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Brandon, Leif, Brett & Merwin

Before I left for X, I was invited to shoot A DIY Super Duper Backwoods Park Courtesy of Brandon Cocard & friends. Brandon had told me what he had been constructing and I was super excited to see what was going to be there. I won't disclose the location but, all I can say is, sweet! I felt like I was 15 again. It was a genuine park made with blood, sweat & tears for pure snowboard enjoyment. I had blown it though, I didn't bring my own stick. :( Hanging out with these guys made me feel young again, it remimded me of when I used to go to the snowparks in the Central California Mountains and build kickers to flat! Hell yes!.....Glory days! Yeah they'll pass you by! So get on it and build your own park. A few shovels, good bros and some imagination, you'll be in snowboard heaven! No lift tickets & ski patrol to f$%^ with you.

DIY Super Duper Backwoods Park courtesy of: Brandon Cocard, Andrew Irwin, Leif Hutchison & Brett Davis.

For the complete story be sure to check out PortersTahoe DIY News Post
Pictures provided by Eric Asistin

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well im sitting here studying for my midterms and i have one week left, well techinically 5 days 20 hours and 40 minutes until i am home from school for my reading week where i will get the lovely opportunity to ride with my crew and actually snowboard with people instead of alone and my ipod.  i have been enjoying school and going to tremblant at least once every weekend and if im lucky i get to ride a little local hill during the week at night.

all i have to say is that im really excitied to be home and go do some handrailing and get some filming done which will make me quite happy and enjoy the pleasure of my friends.  the only down fall is that im only there for a week and i have 3 midterms this week which is stopping me from goin home earlier. boys i cant wait to ride and party

so far this year i only had the pleasure of riding in one contest which held 75 riders in my category and i took first place in the rail jam.  downfall with that is that i won a tremblant membership but i had already purchased one and used it months before and cannot claim it for next year and having a hard time selling it for a cheap price. im selling it for 100 bucks which i find really lame because ya, its worth 1000 for people my age but it is late in the season but i thought 250 was a good deal.  won a bunch of other stuff and happy with really winning and that it was a good time and fun by all.

in the past 2 weeks we went to a hill edelweiss and so far ive gone there, the people i have been riding with have got hurt and went to the hospital with major / medium injuries.  2 people out of 2 times, i guess im just getting lucky.  after the powder party we had there i got drunk and then there was a naked race for a day pass at tremblant, but i went in it to win it for a friend so i dont have to ride alone, we are students and poor and that is what is holding them back from going really.

this all kind of random information and just keeping everyone posted on my life and how it is going but ya, im bored and trying to avoid studying but will begin shortly so ya, whateever, cant avoid it forever.  i did lose my cell phone at tremblant because i was so drunk and falling over and must of fell out of my pocket, but who cares, i bought a new 1 off ebay so 150 so im happy i got a deal at least. im really pissed up at cell phone companies b/c im on a plan and it should only be 1 year for me to upgrade my phone instead of freakin 2, thats stupid, shi*t happens within a year and they should offer some kind of insurance or w.e. if you lose your dam phone or lower the dam prices, like GOD!

but ya, im kind of tired of typing, but leave a msg and ill post another blog later to get people to knwo how my wonderful week at home went.

G.monay
marc gratton, keep it real



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you know why women buy sexy underwear?  you guys think its for you and maybe that is so and you do cross our minds as we gaze at the lacy ribbony thing hanging there in delightful seduction. but its not thoughts of "i wonder what he'll think when he sees this?" its more on the lines "will i feel sexy wearing this around him even if he doesn't know i'm wearing it?"  women in my opinion buy sexy underwear for themselves because we like to feel sexy not just for you guys but for ourselves we like to feel sexy when we are lounging around in our scrubby old sweats wearing sexy underwear under them makes you feel sexy (or is that just me?) feeling sexy makes our self-esteem soar who doesn't want to feel good about themselves the way the lace feels or better yet the smooth silky satin that caresses our curve it makes us feel daring (again maybe thats just me) but in general i think sexy underwear was made for women not for mens enjoyment (but then again thats just what i think i buy sexy underwear for me not for anyone else well maybe someone else)


