming today with Aki & Koni.It was cloudy but we shot some mushroom lines and pillow lines.We had to wait for the sunlight to drop in, and it was tough but we got some nice shots despite the conditions.

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午後は今まで行ったた事のないところを探索してみんなでスタックしまくりでした。(笑)

In the afternoon, we looked for a place where no one had been to.We kept getting stuck again and again! 


03/21/07 

鎌ちゃんシリーズ?????? KAMA-chan Series! こんなんどう〜!

2007.03.21 Wednesday


大ちゃん誕生日おめでとう!(TWSの編集長)Happy birthday, Dai-chan! (Editor of TWS)

 

03/21/07 

ハラへった〜〜〜! オレらもやってっどぉ〜!!3月20日天気も良くいい感じで撮影をやってきました。こっちのメンバーは、タロさ、(ビデオカメラマン)タクちゃん、ショウちゃん、ただぼー、楽しかったよ〜!!ショウタとタクミがウケるんですよコレがまた。スノーモービルでドコまでも着いてくるんですよ。(コイツらさすが兄弟って思うね)彼らは、コレからですね!みんな映像を楽しみにしててね〜(写真もね)

2007.03.21 Wednesday

I’m hungry----!We were filming too!!Yesterday, it was nice weather and we did some shooting.Our crew was Taro(video cameraman), Takumi, Shota and me(Tadashi).It was sooo much fun! Shota and Takumi are funny guys.They took forever to double up but they made it! I knew the brothers could do it. It’ll be fun to follow their carreers. Everybody, wait till you see the photos and videos! They are killing it!

 

03/21/07 

よかった〜… 今日は7時半に駐車場に集合!メンバーはアキ&コニ、フォトグラファーのマルさんと自分(ケイジ)。天気もよくてテンションも上がります。(^^)

2007.03.21 Wednesday

What a relief...We gathered at the parking lot at seven thirty in the morning.The members were Aki, Koni, Maru-san, and me(Keiji).The nice weather made us high. (^^)


思っていたよりも雪が深くてでいい感じ!誰もまだ来てないのでモービルで道を作りながらやっと山頂へ到着。しかし始めに狙っていたクリフまで行く頃には、デバンやクリス・ダフィシー、サンドボックスのクルーが続々と集まってきて一気に場所取り合戦が始まります。それにしてもデバン達は早かったな…バタバタっとあっという間にいいところで撮影してました。早くこうなっていかなければ…

The snow was deep and a lot nicer than we thought.No one had come out yet so we had to make our own track to get to the top.But before we arrived to the spot that we had marked out, the other crews like Devun Walsh, Chris Dufficy and Sandbox came one after another and the “spot race” began. Devun’s crew was so fast... They shot a nice spot without wasting any time. We have to be like that...


それにしてもアキ君がドロップした後に雪崩が起きて本当にあせったなぁ…少し流されたけどケガもなく、夕方まで撮影がんばってました。[:パンチ:]

Aki did a jump and it caused an avalanche and he got carried away a little bit. I was so frightened but he wasn’t hurt at all and he continued to film until nightfall.


今日一日いろいろあったけど、みんな無事でモービルにもトラブルもなくてよかった。これが本当に大事だと実感する1日でした。お〜し!おいしいビール飲んで明日もがんばるぞ〜〜[:イケテル:]

We all came back safely and our sleds had no trouble today.I realized the immense values in this.Alright! We will kick ass tomorrow by drinking yummy beer tonight! 

03/20/07

 オフ DAY OFF 

相変わらずパッとしない天気が続くウィスラーから小西がお届けします。今忠の家にいます。忠の家にはたくさんの本やdvdや珍しいスケートのデッキなど、面白いものがたくさんあります。でもテレビでは大相撲春場所が流れています。あ、鶴竜がはたき込みで勝ちました。素早い動きでした。 今日はオフにしました。昨日の夜のセッションでやられたのが痛いってのもあるけど天気が悪かったんです。でも夕方にスケートをやりに行きました。地下駐車場にスケートパークがあるんです。地下っつっても地下3階ですよ。行く時に乗るエレベーターなんか秘密基地に行く感じですよ。リゾートですねー。でもそこは空気が悪いのであんまし長くいると多分病気になります。だからさくっと汗を流して帰ります。スケートのあとは地上にあるスターバックスでコーヒーを飲みます。オフの日はこんな感じで過ごしてます。明日も天気悪そうやなー。でも山行きたい!とりあえず5時起きです。

2007.03.20 Tuesday

This is Koni bringing you some news from Whistler under uninspiring weather.I’m at Tadashi’s place now. There are many books, DVDs, rare skateboard decks and some other interesting things. There's Grand Sumo tournament on TV, wow Kakuryu won by a frontal slap-down. It was quick. I took a day off today. The reasons was that my body got worked in last night's session, and the weather is bad. So I decided to go skateboarding in the evening. There is a skate park underground. “Under ground” it’s not just “Under ground” but on the third floor in the basement. We had to take the elevator to get down there, and it’s like going to a hideout. There is no fresh air so I can’t stay there for a very long time or I will get sick. So I just skate a bit and break a sweat and then take off.After I left the hideout I enjoyed coffee at Starbucks.I spend my days off like this. It seems to be bad weather tomorrow too.I want to go snowboarding!!! I’ll wake up at five o'clock am anyway with my fingers crossed! 

