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The twin ninja babies are here! We love Mexico. Kale..



Congrats Tadashi and Yuko on the cutest twin ninja babies I've ever seen. Can't wait to meet them.

Its a fact, we love mexico. I remember. not too clearly but I do remember celebrating Halloween dressed as what we "drunk Canadian teens" thought mexicans looked like for something like 3 years in a row. 



The photo above of Dev and Kale was taken somewhere around 98. I think we dressed up as mexicans for like 3 halloweens in a row... It only took us roughly a decade to finally come out with a goggle dedicated to the special little place in the world that blessed us with fish taco's, salsa, guacamole and terrible hangovers. Better late than never. Mexico, this ones for you!



Kale news: Kale has devised a new method of remembering all the super important things he has to do on a daily basis.


Friday, August 22, 2008

 

Ladies and Gentlemen, can I please have your attention...





Our office is located in East Vancouver. For those who don't know East Van has a bit of a bad rep. Everyday I show up for work there's something weird going on. Here's just a taste of what I witnessed Today.



Actually this isn't that weird, its my collection of old skate shoes. If I actually still skated there'd be way more up there.



This was in the way of the first place I was gonna park, no biggie but then I



Roll up to the next spot and See Mic Mac invited a buddy to live next to him on our street.



Steve scored the only decent parking spot left on our street snuggled in tightly to some old mattresses.



When we told Dave about the old mattresses he rushed right out and tried to 3 flip them.



As I capture the moment our good buddy Birdie strolls by. Just a warning if you run into Birdie in our hood or at the Bourbon on any given Thursday night... He's more of an outdoor, keep a good distance, don't actually talk to him, just take a photo while you're driving by and hope he doesn't throw anything at you type bud. We tight though..

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

 

Dev "the boss man" gets another TWS cover!

Here's the cover of the September issue of Transworld Snowboarding.



Dev was the only one out of the crew to hit this death gap. When "the crew" includes Jussi Oksanen and Andrea's Wiig it really puts into perspective how insane the gap is. Dev truly is the King of modern day back country riding. It's gotta be the goggles.. Look out for his part in Double Decade. He'll blow your mind... Again!

Zeddy called me to say: Hey did you know Todays international sex day!

Update from J man's Portuguese vacation:

Only J Man would meet sand ninjas on his first day in Portugal. I was skeptical too till he sent me this photo to back up the story.



The sand Ninjas were kind enough to take J Man in as one of their own and share their Choco Crack with him.



While enjoying the new exciting Portuguese treat J Man saw what seemed to be a familiar character dancing in the distance.



Thinking it was Zeddy stuck in a dance trance, he ran up to greet his good buddy.



As he got closer he realized it wasn't Zeddy at all. It was actually a young gentlemen by the name of Alvaro. The two conversed on the beach the rest of the day and have now become inseparable. Alvaro, pictured above in the stripes has since invited J man to join his Portuguese folk dance crew. 



They'll be touring Portugal for the rest of the month.

Friday, August 15, 2008

 

One down, a bunch to go...



! made! Through my first week back to work from vacation that is and wow, what a doozy it was. Not sure if its just me but I never feel rested or relaxed after time off. I actually usually feel like I need another vacation. I must be doing something wrong. 



See the shades Tman's sporting in the photo above. They're the Mont Royal white stripes, we're all sold out of em. Leave a comment below if you think we should do another run. If you need them right away I did see one pair in the display case at Boardroom on west forth yesterday after lunch. Good luck.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

 

Dave loves animals, butter and Jager.



Above, Dave Bestwick enjoying some quality time with friends after a long day of slanging goggles and shades.

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FW: Is China ready for English Speaking Tourists





Published On: 8/27/2008
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Porters Lake Tahoe Boat PartyOne of the most beautiful things about Lake Tahoe is well….. the lake and there is no better way to enjoy it then with friends. On Saturday evening the Porters Crew headed out on a three hour tour of the lake on the Tahoe Gal, now you must be thinking a “three hour tour” hmmmm there must have been a few Gilligans and some Professors. Not on this three hour tour as it was the “Love Boat”. For those of you that grew up with the Love Boat know the era and the fashion for the kiddies that have no clue take a look at the pictures in this post and you will see our cruise worthy apparel. Lake Tahoe Boating
North Lake Tahoe Boating

We had a few captains, one that was actually navigating the Tahoe Gal, and another whom is our fearless leader, Chappy. We had ladies in lovely 70’s evening attire with furs coats, heels and gold clutches, we had gentlemen in sweaters and action slacks, I do have to say that Burton's Nor Cal rep Trevor Patterson had on a wonderful mustard yellow sweater, and needless to say there were a few Hawaiian shirts and boat shoes! Michelle Parker who is on the Porters team as well as the K2 skis team and Orage was there with some very stylish Vans boat shoes. The outfits of the evening went to Lars our web guy who showed up with two outfits and Aaron Gaines, our warehouse manager who showed up with three things! Notice how I didn’t say three outfits, take a gander at the pictures below and see if you can figure it out.

Tahoe Gal

The Tahoe Gal crew put on a great party for us, the food was great and bartender was doing it right. Chappy brought his computer so we could have some Love Boat era tunes and once the alcohol started to take effect the grooving dance moves started to pop up. At the end of our three hour tour most of us still had sea legs as we exited the boat but that didn’t stop us from heading to our after party at Lakeside Pizza in Tahoe City, formerly known as Pierce Street. Do not be fooled by the new name as it is also a night club and they are doing it right there. With free keg of CL smooth and beats to make you move there was no stopping the Love Boat crew. A few left early as they did most of their drinking on the boat, others stayed to get their dance on and others stayed even later. Rumor has that the club locked the doors and Chappy and a few ladies stayed and dance until three in the morning.

