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I just got of the relationship with Tim. What an ass....but I am moving on. I need someone who wants to be with me. Sorry Tim, you're sol...

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So it's been 6 weeks since my injury.. and 4 since surgery... i'm starting to go a little crazy!  I am finally getting to wabble around on crutches and moving my leg a bit, going to physio lots and trying to get my leg to bend.  I am progressing well, gaining about 8-10degrees of motion for every couple days.  But it,s still not good enough for me. I'm going insane sitting around the house and not being able to enjoy being outside and having fun.  

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Holy crap.. Did you see that Party Snake teaser yet? If so there's really only been two responses. 1. You loved it and can't wait to see more or 2. You hated it and wish it would die. There doesn't seem to be much middle ground on this on. Check out some of the comments I found on the Gnarcore site.

I'm still waiting on a revised teaser before I post it directly in the furious blog but you can check the rough version out on the Gnarcore site or find it on FB. There's some pretty funny comments there too:

39 Comments:

Sarah Ann Thoms (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 8:47pm on September 6th, 2008
sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick sick

Justin Van Der Poelen (Ottawa, ON) wrote
at 8:59pm on September 6th, 2008
looks sick boys!

Jeff Keenan (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 9:32pm on September 6th, 2008
f*ckING shi*t........

Danny Koriath (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 10:05pm on September 6th, 2008
a**holes

Christopher Robert Miller (Emily Carr) wrote
at 11:18pm on September 6th, 2008
f*ckyeah.

Dave Cashen (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 12:02am on September 7th, 2008
Killer Boots!

Andrew Prost (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 12:15am on September 7th, 2008
f*ckya

Kenneth Micheal Edwards wrote
at 12:21am on September 7th, 2008
lookin sweet can't wait to see it

Alex Watt (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 1:11am on September 7th, 2008
I love it...Aww i miss you boys,., cant wait till im back near the hill.. lets hit up whis .. come visit ill be moving there in 2 months!!!!

Troy Erickson wrote
at 1:59am on September 7th, 2008
a.k.a...skids 5?

Raymond Bishop (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 10:31am on September 7th, 2008
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Max Honegger (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 10:42am on September 7th, 2008
this is AMAZING! MOST ANTICIPATED SNOWBOARD FILM EVER!

Thomas Richards (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 11:03am on September 7th, 2008
hahaha. Yeah! this is siiiick. Im hyped to see the rest

Alex Ploughman (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 1:05pm on September 7th, 2008
so stoked

Mike Rutter (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 4:08pm on September 7th, 2008
yeeeaaa!

Chad Erik Iverson (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 5:19pm on September 7th, 2008
i'm excited/scared for my life....for the premiere...

Laura McIsaac (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 6:12pm on September 7th, 2008
too good

Damon Pyett wrote
at 7:16pm on September 7th, 2008
um oh jeez.

Lee Pipes (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 10:22pm on September 7th, 2008
Hey Damon, we're tryin' to promote a clean video for the kids.. We would appreciate you not using the lords name in vein, thanks.

Ian Campbell Cymet (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 10:38pm on September 7th, 2008
whens the premeir?

Michael Warhurst (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 11:02pm on September 7th, 2008
wheres da tittys

David Frederick (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 11:52pm on September 7th, 2008
i don't know what to say!?!?!? UNREAL!!

Andrew Heneghan (Simon Fraser) wrote
at 7:40am on September 8th, 2008
tease of the century
killah

Mark Brophy (Memorial University) wrote
at 11:14am on September 8th, 2008
f*ck this is so rad.

Matt Standish (Simon Fraser) wrote
at 2:11pm on September 8th, 2008
such a stripper song

Marc-antoine Duguay wrote
at 5:40pm on September 8th, 2008
so neff!!!

Geoff Stinson (Alpha Secondary School) wrote
at 9:03pm on September 8th, 2008
wildercats?

Chris Halindy wrote
at 10:22pm on September 8th, 2008
f*ckING SICK JESUS CHRIST
!

Nick Doucette (Seycove Secondary School) wrote
at 11:17pm on September 8th, 2008
i have a hard on for this up comin season

Pat O (Holy Heart Of Mary High) wrote
at 5:34am on September 9th, 2008
wow.

Melanie Prokop wrote
at 3:50pm on September 9th, 2008
RAG GNAR!