03/19/07 

晴れ待ちの日。Waiting for sunshine.

 どもです!フィルマーのケイジです。アキ&コニとモービルで撮影しにいってきました。

2007.03.19 Monday 

Hey, This is Keiji.I went filming with Aki & Koni with our sleds.

もしかしたら午前中晴れそうな感じだったので早めに出発!他のフィルミングクルーも早くからガソリンスタンドに集まってきます。

We thought that in the morning it would be sunny so we left the house earlier than usual!The other filming crews were also gathering around the gas stand.


しかし、山は思っていたよりも雲が多く視界も悪いので、晴れ間ち晴れ待ちの連続。。。晴れとのうまくタイミングが合わなくてむずかしかったなぁ。。。

But when we got into the backcountry, there were more crowds than I thought and the visibility was very poor. We had to wait for the sunshine to get any filming done. Timing matters. It was tough to find the right timing for filming...

夜はheart houseでアキ&コニ、フォトグラファーのマルさん、タローさん、自分でセッションしてきました [:チョキ:]

That night, Aki & Koni, Maru-san, Taro-san and I did some sessions at the Heart House.


アキ君は50-50からのfs180,bs180をメイク!コニはwoodレールを飛び越えてからまた飛び越えたりおもしろい事にチャレンジしてました。(^^)でも飛び越えようとした最後の冊に引っかかってクラッシュ。。。危ない落ち方だったけど無事で良かった〜… ナイストライ!

Aki did a front side 180 and back side 180 from 50-50.Koni was trying to do some fun tricks like jumping over the wood rail. But he tried to jump over the last wood rail and bailed super hard.He fell dangerously but he was OK. Whew!Nice try, Koni!

  03/18/07 

どうもー 昨日は、朝起きたら雪ががんがん降ってたのですが、何か出来るだろうって事でタクミ ショータ それに、カメラマンのマルさんにオレ(フィルマーのタロー)で家から五分位の所にモービルで撮影に行ってきました。

2007.03.18 Sunday

Hi, there! It’s Taro.(heart’s filmer)When I woke up yesterday morning, it was snowing hard so we(Takumi, Shota, Maru-san and me) thought we could do something so we went to shoot near the house by sled.

 

いろいろ探してマルさんがここどう?って事でタクミ ショータでチェック。

We looked around for a spot and then Maru-san suggested one.Takumi and Shota scoped the area while we prepared for the shoot, then the snow became rain!


よし、やろうと準備してる間に雪がだんだん雨に!雪も、うすいし雨も降ってきたので軽く遊んでもうちょい体にやさしい所を探しに行こうと、もうちょい行ったらこんどは、これです!

Since it turned to rain, we went to look for another easier spot and found this place.


雨の中ビタビタなので、マルさんもオレもガンガン機材が濡れるので結構大変でした。タクミとショータもずぶ濡れになりながらも、いろいろ試しながら滑ってたので、どうにか今日も撮影が出来ました。 タクミ ショータ マルさん、お疲れさんでした!!

Maru-san and I were having a hard time protecting our cameras from the rain.Takumi and Shota tried some tricks although they were wet, and we were able to do some filming because of their effort.Takumi, Shota and Maru-san, you guys did a good job today!

 03/17/07 

雪がぁぁぁ〜 パウダ〜! 14cmの新雪!ワクワクしながら忠とブラッコムへ滑りに行ってきました! 午後は暖かくなるとの予報だったけど、駐車場についてみるとすでに雨。 『下はダメでも上の方は雪降ってるでしょ〜!』とテンション上げてリフトに乗ってみたけど、残念ながらず〜〜〜っと雨。しかも強風。雨はさすがにツラいなぁ〜〜 [:ニョロ:]せっかく雪降ったのに残念。。。まぁしょうがない。次に期待ですね!

2007.03.17 Saturday

Snow...!!!Powder! 

14cm of new snow!I was so excited about going to Blackcomb with Tadashi!The weather forecast said it was getting warm in the afternoon.But when we got to the parking lot, it was already raining.We reminded ourselves that: ”It is only raining down here, up there it is snowing for sure!” and jumped onto the lift.But unfortunately, it was raining all the way to the top!In addition, there were strong winds.The strong winds were killer.The rain spoiled the long-waited snow...That’s life. I hope we have another snow fall!