Lake Tahoe

I do have to say the Porters Crew knows how to party and I think I speak for all of us when I say thanks to Kelly and Chap!



Published On: 6/9/2008
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There was an earthquake that happened here during my stay here in China. I didn't feel it, but in Sichuan province where the epicenter was located, it measured 7.9 on the Richter scale. It was a huge tragic disaster for the Chinese. Some estimates were as high as 50,000 people dead or missing. The news footage showed entire towns leveled. To make matters worse, the roads were blocked by landslides. Huge boulders came down and crushed tractor trailers like tin cans. It was inspiring to see the people and the government spring into action. Prime Minsister Wen Jia Bao was at the scene, in the rain, within 4 hours. He went from village to village for a week straight trying to reassure survivors, injured, and rescuers alike.  Time after time, he would personally comfort victims.  This is an amazingly stressful situation for the 56 year old leader.  You could feel the compassion in his voice.  President Hu Jin Tao also is doing the same. Literally, he is sitting in the dirt on a  piece of cardboard, holding victims hands and comforting them. The rest of China cued up in lines around the block to donate money for those in need. The whole country rallied to do anything they could to abate the disaster.  One particularly tragic site was a large school that collapsed with all the students inside.  Hundreds of children died and there were sad reminders in the shoes and book bags mixed in with the debris.  Just to put the immense nature of this earthquake would be like relocating the entire state of Wisconsin; providing food shelter and sanitation; and returning them to productive lives.

Published On: 5/23/2008
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 get out there and ride...........

oh ya i dig CUTE chicks that like to do stuff not just shop for shoes!!

Maaaaan! what are you doing here?? don't you have something more productive to do then looking a damn profiles? seriously, don't you have friends to hang out with, ok so maybe you don't you are a loner, that's cool, if people don't wanna hang out with ya is because a reason, maybe you stink that's why ppl cant stand you, or maybe you are too boring and the only time ppl wanna hang out w/ you is because they feel bad for you, but they dont hang out with you much just now and then, ok so what you do if that happens, you change yeah but no one likes changes right? of course not, but if you change they may pay attention no remember when you change, change to something or someone that you wanna be and is gonna be respected dont try to be someone else cuz you are copying, imitation yeah is cool but this is life not a play so DON'T, became you became the inside you, the inside you is always giving you shi*t,  like hey talk to her/him what you gotta loose, you are like NA she is out of my league, well your inside you calls you a pussy, what kinda shi*t is that "out of my league" that's boloney, no one is out of no ones league the only thing you gotta do is the right thing and not kiss ass, "oh you look so good" pfff yeah like she didnt hear that before be original, your inner you tell you when she's reaching down for something go there and spank her lightly make sure you dont grab ass but make sure she feels it and is loud, she'll be surprised, i mean what's the worst is gonna happen?? she either smacks you or she'll turn around all surprised that you actually did that, a stranger just come up to some random hot chick and pull that kinda shi*t she cant wait to see what you are able to do.........so get your punk ass out there oh ya and that thing of being by yourself start doing something go biking get your fat ass outta that couch/chair/floor/bed and do something productive bike, skate, longboard, surf, snowboard, something you probably gonna suck the first time but seriously who's good their first time, you think by getting a guitar you are gonna play like jimi hendrix, heck no you need practice that's why ppl leave what they start cuz they dont see results at first but good things come with time mothasucka, so go out there and dont be a puss and do something damn it!!!



Published On: 4/12/2008
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I find posting once every two years is best. One it takes me that long to be creative enough to entertain you monkies (I mean that lovingly) and two... I'm lazy.
 
Anyway, so the day starts off balls ass cold. What is balls ass cold you ask? Well, balls ass cold is somewhere below "Holy Jewish Christ it's cold!" and just slightly above "Dude, I can't feel my nuts!". Tim and Dan can fill you in more on how cold it was, since they decided to sleep in their car... on the mountain... at 5am... with the heat off. Yeah, them Maryland boys ain't all there.

So as I was saying, it was balls ass cold, and we decide to warm up with a nice easy run. Now this run, had this stuff called packed powder on it. I'm not sure what it really was because it was light and fluffy and responsive and easy to ride. Where I'm from, packed powder is the frozen painfull shi*t you get the day after all the man made snow froze. I have to say, I like Vermont's version a lot better. Anyway, we're on this run, and there's this little roller of a jump at the start. Now, everyone is hitting this thing and landing with ease. I says to myself "SELF! that looks fun and easy so I'm gonna try it!". Sadly, what my mind failed to take into account was that the ones who went over it where Dan, Tim, and a few others who have been riding a hell of a lot longer than me and therefore, can actually ride really well. So just because they make something look easy, it may not actually be so... easy. Apparently, I left this part of my brain back in VA. So I tuck and make a straight line for this thing hit the top and leap. It's at this point that I realize I have no earthly clue what in the blue flying catholic %$&* to do whilst airborne. This becomes even more obvious when I land with all the grace of a drowned bubonic rat. But this isn't Liberty, so the landing area wasn't made of rock. Unfazed, I get up and ride down.

From there we wait and get on the tram. The tram by the way is the slowest means known to man to get people up a mountain. Seriously. Anyway, we get to the top of this beast and I'm looking around at the kind of terrain I've never ever ridden before. I can't wait to ride down this bitch! So I strap and and get ready to roll. It's at this point that I realize one of the straps on my binding has snapped in half making my foot wobble around in my binding like a drunken irishman on st patty's day. Getting down is going to be a bit of a challenge. The only thing I can do at this point is ride down and pray for a repair at the base. So Carmen and I take off for the base.

