Brooke Geery

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How To Write Good, no wait, Well.

[caption id="attachment_529" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="completely unrelated, but still adorable photo"][/caption] So I am a writer. I know it's hard to believe because I just started a sentence with so, and I do it often, but shit, this is my blog and I follow no rules. I also am a big fan of NOT TRYING TO HARD. Nothing annoys me more than shitty writers who try to write well and come off sounding like total tools. One of my other trades however, is editing. Editing is fun because you get to sift through bullshit of people who are trying to hard all the time. But once, a long time ago, I…
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Sunshine State of Mind

There are certain things I only really do when I am in Florida. Eat at Chipotle. Drink about 3 super sweet Dunkin Donuts Iced coffees a day. Listen to the terrible hip hop station. Get sunburned. Etc. But I think it's these things that keep me coming back (well that, and it's my job.) My Florida traditions have almost become guilty pleasures, some sort of alternate universe from my every day life. And as I become less interested in traveling (never thought it would happen, either) I think the fact that I have these routines makes it much less painful to be on the road. New for this trip, my…
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Extra Funny Day

I have some days where I just can't put together a punchline. Today is not one of those days. I am doing a really amazing job at making fun of stuff and stealing funny jokes from others for my own benefit. Here's a quick run down. I received a Grenade Games press release this morning. Now I am not just going to post an ad for Monster and Grenade without some subtle shit talk. I killed it. A little bird forwarded me what may or may not be an inter office joke at Burton. It was funny, so I ran with it. I mean, my sense of humor doesn't lie,…
Read More

I am Awesome at Skateboarding!

Everyone wants to be a skateboarder (except of course rockstars and Gods.) Luckily for me, I am totally awesome at skateboarding. That is of course, unless you put me in a video with people who are actually good. I guess since Jared's video is arsty, I will forgive him for making my stunts look less cool by juxtaposing them against Ben and Scott. Dude Ranch Mini Ramp: Portland from Souney Media on Vimeo.
Read More

Diversify!

My latest business venture is building websites. I use the term "business" loosely though, as for the most part I've been building them for friends and family to gain experience. I'll tell you a secret, Wordpress is really easy to use. The hardest part of making it look good is figuring out where in the back end the stuff you want to change is located. But I'm definitely getting better, and faster, at it, and I'd almost say I enjoy it. While YoBeat is a wordpress site, Jared gets the credit for that one. However, when Sarah Morrison decided she wanted her own blog on YoBeat, I created Act Like…
Read More

April in Portland

My friend Jen just wrote a blog about April in Colorado, and how it can snow at any time. It's times like these when I am glad to live in Portland. Sure, it might rain a little bit, but this past weekend's weather can only be described as epic. It also happened to coincide with my birthday, and the completion of a new backyard mini. Since you'll probably ask, the ramp is at Steve's house and is the culmination of his dream since the age of 8. If you are nice I will take you there. So in short, we ate, we drank, we skated and I made a web…
Read More

East Coast Super Post

I am officially home from a week on the East Coast, and I have returned on east coast time with whooping cough, but I am not mad. It was one of those trips where I actually appreciated the east coast, in spite of the cold and having to scrape my car, etc. Mostly it was due to three incredible snowboard events (one of which was not the US Open.) Most people seemed confused that I turned up at the World Quarters after not being at the Open the day before, but it seemed perfectly logical to me. First of all, watching the US Open on go211, complete with chatroom was…
Read More

How To Write Good, no wait, Well.

[caption id="attachment_529" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="completely unrelated, but still adorable photo"][/caption] So I am a writer. I know it's hard to believe because I just started a sentence with so, and I do it often, but shit, this is my blog and I follow no rules. I also am a big fan of NOT TRYING TO HARD. Nothing annoys me more than shitty writers who try to write well and come off sounding like total tools. One of my other trades however, is editing. Editing is fun because you get to sift through bullshit of people who are trying to hard all the time. But once, a long time ago, I…
Read More

Sunshine State of Mind

There are certain things I only really do when I am in Florida. Eat at Chipotle. Drink about 3 super sweet Dunkin Donuts Iced coffees a day. Listen to the terrible hip hop station. Get sunburned. Etc. But I think it's these things that keep me coming back (well that, and it's my job.) My Florida traditions have almost become guilty pleasures, some sort of alternate universe from my every day life. And as I become less interested in traveling (never thought it would happen, either) I think the fact that I have these routines makes it much less painful to be on the road. New for this trip, my…
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Extra Funny Day