でもみんなコンディション悪いなりに楽しんで滑ってきました。(^^)

We had fun in our own way despite the bad snow.


かなり個性的な子を発見。リフト券長っ!(^^)      ウィスラーキッズは雨でも元気!

We found this unique kid. His lift ticket is too long!Whistler kids have a lot of energy even though it’s raining. 

03/16/07 

おりゃ〜 どもです〜アキ&コニ、自分(ケイジ)のクルーはまた別のポイントへ!何かできそうなところを探しまわって撮影してきました。午後は天気悪かったので、最後にモービルジャンプしたりして遊んで帰ってきました。(^^)

2007.03.16 Friday

Yo!Hellooo.My crew (Aki & Koni and me-Keiji) went to another spot.We scoped for a place to shoot some fun tricks.The weather was getting bad in the afternoon so we played with our snowmobiles and came back. (^^)


去年、忠&アキ&マルさん達とモービルキャンプした場所で [:カメラ:]

This is the place where Tadashi, Aki, Maru-san and I camped out with our sleds last year.

 

左がブラッコム、右がウィスラー              アチョー!っと空を舞うアキ。笑

Blackcomb on the left, Whistler on the right. Yaaaaaa! 

---photo---Koni is checking out the points.



コニ、ポイントチェック中。

Koni checking out some spots.


コニ                      アキ

Koni Aki 

03/16/07

 どうもー はい!! 本日もモービルで撮影に行ってきましたー、フィルマーのタローです。メンバーは、タダシ タクミ ショータ オレの4人クルーで山に上がったんですが・・・      またまたやっちまいました!!  今日は、長ーい坂をモービルで登ってる途中で転倒して転がって来るモービルに頭が踏まれたんですが、ヘルメットをかぶってるので助かりました。ヘルメットありがとう!その後自力で立て直ったんですが、なんとそこから無人で坂を直下ってタダシとタクミの方にあり得ない位のスピードで突っ込んでいったんですが、何と奇跡的に途中で止まりました。もし人に当たったりモービルが壊れてたらと思うと何ともなくて助かりました。怪我は、すり傷ていどだったのでラッキーでした。


2007.03.16 Friday

Wassuuuuuuup?This is Taro (filmer).Today’s members were, Tadashi, Takumi, Shota and me.We went up to the mountain and...shi*t! I fell!I bailed when I was driving up a long slope and my sled rolled down over my head! Thank God for my helmet! THANK YOU MY HELMET!After the sled hit me, the sled went down hill all by itself and ran straight toward Tadashi and Takumi with unbelievable speed.Thankfully the sled stopped before it hit Tadashi and Takumi. It was miracle!I was worried about my sled hurting my friends, or what if the sled got broken?! Luckily, nothing bad happened and my wound was only a scratch. 

その後撮ったのがこんなとこでした。

After that we filmed here.

 

タダシ、タクミ、ショータともビタビタいろんなトリックを合計9本飛び本日も、かなーり極上の生ライブを見せてもらいました。モービルにひかれながらも来たかいがありました!!ありがとうライダーの3人。 一日一日の生ライブがDVDになるのが本当に自分も楽しみです!!みなさん、もうしばらくお待ちください。 あと、最後にデッカイ雪崩に巻き込まれた3人です。

  Tadashi, Takumi and Shota did really nice tricks for a total of nine times and it was cool to see them ride in person! It was worth getting hit by my sled!! Thank you riders.I’m looking forward to editing this footage for everyone to see in our DVD!!Ladies and Gentlemen, please wait a little bit more.Thanks!! Three riders were caught in an avalanche.

  

03/15/07 

いぇぃ! どもでーす。同じくハートでフィルマーやってるケイジです!今日はアキ&コニ、フォトグラファーのマルさんと撮影に行ってきましたよ〜久しぶりに冷え込んだので、ハイウェイではスピンして道路脇に落ちてる車がちらほら。通行止めやらなんかスゴかったです。 天気はかなり良くていい一日になるかと思いきや、またやってしまいましたぁぁ…モービルにトラブルがありかなり凹まされました。 でもマルさんやみんなに助けてもらいっていい撮影する事ができて良かったです。(^^;)

2007.03.15 Thursday

Yo! What’s up? This is Keiji the heart film’s filmer.I went shooting with Aki, Koni, and Dice-K Maru today.It had been a while since it was cold and today was a very cold day so there were some cars on the side of the highway because they had slipped on the ice.Some areas of the highway were closed. It was pretty bad. The weather was awesome so that I thought it’s going to be a great day, but... it wasn’t. My sled had trouble and I felt disappointed and sad. At the end of the day, I got a good shot with Maru-san and everybody’s help.