I will point out that the ride down was pretty awesome. Especially for a mid atlantic rider. Lots of terrain, snow, and no ice. Again, NO ICE. Hah! Anyway, I'm almost all the way down I start to get cocky again. Yes I know, not exactly a bright move when im working with half a binding on my back foot. Like I said, I left that part of my brain at home. There are these nice rollers/hills/whatever the hell you call them, that were just screaming for me to get some speed and jump at the top. Soo, I jump em. And amazingly, I land the first one. Excited, I tuck and get ready for the next one. Up I go and again I land without bailing. At this point I'm flying down the hill and there's one more coming. I figure go for 3!! Haha, yeah bad idea. I tuck and throw everything I have into my legs to jump the last one sending me into a low orbit. I try to land but my balance is off and I come crashing down right on my head. That's when the lights go out. But only for a second or two. Thank god for brain buckets. But this has certainly put my ego in check for the rest of the trip... Kinda

Finally at the bottom, a little woozy, I go into the shop in the hopes that they sell flows. In the middle of burton country (yeah). They don't in fact, no one does... anywhere. I'm stuck buying the only large size bindings they have. a $70 pair of Burton Freestyles aka $70 of pure unholy suck. But whatever, I meet up with everyone and again head up the tram. We're headed for something called the ugly tree. I don't know which of the 80 billion trees was the ugly one but I'll get to that shortly. So we're riding to this thing and I'm trying to get used to the new bindings. I'm kind of getting the hang of it and let myself get some decent speed on the way to this glade run. That's when I catch an edge and come down on what is becoming my prefered landing cushion... my head. Honestly, I'm pretty sure there's some important SQL knowledge that i've forever lost up that hill somewhere. I can still tie my own shoes though so I'm good. However, I've managed to shatter my goggle lenses in this fall. Yeah I don't know how I managed that either. See below for pics

Now for the trees. Keep in mind that I've never even really been on a black before. Sure I rode a handfull of them at 7 springs for one day ut those are about as challenging as picking my nose. This is a run through trees n shi*t... TREES! But I'm with a bunch of people who know what they're doing so I'll be all right... Kinda. They head on through these trees and in a matter of 3.4 seconds, I've lost all of them. I can't see them, I can't hear them, they're just gone lol. Now these new bindings aren't responding very well to my "oh shi*t turn now!" commands. So I'm spending most of my time on my ass, and my back, etc etc. It takes a retarded amount of time to finally work my way out of the trees. Once I do, I find that I'm all kinds of alone. So I spend the rest of the day exploring this huge mountain. Next time, I'll bring a radio that works!

Friday was a different day. After some inventive binding "repair", I'm back on my flows. And I brought some spare lenses for my goggles so I'm back to working condition again. Time to make another run through some trees!

I've learned a few lessons about riding through trees with this group. 1) Never follow rob because he loves his superman impression. But unlike superman, he doesn't stay airborne. 2) Follow Zach (cifex), because he takes lines through trees that people can actually survive. 3) Never ever ever follow Tim through the trees, unless you brought your golf clubs, and a shovel, oh and a tent. More on that below At this point I'm doing a decent job keeping up with these folks. Again they've been doing this a hell of a lot longer than me and I sure as hell would never attempt these runs on my own. This is one of the things I liked best about this trip. Hitting terrain that i never thought I could do and pushing myself damn hard to keep up.

Anyway, I follow Zach as best I can through these trees. I gotta admit, riding through trees is a huge rush. I've never done anything like it before. It's better than snorting blow off a hooker's ass! After a few hundred falls, and crashes into trees, I pop out onto the trail where everyone is waiting. Somehow, I've managed to beat Tim out of the woods. Which is odd because it took me just under a decade to get out. Then I found out why.

Apparently, Tim decided he wanted to go golfing. f*ck this riding shiz, boy wanted to break out his clubs and hit the back nine! Soo, he headed for the golf course. Which is obviously well out of boundes. For some reason Tim thinks this is a really good idea anyway. Even though he didn't bring his gold clubs... and there's snow on the ground. It's the little details that count. By the time he figures this out, he's waist deep in powder in the middle of a ravine on the opposite side of Vermont. So while we wait for the gallant golfer to carry his lanky ass back to the rest of us, we decide to keep ourselves entertained.

Dan works on his backflip (not quite as funny as Andrea's backflip but with much less ankle twistage).

Waiting for Tim

Several others play jump the tree stump.. thingy.

All the while shouting for Tim so he could get a bead on where vermont was again. (I think he cried). Dan was a bit upset that he was the only one shouting but that was because we were all laughing too god damn hard and the filth flowing from his pie hole like a raunchy poet. If Danimal was a religion, I'd f*cking worship it. Apologies to all the random folk riding by that heard what was said. But it was epic funny!

I'd write more but I think this post if long enough already. Needless to say I had the time of my life. I broke bindings, a helmet, goggle lenses, my ass, bought 2 pairs of bindings, got a horrid chest cold (btw, you can get a great buzz off of 5 advil, 3 strong swigs of robotussin, a cup of thera flu, and 4 sudafed caplets.), bit out a chunk of my mouth, spit blood in front of some random skier (that was pretty funny) and was molested by more than one tree (It wasn't gay because I didn't push back) But at least I didn't slip getting out of the hottub and bust my ass like a certain porch flying canadian


Published On: 3/25/2008
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YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND COASTAL RIDERS WINTER BLOW OUT SALE @ THE STORE & WAREHOUSE!

