School of Death

Why hasn't this dude been blogging lately?  I can tell you that one of the reasons is definitely not because I have been snowboarding all the time. That would be one thing I would love to be able to tell you.  I would love to say that I have been hiking, building sick jumps, hiking some more, maybe even shooting some photograpy of some rad people hitting said sick jumps.  In reality the answer to the question at hand is that I have been cruizing the halls of higher education. 

Here are a few things that I have learned while I haven't been blogging:
1) The Mt. Baker Banked Slalom should be named the State Police, Sheriff, Park Police Slalom.

2) The LBS (short for #1) is a rad time to meet up with people that you haven't seen in a while, but only if you are racing or hiking.  Don't roll if you are looking for a nice time without way too many people for the 8 chairs!

3) Unless you have endless cashflow steer clear of anything that is in the path of the Olympic Torches.  Bellingham is about to get f'n nuts. 

4) I have too many ideas to be in school right now.

5) Always have a metal water bottle.  (Just for water)

6) Companies comprised need at least one person with an educated background in Business.

7) I need to be OUTSIDE more!

Powder Pooped!

After riding the past three days at Mt. Baker my ass is beat. I am completely exhausted. I went to school today and had one hell of a time trying to keep my head up and be positive. I really do not like complaining and it is one of my worst character traits, so I had to try REALLY hard not to bitch and moan about how completely drained I am. I think that I over did it to the point of actually being angry at myself. Lets go back and evaluate the events of the weekend to see where I may have screwed myself over.

Friday Night:

• hung out at the house and drank beers.

Saturday Morning:

• woke up at 530 to go to the mountain.

• 700 got pulled over for "speeding" (the cop was a dick and I'm gonna fight it, but that's another story)

• rode pow in-bounds and got freshies until Noon!
• drank a couple beers.
• Hiked the Arm
• Drank a couple beers.
• Had a sandwich.
• Rode some more.

Saturday night:

• Got a flick and stayed in.

Sunday:

• No overnight snow so woke up later
• Rode the mountain
• Drank beers
• Ate a sandwich
• Stopped by the Mount Baker Snowboard Shop. (Thanks for hooking Terence up!)

Sunday night:

• Partied with Ian Harper for his big 25 b-day.
  
• Drank a bunch of good beers.
• Ate a bad-ass pasta salad. (Thanks, Colleen!)

Monday:

• Drove up to support my peeps in the Legendary Mount Baker Banked Slalom Locals Qualifier. (Why the longwindedness?)
• Drank some beers.
• Hiked Hemishperes
• Drank a little water.
• Drank a beer.
• Ate a bunch of baby carrots.

I guess there are two major factors at play here. First and foremost, not enough water. Second, I need to eat. Third, I left out all of the nonsensical cigarettes that I smoke, to which there would be too many pauses for a smoke break whilst, trying to read between all of the smoke breaks.

I hope you enjoyed my photos and have learned a very valuable lesson. Get outside and play as much as you can, just remember to eat plenty of food, and drink lots of water! (Good beer, too!)