I have some days where I just can't put together a punchline. Today is not one of those days. I am doing a really amazing job at making fun of stuff and stealing funny jokes from others for my own benefit. Here's a quick run down. I received a Grenade Games press release this morning. Now I am not just going to post an ad for Monster and Grenade without some subtle shit talk. I killed it. A little bird forwarded me what may or may not be an inter office joke at Burton. It was funny, so I ran with it. I mean, my sense of humor doesn't lie,…
Read More

I am Awesome at Skateboarding!

Everyone wants to be a skateboarder (except of course rockstars and Gods.) Luckily for me, I am totally awesome at skateboarding. That is of course, unless you put me in a video with people who are actually good. I guess since Jared's video is arsty, I will forgive him for making my stunts look less cool by juxtaposing them against Ben and Scott. Dude Ranch Mini Ramp: Portland from Souney Media on Vimeo.
Read More

Diversify!

My latest business venture is building websites. I use the term "business" loosely though, as for the most part I've been building them for friends and family to gain experience. I'll tell you a secret, Wordpress is really easy to use. The hardest part of making it look good is figuring out where in the back end the stuff you want to change is located. But I'm definitely getting better, and faster, at it, and I'd almost say I enjoy it. While YoBeat is a wordpress site, Jared gets the credit for that one. However, when Sarah Morrison decided she wanted her own blog on YoBeat, I created Act Like…
Read More

April in Portland

My friend Jen just wrote a blog about April in Colorado, and how it can snow at any time. It's times like these when I am glad to live in Portland. Sure, it might rain a little bit, but this past weekend's weather can only be described as epic. It also happened to coincide with my birthday, and the completion of a new backyard mini. Since you'll probably ask, the ramp is at Steve's house and is the culmination of his dream since the age of 8. If you are nice I will take you there. So in short, we ate, we drank, we skated and I made a web…
Read More

East Coast Super Post

I am officially home from a week on the East Coast, and I have returned on east coast time with whooping cough, but I am not mad. It was one of those trips where I actually appreciated the east coast, in spite of the cold and having to scrape my car, etc. Mostly it was due to three incredible snowboard events (one of which was not the US Open.) Most people seemed confused that I turned up at the World Quarters after not being at the Open the day before, but it seemed perfectly logical to me. First of all, watching the US Open on go211, complete with chatroom was…
Read More

How To Write Good, no wait, Well.

[caption id="attachment_529" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="completely unrelated, but still adorable photo"][/caption] So I am a writer. I know it's hard to believe because I just started a sentence with so, and I do it often, but shit, this is my blog and I follow no rules. I also am a big fan of NOT TRYING TO HARD. Nothing annoys me more than shitty writers who try to write well and come off sounding like total tools. One of my other trades however, is editing. Editing is fun because you get to sift through bullshit of people who are trying to hard all the time. But once, a long time ago, I…
Read More

Sunshine State of Mind

There are certain things I only really do when I am in Florida. Eat at Chipotle. Drink about 3 super sweet Dunkin Donuts Iced coffees a day. Listen to the terrible hip hop station. Get sunburned. Etc. But I think it's these things that keep me coming back (well that, and it's my job.) My Florida traditions have almost become guilty pleasures, some sort of alternate universe from my every day life. And as I become less interested in traveling (never thought it would happen, either) I think the fact that I have these routines makes it much less painful to be on the road. New for this trip, my…
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Extra Funny Day

I have some days where I just can't put together a punchline. Today is not one of those days. I am doing a really amazing job at making fun of stuff and stealing funny jokes from others for my own benefit. Here's a quick run down. I received a Grenade Games press release this morning. Now I am not just going to post an ad for Monster and Grenade without some subtle shit talk. I killed it. A little bird forwarded me what may or may not be an inter office joke at Burton. It was funny, so I ran with it. I mean, my sense of humor doesn't lie,…
Read More

I am Awesome at Skateboarding!

Everyone wants to be a skateboarder (except of course rockstars and Gods.) Luckily for me, I am totally awesome at skateboarding. That is of course, unless you put me in a video with people who are actually good. I guess since Jared's video is arsty, I will forgive him for making my stunts look less cool by juxtaposing them against Ben and Scott. Dude Ranch Mini Ramp: Portland from Souney Media on Vimeo.
Read More

Diversify!