MARCH 7 - 9TH

STORE HOURS WILL BE : FRIDAY MARCH.7TH 10AM - 9PM
SATURDAY MARCH.8TH 10AM - 6PM
SUNDAY MARCH.9TH 10AM - 6PM

WAREHOUSE HOURS WILL BE : FRIDAY MARCH.7TH 12PM - 8PM
SATURDAY MARCH.8TH 10AM - 6PM
SUNDAY MARCH.9TH 10AM - 6PM

THIS WILL BE OUR BIGGEST BLOW OUT SALE EVER, WE HAVE TONS OF GREAT PRODUCTS
WE MUST SELL TO MAKE ROOM FOR ALL THE NEW SPRING PRODUCTS. WE WILL BE GIVING
STUFF AWAY, SO YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS OUT!

AT THE STORE: SNOWBOARD BLOW OUT

ALL 2008 OUTERWEAR IS 50% OFF (A HUGE SELECTION LEFT)
ALL 2008 BOOTS, BOARDS, BINDINGS 40% OFF
ALL 2008 SNOW ACCESSORIES 40% OFF (GOGGLES, GLOVES, BEANIES, TOOLS ETC..)
HUGE SELECTION OF NEW SPRING 2008 SHORTS, TEES, SANDLS, JEANS, HOODIES ETC...

AT THE WAREHOUSE: CLOTHING AND SHOE BLOWOUT

ALL CLOTHING LEFT FROM THE WINTER SEASON 50 - 60% OFF (HOODIES, JEANS, TEES, SHIRTS ETC..)
ALL SHOES FROM THE WINTER SEASON 50% - 70% OFF
ALL CLOTHING LEFT FROM PREVIOUS WAREHOUSE SALE 50 - 80% (THAT IS ALMOST FREE)
ALL SHOES LEFT FROM PREVIOUS WAREHOUSE SALE $19, $29 & $39 (LOTS TO CHOOSE FROM)

ANYTHING LEFT FROM OUR LAST 2 SALES HAVE BEEN MARKED DOWN EVEN MORE, THIS STUFF HAS TO GO,
WE NEED TO MAKE ROOM. THIS WILL BE SOME OF THE CHEAPEST PRICES WE HAVE EVER HAD 50 -80% OFF!

THERE WILL BE A HUGE SELECTION OF SPRING CLOTHING AND SHOES AND AS ALWAYS A HUGE SELECTION
OF WOMENS CLOTHING.



Published On: 3/3/2008
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I remember when I was in elementary school on Valentines Day, everyone had to buy everyone else a Valentine. Ahhhh those blissful, ignorant days. Now I see the world for what it really is (yes, I know that sounds stupid and totally cliche). The world is just an economy. Living cost money. You buy the essences of life. Food. Water. Shelter, if you want to call that an essential. If you have no money, you are dead. Back to my point. Valentine's Day ... is a corporation holiday. They've brainwashed Society into thinking you need to show someone you love them by buying them presents that they'll throw away in a week or two. But that's not all. Then you have to get married. HAVE TO!!! 'Cause you gotta be the same as everyone else. You have to express your love through money! This isn't "love"; this is greed. "You don't love me. You didn't buy me anything shiny or expensive." What ever happened to the times when words like "I love you" were never spoken on a first date. Hell, not even the second date! Answer me this: when did "love" start referring to cake or shoes or some other piece of materialistic shi*t? When I was young, words had a meaning to them. Now it's, "Oh my God! I love your shoes!" Valentine's is no longer, and probably never was, about love; it's solely based on profits. Hallmark, Hershey, some jewelry company. These are the profiteers of the bogus, f*cked-up holiday known as St. Valentines Day. Making you believe your true love MUST buy you gifts to show how much they truly love you.
 
Maybe it's just because I'm single that I believe this; I know that many other single people do. Or maybe, just maybe, I'm right.
 
I love you. Now buy me shi*t so I can thank you and throw it away.


Published On: 2/13/2008
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Today I woke up on the floor, my shoes where untied but I still had them on. I must have drank too much last night cause I don't remember comming home. I'm not really sure where I was before that either.
I went to jail in Tennessee on xmas, I wasn't wearing shoes...I never found them either. So I had to spend the rest of my trip without shoes. I must share the importance of shoe wearing. I might not have gone to jail if i had them on. My dog ran away today. he was gone for 3 hours. I put at least 10 miles on my shoes looking for him. The snow is melting today, I'm not happy about that. It's 50 degrees and it's January 8th...not normal. I'm going to keep my shoes on today, I'll be busy.


Published On: 1/8/2008
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By: black_voodoo


 im confused

 
 
Find nothing but faith in nothing
Want to put my tender
Heart it in a blender
Watch it spin round to a beautiful oblivion
Rendezvous then I'm through with you
 
survey
 
 
L A S T:
01. Last Cigarette: never.
02. Last kiss: like a month ago
03. Last Cry: don't remember.
04. Last Library Book Checked Out: kite runner?
05. Last Movie Seen In a Theater: alvin and the chipmunks.
06. Last Book: kite runner.
07. Last Cuss Word Uttered: shi*t.
08. Last Beverage Drank: milk.
09. Last Food Consumed: pasta.
10. Last time drunk: new years eve
11. Last TV Show Watched: fresh prince.
12. Last Time Showered: yesterday.
13. Last Shoes Worn: chucks.
14. Last CD played: viva la cobra.
15. Last Soda Drank: today.
16. Last Thing Written: yesterday. names.
17. Last Words Spoken: dumbass.
18. Last Annoyance: gary
19. Last Time Scolded Someone: i don't know.
20. Last Web Site Visited: the fashion spot.
21. Last Movie you watched: uh a walk 2 remember [my fav]
22. Last movie you bought: 300 and some other ones.
23. Last song you listened to: viva la white girl.
24. Last bought CD: don't remember.
25. Last person that called you: Gary
26. Last person you were thinking of: Jon
27. Last friend you made: people in class.