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Looking out at the ocean

the setting sun glittering hugly

splashes of color are painted on the sky

waves crash against rock fiercely

Sitting on the warm sand

sticking to your feet

a sense of mystery creeps through you

which you have a longing to meet

scanning the area

there is nothing out of the ordinary

even the small birds seem at rest

and peep calmly

The sun has drifted beneath the horizon

and from the mountain behind

drifts a mist

blurring your mind

stars begin to twinkle over head

the cloud crawls nearer

as forboding enters your thoughts

you are drawn to the mist, closer

A soft music fills your head

piping a soft tune

the melody entrances you

and you follow it getting louder and brighter as the moon

the mist has come

engulfing your body

chills seep down and through you

like diving into the sea

small glowing lights begin to appear

dark figures dance around to the growing music

Each move made is graceful

carefullly fit though free, following the music

Walking through the mist towards you

the transluscent figures becoming opaque

A figure steps into the light

he is beautiful, no man on earth could match the stake

He called out to you

says your name in his lushous voice

Beckons to you with a misty hand

You must make this impossible choice

To stay in this wicked land of hurt and tears

your worries and doubts filling every breath you take

or going to a land where guilt means nothing

and enjoyment is in every move you make

What choice would you make if given this situation

the flight to a world beyond our own?

 Or would you choosed to stay here

in the safty of your home?

 

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Name: :Lena ; Status: Taken ; Kids: None ; Enjoyments: Sports ; Dislikes: YOU .................lol............. Hey! I'm Lena . The way u say my name is Lee-nah not Len-a , get it? My full name is f*cking long. Elena-Nicole Katya Katrina K. Czeski . Long eh? K, I'm 17 . Very weird, random and outgoing .  When u ask me personal "?'s" I tend to get shy . Ihave 2 sisters. Jen(twin) & Crys(Chris; little) . I'm from Moscow, Russia ! Born & raised. I speak 4 languages: Russian, English, *Trina & Drunk Trina* (Inside joke). I love music, skateboarding, biking, running, school, sports, my family &  friends. I get along w/ almost everyone I meet.  I love to joke around w/ mybest bestest friend Trina ! I have a few "best friends" . They would have to be: Suzy, Trina/funky fresh/captain obvious/spider-wo-man/ freak/homez/CANADIAN HOMIE , Melissa & Kel-c."Funky Fresh" & I have been friends for a year! We get along so well, even though we have dated about 15 times in that 1 year! Suzy & I r really good friends too! "Captain Obvious" & I had a sum-wut bad break-up but now we act like it never happened! Lastly, KEL-C!! Kel-c is my crazy, physco, funny, weird, awesome cuzin ! LENA WAS HERE ! She will just tell u to ur face if she doesnt like u! If she thinks sumthin looks bad on u she'll say omg u need to f*cking change! She's truthful. Plus we're family, why wouldnt we be friends? Ok, umwut now? Oh I got it... I can be abitch ! No wait I am a BITCH ! As all my friends know. I love to make up words such as: kinda-sorta-maybe, awesomeness, yesh , & many other words. MUSIC IS MY LIFE!! If I didnt have music I'd die! Music is influential! It can help u w/ everything! Almost...Like: break-ups, family losses, coping and hookin up! I DON'T FALL IN LOVE EASILY!!!! To tell ya the truth I have only fallen in love maybe 4 times in my whole life and thats it! I wont tell u i love u if i really don't. If i like u or have a crush on u, u will find out. My 1st "true love " was kewl. Shes totally pure awesomeness and welove to joke around about bein' all gangasta. Shes really my best friend now. We r still just as tight. U know who u r, for god sakes u better know! I'm sure u know enough about me by now. I DON'T JUDGE ON UR LOOKS, ONLY ON UR ATTITUDE!   If u must know more, just ask! So thats it. Kthanksforstoppingbygoodbye(lol Kel-c)!

*hehemysupersecrethiddeni love youmessagethatlooksreallycoolhaha *

Peace!

 

LENA!