My latest business venture is building websites. I use the term "business" loosely though, as for the most part I've been building them for friends and family to gain experience. I'll tell you a secret, Wordpress is really easy to use. The hardest part of making it look good is figuring out where in the back end the stuff you want to change is located. But I'm definitely getting better, and faster, at it, and I'd almost say I enjoy it. While YoBeat is a wordpress site, Jared gets the credit for that one. However, when Sarah Morrison decided she wanted her own blog on YoBeat, I created Act Like…
Read More

April in Portland

My friend Jen just wrote a blog about April in Colorado, and how it can snow at any time. It's times like these when I am glad to live in Portland. Sure, it might rain a little bit, but this past weekend's weather can only be described as epic. It also happened to coincide with my birthday, and the completion of a new backyard mini. Since you'll probably ask, the ramp is at Steve's house and is the culmination of his dream since the age of 8. If you are nice I will take you there. So in short, we ate, we drank, we skated and I made a web…
Read More

East Coast Super Post

I am officially home from a week on the East Coast, and I have returned on east coast time with whooping cough, but I am not mad. It was one of those trips where I actually appreciated the east coast, in spite of the cold and having to scrape my car, etc. Mostly it was due to three incredible snowboard events (one of which was not the US Open.) Most people seemed confused that I turned up at the World Quarters after not being at the Open the day before, but it seemed perfectly logical to me. First of all, watching the US Open on go211, complete with chatroom was…
Read More

How To Write Good, no wait, Well.

[caption id="attachment_529" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="completely unrelated, but still adorable photo"][/caption] So I am a writer. I know it's hard to believe because I just started a sentence with so, and I do it often, but shit, this is my blog and I follow no rules. I also am a big fan of NOT TRYING TO HARD. Nothing annoys me more than shitty writers who try to write well and come off sounding like total tools. One of my other trades however, is editing. Editing is fun because you get to sift through bullshit of people who are trying to hard all the time. But once, a long time ago, I…
Read More

Sunshine State of Mind

There are certain things I only really do when I am in Florida. Eat at Chipotle. Drink about 3 super sweet Dunkin Donuts Iced coffees a day. Listen to the terrible hip hop station. Get sunburned. Etc. But I think it's these things that keep me coming back (well that, and it's my job.) My Florida traditions have almost become guilty pleasures, some sort of alternate universe from my every day life. And as I become less interested in traveling (never thought it would happen, either) I think the fact that I have these routines makes it much less painful to be on the road. New for this trip, my…
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Extra Funny Day

I have some days where I just can't put together a punchline. Today is not one of those days. I am doing a really amazing job at making fun of stuff and stealing funny jokes from others for my own benefit. Here's a quick run down. I received a Grenade Games press release this morning. Now I am not just going to post an ad for Monster and Grenade without some subtle shit talk. I killed it. A little bird forwarded me what may or may not be an inter office joke at Burton. It was funny, so I ran with it. I mean, my sense of humor doesn't lie,…
Read More

I am Awesome at Skateboarding!

Everyone wants to be a skateboarder (except of course rockstars and Gods.) Luckily for me, I am totally awesome at skateboarding. That is of course, unless you put me in a video with people who are actually good. I guess since Jared's video is arsty, I will forgive him for making my stunts look less cool by juxtaposing them against Ben and Scott. Dude Ranch Mini Ramp: Portland from Souney Media on Vimeo.
Read More

Diversify!

My latest business venture is building websites. I use the term "business" loosely though, as for the most part I've been building them for friends and family to gain experience. I'll tell you a secret, Wordpress is really easy to use. The hardest part of making it look good is figuring out where in the back end the stuff you want to change is located. But I'm definitely getting better, and faster, at it, and I'd almost say I enjoy it. While YoBeat is a wordpress site, Jared gets the credit for that one. However, when Sarah Morrison decided she wanted her own blog on YoBeat, I created Act Like…
Read More

April in Portland

My friend Jen just wrote a blog about April in Colorado, and how it can snow at any time. It's times like these when I am glad to live in Portland. Sure, it might rain a little bit, but this past weekend's weather can only be described as epic. It also happened to coincide with my birthday, and the completion of a new backyard mini. Since you'll probably ask, the ramp is at Steve's house and is the culmination of his dream since the age of 8. If you are nice I will take you there. So in short, we ate, we drank, we skated and I made a web…
Read More