B O D Y:
01. Piercings: ears.
02. Tattoos: none.
03. Height: 5'1".
04. Shoe size: seven or eight.
05. Hair color: black roots and brown hair. need redying.
06. Tan or white: dark.

T R U E * O R * F A L S E :
01. You have a crush on someone: somewhat.
02. You wish you could live somewhere else: true.
03. You thought about suicide: true.
04. You believe in online dating: true
05. You want more Piercings: true.
06. You drink: true.
07. You do drugs: true
08. You smoke: false.
09. You like cleaning: false.
10. You like roller costers: true
11. You write in cursive: false.

F - O - R * O - R * A - G - A - I - N - S - T:
01. Long distance relationships?: if there willing to travel ...for
02. Teenage smoking: whatever.
03. Doing drugs: for
04. Driving drunk: against.
05. Soap operas: against.
06. Someone uses someone for his or her goodies: against.
07. Gay rights: for.
08. Current War: against.

H - A - V - E * Y - O - U :
01. Ever cried over a female/male: yeahs.
02. Ever lied to someone: yes.
03. Ever been in a fistfight: yes.
04. Ever been arrested: no.

W - H - A - T :
01. Shoes do you wear: chucks.
02. What are you scared of: lots of stuff
03. Whats your favorite flower: lillies

N - U - M - B - E - R :
01. Of times you have been deeply in love: 1
02. Of times you have had your heart broken? 5
03. Of hearts you have broken: 1
04. Of drugs taken? 1
05. Of people you consider your enemies? zero.
06. Of scars on your body? more then five.
07. Of things in your past that you regret? 5
 

xoxo-brianne


Published On: 1/7/2008
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I've reached a point in my life where im askin for advice more than i ever have before and frankly more than i ever thought i would..I've never been the type to give up on nething i know i can get and im worried that soon im goin to have to admit that for the first time that it means nething i failed and im not sure what im supposed to do about it or what i can do even..I'm in love with a great girl and i dont know where to even begin how to describe how she makes me feel and it doesnt matter how im feeling at that moment if i even see her name in my contacts on my cell phone i smile and i melt when i hear her voice...i know we are in love and im lookin forward to spending the rest of my life with her by my side..i just moved further away from my parents than ive ever lived i lost my dad when i was 9 yrs old and i just lived with my mom untill like a month ago i had a place that was mine but i moved back in when she had trouble with the bills but i always helped pay the bills and she treated me like i was an equal but yet still her baby boy so i could do anything i wanted and she didnt care the basement was all mine i paid for half of everything...i might have to admit i couldnt make it mentally and move back close to home and thats the last thing i want to do cuz that means i lose the one thing that means the most to me in my life rite now and that is Tara..these next few days will either be the best or worst days of my life......if u read this and you have nething at all you would like to say feel free to speak your opinion i want advice as to what you yourself would do if you were in my shoes....


Published On: 12/15/2007
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You might be a redneck if…

 

*You've ever vacationed in a rest area.

*Your belt buckle is bigger than your head.

*You think paprika is a third-world country.

*You refer to the fifth grade as "my senior year".

*Your checks feature pictures of dogs fighting.

*Your muffler is held on by a coat hanger.

*Going to the bathroom in the middle of the night requires shoes and a flashlight.

*Bikers back down from your mama

*Your bicycle has a gun rack.

*After removing the empty beer cans from your car you find you get fifteen more miles to the gallon.

*Directions to your house include "turn off the paved road"

*You wet the bed and four other people immediately know it.

*You actually know what kind of leaves make the best substitute for toilet paper.

*Your father encourages you to quit school because Larry has an opening at the oil shop.

*The neighbors have ever asked to borrow the light bulb.

*Your wife keeps a can of Vienna sausage in her purse.

*Your wife can climb a tree faster than your cat.

*You hold a frog and it worries about getting warts.

*You have to take the entire day off to get your teeth cleaned.

*You offer to give somebody the shirt off your back and they don't want it.

*You ever listed fuzzy dice on an insurance claim.

*Your trolling motor used to be a fan in a barber shop.

*You list tick removal as a skill on your resume.

*You use an ironing board as a knick-knack shelf.

*You think the Battle of the Bulge is an argument between your wife and your mother.

*You've ever driven around looking for your porch roof after a bad storm.

*Your nicest towels say, "Motel 6".  

*The photo on your driver's license includes your dog.

*You've been too drunk to fish.

*You've had to remove a toothpick for wedding pictures.

*You ever used a weed-eater indoors.

*You have a rag for a gas cap (on a car that does run).

*You go to the family reunion to pick up on women.

*You have to go outside to get something out of the 'fridge.

*Your idea of a 7 course meal is a bucket of KFC and a six-pack.

*Someone asks to see your ID and you show them your belt buckle.

*You have lost at least one tooth opening a beer bottle.

*Jack Daniel's makes your list of "most admired people".

*You won't stop at a rest area if you have an empty beer bottle in the car.

*Your wife has a beer belly and you find it attractive.

*You consider a three piece suit to be: a pair of overalls, a plaid flannel shirt and thermal underwear.

*When you leave your house, you are followed by federal agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the only thing you worry about is if you can lose them or not.

*You have a house that is mobile and 13 cars that aren’t

*Your gene pool doesn't have a "deep end."

*Your huntin' dog cost more than the truck you drive him around in.

*You think that safe sex is a padded headboard on the water-bed.

*It's Easier to spray weed killer on your lawn than mow it.

*You think that John Deere Green, Ford Blue, and Primer Gray are the three primary colors.

*Your idea of talking during sex is "Ain't no cars coming, baby!"

*Taking your wife on a cruise means circling the Dairy Queen.

