I'm A Verb!

Had my 1st day of the season yesterday. Deathstar was awesome. And it really is a Deathstar now. I almost can't believe how many homes they had built just over the summer. Now all that has to be done is to install the planet-destroying laser and Northstar can rule the galaxy. Even though we went from bare rocks to only 2 feet of snow, it was really good. Park was immaculate, and the snow felt really good. And, I'm glad to say, that my bag of tricks is still intact. I'll need another day to polish them, however. I'm also sore as all get out right now. "Enjoy your stiffness" as Cat advised. (Things get lost in translation from South African english to American english, apparently). I saw this shred chick rocking a Trust Me 155 and I was all, "Nice board!" I then realized she wasn't even on an Automaton at all. So I was like, uh, nevermind and scooted off. Maybe if I was rockin' a mullet...

Call Me Snake

Back in Tahoe. I'm not gonna lie, there's no snow. Some resorts aren't gonna open until the 21st. Lame. It's def cool to be here, but with no snow, it's not as cool as catching surf. Of course now that i'm nowhere near the ocean, it's FIRING overhead sets onto the California coast. And it's also tough to sell snowboards when there's no snow. However, it's SUPPOSED to dump on Thurs and Friday, so hold thumbs and big toes! In the meantime, I'm on the hunt for a bed, and getting lame paperwork done. There's a lot of back end work to a business that I don't particularly enjoy. Most if it has to do with paper and filing. I got blogged! On my way up, I had to go through my own personal Escape From L.A. thanks to a torrential downpour that stopped up traffic from San Diego to Ventura. I saw FOUR over turned vehicles, two of which were completely upside down! I also had to make a quick visit to Rip Curl in Costa Mesa, but I got a new wetsuit out of it so I'm not complaining. Anyway, I took another quick pit stop on Sawtelle to meet up with Martin from Giant Robot, and I'm glad I did. Not only did I learn about the GR operation, but I also had an awesome seared tuna sandwich at gr/eats, GR's own restaurant. I'd def recommend a meal there. This pic is from Martin's blog. We were cruising down the street, and the fuzz all of a sudden rocked up and got on this old woman for not using her turn signal or something. Hot Chip is rocking the pizzle. Oh, FedEx is at the door. 08/09 catalogs have arrived! Lates