アキ&コニAki & Koni 

03/15/07 

こんちわー HELLO! どーもー、ハートでフィルマーやってるタローです。最近ウィスラーに来て撮影&PCに夢中です!!大体は、まず朝撮影に行って夕方帰って来てシャワー浴びて飯食って、お疲れビール飲みながらPCしてぐっすり寝る感じでやってます。今heart houseにはアキ コニ、それに最近PCを手に入れていじくりまくってるショータ&昨日来たばかりのタクミにオレの5人で住んでて部屋はこんな感じで楽しくやってます。

2007.03.15 Thursday

Hellooo!This is Taro the heart film’s filmer/editor.I came to Whistler and now I’m crazy about filming and my MAC!!Recently, my life consists of shooting and coming back in the evening, taking a shower, drinking some beers, do some work on my MAC, and then going to bed.In the heart house, there are Aki, Koni, Shota (who got a new MAC lately), and Takumi, who joined us yesterday and me. It’s nice and comfortable.

今日は、朝モービルのエンジンをかけようと鍵を探したら ”どこにも無い”あれ、無くしちゃった!! また、やらかしちまった!!天気もいいのでどうしても山に上がりたかったので、車で片道40分かけてモービル屋に行き速攻で鍵を作ってもらって戻るなんて事になって出だしが遅くなってみなさんに迷惑かけてしまい反省してる現在です。すんません!それで今日は、タダシ タクミ ショータにバートンのカメラマンのジェフに途中参加のオレでこんな感じで

In the morning, I was about to start my sled and I couldn't find my key! Damn, I did it again!!It was so nice today so I must go up to the mountain to shoot so I went to the snow mobile shop and spent 40 min. each way (by car) to make a spare key quickly and come back. I kept everybody waiting in the beginning of the day. I’m so sorry everybody!Today’s members were Tadashi, Takumi, Shota, Jeff- (Burton’s cameraman), and me.

  

滑った場所はこんな感じ         The places were like this.

 

でした。他にもいろいろ滑ったので、これもまた映像が楽しみです。まだまだ撮影続くんで、明日から気を引き締めてがんばりまーす。

We rode some other places so I’m looking forward to checking my film.Filming and shooting are far from finished, so I am keeping my spirits high and enjoying everyday and the challenges that I face. 

03/14/07 

東北ツアー はい[:パー:]みんなー元気ですかー俺も元気でーすって 俺だれかってそー私 鎌潤でーす。みんなカナダで滑ってるのをブログで見てますよー楽しそうですねーいいですねーやばいですねー[:イケテル:]。話は変わるけど今東北も寒波が入り凄い雪が降ってきたよーかなりいい感じになりつつあるから明日から岩手 青森 秋田 北海道方面に行ってみようかと思う とりあえず雪のいいとこねらいでいいのがあったらこんな顔[:楽しい:]やばいのがあったらこんな顔[:びっくり:]しながら楽しんで行って来るよー また東北ツアーアップしまーす

2007.03.14 Wednesday

Tohoku Tour! Hello everyone, how’s it going?I’m great! Who am I? Yes, it’s me! KamaJun!I check out the heart films riders enjoying Canada everyday, on the blog.They look great and look like their having so much fun!Anyway, it’s snowing very hard in Tohoku now due to a cold wave.It’s getting nice there so I’m going to Iwate, Aomori, Akita and Hokkaido area to look for some good snow.I’ll look forward to keeping you guys updated on this Tohoku tour! 

03/13/07

 今日のウィスラーニュース!!! Today’s Whistler News!!! 今日はですね〜天気もイマイチだったんでゲレンデに筋トレに行きました。(ま〜楽しく滑りながら辛いとこを滑るって感じですかね!笑)メンバーは、アッキー、コニ、ショーちゃん、おいら、です。やっぱり面白いね〜。友達とフリーライディングをするのが何よりも面白い!やっぱ!サイコーっす。みなさーん日本はパウパウでしょ。楽しんでね〜。 

It wasn’t good weather today so we went to the mountain to do some training...riding very hard but it was super fun.The riders were Aki, Koni, Shota and me (Tadashi).I knew it was going to be fun and it really was. Free riding with my friends is the best!There is lots of powder snow in Japan, isn’t there? I hope everyone is having fun riding pow!

                

03/12/07

 こんにちは!ど〜も!翔太で〜す!

 HELLO, This is SHOTA!

はじめて書き込みました!おとといウィスラーに着きました!

This is my first time to write in the Heart Film's blog!I came back to Whistler the day before yesterday!


昨日はバックカントリーにタダシくん、アキくん、コニタン、バートンのカメラマンのジェフ カーティス、ハートのフィルマーの太郎兄貴、刑事くんと行きました!