Mikey Luke (St. John's, NL) wrote
at 3:50pm on September 9th, 2008
Holy shi*t f*ck superstar......loves dem GT backflips!!! Woooooooooo

Clint Omelaniec (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 1:22pm yesterday
'bout time.

greasin.

Tia Skye Alexandra Iverson (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 5:55pm yesterday
oh dear god...
this shi*t is out of control!

Andrew Mark Geeves wrote
at 6:19pm yesterday
how do i get a snakebullet board ?

Andrew Mark Geeves wrote
at 6:19pm yesterday
where** not how.

Adam Balon (Saskatoon, SK) wrote
at 8:28pm yesterday
wicked.

David Douglass Brocklebank (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 7:02am
D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-DAMN.

Matthew Godard (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 10:16am
f*ckin unreal....free poor Growers in the snow cave!!

DVD art's in the works. Here's some rough Idea's.



I forgot about this, Its an oldie but a goody!



Oh Yeah Zeddy's B-day is at Joey's up on Granville this Friday. Contact Dave@iseyewear.com to RSVP

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Hey, it's been like 5 months. Glad that I come on here twice a year. Anyway were moving back up to washington. So we'll never have touched Utah snow :( But looks like our nearest resort will be at Mt. Baker, never been there so hopefully it'll live up to my expectations. I have 2 weeks of school left :)

*edit. Ok, so no one reads this since I never come on here..but I had no idea i wrote that many blogs. Completely no idea. I went through them all... i feel really weird.. I totally just went back in time. And I'm amazed I wrote such short and to the point blogs! But I'm also mad that I did that because I'm so sad I dont have any letters or blogs in detail of Kent's and my relationship when we first started dating. How cool would that be?! I guess snowboard.com wouldn't be the place for me to do that. But I mentioned his name like 3 times..what is wrong with me! I ended up falling and love and marrying the guy and all I could blog about was snowboarding?! So anyway, I just had to say that. I LOVE KENT, we've been together for 4 and a half years and married for 3 and they've been hellish..haha they have been so hard but so wonderful and I can't wait to finally have this next season to snowboard once again and finally take a break and spend time together like we did when we were dating.


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Daffy Duff hot doggin' on skis / Behind the scenes with Dev

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

 

Who Loves Hot Dogs? / Team News x 2

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

 

Butter!

Monday, July 14, 2008

 

Extreme Party Team / Warehouse Goodies /

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

 

Hump day music video.. Cluster of birds being awesome.. youtube a team rider.. google a team rider....

Friday, July 04, 2008

 

Jack a blog Fridays / wheelies of the week!/ blobbing!

Friday, June 27, 2008

 

Bowl Series

Just look at this beauty of a poster!



How can you not wanna go check it out??

Toilet bong anyone??



No??

Silly Lily's leaving us so we had a donut & mug party.



As you can clearly see, it ruled..

Special Canada Day message from Mr. Walsh:



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My sister Kate and I will be moving to Canada on June 16.
It's been a long time coming but finally those bastards approved me for a two year green light. Vancouver is the first target.

I want jobs. You should give them to me.

And tips, and info, and money.

And your souls.




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Though I’m a man of few words, I do actually have a lot to say.  I’ve covered a few things here, probably enough to think about for a while. 

It’s been said, probably many times over many years, that "the best things in life are free."  If that’s the case, then why do so many people seem to think they NEED that new Lexus, $900 purse or the 7000 square foot home?  Why do so many people feel the need to live in excess?  When did ’the little things’ stop meaning so much and become overrun with desire to posess?  Is it greed?  Is it because they lead boring lives completely void of humbling experiences?  I guess I just see so many people focused too much on material things that enhance their net worth, and not things that enhance their LIFE, their character, their entire existence.  It’s rather sad that it seems only in times of disaster are most people brought to their knees, only then do they realize how fragile we humans are.  Only then do they truly begin to value their life, just being alive, having their friends and family alive, etc.  Of course no one is perfect, and I will be the first to admit I have taken things for granted from time to time, but I try to place value on the things that I’d miss most if they were gone.  And just to clarify this, when I say ’things’ I am not referring to anything material, the things I’m referring to cannot be held in your hand, hung on your wall or parked in your garage. 

