I Am Officially a Dork
But I am really excited about this. Obviously I am yobeat. My plays are in red.
Read More
Why Is Swearing So Funny?
It really, really is. http://cursebird.com/ I have been writing a lot lately. Just finished a feature that I have been "working" on for like 6 month. Now to write a magazine gossip column (pointless, I know.) It's hard where there are so many awesome sites on the internet. Which if you haven't check out the new YoBeat sub-site Act Like You Know, featuring none ofther than Sarah Morrison, do so now.
Read More
Welcome to the 90’s
I've recently returned from the Legendary Banked Slalom at Mt. Baker. Definitely one of the best contests out there, I was excited that Adryan not only forced me to go, but actually paid me for my services (impressive in these though economic times.) For the first time ever, I actually stayed in Glacier, which is sort of like another planet. On top of being dark all day long even on the brightest days, it still lacks cell service and Internet. I remember this from my years in Bellingham, but since that was more than 5 years ago (gulp) I thought maybe things had changed. Such was not the case! After…
Read More
Top Chef Portland: True Hollywood Story
You may remember the original Top Chef Portland. It was created during my initial foray into iMovie film making, but received high acclaim. Nate Betteker had recently moved to town, and we recruited him, as well as other Portland newbies Chrissy and Tim, to judge the ultimate battle of soup supremacy. The Top Chef Portland Soup Off was born. The original YouTube video received much acclaim and nearly 2000 views, and the plan was always to have a second battle. The idea was to base it on Tontinos Party Pizza, because, obviously, they are delicious. It took nearly a year to get everyone together again, although Azad (sorry about your…
Read More
The shot of the shot of the shot
People are constantly telling me how they want to write for Yobeat. Usually I will pass them off to Nick who is either best or worst editor ever, and we never hear from them again. But when Timbro, who is known as "the funny one"in our circle, started pitching ideas to me, I decided to manage him myself. Today he made his YoBeat debut with a great interview with (recently laid off) snowboard designer, Dave Appel. But this weekend the real Timbro saga will begin. Inspired by Best Week Ever, it's going to be hilarious and to give you a taste of what to expect, here is the photo shoot…
Read More
Who Says Bugz and Starter Jackets Aren’t Cool?
I went snowboarding on Friday and had an epifany of sorts. It could have just been that warm, sunny days in the middle of January bring out the kooks, but most snowboarders are not cool. Now that I am focusing a bit more energy on YoBeat I want to figure out how to make it unique, but also have mass appeal. As it stands right now we are failing miserably. It seems like you have two options in something such as the snowboard media: Appeal to the core while alienating the masses, or appeal to the masses and alienate the core. Obviously it seems the later would be more appealing…
Read More
I Hate Flash
One of my fun weekly tasks with Alliance Wakeskate is to update our Myspace profile with the Monday Cover of the week. It's basically the only time I go on Myspace anymore because it is so yesterday in the world of (anti)social networking. They obviously know that and are attempting to combat it with tons of new features. Which brings me to my point. Today when I signed on to upload the photo, I found a completely new flash-based photo upload system showing all the random crap on my desktop. Guess what. It didn't work. I had to go back to the old upload system, still flash based, but a…
Read More
Sign of the Times
Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More
Snowed In!
I almost feel bad for how much trash I talked to the soccer moms at the tire place getting studs put on. Almost. They are still morons, but we are going on almost a week of snow and treacherous roads in Portland, with no signs of stopping. My second flight got canceled and they couldn't get me on another until the red eye Xmas eve so I said screw it and decided not to go. Thank you frequent flyer miles, I not only got my miles back at no charge, but they refunded the $10 I paid. I will make the pilgrimage to Vermont some other time, when the weather…
Read More
I Am Officially a Dork
But I am really excited about this. Obviously I am yobeat. My plays are in red.
Read More
Why Is Swearing So Funny?
It really, really is. http://cursebird.com/ I have been writing a lot lately. Just finished a feature that I have been "working" on for like 6 month. Now to write a magazine gossip column (pointless, I know.) It's hard where there are so many awesome sites on the internet. Which if you haven't check out the new YoBeat sub-site Act Like You Know, featuring none ofther than Sarah Morrison, do so now.