I went to the back country to snowmobile and snowboard with Tadashi, Aki, Koni, Jeff Curtis (Burton photographer), heart film’s filmer Taro, and Keiji yesterday.


天気は湿った雪でスノーボードしずらかったのですが、ピローラインをみんなで撮影して帰ってきました!

The snow was wet and little bit hard but we were able to shot some pillow lines.


今日はオフだったんで明日はガンバリま〜す!

Today was a day off but tomorrow, I’ll go kill it! 

03/09/07

 うぃっすら〜 WHISTLER!!! 雪だ〜!なかなか寒いです。[:ゆき:]今日は山へは上がらずに映像とかまとめてたりしてましたが、明日はちょっと滑ってこようと思ってます。 

Snoooooow! It’s cold in Whistler.I didn’t go to the mountain today because I was editing parts of the film.Tomorrow, I will go snowboarding. 

昨日から新作ビデオを編集するノブ君とも合流し、明日はアキ君、コニ、ショータ、フィルマーのタローさんがカナダ入りです。またにぎやかになりそう!楽しみだ〜

  Yesterday Nobu joined us to help us edit the new heart film's video and Aki, Koni, Shota and Taro-the other filmer will come back to Canada tomorrow.It’s going to be a bustling town again! I can’t wait!

 ケイジKEIJI 

03/08/07 

やほーぅ! ケイジでーす。1ヶ月ぶりにカナダに戻ってきました〜! 入国審査で止められて、かなり足止めくらってました。。。2時間以上待たされてもしかしたら入れないの…??そんな不安が頭によぎったけど、何とか審査官にハンコを押してもらえて無事入国!人もいっぱいで、面倒だから行っていいよ!みたいな感じだったな〜。(苦笑) 飛行機は偶然にもフォトグラファーのマルさんやレッドアイのシブさん、中井、フミオ、ハク君などが一緒でピックリ。みんなカナダ楽しみでウズウズしてましたね。 

2007.03.08 Thursday

Yee-ha! It’s Keiji!I came back to Canada after a month!I was stuck for over two hours in immigration… I was worried that I couldn’t get in to Canada, but I could!There was a huge crowd so the immigration officer gave me the look of evil and then let me through. Dice-K, Shibu from the Red eye, Nakai, Fumio, and Haku were on my plane. They were super jonesing to get back riding in Whistler!


出発前の成田で。At the Narita-airport.


夕暮れ時に通ったバンクーバーにあるスタンレーパーク。Stanley park in Vancouver. 今日は暖かいみたいだったけど、まだまだ雪はあるっすよ〜!楽しみ楽しみ〜〜[:イヒヒ:]

Today was warm but there is still so much snow. I’m excited! 

03/08/07 

ラフィン 先日ラフィンのライブに行って来たのを、ブログに載せたのですが、ラフィンのギターリストのKasugaさんのホームページのブログ(http://web.mac.com/hksg/iWeb/Site/HOME.html)でも、heart filmsでライブに行った事を載せてくれてます。感謝!感謝!ありがとうございます。かなりカッコイイので、ライブ要チェック!!http://www.laughin.net/please.html 

2007.03.08 Thursday

LAUGHIN’NOSE We wrote a blog about the LAUGHIN’ NOSE live show the other day, and Kasuga, the guitarist of the band also mentioned heart films in his homepage. http://web.mac.com/hksg/iWeb/Site/HOME.htmlThanks very much, Kasuga! Thank you! He is so cool. Everyone should check out his live show!http://www.laughin.net/please.html 

03/06/07 

こんにちは〜〜〜!!!!博美です\^o^/ 最近はheartの撮影で福島の猪苗代スキー場に行って、山形に帰ったら熱をだして寝込んでました(┬┬_┬┬) そしてやっと復活!! ってことで今日スキー場に久しぶり?に滑りに行ったら、吹雪で風がビュービューでした( ̄▽ ̄;) 朝の血液型選手権もビリでした(−_−メ) ホントについてないみたいです(´Д`) まったく関係ないけど、明日ケータイを変えます!!明日はいいことあるといいなぁ〜〜〜(ノ゜O゜)ノ こんな感じですけど、これからおもしろ情報とか撮影風景とかのせるので、みなさんよろしくで〜〜〜〜す\^o^/ 博美でした〜〜〜。 

2007.03.06 Tuesday

Hellooooooo!! This is Hiromi! I went to Inawashiro, Fukushima to shoot with Heart Films. I came back to Yamagata, and I was in bed with a high fever.Now I am recovered!! I hadn't gone snowboarding in such a long time… There was a snow storm.In the morning, I checked my fortune on a TV program and mine was the worst.I should've listened to the TV because it sure wasn’t my day:( Bear no relation to this topic, I will change my cell phone tomorrow!I hope something good is going to happen tomorrow. My blog is like this and I’m going to upload some fun info and photos from now on.I’ll keep you posted!