A few months ago, I was snowboarding with some friends at Whistler and I had a rather memorable experience.  While waiting in a lift line I noticed Natasza Zurek standing nearby, just minding her own business eating a granola bar.  We ended up being on the chair behind her and when we got to the top I went over to say hello.  Though I’d never met her before, I’ve read many interviews over the years and always held her in very high regard.  She seemed to think very much like I do and I’ve always admired her skills and possibly most of all, her ability to remain humble.  I introduced myself and we talked briefly about living in Canada, how much snow had fallen so far, etc.  We talked about how much fun snowboarding is and then she asked me, "Do YOU love snowboarding?" almost as if it were rare to encounter another person who felt the same way.  I said I do, and that it’s the only thing that really makes me feel alive anymore.  We went our separate ways but that question has stuck with me, and as rare as it may be to encounter someone who truly loves snowboarding, I think it’s even more uncommon to encounter someone who is so down-to-earth, realistic and humble as she is.  It seems like any day you go snowboarding there’s always some fool who think it’s okay to cut you off or snake your line because they just spun their first 540 and they’re going to be the next Shaun White.  Sorry kids, but attitude only takes you so far in life.  We need more people like Natasza.  We need more people with a true love and passion for things that no amount of money could ever buy.  It doesn’t matter if you love snowboarding, painting pictures, or watching grass grow...pour your heart into it and feel the LIFE it breathes back into you.  Feel the satisfaction of doing something yourself, or better yet, doing something for someone else.  I know this blog is going all over the place, but hang in there, I’ll get to the point eventually. 

I wore a helmet while snowboarding a few times early in the season but got out of the habit at some point, probably because I was riding so much powder and not really thinking I’d need it.   On the morning of Friday March 21st, I put my helmet on for the first time since mid December, and set out to enjoy the new snow.  It was softer and deeper than I had expected, so I made my way to the backside of the mountain to ride some steeper terrain.  To make a long story a little shorter, I was riding down a narrow (single cat width) trail, going approximately 35 mph.  There were 3-4 people about 100 feet ahead of me when I came around the last corner before the trail drops to a flatter area with a wide, slow corner.  I was moving faster than the people in front of me but they were doing their own thing and I watched the first person I’d come up upon first as they did mild carves, staying entirely on the right side of the trail.  The people in front of this person had accelerated and were much farther ahead by this time, so I saw my opportunity to make it to the flat corner without slowing down.  Right about as I got up to the person riding on the right of the trail, they made a sudden sharp left turn, right into me.  I had nowhere to go but off the trail.  The next thing I knew, I was laying in the snow, leaning downhill slightly with blood running out of my nose like a faucet and my right eye wouldn’t open all the way.  I looked back up hill to see that I apparently hit a tree, which pretty much brought me to an immediate stop.  My goggles were in my hand, though I don’t remember taking them off.  Luckily the guy who ran into me was very concerned and talked with me and we determined he was okay but I defnitely needed to get some help.  After about 10 minutes of laying there (all I wanted to do was lay there, things didn’t look right), I still couldn’t get the bleeding to stop.  At the time I didn’t know, but my goggle lenses had broken and apparently sliced me pretty good above and below the eyebrow, which also bled a lot.  We finally rode the rest of the way to the bottom of the chair, where I decided I was well enough to ride up to the top.  The second I got on the chair I realized I probably should have waited at the bottom, but it was too late to change my mind and I made it to the top alright.  When I got to the top of the chair, Ski Patrol was waiting for me.  They gave me gauze for my eyebrow and oxygen, which didn’t really seem to help.  Then they took me down in a tobaggan, and some ambulances took me to the hospital.  The end result?  My nose is broken and has been pushed to the right, my right eye is partially full of blood, ten or so stitches above the eyebrow, a few below, cheekbone broken in at least 3 places and pushed back into my face which apparently pinched off some nerves, I have no feeling whatsoever in the right side of my nose, right upper cheek/under eye and both right and left (why the LEFT side??) temples.  My jaw seems to be in the same place, but because the bones above it are broken my teeth don’t line up the way they used to.  The next day my knees hurt and it appears that I must have almost straddled the tree (good thing my board prevented this!) as both knees had huge bruises on the inside and the left knee was scraped pretty good.  Nothing permanent though, thankfully!  Other than being in a little pain, occasional dizziness, and a fair amount of discomfort I’m doing alright. 