Read More
Welcome to the 90’s
I've recently returned from the Legendary Banked Slalom at Mt. Baker. Definitely one of the best contests out there, I was excited that Adryan not only forced me to go, but actually paid me for my services (impressive in these though economic times.) For the first time ever, I actually stayed in Glacier, which is sort of like another planet. On top of being dark all day long even on the brightest days, it still lacks cell service and Internet. I remember this from my years in Bellingham, but since that was more than 5 years ago (gulp) I thought maybe things had changed. Such was not the case! After…
Read More
Top Chef Portland: True Hollywood Story
You may remember the original Top Chef Portland. It was created during my initial foray into iMovie film making, but received high acclaim. Nate Betteker had recently moved to town, and we recruited him, as well as other Portland newbies Chrissy and Tim, to judge the ultimate battle of soup supremacy. The Top Chef Portland Soup Off was born. The original YouTube video received much acclaim and nearly 2000 views, and the plan was always to have a second battle. The idea was to base it on Tontinos Party Pizza, because, obviously, they are delicious. It took nearly a year to get everyone together again, although Azad (sorry about your…
Read More
The shot of the shot of the shot
People are constantly telling me how they want to write for Yobeat. Usually I will pass them off to Nick who is either best or worst editor ever, and we never hear from them again. But when Timbro, who is known as "the funny one"in our circle, started pitching ideas to me, I decided to manage him myself. Today he made his YoBeat debut with a great interview with (recently laid off) snowboard designer, Dave Appel. But this weekend the real Timbro saga will begin. Inspired by Best Week Ever, it's going to be hilarious and to give you a taste of what to expect, here is the photo shoot…
Read More
Who Says Bugz and Starter Jackets Aren’t Cool?
I went snowboarding on Friday and had an epifany of sorts. It could have just been that warm, sunny days in the middle of January bring out the kooks, but most snowboarders are not cool. Now that I am focusing a bit more energy on YoBeat I want to figure out how to make it unique, but also have mass appeal. As it stands right now we are failing miserably. It seems like you have two options in something such as the snowboard media: Appeal to the core while alienating the masses, or appeal to the masses and alienate the core. Obviously it seems the later would be more appealing…
Read More
I Hate Flash
One of my fun weekly tasks with Alliance Wakeskate is to update our Myspace profile with the Monday Cover of the week. It's basically the only time I go on Myspace anymore because it is so yesterday in the world of (anti)social networking. They obviously know that and are attempting to combat it with tons of new features. Which brings me to my point. Today when I signed on to upload the photo, I found a completely new flash-based photo upload system showing all the random crap on my desktop. Guess what. It didn't work. I had to go back to the old upload system, still flash based, but a…
Read More
Sign of the Times
Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More
Snowed In!
I almost feel bad for how much trash I talked to the soccer moms at the tire place getting studs put on. Almost. They are still morons, but we are going on almost a week of snow and treacherous roads in Portland, with no signs of stopping. My second flight got canceled and they couldn't get me on another until the red eye Xmas eve so I said screw it and decided not to go. Thank you frequent flyer miles, I not only got my miles back at no charge, but they refunded the $10 I paid. I will make the pilgrimage to Vermont some other time, when the weather…
Read More
I Am Officially a Dork
But I am really excited about this. Obviously I am yobeat. My plays are in red.
Read More
Why Is Swearing So Funny?
It really, really is. http://cursebird.com/ I have been writing a lot lately. Just finished a feature that I have been "working" on for like 6 month. Now to write a magazine gossip column (pointless, I know.) It's hard where there are so many awesome sites on the internet. Which if you haven't check out the new YoBeat sub-site Act Like You Know, featuring none ofther than Sarah Morrison, do so now.
Read More
Welcome to the 90’s
I've recently returned from the Legendary Banked Slalom at Mt. Baker. Definitely one of the best contests out there, I was excited that Adryan not only forced me to go, but actually paid me for my services (impressive in these though economic times.) For the first time ever, I actually stayed in Glacier, which is sort of like another planet. On top of being dark all day long even on the brightest days, it still lacks cell service and Internet. I remember this from my years in Bellingham, but since that was more than 5 years ago (gulp) I thought maybe things had changed. Such was not the case! After…
Read More
Top Chef Portland: True Hollywood Story
You may remember the original Top Chef Portland. It was created during my initial foray into iMovie film making, but received high acclaim. Nate Betteker had recently moved to town, and we recruited him, as well as other Portland newbies Chrissy and Tim, to judge the ultimate battle of soup supremacy. The Top Chef Portland Soup Off was born. The original YouTube video received much acclaim and nearly 2000 views, and the plan was always to have a second battle. The idea was to base it on Tontinos Party Pizza, because, obviously, they are delicious. It took nearly a year to get everyone together again, although Azad (sorry about your…
Read More
The shot of the shot of the shot
People are constantly telling me how they want to write for Yobeat. Usually I will pass them off to Nick who is either best or worst editor ever, and we never hear from them again. But when Timbro, who is known as "the funny one"in our circle, started pitching ideas to me, I decided to manage him myself. Today he made his YoBeat debut with a great interview with (recently laid off) snowboard designer, Dave Appel. But this weekend the real Timbro saga will begin. Inspired by Best Week Ever, it's going to be hilarious and to give you a taste of what to expect, here is the photo shoot…
Read More
Who Says Bugz and Starter Jackets Aren’t Cool?