East Coast Super Post

I am officially home from a week on the East Coast, and I have returned on east coast time with whooping cough, but I am not mad. It was one of those trips where I actually appreciated the east coast, in spite of the cold and having to scrape my car, etc. Mostly it was due to three incredible snowboard events (one of which was not the US Open.) Most people seemed confused that I turned up at the World Quarters after not being at the Open the day before, but it seemed perfectly logical to me. First of all, watching the US Open on go211, complete with chatroom was…
Read More

How To Write Good, no wait, Well.

[caption id="attachment_529" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="completely unrelated, but still adorable photo"][/caption] So I am a writer. I know it's hard to believe because I just started a sentence with so, and I do it often, but shit, this is my blog and I follow no rules. I also am a big fan of NOT TRYING TO HARD. Nothing annoys me more than shitty writers who try to write well and come off sounding like total tools. One of my other trades however, is editing. Editing is fun because you get to sift through bullshit of people who are trying to hard all the time. But once, a long time ago, I…
Read More

Sunshine State of Mind

There are certain things I only really do when I am in Florida. Eat at Chipotle. Drink about 3 super sweet Dunkin Donuts Iced coffees a day. Listen to the terrible hip hop station. Get sunburned. Etc. But I think it's these things that keep me coming back (well that, and it's my job.) My Florida traditions have almost become guilty pleasures, some sort of alternate universe from my every day life. And as I become less interested in traveling (never thought it would happen, either) I think the fact that I have these routines makes it much less painful to be on the road. New for this trip, my…
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Extra Funny Day

I have some days where I just can't put together a punchline. Today is not one of those days. I am doing a really amazing job at making fun of stuff and stealing funny jokes from others for my own benefit. Here's a quick run down. I received a Grenade Games press release this morning. Now I am not just going to post an ad for Monster and Grenade without some subtle shit talk. I killed it. A little bird forwarded me what may or may not be an inter office joke at Burton. It was funny, so I ran with it. I mean, my sense of humor doesn't lie,…
Read More

I am Awesome at Skateboarding!

Everyone wants to be a skateboarder (except of course rockstars and Gods.) Luckily for me, I am totally awesome at skateboarding. That is of course, unless you put me in a video with people who are actually good. I guess since Jared's video is arsty, I will forgive him for making my stunts look less cool by juxtaposing them against Ben and Scott. Dude Ranch Mini Ramp: Portland from Souney Media on Vimeo.
Read More

Diversify!

My latest business venture is building websites. I use the term "business" loosely though, as for the most part I've been building them for friends and family to gain experience. I'll tell you a secret, Wordpress is really easy to use. The hardest part of making it look good is figuring out where in the back end the stuff you want to change is located. But I'm definitely getting better, and faster, at it, and I'd almost say I enjoy it. While YoBeat is a wordpress site, Jared gets the credit for that one. However, when Sarah Morrison decided she wanted her own blog on YoBeat, I created Act Like…
Read More

April in Portland

My friend Jen just wrote a blog about April in Colorado, and how it can snow at any time. It's times like these when I am glad to live in Portland. Sure, it might rain a little bit, but this past weekend's weather can only be described as epic. It also happened to coincide with my birthday, and the completion of a new backyard mini. Since you'll probably ask, the ramp is at Steve's house and is the culmination of his dream since the age of 8. If you are nice I will take you there. So in short, we ate, we drank, we skated and I made a web…
Read More

East Coast Super Post

I am officially home from a week on the East Coast, and I have returned on east coast time with whooping cough, but I am not mad. It was one of those trips where I actually appreciated the east coast, in spite of the cold and having to scrape my car, etc. Mostly it was due to three incredible snowboard events (one of which was not the US Open.) Most people seemed confused that I turned up at the World Quarters after not being at the Open the day before, but it seemed perfectly logical to me. First of all, watching the US Open on go211, complete with chatroom was…
Read More

How To Write Good, no wait, Well.