Various people have since said to me, "That’s why you gotta wear a helmet!" and I have had to correct them, "No, you don’t understand...I WAS wearing a helmet."  I’m not exactly sure what would have happened had I not been wearing it, but I do know that you never hear much from people who hit their head on a tree while moving at 35mph and NOT wearing a helmet.  Probably because they’re in a coma, brain dead, or just plain...dead.  Without knowing how close I came to any of those results, it’s hard to say how ’lucky’ I am, but I feel pretty damn lucky!  Having several days to reflect on what happened and what could have happened, it really made me think of many things.  It makes me realize how important family and friends are, as well as allllll of the little things we do every day that we take for granted.  Everything from breathing through our nose to chewing food, being able to fall asleep comfortably or even just yawning.  I thought about all of the things I love to do, and how much I’d miss them if I were never able to do them again.  I thought how much I wish I could just go up to the mountain, ride down a ways and just sit down and look around, breathing in all the fresh air and listening to the sounds, watching my good friends having fun, etc.  It reallly made me saddd to think about losing that, among other things. 

I read an interview with Jonaven Moore in Snowboard Canada magazine recently, and I’d like to quote a few things he said because...well, because I don’t think I could have said them any better myself.  SC magazine basicly asked how he would justify or explain the risks he takes (as we all do) to someone who doesn’t know or understand why we do it.  "It really comes down to the love [you have] for something. I’ve had quite a few friends die snowboarding, and I can honestly say they were so truly in love with the mountains and the connection they found there.  We do some crazy things when we’re in love."   I couldn’t agree more.  Just look at the things people do when they are in love with anyone or anything, not just snowboarding.  We do some crazy things when we’re in love.  They also ask him about an accident he had where he broke his jaw in 4 places, and what he learned from it.  "...I went into it your average, reasonably attractive, white kid--things really don’t come much easier to you on this planet.  I woke up in the hospital and looked in the mirror at a face I didn’t even recognize.  I looked like my head should be attached to someone who weighed more than 300 pounds.  It’s come a long way since, but the aesthetics of my facial structure were downgraded on some level, and they’ll never be the same again.   We have a lot attached to the face we see in the mirror.  It is very much who we perceive ourselves to be, and I don’t think I’m being shallow by saying that s much as I’m being honest.  That one accident has taught me so much about how I look at people, what I see in people and what really matters."  What really matters.   WHAT REALLY MATTERS.

So what really matters?  A new Lexus?  That $900 purse?  The 7000 square foot home?  I may never get the feeling back in my face, and it may never look like it used to, but I’m okay with that because I do realize that I AM lucky.  I’m the lucky one!  Countless people are hurt every day, far worse than I am right now.  Some will never see again, some will never walk or talk again, some will never wake up from their sleep and some will never think clearly again.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, tomorrow is not promised to anyone.  Be thankful for what you DO have today, and again, I’m not talking about material things.  Be thankful that you woke up this morning, and that you are able to push your own shopping cart around the store, and that you see someone extraordinarily handsome or beautiful when you look in the mirror.  Go outside and take a deep breath of fresh air and just be happy you can breathe!  And every time you do something that seems rediculously mundane, just remember that there are millions of people worldwide who can no longer do those things and would probably trade anything for one more walk through a park, one more breath of fresh air, one more look at something beautiful, one more minute with a loved one.  Someone once said that the moment we are born, we begin to die, and it’s true.  We only have so many hours, so many days to spend doing whatever it is we choose to do with our time.  Once we’re gone, we’re gone for good, and the same goes for those we love.  Money can be wasted, time can be wasted.  You can earn new money, but you can never regain wasted time.  I’m not concerned whether you agree or disagree with me, I just ask that if you happen to have read all of this that you take some time and determine what is truly important to you, what things you truly love and are passionate about.  And remember, I’m not talking about material things!!!  Watch the news someday.  Though it’s unfortunate, you’re bound to see coverage of some disaster somewhere and inevitably you’ll see people involved in it and possibly catch a glimpse of what is really important to them...and you.

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It's official. I am a clown. I attended Colorado Clown school for 10 weeks, and I graduated about a month ago. No, I'm not kidding. I really am a clown. I'm currently teaching myself how to juggle, which I'm doing very well at. Next is making balloon animals. Then I can start doing events and birthday parties or something.

