hills have eyes - aiga panel

i just registered for the aiga sponsored panel discussion & interview, hills have eyes at evo gallery. i can't tell you how excited i am to attend; snowboarding culture & design! i have been fantasizing about someday starting a line in the very arena & have been very inspired by the work of spacecraft (of which, stefan hofmann, will be speaking). i feel lucky to be in seattle & so close to this small but highly influential corner of the design world.

my head hurts

i went riding at crystal with some friends for the last day of the season. it was a gorgeous sunny day; the sun warmed up the snow as the day passed. at the end it felt like riding in a snowcone, but still fantastic. i hit my wall, but ming insisted on one more run...one more run that included my nastiest fall all season (back edge, right buttcheek, back of my head, with a full butt finale). after that, it was a really good thing there was a table in the sun on the patio, a great cover artist, pitchers of beer (maybe too many) & mcdonald's on the way home.

thanks to joe for all the great pics!

out at steven's

there are a few dominant reasons that i like winter...tights, comfort food & snowboarding. after riding on the same board since my freshman year in high school (bear in mind my four years of college only saw one to three trips to the hills a season & this is in mi, not much reason for new gear) i decided to get new equipment. i have had a royal blue sno con hoodie from my brother since i started riding; it was naturally my only retail option. i bought 32 boots and a rome board & bindings. i love them, i never knew that feet could stay warm & comfortable while snowboarding.

i made it up to stevens pass the last two saturdays and couldn't be happier (although the second trip was probably my most worthless performance in years). the first weekend we went up not knowing what conditions would be and ended up spending the day in 32 degree weather, light snow & fresh powder. yippy! the second weekend was after a huge storm, stevens was operating on diesel & generators...but they had gotten a ton of snow and had to open. the snow was pretty heavy & like i stated earlier...it was a rough day for me. but, i'm glad to have two days under my belt this early in the season and am anticipating many more days at stevens & the trip to utah!

i also have to say that mcdonald's has been an all too frequent saturday dining experience.