[caption id="attachment_529" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="completely unrelated, but still adorable photo"][/caption] So I am a writer. I know it's hard to believe because I just started a sentence with so, and I do it often, but shit, this is my blog and I follow no rules. I also am a big fan of NOT TRYING TO HARD. Nothing annoys me more than shitty writers who try to write well and come off sounding like total tools. One of my other trades however, is editing. Editing is fun because you get to sift through bullshit of people who are trying to hard all the time. But once, a long time ago, I…
Read More

Sunshine State of Mind

There are certain things I only really do when I am in Florida. Eat at Chipotle. Drink about 3 super sweet Dunkin Donuts Iced coffees a day. Listen to the terrible hip hop station. Get sunburned. Etc. But I think it's these things that keep me coming back (well that, and it's my job.) My Florida traditions have almost become guilty pleasures, some sort of alternate universe from my every day life. And as I become less interested in traveling (never thought it would happen, either) I think the fact that I have these routines makes it much less painful to be on the road. New for this trip, my…
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Extra Funny Day

I have some days where I just can't put together a punchline. Today is not one of those days. I am doing a really amazing job at making fun of stuff and stealing funny jokes from others for my own benefit. Here's a quick run down. I received a Grenade Games press release this morning. Now I am not just going to post an ad for Monster and Grenade without some subtle shit talk. I killed it. A little bird forwarded me what may or may not be an inter office joke at Burton. It was funny, so I ran with it. I mean, my sense of humor doesn't lie,…
Read More

I am Awesome at Skateboarding!

Everyone wants to be a skateboarder (except of course rockstars and Gods.) Luckily for me, I am totally awesome at skateboarding. That is of course, unless you put me in a video with people who are actually good. I guess since Jared's video is arsty, I will forgive him for making my stunts look less cool by juxtaposing them against Ben and Scott. Dude Ranch Mini Ramp: Portland from Souney Media on Vimeo.
Read More

Diversify!

My latest business venture is building websites. I use the term "business" loosely though, as for the most part I've been building them for friends and family to gain experience. I'll tell you a secret, Wordpress is really easy to use. The hardest part of making it look good is figuring out where in the back end the stuff you want to change is located. But I'm definitely getting better, and faster, at it, and I'd almost say I enjoy it. While YoBeat is a wordpress site, Jared gets the credit for that one. However, when Sarah Morrison decided she wanted her own blog on YoBeat, I created Act Like…
Read More

April in Portland

My friend Jen just wrote a blog about April in Colorado, and how it can snow at any time. It's times like these when I am glad to live in Portland. Sure, it might rain a little bit, but this past weekend's weather can only be described as epic. It also happened to coincide with my birthday, and the completion of a new backyard mini. Since you'll probably ask, the ramp is at Steve's house and is the culmination of his dream since the age of 8. If you are nice I will take you there. So in short, we ate, we drank, we skated and I made a web…
Read More

East Coast Super Post

I am officially home from a week on the East Coast, and I have returned on east coast time with whooping cough, but I am not mad. It was one of those trips where I actually appreciated the east coast, in spite of the cold and having to scrape my car, etc. Mostly it was due to three incredible snowboard events (one of which was not the US Open.) Most people seemed confused that I turned up at the World Quarters after not being at the Open the day before, but it seemed perfectly logical to me. First of all, watching the US Open on go211, complete with chatroom was…
Read More

How To Write Good, no wait, Well.

[caption id="attachment_529" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="completely unrelated, but still adorable photo"][/caption] So I am a writer. I know it's hard to believe because I just started a sentence with so, and I do it often, but shit, this is my blog and I follow no rules. I also am a big fan of NOT TRYING TO HARD. Nothing annoys me more than shitty writers who try to write well and come off sounding like total tools. One of my other trades however, is editing. Editing is fun because you get to sift through bullshit of people who are trying to hard all the time. But once, a long time ago, I…
Read More

Sunshine State of Mind

There are certain things I only really do when I am in Florida. Eat at Chipotle. Drink about 3 super sweet Dunkin Donuts Iced coffees a day. Listen to the terrible hip hop station. Get sunburned. Etc. But I think it's these things that keep me coming back (well that, and it's my job.) My Florida traditions have almost become guilty pleasures, some sort of alternate universe from my every day life. And as I become less interested in traveling (never thought it would happen, either) I think the fact that I have these routines makes it much less painful to be on the road. New for this trip, my…
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Extra Funny Day

I have some days where I just can't put together a punchline. Today is not one of those days. I am doing a really amazing job at making fun of stuff and stealing funny jokes from others for my own benefit. Here's a quick run down. I received a Grenade Games press release this morning. Now I am not just going to post an ad for Monster and Grenade without some subtle shit talk. I killed it. A little bird forwarded me what may or may not be an inter office joke at Burton. It was funny, so I ran with it. I mean, my sense of humor doesn't lie,…
Read More

I am Awesome at Skateboarding!