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Name: :Lena ; Status: Taken ; Kids: None ; Enjoyments: Sports ; Dislikes: YOU .................lol............. Hey! I'm Lena . The way u say my name is Lee-nah not Len-a , get it? My full name is f*cking long. Elena-Nicole Katya Katrina K. Czeski . Long eh? K, I'm 17 . Very weird, random and outgoing .  When u ask me personal "?'s" I tend to get shy . Ihave 2 sisters. Jen(twin) & Crys(Chris; little) . I'm from Moscow, Russia ! Born & raised. I speak 4 languages: Russian, English, *Trina & Drunk Trina* (Inside joke). I love music, skateboarding, biking, running, school, sports, my family &  friends. I get along w/ almost everyone I meet.  I love to joke around w/ mybest bestest friend Trina ! I have a few "best friends" . They would have to be: Suzy, Trina/funky fresh/captain obvious/spider-wo-man/ freak/homez/CANADIAN HOMIE , Melissa & Kel-c."Funky Fresh" & I have been friends for a year! We get along so well, even though we have dated about 15 times in that 1 year! Suzy & I r really good friends too! "Captain Obvious" & I had a sum-wut bad break-up but now we act like it never happened! Lastly, KEL-C!! Kel-c is my crazy, physco, funny, weird, awesome cuzin ! LENA WAS HERE ! She will just tell u to ur face if she doesnt like u! If she thinks sumthin looks bad on u she'll say omg u need to f*cking change! She's truthful. Plus we're family, why wouldnt we be friends? Ok, umwut now? Oh I got it... I can be abitch ! No wait I am a BITCH ! As all my friends know. I love to make up words such as: kinda-sorta-maybe, awesomeness, yesh , & many other words. MUSIC IS MY LIFE!! If I didnt have music I'd die! Music is influential! It can help u w/ everything! Almost...Like: break-ups, family losses, coping and hookin up! I DON'T FALL IN LOVE EASILY!!!! To tell ya the truth I have only fallen in love maybe 4 times in my whole life and thats it! I wont tell u i love u if i really don't. If i like u or have a crush on u, u will find out. My 1st "true love " was kewl. Shes totally pure awesomeness and welove to joke around about bein' all gangasta. Shes really my best friend now. We r still just as tight. U know who u r, for god sakes u better know! I'm sure u know enough about me by now. I DON'T JUDGE ON UR LOOKS, ONLY ON UR ATTITUDE!   If u must know more, just ask! So thats it. Kthanksforstoppingbygoodbye(lol Kel-c)!

*hehemysupersecrethiddeni love youmessagethatlooksreallycoolhaha *

Peace!

 

LENA!

 










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yesteraday i went out for a surf about an hour and 1/2 before sunset..i was by myself until a little grommit kid joined me about ten minutes after i got in the water. At one point i was paddling back out whilst watching the grom catch wave...then i saw something [for a spilt second] on the horizon that resembled my worst nightmare...i pointed my board back to shore but didn't panic..although i was shi*tting myself...to my relief and then absolute enjoyment i turned around again to see a pod of dolphins playing in the waves about 30ft away from me...i was stoked..to be honest, i don't even think i caught a wave..but i could care less..that was rad!!! 

 
'The Pass',  Byron Bay.

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   My good friend approached me after having watched Everybody Loves Raymond with an opinion which troubled her. (It's curious and exciting when somebody gains something profound from a sitcom, huh?) She said passionately "It's sad. Everybody in this world covers themselves up."
   I don't know what prompted or lead up to this conclusion in the 30 minutes of sitcom that evening, but she was certainly upset about the values which were being communicated (namely the female image in this individual case) by popular society. She was opting for was a sort of all-out individuality in hopes that it would save us from dangerous self-imposed standards. But, is the standard of image or perfection in society required to produce our civilised environment? And what is applicable beauty, and are we chasing it?