I went snowboarding on Friday and had an epifany of sorts. It could have just been that warm, sunny days in the middle of January bring out the kooks, but most snowboarders are not cool. Now that I am focusing a bit more energy on YoBeat I want to figure out how to make it unique, but also have mass appeal. As it stands right now we are failing miserably. It seems like you have two options in something such as the snowboard media: Appeal to the core while alienating the masses, or appeal to the masses and alienate the core. Obviously it seems the later would be more appealing…
Read More
I Hate Flash
One of my fun weekly tasks with Alliance Wakeskate is to update our Myspace profile with the Monday Cover of the week. It's basically the only time I go on Myspace anymore because it is so yesterday in the world of (anti)social networking. They obviously know that and are attempting to combat it with tons of new features. Which brings me to my point. Today when I signed on to upload the photo, I found a completely new flash-based photo upload system showing all the random crap on my desktop. Guess what. It didn't work. I had to go back to the old upload system, still flash based, but a…
Read More
Sign of the Times
Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More
Snowed In!
I almost feel bad for how much trash I talked to the soccer moms at the tire place getting studs put on. Almost. They are still morons, but we are going on almost a week of snow and treacherous roads in Portland, with no signs of stopping. My second flight got canceled and they couldn't get me on another until the red eye Xmas eve so I said screw it and decided not to go. Thank you frequent flyer miles, I not only got my miles back at no charge, but they refunded the $10 I paid. I will make the pilgrimage to Vermont some other time, when the weather…
Read More
I Am Officially a Dork
But I am really excited about this. Obviously I am yobeat. My plays are in red.
Read More
Why Is Swearing So Funny?
It really, really is. http://cursebird.com/ I have been writing a lot lately. Just finished a feature that I have been "working" on for like 6 month. Now to write a magazine gossip column (pointless, I know.) It's hard where there are so many awesome sites on the internet. Which if you haven't check out the new YoBeat sub-site Act Like You Know, featuring none ofther than Sarah Morrison, do so now.
Read More
Welcome to the 90’s
I've recently returned from the Legendary Banked Slalom at Mt. Baker. Definitely one of the best contests out there, I was excited that Adryan not only forced me to go, but actually paid me for my services (impressive in these though economic times.) For the first time ever, I actually stayed in Glacier, which is sort of like another planet. On top of being dark all day long even on the brightest days, it still lacks cell service and Internet. I remember this from my years in Bellingham, but since that was more than 5 years ago (gulp) I thought maybe things had changed. Such was not the case! After…
Read More
Top Chef Portland: True Hollywood Story
You may remember the original Top Chef Portland. It was created during my initial foray into iMovie film making, but received high acclaim. Nate Betteker had recently moved to town, and we recruited him, as well as other Portland newbies Chrissy and Tim, to judge the ultimate battle of soup supremacy. The Top Chef Portland Soup Off was born. The original YouTube video received much acclaim and nearly 2000 views, and the plan was always to have a second battle. The idea was to base it on Tontinos Party Pizza, because, obviously, they are delicious. It took nearly a year to get everyone together again, although Azad (sorry about your…
Read More
The shot of the shot of the shot
People are constantly telling me how they want to write for Yobeat. Usually I will pass them off to Nick who is either best or worst editor ever, and we never hear from them again. But when Timbro, who is known as "the funny one"in our circle, started pitching ideas to me, I decided to manage him myself. Today he made his YoBeat debut with a great interview with (recently laid off) snowboard designer, Dave Appel. But this weekend the real Timbro saga will begin. Inspired by Best Week Ever, it's going to be hilarious and to give you a taste of what to expect, here is the photo shoot…
Read More
Who Says Bugz and Starter Jackets Aren’t Cool?
I went snowboarding on Friday and had an epifany of sorts. It could have just been that warm, sunny days in the middle of January bring out the kooks, but most snowboarders are not cool. Now that I am focusing a bit more energy on YoBeat I want to figure out how to make it unique, but also have mass appeal. As it stands right now we are failing miserably. It seems like you have two options in something such as the snowboard media: Appeal to the core while alienating the masses, or appeal to the masses and alienate the core. Obviously it seems the later would be more appealing…
Read More
I Hate Flash
One of my fun weekly tasks with Alliance Wakeskate is to update our Myspace profile with the Monday Cover of the week. It's basically the only time I go on Myspace anymore because it is so yesterday in the world of (anti)social networking. They obviously know that and are attempting to combat it with tons of new features. Which brings me to my point. Today when I signed on to upload the photo, I found a completely new flash-based photo upload system showing all the random crap on my desktop. Guess what. It didn't work. I had to go back to the old upload system, still flash based, but a…
Read More
Sign of the Times
Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More
Snowed In!