Everyone wants to be a skateboarder (except of course rockstars and Gods.) Luckily for me, I am totally awesome at skateboarding. That is of course, unless you put me in a video with people who are actually good. I guess since Jared's video is arsty, I will forgive him for making my stunts look less cool by juxtaposing them against Ben and Scott. Dude Ranch Mini Ramp: Portland from Souney Media on Vimeo.
Read More

Diversify!

My latest business venture is building websites. I use the term "business" loosely though, as for the most part I've been building them for friends and family to gain experience. I'll tell you a secret, Wordpress is really easy to use. The hardest part of making it look good is figuring out where in the back end the stuff you want to change is located. But I'm definitely getting better, and faster, at it, and I'd almost say I enjoy it. While YoBeat is a wordpress site, Jared gets the credit for that one. However, when Sarah Morrison decided she wanted her own blog on YoBeat, I created Act Like…
Read More

April in Portland

My friend Jen just wrote a blog about April in Colorado, and how it can snow at any time. It's times like these when I am glad to live in Portland. Sure, it might rain a little bit, but this past weekend's weather can only be described as epic. It also happened to coincide with my birthday, and the completion of a new backyard mini. Since you'll probably ask, the ramp is at Steve's house and is the culmination of his dream since the age of 8. If you are nice I will take you there. So in short, we ate, we drank, we skated and I made a web…
Read More

East Coast Super Post

I am officially home from a week on the East Coast, and I have returned on east coast time with whooping cough, but I am not mad. It was one of those trips where I actually appreciated the east coast, in spite of the cold and having to scrape my car, etc. Mostly it was due to three incredible snowboard events (one of which was not the US Open.) Most people seemed confused that I turned up at the World Quarters after not being at the Open the day before, but it seemed perfectly logical to me. First of all, watching the US Open on go211, complete with chatroom was…
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How To Write Good, no wait, Well.

[caption id="attachment_529" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="completely unrelated, but still adorable photo"][/caption] So I am a writer. I know it's hard to believe because I just started a sentence with so, and I do it often, but shit, this is my blog and I follow no rules. I also am a big fan of NOT TRYING TO HARD. Nothing annoys me more than shitty writers who try to write well and come off sounding like total tools. One of my other trades however, is editing. Editing is fun because you get to sift through bullshit of people who are trying to hard all the time. But once, a long time ago, I…
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Sunshine State of Mind

There are certain things I only really do when I am in Florida. Eat at Chipotle. Drink about 3 super sweet Dunkin Donuts Iced coffees a day. Listen to the terrible hip hop station. Get sunburned. Etc. But I think it's these things that keep me coming back (well that, and it's my job.) My Florida traditions have almost become guilty pleasures, some sort of alternate universe from my every day life. And as I become less interested in traveling (never thought it would happen, either) I think the fact that I have these routines makes it much less painful to be on the road. New for this trip, my…
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Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
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Extra Funny Day

I have some days where I just can't put together a punchline. Today is not one of those days. I am doing a really amazing job at making fun of stuff and stealing funny jokes from others for my own benefit. Here's a quick run down. I received a Grenade Games press release this morning. Now I am not just going to post an ad for Monster and Grenade without some subtle shit talk. I killed it. A little bird forwarded me what may or may not be an inter office joke at Burton. It was funny, so I ran with it. I mean, my sense of humor doesn't lie,…
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I am Awesome at Skateboarding!

Everyone wants to be a skateboarder (except of course rockstars and Gods.) Luckily for me, I am totally awesome at skateboarding. That is of course, unless you put me in a video with people who are actually good. I guess since Jared's video is arsty, I will forgive him for making my stunts look less cool by juxtaposing them against Ben and Scott. Dude Ranch Mini Ramp: Portland from Souney Media on Vimeo.
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Diversify!