 03/05/07 moon park 03 

どもども!フィルマーのケイジです今日は新しい機材を求めて、秋葉原のマニアックなビルを探索してきました〜 [:見る:]か〜な〜り、アヤしいお店がいっぱいでしたよ。中野ブロードウェイ(知ってるかな?)をさらにマニアックにした感じで、アブなそうな人達でいっぱいだったな。。。(苦笑)


 2007.03.05 Mondaymoon park 03 

Hi there! This is Keiji - the filmer.Today, I went to AKIHABARA looking for some new camera gear.There were many geeky shops like NAKANO broadway (did you know?) or maybe it is more maniac.People in AKIHABARA are quite characters! (^o^;) 

そんな話はおいといて、先日のmoon park sessionの追加リポート〜 [:カメラ:] 

Besides AKIHABARA, here is another report from the Moon Park Session. 

このセッションは始めに設置してあったヒップを作りなおして始まりました!アイテムの形はスケートパークにあるスパインみたいな感じで、正面クォーターが2個くっついたようなイメージです。(説明ヘタでスイマセン。。。) 

We remade the hip and started a session.The shape of the item was like spine at a skate park.It’s like two quarter pipes stacked.Can you imagine? Sorry for the poor explanation…


何をしでかすかわからないコースケ。bs.ロデオ。 Unpredictable Kosuke. Back side Rodeo.


高さがハンバなかった忠のfs360 Tadashi’s front side 360 was extremely high.


コニのアンダーフリップ。この後ワンフットもしてました。 Koni’s under flip. He rode with one-foot too.


スタイリッシュにでっかく空に舞っていたマグン。

Fs360 Stylish front side 360. Magun was like flying in the sky. 

きれいな夕焼けの中、みんなこのセクションで熱くなってました。(^^) ビデオ、雑誌ともにmoon park特集お楽しみに〜! 

Against the beautiful sunset, they were excited. (^^)Please check out the Moon Park feature in the magazine and in the video! 

03/05/07 

ライブ!! おっつ〜! ただしで〜す。 今日、ラフィンのライブに行ったんだ〜!やっぱりいいね〜(笑) メンバ〜は、オレ、アキ君、タローさん、アニキ、石田、大ちゃん、です。 アキ君がちょ〜興奮してたなよ!! あそこにジゾー君がいたらヤバイんだろーな〜。なんか想像がつくよね(笑) 良かったよ。ウィスラーに戻る前にヤバイライブが見れてマジ良かったっす!! 

Live Show!! Helloooooo! This is Tadashiiiiii.I went to the Laughin' Nose’s live show! It was so cool! I’m telling you!The members were me, Aki, Taro, Aniki, Ishida, Dai.Aki was so excited!If Zizo was there, I can imagine that he would have been super crazy too!!Anyway, it was really fun.I’m very happy that I could see such a cool live show before I went back to Canada.


  03/05/07 

つ、ついに! 『heart films vol.two』第1発目の新作ティーザーが発表されました〜![:拍手:]

Finally! The first Teaser of “heart films vol.two” is now on sale!!! TRANSWORLD SNOWBOARDING 

4月号の付録DVDに収録されています!もちろん今回のテーマはFUN!ライディング以外にもコミカルな動きも見る事ができて面白いと思いますよ。(^^) 

It’s included in the DVD, supplement to TRANSWORLD SNOWBOARDING April 07 issue!Of course the theme is “FUN”! You can have fun with this DVD.Watch our riding and our goofy shots too! (^^) 

付録DVDだけではなく雑誌にheart riderも特集されています!『ムービースター大特集』でナターシャや忠、BEST8までのこったアキ&ショータの『TOYOTA BIG AIRレポート』、その他のみんなの活動もバッチリ見る事ができますよ〜。

 Check out the “Movie Stars Feature”, where you can see Natasza Zurek, Tadashi Fuse, and Aki and Shota’s “TOYOTA BIG AIR report”, and other HEART Films riders. 

是非チェックしてみてくださいね! 

Check out the April 07 Issue hitting news stands today!

 


近日中にこのホームページ上でも新作ティーザーが見れるようになるのでお楽しみに! 

We will be uploading the new Teaser to this web site soon! 

03/03/07 

- ただしより - みんな元気〜ちゃんと楽しんでスノーボードしてるかい。カナダに帰る前に地元ゲレンデに行って来ました。場所は山形県米沢にある栗子スノーパークってところなんだ。今日はすごく天気も良かったからビール飲みながら滑っちゃった。サイコー!!!!ハートステッカーをみんなに張ってもらいたいから全部配っちゃった。プチハイクして山登りのおっちゃん達に会ってみんなでパーティーしてた。みんないい顔してビール飲んでた〜。 

2007.03.03 Saturday

-from Tadashi- Yo, what’s up!? Everybody snowboarding??Before I go back to Canada, I went to the local mountain called “Crico Snowpark” at Yonezawa, Yamagata.It was a nice day of chilling and drinking beers and snowboarding. It was great!!! I gave Heart stickers away to everybody. I met some old guys who were hill climbing and had a party with them.They seemed very happy to drink beers!