*You think the last words to The Star Spangled Banner are "Gentlemen, start your engines."

*You think God looks a lot like Hank Williams, Jr., and heaven looks a lot like Daytona Beach, Florida.

*You believe dual air bags refer to your wife and mother-in-law.

*Your father executes the "pull my finger" trick during Christmas dinner.

*You were acquitted for murdering your first wife after she threw out your Elvis 45's.

*You've got more than one brother named 'Darryl'.

*The people on Jerry Springer's show remind you of your neighbors.

*You've been married three times and still have the same in-laws.

*You lit a match in the bathroom and your house exploded right off it's wheels.

*You carried a fishing pole into Sea World.

*Your sister is the third generation of women in your family to conceive a baby as a result of an alien abduction.

*You think subdivision is part of a math problem.

*You think there's nothing wrong with incest as long as you keep it in the family.

*You can get dog hair from out of your belly button.

*You can't get married to your sweetheart ‘cause there is a law against it.

*The beer can collection in the town museum is the big tourist attraction.

*You can change the oil in your truck without ducking your head.

*You think "loading the dishwasher" means getting your wife drunk.

*You take a load to the dump and bring back more than you took.

*You believe that beef jerky and beer are two of the major food groups.

*You let your thirteen-year-old daughter smoke at the dinner table in front of her kids.

*You keep empty beer cans in your fridge for your friends that don't drink.

*You think a woman who is "out of your league" bowls on a different night.

*You think taking a bubble bath starts with eating alot of beans for dinner.



Published On: 11/14/2007
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2 DAYS ONLY - SATURDAY NOV.17 10-6 PM SUNDAY NOV.18 11-6 PM

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TECHNINE BINDINGS REG. PRICE $180 SALE PRICE $119

THERE WILL ALSO BE A SALE ON ALL 2008 SNOWBOARD EQUIPMENT AT OUR STORE LOCATION.
AND MT SEYMOUR WILL BE ON SITE TO PROCESS 2008 SEASON PASSES. THAT MEANS YOU WON'T
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Published On: 11/13/2007
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I’ve already lost what I thought I found.
Even in the dark my tears are seen falling.
I was so close, I was nearly whole again.
My heart, back to the way it was, broken.
Meant to be alone, meant to die just the same.
I’m living life one broken heart at a time.
Then again I should be used to it by now.
It’s not the first time it’s happened you know.
Every girl I’ve ever met has been like this.
They say they like you, they say you’re cute.
But what they really mean is give me your heart.
So I can step all over it with my foot.
Take the already broken parts and break them some more.
It’s black and blue from the pain I’ve gone through.
Hands are cold again, having nothing to hold.
Heart’s cold again, having nothing to feel.
Eyes are cold again, having nothing to dream.
My whole body’s cold again, having nothing to live for.
No one listens to the boy with a broken heart.
No one cares about the boy whose feelings are in ruins.
If you tried walking a day in my shoes,
You think you would survive?
If you tried living a day in my life,
You think you would make it?