My latest business venture is building websites. I use the term "business" loosely though, as for the most part I've been building them for friends and family to gain experience. I'll tell you a secret, Wordpress is really easy to use. The hardest part of making it look good is figuring out where in the back end the stuff you want to change is located. But I'm definitely getting better, and faster, at it, and I'd almost say I enjoy it. While YoBeat is a wordpress site, Jared gets the credit for that one. However, when Sarah Morrison decided she wanted her own blog on YoBeat, I created Act Like…
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April in Portland

My friend Jen just wrote a blog about April in Colorado, and how it can snow at any time. It's times like these when I am glad to live in Portland. Sure, it might rain a little bit, but this past weekend's weather can only be described as epic. It also happened to coincide with my birthday, and the completion of a new backyard mini. Since you'll probably ask, the ramp is at Steve's house and is the culmination of his dream since the age of 8. If you are nice I will take you there. So in short, we ate, we drank, we skated and I made a web…
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East Coast Super Post

I am officially home from a week on the East Coast, and I have returned on east coast time with whooping cough, but I am not mad. It was one of those trips where I actually appreciated the east coast, in spite of the cold and having to scrape my car, etc. Mostly it was due to three incredible snowboard events (one of which was not the US Open.) Most people seemed confused that I turned up at the World Quarters after not being at the Open the day before, but it seemed perfectly logical to me. First of all, watching the US Open on go211, complete with chatroom was…
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How To Write Good, no wait, Well.

[caption id="attachment_529" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="completely unrelated, but still adorable photo"][/caption] So I am a writer. I know it's hard to believe because I just started a sentence with so, and I do it often, but shit, this is my blog and I follow no rules. I also am a big fan of NOT TRYING TO HARD. Nothing annoys me more than shitty writers who try to write well and come off sounding like total tools. One of my other trades however, is editing. Editing is fun because you get to sift through bullshit of people who are trying to hard all the time. But once, a long time ago, I…
Read More

Sunshine State of Mind

There are certain things I only really do when I am in Florida. Eat at Chipotle. Drink about 3 super sweet Dunkin Donuts Iced coffees a day. Listen to the terrible hip hop station. Get sunburned. Etc. But I think it's these things that keep me coming back (well that, and it's my job.) My Florida traditions have almost become guilty pleasures, some sort of alternate universe from my every day life. And as I become less interested in traveling (never thought it would happen, either) I think the fact that I have these routines makes it much less painful to be on the road. New for this trip, my…
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Extra Funny Day

I have some days where I just can't put together a punchline. Today is not one of those days. I am doing a really amazing job at making fun of stuff and stealing funny jokes from others for my own benefit. Here's a quick run down. I received a Grenade Games press release this morning. Now I am not just going to post an ad for Monster and Grenade without some subtle shit talk. I killed it. A little bird forwarded me what may or may not be an inter office joke at Burton. It was funny, so I ran with it. I mean, my sense of humor doesn't lie,…
Read More

I am Awesome at Skateboarding!

Everyone wants to be a skateboarder (except of course rockstars and Gods.) Luckily for me, I am totally awesome at skateboarding. That is of course, unless you put me in a video with people who are actually good. I guess since Jared's video is arsty, I will forgive him for making my stunts look less cool by juxtaposing them against Ben and Scott. Dude Ranch Mini Ramp: Portland from Souney Media on Vimeo.
Read More

Diversify!

My latest business venture is building websites. I use the term "business" loosely though, as for the most part I've been building them for friends and family to gain experience. I'll tell you a secret, Wordpress is really easy to use. The hardest part of making it look good is figuring out where in the back end the stuff you want to change is located. But I'm definitely getting better, and faster, at it, and I'd almost say I enjoy it. While YoBeat is a wordpress site, Jared gets the credit for that one. However, when Sarah Morrison decided she wanted her own blog on YoBeat, I created Act Like…
Read More

April in Portland

My friend Jen just wrote a blog about April in Colorado, and how it can snow at any time. It's times like these when I am glad to live in Portland. Sure, it might rain a little bit, but this past weekend's weather can only be described as epic. It also happened to coincide with my birthday, and the completion of a new backyard mini. Since you'll probably ask, the ramp is at Steve's house and is the culmination of his dream since the age of 8. If you are nice I will take you there. So in short, we ate, we drank, we skated and I made a web…
Read More

East Coast Super Post

I am officially home from a week on the East Coast, and I have returned on east coast time with whooping cough, but I am not mad. It was one of those trips where I actually appreciated the east coast, in spite of the cold and having to scrape my car, etc. Mostly it was due to three incredible snowboard events (one of which was not the US Open.) Most people seemed confused that I turned up at the World Quarters after not being at the Open the day before, but it seemed perfectly logical to me. First of all, watching the US Open on go211, complete with chatroom was…
Read More

How To Write Good, no wait, Well.