03/02/07 moon park 02 

どもです!ハートフィルムスでフィルマーをやっているケイジです。 2月26日から28日まで猪苗代スキー場で行われたMOON PARKかな〜り濃い内容でしたよ〜!天気にも恵まれ、忠達のアイディアでカタチになっていったパークではかなりいいセッションが出来てよかったです! ムーンパークは完成という文字はなく、アイディア次第でどんどん変化していきます。そこまで広くない空間にたくさんの面白アイテム設置。最終日は自分もカメラバックを置いて楽しんできました。個人的には5連続ジャンプが面白かったな〜![:イケテル:] ライダーのみんなは、前の人と同じグラブをしたり、全部バックフリップしたり、かなり楽しんでたみたい。全部バックフリップはさすがに目が回るって言ってました。(笑)

 

2007.03.02 Friday

moon park 02 

Hey, this is Keiji - the filmer for Heart Films. The Moon Park Session held from Feb.26th to 28th at Inawashiro was a hit!We were lucky enough to have our session in good weather at the Moon Park. We finished our shoot but we hope to continue with Moon Park and add extra features and keep making our ideas into reality. It is not a big space but there are many fun items. On the last day, I put aside my camera bag and had fun riding too!I liked the feature with the five jumps in a row. It was super fun to see all the riders do a whole bunch of tricks and one up each other and hit the jump all at once. It was crazy! The riders said that their heads were spinning doing so many back-flips! 

03/02/07 moon park

 の帰りに 3日間のmoon park sesionの帰りがけに、アキ、ショータ、ヒロミで撮影してきましたが、ヒロミは足が本調子じゃないので今回はサポートしてくれました。スポットは、なぜか最近専門誌も出てる廃墟。夜はかなり怖そうな場所でしたが、昼間で天気も良くロケーションも最高!遊び上手なアキがスポットを選んでそれをアレンジして遊ぶショータでのライディングにヒロミのサポート。三人の遊び上手なライダーのおかげで今日も素晴らしいショットが撮れました。 

2007.03.02 Friday

On the way back from the Moon Park… We stopped to shoot on the way back from the Moon Park Session.Aki, Shota, and Hiromi were there. Hiromi wasn’t in her best condition so she cheered us on.The spot was a deserted house. It's a spot that would be super scary at night, but under the fine sky it was a nice place to shoot. Aki chose the spot and Shota riigged it up and Hiromi cheered! The three riders had a fun time capturing some interesting images. 


03/01/07 moon park 

猪苗代スキー場での三日間の"moon park sesion " の撮影を無事に終えました。

We just finished our 3 day shoot at “The Moon Park Session” with no problems.


今回の"moon park sesion " は、布施忠のパークのイメージとそれを形にしたbrave project、滑るheart films のライダーと撮るheart filmer,Transworld Japan&zizo,そしてTransworld Us&Dice-K などでの協力でかなーり素晴らしいセッションになりました。 集まったみなさんお疲れでした!! そして、DVD&写真 乞うご期待!!! 

The Moon Park Session was incredible! Tadashi Fuse’s vision for a fun park was built and created by “brave projects."All the “heart films” riders rode great and the filmers captured some sick shots for the DVD, HEART FILMS vol. 2!Transworld US cameraman Dice-K Maru and TWS Japan photographer, ZIZO, were there shooting the nonsense.Special thanks to everybody who came to the park!!The DVD and the photos will exceed your expectations!Don’t miss it!  

03/01/07 ANYONE MISS LAST YEAR'S HEART FILMS TEASER??? 

HEART FILMS 06ティーザーを見逃してしまった人はここで見れますよ〜[:チョキ:] 




CHECK OUT MORE at:  www.heartfilms.com.


Published On: 6/9/2007
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Oooooooh My Gaaaaaaaaad... Just visisted Amsterdam for 4 days... I'm sure a lot of you have done it before, but it was a first for me... It was like returning to your mis-spent youth all over again and highly recomended...
Apart from the usual red light district the rest of Amsterdam is actually quite nice to wander round.. especially after a touch of jamaican tobacco in a coffee shop... The people are very friendly and always ready to offer directions when lost and the culture is just completely chilled.. If you haven't been book your tickets soon..!! Take it easy...
 