Published On: 10/12/2007
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well... here goes. It was just a couple of really crappy days that started out terrible and gradually moved from bad to worse. On Saturday July 14th we left the port of Valdez AK to travel to Esther Island to fill our fishhold with 55,000 pounds of Chum Salmon and take the entire load down to Seward AK to off-load them. Traveling to Esther Island we stopped in the middle of a bunch of Ice-bergs to fill up our fish hold with cold water so we wouldn't have to chill it so much on the trip (salmon need to be kept at 32 degrees for preservation) though our plan didn't work and the tempertature of the water there was the same as everywhere else. I did manage to grab a piece and had a Orange Sunkist chilled with 10,000 year old ice, neat huh? we then traveled to Esther Island and arrived at our destination at about 1 a.m. (because I took a short-cut while I was on wheel watch, saved us maybe half an hour to an hour) where we immediately began the frantic challenge of trying to fill our fish hold. After making a number of sets that were probably over 100,000 each and mananging to lose all but a few thousand pounds the day was starting off to a very bad start, we fished for 12 hours straight and couldn't manage to fill our 55,000 tank, at about 1 pm we took a few hour break to get some sleep and eat a little and then made one more set. My captain was pissed because we weren't trying very hard (i thought i was trying really hard but apparently it didn't show) and so we gave up and headed to Seward with the approximate 45-50,000 that we had managed to catch. Since my captain was upset with me he didn't bother to wake me up to take wheel watch on the drive down there (so he'd been up and working and driving for 24-30 hours about). When I woke up at 1 am on monday morning i grabbed a snack and went up into the wheel-house to ask if he wanted me to take over. He was already asleep and the boat was traveling on auto-pilot, fortunately (i guess) we hadn't hit anything since he'd fallen asleep (which probably hadn't been very long (5-10 minutes at most)) so i just sat in the chair and took over driving responsibilities. He awoke a short time later and told me that if I was gonna be up anyway that he'd go to bed so I told him "ok". After about an hour or a little more of driving and petting his dog Milo (who was enjoying my lap very much) I looked out the port window (left side) and noticed a black cloud just visible above the window, throwing Milo off my lap i opened the wheel-house door and looked at the smokestack where black smoke was billowing out of it. I ran back to the control and slowed the boat down into neutral. That action (and my voice) woke my captain and I told him what I saw, without waiting for instruction I climbed down to the main cabin and threw open the engine room hatch and black smoke poured out of it consuming my entire visual field. I climbed back up to the wheel house and reported to my captain (Randy) that the entire engine room was filled with black smoke. He told me to get Milo as he climbed down to the main cabin to try to investigate. He also asked me where the other crewmembers were and I replied that I assumed they're still in bed. He woke them up and climbed back into the wheel house. I asked if I should turn the engine off but he said "No! Get the survival suits and get in the skiff." (the skiff is this smaller boat we use for fishing) The suits were right there in the wheel house in a cupboard so I immediately threw open the cupboard door and started throwing the survival suits out the wheel house door. My crewmate Nathan assumed I was still in bed and hadn't woken up yet so he ran back inside to find me, my other crewmate (also named Daniel) yelled to him that I was up stairs and ok. I jumped from the wheel house level to the deck after getting all the survival suits out to start taking them to the skiff. Very much fortunately I had tied a safety line to the skiff while we were traveling (the main tow line had come undone and we for sure would've lost it without that safety line attached) Randy attempted to make a "Mayday" call on the VHF radio to the coast guard but had a very difficult time of it because he couldn't breath from all the black smoke, even though he was hanging out the window of the wheel house. We all then ran to the skiff which i had to pull in because it was drifting a few feet behind us. Randy then asked me where my hand-held VHF radio was that I'd been using earlier that day to communicate with Randy while we were fishing, I replied that it was still inside the boat hanging on the coat hanger, he told me it'd be a very good thing to have. There's a Panel right next to the door where the exhaust pipe runs up and out of the engine room, that had already begun to have flames coming out of the bottom of it. I ran in anyway and slipped on the engine room hatch that I had left open and because I had wet socks now. I fell into the engine room and panic kinda took over. I immediately grabbed a hold of whatever I could and climbed out of the engine room as fast as I could for fear of getting burnt (the smoke was so thick I have no idea where the fire was) I grabbed the handheld VHF radio and ran back outside and tripped on the seine (our net) on the way to the skiff but I assume the scratches on my knee are from when I fell into the engine room. My crewmate Daniel had noticed we didn't have any signal flares so he ran back into the wheel house (which was completely filled with black smoke) and grabbed them and came back to the skiff. we then untied from the Miss Carroll and drove about 50-100 feet away. Randy (using the hand-held VHF) began talking to the Coast Guard again (who had heard his attempted Mayday before) and began trying to give them coordinates for where we were. Since I was on wheel watch I tried to help but I hadn't really taken note of where we were from any specific land marks. Randy told us we should all be aware of pnemonia and to put on our survival suits, I was already getting cold from my wet socks anyway so we all did. we drifted around the burning vessel, watching it burn, along with everything all of us owned. Our dreams for a good fishing season vanishing along with everything else tangible. Though we were all very lucky to be alive. The Barwell is a larger vessel that we use as a tender for our regular salmon fishing, I'm guessing it was probably about 10 miles behind us and headed our way, with the help of the coast guard and the fact that he could see the large flame from the boat he headed straight for us and picked us up after only maybe an hour or so. We were all in and out of sleep (we were dead tired from the previous day despite the excitement) though none of us slept well. it took maybe 3-4 hours for the ride into Seward. The Barwell fed us breakfast (though Randy said there was no way he could eat). Randy's sister Shila had been contacted and met us in Seward, where she drove us to a shop and bought us shoes and jackets so we wouldn't have to wear our survival suits anymore. Now I'm in Homer AK waiting. waiting for a check, waiting for things to move on, we had to take drug tests for the coast guard, and have a phone meeting with the insurance people. We also had to make a list of everything we lost and estimate its monetary value. Which none of us enjoyed at all... thinking about everything we'd lost in detail. I imagine I'll head up to Valdez again and try to get on another fishing boat and finish out the season, there's still money to be made and I'm missing out on it, and I need it now more than ever. This is my story. The End.



Published On: 10/6/2007
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BITCHIN SAMPLE SALE coming up!!!! Ride Snowboards/Planet Earth Outerwear/Streetwear, Cappel Outerwear, Adio Shoes. If you need anything for snowboarding, BOOTS, BOARDS, BINDINGS, OUTERWEAR or anything for pimping, DENIM, SHOES(3 for $100), T's, HOODIES, TOQUES, HATS, BELTS. Friday September 28th and Saturday September 29th from noon till 8pm @ 2257 West Broadway, Vancity! CASH ONLY. contact 604-874-7763 for any info.

Published On: 9/26/2007
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sale starts friday sept 28th from 12pm - 9pm saturday from 10am - 6pm and sunday from 11am - 6pm

located at unit 108 15290 103rd ave surrey bc


- everything in the warehouse is up to 70% off
- hundreds of pairs of shoes to choose from
- lot's of clothing
- lot's of snowboard jackets and pants all 50% - 70% off
- hundreds of snowboards all 40% - 70% off

This sale is one weekend only. Do not miss this opportunity to get new snowboard equipment at a great price. Come early for best selection.

Published On: 9/24/2007
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South Jordan Skate Contest Results (JUNE 30th 2007)

Thanks for all the contestants and spectators for showing up and supporting technique in the annual South Jordan County Fest Contest.

Beginner

 

Top 20
1. McCabe Jensen
2. Mitchell Schultz
3. Colton Nelson
4. Cameron Anderson
5. Maxwell Schultz
6. Conner Sprouse
7. Micheal Mortensen<----wooo! lol
8. Topher Moreno
9. Jace Call
10. Josh Lowery
11. Kyle Kenner
12. Marcus Ria
13. Jacob Almodova
14. Jesse Kinder
15. Mathew Skinner
16. Dallas Morgan
17. Johnny Knucsen
18. Lucas Brown
19. Ryan Snoddy
20. Michael Marchand

Intermediate

Top 12
1. Justin West
2. Scott Kenner
3. Eric Nguyen
4. Christian Mcrtchan
5. Spike Moreno
6. Nico Deguzman
7. Garret Martinez
8. Isiah Salazar
9. Cassey Ross
10. Cody Cornia
11. Jacksen Larson
12. Sean Winkowski

Expert
Top 10
1. Caleb Orton
2. Danny Sook
3. Kevin Fedderson
4. Jason Gianchetta "Cheese"
5. Matt Fisher
6. Brad Dunn
7.Austin Namba
8. Brandon Hobush
9. Beau Davis
10. Trent Ashton

Best trick was cancelled do to Chase taking a beating! Chase when you read this Nike SB has some free shoes for you so e-mail or call the shop and we will get you a free shoe voucher. Also we want to know if you're ok!?!



