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About Me

I'm done with school for now. I got my AA in geography from Cabrillo in Santa Cruz and somehow managed to graduate with honors. I'm currently working construction in Santa Cruz and studying to be an EMT with the ultimate goal of combining my love of guiding rafts (www.aorafting.com) with my interest in wilderness medicine. Other than that I am also a enthusiastic surfer and snowboarder. My general philosophy on life is that if you look hard enough you can always find something to enjoy. I'll also try anything once. Everything that you love right now you had to try for the first time at some point, and if you don't try new things today, how will you find something to love tomorrow?

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I'd definately like to meet Stewie and Brian Griffin, and partying with Dane Cook and a young (think FPBA (Fresh Prince of Bel-Aire)) Will Smith would also be great.

My Blog

...and so it goes

There is always a certain sadness that accompanies the closing of one chapter and opening of another in one's life.  I find that I'm having a particularly difficult time closing the chapter on Sa...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

A weekend in the woods.

6:30am, dressing quietly.Dark.Stepping around everyone, careful not to wake them,        sound asleep.Lacing up your boots, quietly, climbing down stairs.Getting out the ...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:19:00 GMT

lots of random thoughts

So I spent most of today (monday) sitting in Starbucks in Fairfield.  My car broke down on my drive home Sunday night.  The timing belt for the alternater and water pump broke and the poor m...
Posted by on Mon, 22 May 2006 22:49:00 GMT

New Toys

I just got some new toys.  They make me happy.  They include a GorTex Kokatat drysuit, an NRS antigravity shirt, and some neoprene shorts.  I like new toys, especially when they will he...
Posted by on Wed, 17 May 2006 20:08:00 GMT

Life is Terrific

I went boatin' this weekend.  The raft season has officially started and I couldn't be happier.  Finally getting back out to the rio has made me so happy.  Seeing all those ass kickin' ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 May 2006 10:50:00 GMT

The new NorCal

The single best part about living down here is how much healthier I feel.  I eat better, get more exercise and have tons more time to focus on school and my own ideas because I'm not always distr...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:42:00 GMT

Musings at 4;30am

This will be short.  I'm waiting for Matt to get here to go snowboarding, just for the day.  It looks pretty good out there right now.  I'm actually quite stoked.  It's snowing pre...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 04:54:00 GMT

Why SoCal sucks, a collective of musings

This is a list of reasons why SoCal sucks.  By SoCal, I mean everywhere south of Santa Rosa, including Santa Rosa.  This list will be annotated: 1)  Traffic.  Need I say more. ...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:17:00 GMT

poor drainage

Santa Cruz has poor drainage.  With this last storm we got so heavy rain (even by Humboldt standards).  It didn't last more than a couple hours but still, it rained.  One of the fist th...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:01:00 GMT

The anitiderivative of Santa Cruz is surf

So I've been down here for a few days now.  School is chugging along just fine.  I didn't get any of the classes I had originally wanted, but will get a few more.  As I was sitting in t...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:31:00 GMT