I almost feel bad for how much trash I talked to the soccer moms at the tire place getting studs put on. Almost. They are still morons, but we are going on almost a week of snow and treacherous roads in Portland, with no signs of stopping. My second flight got canceled and they couldn't get me on another until the red eye Xmas eve so I said screw it and decided not to go. Thank you frequent flyer miles, I not only got my miles back at no charge, but they refunded the $10 I paid. I will make the pilgrimage to Vermont some other time, when the weather…
Read More
I Am Officially a Dork
But I am really excited about this. Obviously I am yobeat. My plays are in red.
Read More
Why Is Swearing So Funny?
It really, really is. http://cursebird.com/ I have been writing a lot lately. Just finished a feature that I have been "working" on for like 6 month. Now to write a magazine gossip column (pointless, I know.) It's hard where there are so many awesome sites on the internet. Which if you haven't check out the new YoBeat sub-site Act Like You Know, featuring none ofther than Sarah Morrison, do so now.
Read More
Welcome to the 90’s
I've recently returned from the Legendary Banked Slalom at Mt. Baker. Definitely one of the best contests out there, I was excited that Adryan not only forced me to go, but actually paid me for my services (impressive in these though economic times.) For the first time ever, I actually stayed in Glacier, which is sort of like another planet. On top of being dark all day long even on the brightest days, it still lacks cell service and Internet. I remember this from my years in Bellingham, but since that was more than 5 years ago (gulp) I thought maybe things had changed. Such was not the case! After…
Read More
Top Chef Portland: True Hollywood Story
You may remember the original Top Chef Portland. It was created during my initial foray into iMovie film making, but received high acclaim. Nate Betteker had recently moved to town, and we recruited him, as well as other Portland newbies Chrissy and Tim, to judge the ultimate battle of soup supremacy. The Top Chef Portland Soup Off was born. The original YouTube video received much acclaim and nearly 2000 views, and the plan was always to have a second battle. The idea was to base it on Tontinos Party Pizza, because, obviously, they are delicious. It took nearly a year to get everyone together again, although Azad (sorry about your…
Read More
The shot of the shot of the shot
People are constantly telling me how they want to write for Yobeat. Usually I will pass them off to Nick who is either best or worst editor ever, and we never hear from them again. But when Timbro, who is known as "the funny one"in our circle, started pitching ideas to me, I decided to manage him myself. Today he made his YoBeat debut with a great interview with (recently laid off) snowboard designer, Dave Appel. But this weekend the real Timbro saga will begin. Inspired by Best Week Ever, it's going to be hilarious and to give you a taste of what to expect, here is the photo shoot…
Read More
Who Says Bugz and Starter Jackets Aren’t Cool?
I went snowboarding on Friday and had an epifany of sorts. It could have just been that warm, sunny days in the middle of January bring out the kooks, but most snowboarders are not cool. Now that I am focusing a bit more energy on YoBeat I want to figure out how to make it unique, but also have mass appeal. As it stands right now we are failing miserably. It seems like you have two options in something such as the snowboard media: Appeal to the core while alienating the masses, or appeal to the masses and alienate the core. Obviously it seems the later would be more appealing…
Read More
I Hate Flash
One of my fun weekly tasks with Alliance Wakeskate is to update our Myspace profile with the Monday Cover of the week. It's basically the only time I go on Myspace anymore because it is so yesterday in the world of (anti)social networking. They obviously know that and are attempting to combat it with tons of new features. Which brings me to my point. Today when I signed on to upload the photo, I found a completely new flash-based photo upload system showing all the random crap on my desktop. Guess what. It didn't work. I had to go back to the old upload system, still flash based, but a…
Read More
Sign of the Times
Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More
Snowed In!
I almost feel bad for how much trash I talked to the soccer moms at the tire place getting studs put on. Almost. They are still morons, but we are going on almost a week of snow and treacherous roads in Portland, with no signs of stopping. My second flight got canceled and they couldn't get me on another until the red eye Xmas eve so I said screw it and decided not to go. Thank you frequent flyer miles, I not only got my miles back at no charge, but they refunded the $10 I paid. I will make the pilgrimage to Vermont some other time, when the weather…
Read More
I Am Officially a Dork
But I am really excited about this. Obviously I am yobeat. My plays are in red.
Read More
Why Is Swearing So Funny?