And holy shanp I'm moving out in about a month. I'm moving out the day after my last day of school, then I graduate a week later. couldn't be more excited! Anywho, I need some more friends on here. So leave me a message or something and we can talk.

Peace out, hombres!

-Chelsey-
>Lamp*Shade*The*Disco*Clown<



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so I guess that plan went right out the window.

My girlfriend and I are uh... well... we're pretty much done and over with.
On the bright side... I might just move home to california. Forest(my best friend and roommate) and I are talking abuot dropping everything and moving out there.
My dad said he'd still hire me if I did... then at least I'd have a job there right away.. and we can snowboard just abuot everyday till the snow is gone in like june. hahah.

anyway... thats where I'm at.... minus the part that I don't know where my head and heart are at right now.... because they're in two different places.




I hate relationships... I should just stop dating and enter the seminary.



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I might be moving back to California to take over the family business.
it scares the shi*t out of me.
I don't know the first thing about running a business like that. it's quite successful and getting kind of large. my parents(my dad is the sole owner) said I should expand it... to Wisconsin and Minnesota... especially in this area since it's expanding so fast.

I've got college.... one of my biggest worries is that I won't be able to go to college and run this business at the same time.


chyeeah.... I don't know what to do.



I guess I just have to go for it....


"dont' fear it.. just charge it"... right?





right?



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Frankly I think after I post up my huge annual review I'll be moving on to work further in the industry and calling it quits with giving people board advice.  I've done it steadily for 4 years on here with minor thanks, its lead to me to tradeshows, magazines, design jobs, proto type testing, countless friends in the industry, but I'm just spent on answering the same stuff over and over.  I'd rather put my energy into other things like my new admiration in big mountain competitions.

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So I'm about to leave to go shred my local hill on the 2nd of February a little hung over from the night before, when I get a phone call, "You coming to the hill today?" Its Clem, the manager of the ski hill. "Ya..." I say. "Ok, good we're going to put in the rails you and your bud (Marc) designed and got built today, I want to get the park done by sunday night." "Alright, I'm on my way" and I'm out the door. I get to the hill, and we go to the bottom, fuel up the Snowcat and take off the groomer. (If you have never ridin' in a Snowcat, it is one of the dopest pieces of equipment ever! Its just a fun ride no matter what! We chain up the first rail, a red Flat-down rail we later name "The Meat-Waggon" we bring it up, we put it in no problem. We have lunch and My new-schooler bud Curtis shows up, minus the gear. He comes and gives a hand to sculpt and groom the area around the Red and Green which we name for the color and not for the size, its a flat beginner rail, about 10 feet long and a foot off the ground, which we also put in with Curtis's help. I get to shred for a half hour that day! Thats it! The hill closes, we put in the blue rail, we call Cookie-monster, which is a 15 foot up-rail, a foot wide with puck-board in the middle, with a 5 foot drop not including the landing which turns it into a 13 foot drop minimum. Than Clem works on the flow of the hill, moving snow to make landings and run ins for the jumps in the park. (7 jumps to be correct... I think) So I go back to the bar that night, the band that was there the night before is back! Awesome! I get drunk, I dance, than me and my bud Josh find some poles.... And we make money pole dancing! And we didn't have to take our clothes off! ROTFL! One of the ladies that was throwing money at me is married to one of my Co-workers (One of his daughters was there also.). And she told him! He thought it was funny! So I go home not totally poor. I get up the next day and back to the hill I go. We put in the last rail, a yellow one, we call it Big-Bird, its a 21 foot battleship rail. We put it in, and I go do the finishing touches on the rails. I ride the rest of the day till 3. I'm sitting in the Chalet, when Patrick walks in (he works at the hill) "Clem wants you." So I get on the radio. "This is Rubber-duckie, What do you need King-of-the-Hill?" "Go try out the Yellow rail." I say "O-K!" I try it out, and it was awesome! "Try out the rest of the park, tell me what you think. But just you and your bro. K?" "O-K, Sir!" By now I am as happy as a kid in a Candy store! So I go get my brain bucket and hit the park. It is total fun! Even if Clem isn't totally done grooming. He gets Pat to shuttle me and my Bro up the hill on a Sled till 5 p.m. It was total fun! I never thought I would get to hit it up before everyone elsa did! Work hard and get something awesome! It works for me.

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