 


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I got this Autodesk coffee cup from work for designing a gameboard for a salescamp they were putting on. It's a great coffee cup. It has a big handle, and I have big hands. I like it, it's going to stay in my collection.


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By: grrlsk8ter


heyz everybody
my grades in school right now suck but my dad understands cuz its an advanced school. i'm currently very very busy. i dont think poetry is my forte anymore they all sound emo which i'm not. But my writing is taking off yay i just need to finish my novel and send it to an editor then cross your fingers it might be published.
Friday i sang my first song written completely by me at the coffeehouse thing my school did i think i sounded great even though i was very nervous. i'm going to keep working on it.
Right now i am currently still helping my father design his tatoos and i am planning to be a tatoo artist sometime in the future.
Thread fair is approaching fast. i just got some great material and will be working my ass off to finish making these clothes for the fashion show/competition there so awesome.
Currently i am single and hating it. guys here in austin must suck for not seeing how awesome i am. but i dont lose faith. my social life is booming my weekends are definatly busy and fun
this summer is going to be interesting. i usually go out of town to stay with my grandma well she moved out of state so i dont know anymore.
just one more year before i get my licencse and truck!
well my music taste is braodening so please send me new music to look up i love finding new cool music
well peace!
 
 
What truly matters in life? grades school a job a career money, all worthless . day to day working our fingers to the bones for what? yeah i'm somewhat smart but school seems so pointless at times. i dont want to be trapped in life by doing something i cant stand. in the end its the memories that matter memories of friends family happy times. in the end i wont care if i got an a on the stupid test or not i'm going to care about what i did in life. i'm going to care if i helped find the cure for some fatal disease. can the world please wake up inside and see money isn't the answer, money isnt happiness. money is corruption and greed.  i feel like a rambling fool lost in this caotic society. if i work hard on the things i dont like then i get less sleep get somewhat better grades and then things go wrong. i dont have bad luck just random things happen at random times. in the end what is best for the soul and happyness is much more important than what was better for school or a job. if i ever work in a real office i swear my clothes will never match! yes i do design clothes and see how aweful that could be but it would be so much fun not to care. right now i cant sleep and i have a stupid standerd required test tomarrow, thank you texas shove more pass the test or stay back a grade bs down my throat. he he i'm wearing pajamas tomarrow with big homer simpson slippers. and maybe even dorky pigtails, my hair is flaming orange so i'll add in some blotches and streaks of red and black just to distract the other kids from their tests.


Published On: 4/16/2007
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i see it now..: its all gone.
By: Freaks_have_fun


Hello good fellows of a snow world! i send out greetings to all of you who stood around !!! how r you ms jade? what r u up to? let me know! (good friend you've always been to this strange guy i am). how r you snowy_arrow? great girl...great soul. let me know about you too! and that person i care about...
Kris...sorry to notice it all went away and u say nothing at all...silv..great girl...thank you...Pialein...see you in portugal ina few months.  weird?? weird is the world being this way...dont care how weird going for a drink or a coffeee can be. SoniaEd! an old friend around here...how r things sonia??? let me know....
the ones gone...amy, laura and others...hope you're all doing ok! and respect for all the others i never heard about but r pretty much great people.
 
Well...i gotta go! stay good, be strong, love you all!
 
what a few thought would last forever...died. sorry to disappoint you Kris.


Published On: 4/8/2007
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Stupid thing: Status Quo
By: konk


Well I just have to say I really miss all my sb.com peeps, this site has been such a great thing for so many years, and I feel like I'm not kickin' it with my friends when I'm not around.  So, the quick update for anyone who wonders where I've been:  I resigned my job and took a few weeks off to catch up on some much needed snowboard time.  I pretty much rode Kirkwood every day for about 3 weeks, stayed in my friends kick ass tour bus that his family with money bought, so it was totally mac and cheese and ramen and riding and sleeping and smoking blunts.  Clutch I tell you, I really needed it.  I had a great job lined up to start with a mortgage lender, and I just finished training.  I'm stoked because I pulled the usual KONK move, #1 guy in my class with two loans already in progress that look like they will fund.  Then I can start to get some real checks and things will settle down.  I kept saying things were gonna mellow out in 3 or 4 weeks perpetually, but it wasn't realistic considering my last job had no opportunity to change the income.  3k a month and that was it, no chance to change anything and my expenses are pretty high so I was hating life.  So there ya have it, getting some spring riding in and enjoying the new place.  Lots of cool people, catered lunches and free gourmet coffee, and a kick ass office building with marble floors, nice artwork, a big ass fountain in the middle of the lobby and skylights.....very decadent and totally perfect for the LEO in meeeeee.  Hopefully I can get moved into a better place where I can get the net, because I can't get it where I live now and it's been the death of me.  Meh, that's all I've got, ya'll rule and I miss ya.


Published On: 4/6/2007
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