[caption id="attachment_529" align="alignnone" width="550" caption="completely unrelated, but still adorable photo"][/caption] So I am a writer. I know it's hard to believe because I just started a sentence with so, and I do it often, but shit, this is my blog and I follow no rules. I also am a big fan of NOT TRYING TO HARD. Nothing annoys me more than shitty writers who try to write well and come off sounding like total tools. One of my other trades however, is editing. Editing is fun because you get to sift through bullshit of people who are trying to hard all the time. But once, a long time ago, I…
Read More

Sunshine State of Mind

There are certain things I only really do when I am in Florida. Eat at Chipotle. Drink about 3 super sweet Dunkin Donuts Iced coffees a day. Listen to the terrible hip hop station. Get sunburned. Etc. But I think it's these things that keep me coming back (well that, and it's my job.) My Florida traditions have almost become guilty pleasures, some sort of alternate universe from my every day life. And as I become less interested in traveling (never thought it would happen, either) I think the fact that I have these routines makes it much less painful to be on the road. New for this trip, my…
Read More

Chickens and Boardin

I love digital photography. Preston Strout recently told me I was the first person he ever saw with a digital camera, so it's not like this is a new thing for me, but now I can't even imagine shooting any other way. My four or so film cameras haven't so much as been picked up in years. But there's one thing that I still haven't really mastered with digital, and that's filing them in a way that I can easily find old photos when I need to. Ok, I have a lot more things to master than that, but I really suck at organiziation. Which brings me to the title…
Read More

Extra Funny Day

I have some days where I just can't put together a punchline. Today is not one of those days. I am doing a really amazing job at making fun of stuff and stealing funny jokes from others for my own benefit. Here's a quick run down. I received a Grenade Games press release this morning. Now I am not just going to post an ad for Monster and Grenade without some subtle shit talk. I killed it. A little bird forwarded me what may or may not be an inter office joke at Burton. It was funny, so I ran with it. I mean, my sense of humor doesn't lie,…
Read More

I am Awesome at Skateboarding!

Everyone wants to be a skateboarder (except of course rockstars and Gods.) Luckily for me, I am totally awesome at skateboarding. That is of course, unless you put me in a video with people who are actually good. I guess since Jared's video is arsty, I will forgive him for making my stunts look less cool by juxtaposing them against Ben and Scott. Dude Ranch Mini Ramp: Portland from Souney Media on Vimeo.
Read More

Diversify!

My latest business venture is building websites. I use the term "business" loosely though, as for the most part I've been building them for friends and family to gain experience. I'll tell you a secret, Wordpress is really easy to use. The hardest part of making it look good is figuring out where in the back end the stuff you want to change is located. But I'm definitely getting better, and faster, at it, and I'd almost say I enjoy it. While YoBeat is a wordpress site, Jared gets the credit for that one. However, when Sarah Morrison decided she wanted her own blog on YoBeat, I created Act Like…
Read More

April in Portland

My friend Jen just wrote a blog about April in Colorado, and how it can snow at any time. It's times like these when I am glad to live in Portland. Sure, it might rain a little bit, but this past weekend's weather can only be described as epic. It also happened to coincide with my birthday, and the completion of a new backyard mini. Since you'll probably ask, the ramp is at Steve's house and is the culmination of his dream since the age of 8. If you are nice I will take you there. So in short, we ate, we drank, we skated and I made a web…
Read More

East Coast Super Post

I am officially home from a week on the East Coast, and I have returned on east coast time with whooping cough, but I am not mad. It was one of those trips where I actually appreciated the east coast, in spite of the cold and having to scrape my car, etc. Mostly it was due to three incredible snowboard events (one of which was not the US Open.) Most people seemed confused that I turned up at the World Quarters after not being at the Open the day before, but it seemed perfectly logical to me. First of all, watching the US Open on go211, complete with chatroom was…
Read More