   The ethics-imperative to establishing a society- are in my opinion an example of effective standards. Ethics can be considered nonsensical, and therefore must be developed and honed to meet a standard. Nietzsche has a logical role for the development in creating ethics.
   If you have read Lord of the Flies, you will remember how it reveals the beast at the core of each of us, and civility is the only chain which keeps it bound to it's post. Remembering this it would seem that humanity's core character is an incurable disease. However, we DO have civility... and her standards are what we use to fight the symptoms of the disease. Really, it makes no difference whether a character genuinely expresses itself, or whether it's instinctive expressions are kept back. A murderer may have the disposition to kill in his/her mind, but until it is expressed or acted upon, it may not really hold any significant value. Therefore, where should the institution such as education, or popular institution have any use? This is where the establishment of standard is useful.
   The unchangeable root character is influenced by it's environment and education-here being our society around us. Society influences our expressions.
   Nietzcshe says that popular ethics "wants to suppress bad expressions...for the sake of general welfare". This is no longer the individuality my friend was looking for..now we've covered ourselves up. And this is obvious as "general welfare" may not even be truth; for truth demands that it be declared, even if truth is ugly or unethical. Society is what you have sitting at the bottom of the sieve in the end..the ugly and the distasteful to standard have been covered and thrown out. Today's standards each have their own cause...but they may all be the symptoms of an overactive ambition. Self-doubt is that which preserves ambition...for there would exist no goals otherwise. In logic, being the top 5% in the world, why on earth do we participate in the rat-race which we do?

   Beauty is a scathing example, for it really is borne in the eye of the beholder. So what are we chasing so passionately? Beauty is pure...as said it's a moment of contemplation, of enjoyment detached from desire or action, and clear, without the articulations of analysis or the demonstrations of reason upon it. And for these precise reasons, it enjoys unrivalled freedom in form and diversity. Montaigne reveals this perfectly in showing that "Indians paint it [beauty] black and tawny, with great swollen lips, big flat noses, and load the cartilage betwixt the nostrils with great rings of gold to make it hang down to the mouth...In Peru, the greatest ears are the most beautiful, and they stretch them as far as they can by art...There are, elsewhere, nation that take great care to blacken their teeth, and hate to see them white;elsewhere, people that paint them red...The Italians fashion beauty gross and massive; the Spaniards, gaunt and slender; among us one makes it white, another brown;one soft and delicate, another strong and vigorous.." We see the uncertain ground upon which we have build our own image. And here is where individuality is appreciated and is tasteful. Most unfaltering is the keen and beautiful mind, which demands the highest respect. Much more than driving our understandings into false values and restrictive idols. It's simply a question of humanity. Truth and goodness show the way. A sense of humanism is a fine embrace which cultivates understanding and above all, a sort of appreciation which is not as grand as to worship. And that's the line as it should be.

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So on this last friday... the 18th of november... i got to see Gwen Stefani in concert!

It was seriously the coolest show ever!  i wanted to jump in stage, nail the **** out of her and take pictures of it....maybe even a video.  bu i realized there would have been at least 170 security dudes on my ass and about 100 times more pissed off fans wanting to kill me.  So it never got to happen. 

I wish i saw the faces of parents of little 10 year olds who were there watching their nice show when all of a sudden Gwen drops a few f-bombs.  the 'rebel' 14 year olds cheered with enjoyment.  the parents gasped in horror.  i laughed cuz thats what i expected from her.  i enjoyed it.

the show was so energetic.  i wanted there to be a dance floor infront of thhe stage.  i woulda been bustin a move all night.

the only bad thing about the show was the angry lesbian who kept screaming like a banshee in my ear all night.  but eventually i showed them my displeasure, and they realized that they should shut up or i was gonna kick her in the box. 

it was a small price to pay for seeing my future wife in concert though.



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The world of snowboarding is changing for the worst today, the tricks that are preformed can no longer be done without being labeled to make them sound cooler or whatever. Every one has such a big ego about it and all the tricks that are now being done are all repetative and being waved around like they are the victor of a whole damn world because they pull of a simple trick. In the 90's no one could care less they did snowboarding because they appreciated it and liked it for the sport it was but now every one is so damn serious about it and are assholes to say the least. Snowboarding used to be fun but now every one has to strive to be different and stick out from the rest of the snowboarders, they can no longer do it for the soul enjoyment of the sport. The people that are snowboarding today also piss me off when they are trying to reach a sense of coolness or punk. The punk people are pissing me off because they think they are such the sh*t that they exceed everyone else in authority. I just wish people would settle down and just appreciate snowboarding for what it started out as and now worry about all the contracts and the money deals i mean would you just get a life and do something usefull instead of aspiring to be a pro snowboarder, i mean yeah it is an awesome hobby and it probably one of the best sports ever thought of, but with all this skateboarding crap that is following and being mixed with snowaboarding it is completely ruining everthing. I just sometimes think that people today are truely destroying the meaning of snowboarding.