It really, really is. http://cursebird.com/ I have been writing a lot lately. Just finished a feature that I have been "working" on for like 6 month. Now to write a magazine gossip column (pointless, I know.) It's hard where there are so many awesome sites on the internet. Which if you haven't check out the new YoBeat sub-site Act Like You Know, featuring none ofther than Sarah Morrison, do so now.
Read More
Welcome to the 90’s
I've recently returned from the Legendary Banked Slalom at Mt. Baker. Definitely one of the best contests out there, I was excited that Adryan not only forced me to go, but actually paid me for my services (impressive in these though economic times.) For the first time ever, I actually stayed in Glacier, which is sort of like another planet. On top of being dark all day long even on the brightest days, it still lacks cell service and Internet. I remember this from my years in Bellingham, but since that was more than 5 years ago (gulp) I thought maybe things had changed. Such was not the case! After…
Read More
Top Chef Portland: True Hollywood Story
You may remember the original Top Chef Portland. It was created during my initial foray into iMovie film making, but received high acclaim. Nate Betteker had recently moved to town, and we recruited him, as well as other Portland newbies Chrissy and Tim, to judge the ultimate battle of soup supremacy. The Top Chef Portland Soup Off was born. The original YouTube video received much acclaim and nearly 2000 views, and the plan was always to have a second battle. The idea was to base it on Tontinos Party Pizza, because, obviously, they are delicious. It took nearly a year to get everyone together again, although Azad (sorry about your…
Read More
The shot of the shot of the shot
People are constantly telling me how they want to write for Yobeat. Usually I will pass them off to Nick who is either best or worst editor ever, and we never hear from them again. But when Timbro, who is known as "the funny one"in our circle, started pitching ideas to me, I decided to manage him myself. Today he made his YoBeat debut with a great interview with (recently laid off) snowboard designer, Dave Appel. But this weekend the real Timbro saga will begin. Inspired by Best Week Ever, it's going to be hilarious and to give you a taste of what to expect, here is the photo shoot…
Read More
Who Says Bugz and Starter Jackets Aren’t Cool?
I went snowboarding on Friday and had an epifany of sorts. It could have just been that warm, sunny days in the middle of January bring out the kooks, but most snowboarders are not cool. Now that I am focusing a bit more energy on YoBeat I want to figure out how to make it unique, but also have mass appeal. As it stands right now we are failing miserably. It seems like you have two options in something such as the snowboard media: Appeal to the core while alienating the masses, or appeal to the masses and alienate the core. Obviously it seems the later would be more appealing…
Read More
I Hate Flash
One of my fun weekly tasks with Alliance Wakeskate is to update our Myspace profile with the Monday Cover of the week. It's basically the only time I go on Myspace anymore because it is so yesterday in the world of (anti)social networking. They obviously know that and are attempting to combat it with tons of new features. Which brings me to my point. Today when I signed on to upload the photo, I found a completely new flash-based photo upload system showing all the random crap on my desktop. Guess what. It didn't work. I had to go back to the old upload system, still flash based, but a…
Read More
Sign of the Times
Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More
Snowed In!
I almost feel bad for how much trash I talked to the soccer moms at the tire place getting studs put on. Almost. They are still morons, but we are going on almost a week of snow and treacherous roads in Portland, with no signs of stopping. My second flight got canceled and they couldn't get me on another until the red eye Xmas eve so I said screw it and decided not to go. Thank you frequent flyer miles, I not only got my miles back at no charge, but they refunded the $10 I paid. I will make the pilgrimage to Vermont some other time, when the weather…
Read More
I Am Officially a Dork
But I am really excited about this. Obviously I am yobeat. My plays are in red.
Read More
Why Is Swearing So Funny?
It really, really is. http://cursebird.com/ I have been writing a lot lately. Just finished a feature that I have been "working" on for like 6 month. Now to write a magazine gossip column (pointless, I know.) It's hard where there are so many awesome sites on the internet. Which if you haven't check out the new YoBeat sub-site Act Like You Know, featuring none ofther than Sarah Morrison, do so now.