Published On: 9/4/2007
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Bring your biggest smile and dancing shoes to the War Room on Capital Hill, Seattle.
 
DJ's: Donnie D / Sean Cee / Tre // will be spinning records and shaking booties.
 
Support: Sno Con, Spacecraft, Skull Candy, Gravis and your love life
 
See you there through Bunny eyes...


Published On: 6/5/2007
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Today, we went to Mc Cormick's Creek park for our celebration convocation---an event where all students attend, unless they get into trouble...
 
It was fun going there...laughing, and joking around with our friends...and some barely-friends...(lol)...but it wasn't that great too cuz the busses were split up alphabetically, so most of my friends were split apart *pout* but I think most of them had someone to talk to...hopefully...
 
So when we got there, we got off the bus and started going off in our own groups...(it would've sucked if you had no one to go with...) My group huddled in a little circle and got yearbook signing done...just to get it over with. It took a little while, but we got it done. So we were going to go horse-back riding, but we didn't have enough time until it was already lunch so we followed the creek...it was fun leaping on the craggly, loose rocks...(while hoping that you don't slip and break a bone...) we went quite a distance, and turned back when it seemed pointless to go on...after all, creeks don't really END...
 
We got back pretty much on time and ate lunch...Which were little pizzas in tins, and soda...it was pretty good...we ate our lunch as quickly as we could...after eating, though, we had to use the restroom...and the only ones there were the shack-things...*shudder* Normally, I wouldn't even gotten close to those things, but since I really needed to go (LOL), I went in...It actually wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be---well, it didn't smell bad, at least...
 
So we began our VERY long walk to the stables...it really was far...we might've had to go around 2 miles...*sigh* After waiting for the two slowpokes (hahaha...don't kill me XP) to catch up, and dragging our legs forward, we arrived at the stables...Only to find out that the riding party had gone 20 minutes ago, and would not return until the end of the hour; it was only 12:20...
 
RAWR! I was soooooooo mad! We went all that way, and were so frickin' excited to go  *sigh* So we had to be content with watching the horses that remained behind. They were behind a fence, but some of them moved up really close so we could pet them...I took lotsa pics and a short video...Hehe, Vic even hugged the horse's head...They were so adorable XD
 
But we had to go or else we would miss going to the waterfall, and possibly the busses...so we headed back, and went down to the waterfall on the way...And because the pool was closed (), the students were swimming there...gosh, I should've gone...but oh well...plus, it was really crowded...and I don't quite trust the water...so instead, I went on the rocks downstream and hopped around...it was fu ^.^ the water was pretty cold so it was fun to soak your arms in there...
 
After that, we headed back, just 5 minutes before the busses came...and we ended up coming back to school at 2:00---and since we weren't allowed to go back inside, we had to stay in the heat for 30 minutes...grr (well, i later found a nice, cool corner near the building, so it was all good)...
 
On the way home, I never even bothered to think about how much I would miss Tri-North; possibly because there isn't much to miss anyway  But its probably because chocolate from B had melted in my bag and was getting everywhere (on my shoes, pens, yearbook, etc etc)...yeah, that makes more sense...
 
Well, I gotta go now...gotta get ready for, uh, stuff...kk, cya =)


Published On: 5/30/2007
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SOME TIME AGO ! (in around march to be exact) DandG  went to 2 ART SHOWS IN ONE NIGHT!!!  (well actually G couldn't make it so D brought the beautifull Jacqueline suzanne Cerminara in his place.) i know what your thinking... how could they. well with a rip in the time space continum and a pontiac vibe i sapose anything is possible.
i didn't take too many pics of the actual art at the first place...but thats ok, cause every knows art shows are just about putting on your favorite pair of shoes and getting drunk with your friends.

the first show was a nice little photo show by SETH FLUKER called STRANGE DAYS INDEED at the famed ANTI SOCIAL GALLERY (yes the one owned by pro sketer RICK McCrANK).  if you haven't been to the Gallery space located in the rear of the ANTI SOCIAL SKATE SHOP, then you should go kill yourself.  The place is bonkers and bananas and peaches and cream....its sweet ok and you never know what kind of magic and delight it will have to offer you.

ANTISOCIAL GALLERY
2425 main st.
vancouver B.C.
604-708-5678























the second show was an instalation peice by Wes Cameron and Matthew (stiffy) Robertson which was titled KNEELING REPRISE.  Wes and Stiffy said good-bye to the space they curate known as Lobby Gallery located at the Dominion hotel in the (you guessed it) the lobby of the Hotel.
Kneeling reprise was an intervention that involved a sculptural reworking of the original gallery wall construction into a functional object (that big white bench looking thing) that related an anthropomorhpic* gesture.
i'd have to say it was quite nice and afterwards at the lamplighter (its next door) Victoria, Victoria, Joe abernethy and Zuzia provided a fitting soundtrack for the evenings end.

*relating to anthropomorphism the attribution or ascription of human charachteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature etc.

www.lobbyproject.com
210 Abbot street. @ water
Vancouver B.C
thanks for reading (your a diamond in an A.D.D rough) and enjoy the sore eyes.
cyber hugs and internet kisses- DandG
















Published On: 5/19/2007
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