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RED TEAM GO!!!- RED TEAM GO!!!-


ahh yea scotty knows what i speak of!
so many good times Wakeboarding!!

--SCOTTY: "does shelby have her wedge in her boat??"-

--KAT:(with confused look on her face)"yea i think so"--

--SCOTTY: "ohh ok, GOOD!"--

--ME:"good conversation starter dude!"--

--KAT: "..."--

...(((as we drive our boat off into the sunset, with a look of dismay on our face as the awkwardness of the conversation sets in)))...

((we were on our boat tryin to start a conversation w/ kat and her lil sis kim, kim didnt even say anythin to me... or lil scotty for that matter... it was the single most awekward conversation of my life!... well there was this one time... no wait, that was just a dream... yea it doesnt get anymore awekward than that was! totally insane, never happened before, never did again, im talkin a 30 second pause, (represented by the three dots in the above convo that i typed out for you enjoyment!)so totally crazy! we all sittin on our boats, (kats boat, our boat, shelbys boat)... crazy haha



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Session: 3.001

Date: 25-Nov-2004
New/Base: 0/30 inches
Where: Whistler Blackcomb Mountains
Powder: 0/3
Visibility/Weather: 1/3
Enjoyment: 4/4
Overall Rating: 5/10

Comments: Well, I kinda have to give the first day of the season a good enjoyment rating. Granted, the mountain was all ice and there was some good fog. Yet, I had fun doing good ol' groomies all day. Then went to the Longhorn from some brewskies. Gotta love it!

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Session: 3.002

Date: 26-Nov-2004
New/Base: 1/30 inches
Where: Whistler Blackcomb Mountains
Powder: 1/3
Visibility/Weather: 3/3
Enjoyment: 2/4
Overall Rating: 6/10

Comments: Okay, on the second day of my season, you aren't getting off so easy. I did have fun though and spent a half day at Whistler then hitting Blackcomb around lunch. Amazingly, the 1 inch did make a difference and while we all hate the snow making machines, they are 10 times better than ice. Either way though, I ended up chipping off the top base cover of my board. sh*tTY! Now my board is toast cuz it's going to "delam" for sure. Anyway, I took on some of there limited park stuff (I mean like 6 features) this time and still had fun. After the long day of riding, I went to the Longhorn again and saw Kelso (Hella cool ex-coworker of mine) and drank some beer. Up next, Mt. Baker and you guys better be open for my Tuesday session!

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Session: 3.003

Date: 30-Nov-2004
New/Base: 6/24 inches
Where: Mt. Baker, WA
Powder: 1/3
Visibility/Weather: 3/3
Enjoyment: 3/4
Overall Rating: 7/10

Comments: Today was SICK! I was riding solo today and the pow was just incredible! My board got pretty beat up though. There's nicks and scratches all over it from the "thin cover" crap. Guys, when they put those little posts up that say "thin cover," it means that there's very little snow over the rocks and sh*t okay.

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Session: 3.004

Date: 05-Dec-2004
New/Base: 11/39 inches
Where: Mt. Baker, WA
Powder: 2/3
Visibility/Weather: 2/3
Enjoyment: 4/4
Overall Rating: 8/10

Comments: Oh my god. Today was by far the best day of the season. Collette and Tyler rode with me today and the snow just wooped my ass. The temperature stayed low & the snow was nice and fluffy. Only thing that would have made the day even better was if the sun broke. It was pretty much snowing all day so the terrain was well covered.

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Session: 3.005

Date: 08-Dec-2004
New/Base: 17/52 inches
Where: Mt. Baker, WA
Powder: 3/3
Visibility/Weather: 0/3
Enjoyment: 2/4
Overall Rating: 5/10

Comments: The snow was super duper heavy! Damn. If it were just a couple of degrees colder, it would have been the bomb because there was so much pow! I still had some nice faceshots. The weather kinda sucked too. It was still pretty fun tho. Going to Hawaii. Prolly no more riding till Jan. We'll see though. Chow.

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