Read More
Welcome to the 90’s
I've recently returned from the Legendary Banked Slalom at Mt. Baker. Definitely one of the best contests out there, I was excited that Adryan not only forced me to go, but actually paid me for my services (impressive in these though economic times.) For the first time ever, I actually stayed in Glacier, which is sort of like another planet. On top of being dark all day long even on the brightest days, it still lacks cell service and Internet. I remember this from my years in Bellingham, but since that was more than 5 years ago (gulp) I thought maybe things had changed. Such was not the case! After…
Read More
Top Chef Portland: True Hollywood Story
You may remember the original Top Chef Portland. It was created during my initial foray into iMovie film making, but received high acclaim. Nate Betteker had recently moved to town, and we recruited him, as well as other Portland newbies Chrissy and Tim, to judge the ultimate battle of soup supremacy. The Top Chef Portland Soup Off was born. The original YouTube video received much acclaim and nearly 2000 views, and the plan was always to have a second battle. The idea was to base it on Tontinos Party Pizza, because, obviously, they are delicious. It took nearly a year to get everyone together again, although Azad (sorry about your…
Read More
The shot of the shot of the shot
People are constantly telling me how they want to write for Yobeat. Usually I will pass them off to Nick who is either best or worst editor ever, and we never hear from them again. But when Timbro, who is known as "the funny one"in our circle, started pitching ideas to me, I decided to manage him myself. Today he made his YoBeat debut with a great interview with (recently laid off) snowboard designer, Dave Appel. But this weekend the real Timbro saga will begin. Inspired by Best Week Ever, it's going to be hilarious and to give you a taste of what to expect, here is the photo shoot…
Read More
Who Says Bugz and Starter Jackets Aren’t Cool?
I went snowboarding on Friday and had an epifany of sorts. It could have just been that warm, sunny days in the middle of January bring out the kooks, but most snowboarders are not cool. Now that I am focusing a bit more energy on YoBeat I want to figure out how to make it unique, but also have mass appeal. As it stands right now we are failing miserably. It seems like you have two options in something such as the snowboard media: Appeal to the core while alienating the masses, or appeal to the masses and alienate the core. Obviously it seems the later would be more appealing…
Read More
I Hate Flash
One of my fun weekly tasks with Alliance Wakeskate is to update our Myspace profile with the Monday Cover of the week. It's basically the only time I go on Myspace anymore because it is so yesterday in the world of (anti)social networking. They obviously know that and are attempting to combat it with tons of new features. Which brings me to my point. Today when I signed on to upload the photo, I found a completely new flash-based photo upload system showing all the random crap on my desktop. Guess what. It didn't work. I had to go back to the old upload system, still flash based, but a…
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Sign of the Times
Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
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Snowed In!
I almost feel bad for how much trash I talked to the soccer moms at the tire place getting studs put on. Almost. They are still morons, but we are going on almost a week of snow and treacherous roads in Portland, with no signs of stopping. My second flight got canceled and they couldn't get me on another until the red eye Xmas eve so I said screw it and decided not to go. Thank you frequent flyer miles, I not only got my miles back at no charge, but they refunded the $10 I paid. I will make the pilgrimage to Vermont some other time, when the weather…
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I Am Officially a Dork
But I am really excited about this. Obviously I am yobeat. My plays are in red.
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Why Is Swearing So Funny?
It really, really is. http://cursebird.com/ I have been writing a lot lately. Just finished a feature that I have been "working" on for like 6 month. Now to write a magazine gossip column (pointless, I know.) It's hard where there are so many awesome sites on the internet. Which if you haven't check out the new YoBeat sub-site Act Like You Know, featuring none ofther than Sarah Morrison, do so now.
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Welcome to the 90’s
I've recently returned from the Legendary Banked Slalom at Mt. Baker. Definitely one of the best contests out there, I was excited that Adryan not only forced me to go, but actually paid me for my services (impressive in these though economic times.) For the first time ever, I actually stayed in Glacier, which is sort of like another planet. On top of being dark all day long even on the brightest days, it still lacks cell service and Internet. I remember this from my years in Bellingham, but since that was more than 5 years ago (gulp) I thought maybe things had changed. Such was not the case! After…
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Top Chef Portland: True Hollywood Story
You may remember the original Top Chef Portland. It was created during my initial foray into iMovie film making, but received high acclaim. Nate Betteker had recently moved to town, and we recruited him, as well as other Portland newbies Chrissy and Tim, to judge the ultimate battle of soup supremacy. The Top Chef Portland Soup Off was born. The original YouTube video received much acclaim and nearly 2000 views, and the plan was always to have a second battle. The idea was to base it on Tontinos Party Pizza, because, obviously, they are delicious. It took nearly a year to get everyone together again, although Azad (sorry about your…
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The shot of the shot of the shot
People are constantly telling me how they want to write for Yobeat. Usually I will pass them off to Nick who is either best or worst editor ever, and we never hear from them again. But when Timbro, who is known as "the funny one"in our circle, started pitching ideas to me, I decided to manage him myself. Today he made his YoBeat debut with a great interview with (recently laid off) snowboard designer, Dave Appel. But this weekend the real Timbro saga will begin. Inspired by Best Week Ever, it's going to be hilarious and to give you a taste of what to expect, here is the photo shoot…
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Who Says Bugz and Starter Jackets Aren’t Cool?
I went snowboarding on Friday and had an epifany of sorts. It could have just been that warm, sunny days in the middle of January bring out the kooks, but most snowboarders are not cool. Now that I am focusing a bit more energy on YoBeat I want to figure out how to make it unique, but also have mass appeal. As it stands right now we are failing miserably. It seems like you have two options in something such as the snowboard media: Appeal to the core while alienating the masses, or appeal to the masses and alienate the core. Obviously it seems the later would be more appealing…
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I Hate Flash
One of my fun weekly tasks with Alliance Wakeskate is to update our Myspace profile with the Monday Cover of the week. It's basically the only time I go on Myspace anymore because it is so yesterday in the world of (anti)social networking. They obviously know that and are attempting to combat it with tons of new features. Which brings me to my point. Today when I signed on to upload the photo, I found a completely new flash-based photo upload system showing all the random crap on my desktop. Guess what. It didn't work. I had to go back to the old upload system, still flash based, but a…
Read More
Sign of the Times
Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More
Snowed In!
I almost feel bad for how much trash I talked to the soccer moms at the tire place getting studs put on. Almost. They are still morons, but we are going on almost a week of snow and treacherous roads in Portland, with no signs of stopping. My second flight got canceled and they couldn't get me on another until the red eye Xmas eve so I said screw it and decided not to go. Thank you frequent flyer miles, I not only got my miles back at no charge, but they refunded the $10 I paid. I will make the pilgrimage to Vermont some other time, when the weather…
Read More
I Am Officially a Dork
But I am really excited about this. Obviously I am yobeat. My plays are in red.
Read More
Why Is Swearing So Funny?
It really, really is. http://cursebird.com/ I have been writing a lot lately. Just finished a feature that I have been "working" on for like 6 month. Now to write a magazine gossip column (pointless, I know.) It's hard where there are so many awesome sites on the internet. Which if you haven't check out the new YoBeat sub-site Act Like You Know, featuring none ofther than Sarah Morrison, do so now.
Read More
Welcome to the 90’s
I've recently returned from the Legendary Banked Slalom at Mt. Baker. Definitely one of the best contests out there, I was excited that Adryan not only forced me to go, but actually paid me for my services (impressive in these though economic times.) For the first time ever, I actually stayed in Glacier, which is sort of like another planet. On top of being dark all day long even on the brightest days, it still lacks cell service and Internet. I remember this from my years in Bellingham, but since that was more than 5 years ago (gulp) I thought maybe things had changed. Such was not the case! After…
Read More
Top Chef Portland: True Hollywood Story
You may remember the original Top Chef Portland. It was created during my initial foray into iMovie film making, but received high acclaim. Nate Betteker had recently moved to town, and we recruited him, as well as other Portland newbies Chrissy and Tim, to judge the ultimate battle of soup supremacy. The Top Chef Portland Soup Off was born. The original YouTube video received much acclaim and nearly 2000 views, and the plan was always to have a second battle. The idea was to base it on Tontinos Party Pizza, because, obviously, they are delicious. It took nearly a year to get everyone together again, although Azad (sorry about your…
Read More
The shot of the shot of the shot
People are constantly telling me how they want to write for Yobeat. Usually I will pass them off to Nick who is either best or worst editor ever, and we never hear from them again. But when Timbro, who is known as "the funny one"in our circle, started pitching ideas to me, I decided to manage him myself. Today he made his YoBeat debut with a great interview with (recently laid off) snowboard designer, Dave Appel. But this weekend the real Timbro saga will begin. Inspired by Best Week Ever, it's going to be hilarious and to give you a taste of what to expect, here is the photo shoot…
Read More
Who Says Bugz and Starter Jackets Aren’t Cool?
I went snowboarding on Friday and had an epifany of sorts. It could have just been that warm, sunny days in the middle of January bring out the kooks, but most snowboarders are not cool. Now that I am focusing a bit more energy on YoBeat I want to figure out how to make it unique, but also have mass appeal. As it stands right now we are failing miserably. It seems like you have two options in something such as the snowboard media: Appeal to the core while alienating the masses, or appeal to the masses and alienate the core. Obviously it seems the later would be more appealing…
Read More
I Hate Flash
One of my fun weekly tasks with Alliance Wakeskate is to update our Myspace profile with the Monday Cover of the week. It's basically the only time I go on Myspace anymore because it is so yesterday in the world of (anti)social networking. They obviously know that and are attempting to combat it with tons of new features. Which brings me to my point. Today when I signed on to upload the photo, I found a completely new flash-based photo upload system showing all the random crap on my desktop. Guess what. It didn't work. I had to go back to the old upload system, still flash based, but a…
Read More
Sign of the Times
Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More
Snowed In!
I almost feel bad for how much trash I talked to the soccer moms at the tire place getting studs put on. Almost. They are still morons, but we are going on almost a week of snow and treacherous roads in Portland, with no signs of stopping. My second flight got canceled and they couldn't get me on another until the red eye Xmas eve so I said screw it and decided not to go. Thank you frequent flyer miles, I not only got my miles back at no charge, but they refunded the $10 I paid. I will make the pilgrimage to Vermont some other time, when the weather…
Read More
I Am Officially a Dork
But I am really excited about this. Obviously I am yobeat. My plays are in red.
Read More
Why Is Swearing So Funny?
It really, really is. http://cursebird.com/ I have been writing a lot lately. Just finished a feature that I have been "working" on for like 6 month. Now to write a magazine gossip column (pointless, I know.) It's hard where there are so many awesome sites on the internet. Which if you haven't check out the new YoBeat sub-site Act Like You Know, featuring none ofther than Sarah Morrison, do so now.
Read More
Welcome to the 90’s
I've recently returned from the Legendary Banked Slalom at Mt. Baker. Definitely one of the best contests out there, I was excited that Adryan not only forced me to go, but actually paid me for my services (impressive in these though economic times.) For the first time ever, I actually stayed in Glacier, which is sort of like another planet. On top of being dark all day long even on the brightest days, it still lacks cell service and Internet. I remember this from my years in Bellingham, but since that was more than 5 years ago (gulp) I thought maybe things had changed. Such was not the case! After…
Read More
Top Chef Portland: True Hollywood Story
You may remember the original Top Chef Portland. It was created during my initial foray into iMovie film making, but received high acclaim. Nate Betteker had recently moved to town, and we recruited him, as well as other Portland newbies Chrissy and Tim, to judge the ultimate battle of soup supremacy. The Top Chef Portland Soup Off was born. The original YouTube video received much acclaim and nearly 2000 views, and the plan was always to have a second battle. The idea was to base it on Tontinos Party Pizza, because, obviously, they are delicious. It took nearly a year to get everyone together again, although Azad (sorry about your…
Read More
The shot of the shot of the shot
People are constantly telling me how they want to write for Yobeat. Usually I will pass them off to Nick who is either best or worst editor ever, and we never hear from them again. But when Timbro, who is known as "the funny one"in our circle, started pitching ideas to me, I decided to manage him myself. Today he made his YoBeat debut with a great interview with (recently laid off) snowboard designer, Dave Appel. But this weekend the real Timbro saga will begin. Inspired by Best Week Ever, it's going to be hilarious and to give you a taste of what to expect, here is the photo shoot…
Read More
Who Says Bugz and Starter Jackets Aren’t Cool?
I went snowboarding on Friday and had an epifany of sorts. It could have just been that warm, sunny days in the middle of January bring out the kooks, but most snowboarders are not cool. Now that I am focusing a bit more energy on YoBeat I want to figure out how to make it unique, but also have mass appeal. As it stands right now we are failing miserably. It seems like you have two options in something such as the snowboard media: Appeal to the core while alienating the masses, or appeal to the masses and alienate the core. Obviously it seems the later would be more appealing…
Read More
I Hate Flash
One of my fun weekly tasks with Alliance Wakeskate is to update our Myspace profile with the Monday Cover of the week. It's basically the only time I go on Myspace anymore because it is so yesterday in the world of (anti)social networking. They obviously know that and are attempting to combat it with tons of new features. Which brings me to my point. Today when I signed on to upload the photo, I found a completely new flash-based photo upload system showing all the random crap on my desktop. Guess what. It didn't work. I had to go back to the old upload system, still flash based, but a…
Read More
Sign of the Times
Somehow I got on Nike 6.0's media list. Well actually I know exactly how. When they were just starting out, someone emailed YoBeat and asked for our address. I have been getting random packages ever since. It's a good list to be on, as special overnight deliveries have included a rad screen printed poster, a tube of orange shoe laces surrounding an actual pair of shoes, and other rad, random stuff. It's usually artsy enough that you keep it around, and you frequently see the pieces on display at the offices of magazines and the like. Basically, it makes me feel cool and legitimate to receive these items. However the…
Read More
Snowed In!
I almost feel bad for how much trash I talked to the soccer moms at the tire place getting studs put on. Almost. They are still morons, but we are going on almost a week of snow and treacherous roads in Portland, with no signs of stopping. My second flight got canceled and they couldn't get me on another until the red eye Xmas eve so I said screw it and decided not to go. Thank you frequent flyer miles, I not only got my miles back at no charge, but they refunded the $10 I paid. I will make the pilgrimage to Vermont some other time, when the weather…
Read More