getting our deposit back..

our lease ends april 30th.. today is the 28th. 11:00PM..
we are definitely trying to get our deposit back..its around $750..a good chunk of cash. need it for the 1500 mile drive back to TEXAS for the summer.

micah and ashley painting away

micah bashing away at old desk parts..

signatures of all our homeboys

late nights play fights low lights crazy sights...listening to grizzly bear station on pandoraaa..
tomorrow is finish filling up the storage unit, and start cleaning the carpet and bathrooms.
we are pretty broke..so we have rented the smallest storage space available, thus are forced to be selective with our belongings..whats good to keep and what to let go of..been taking tons of things to thrift store drop-offs.

back to paintinggg

surf experimentation..

i feel like im at a stage in my surfing where i should start experimenting more.. different shapers, different shapes, sizes, fin set ups, everything..
this video pretty much sums up how i feel..ive always wanted to make a movie like this one..im still going to,,just with my twist ofcourse.


ive been trying boards by SUPER and BILL JOHNSON lately along with my normal quiver of HANK WARNERS and SPIDER MURPHYS..
ive been finding myself riding down the line on waves not even worrying about turning or ripping. been concentrating more on how the board feels and how it responds in different parts of the wave, and in different type waves altogether..

this summer, im going to make an alaia..ive been very interested in them for a few years..and now everyone is riding them and its got me FROTHING!!

alaias are the essence of surfing..where it all came from. all about trim.

talk about trim.


getting a trim line like that is so refreshing..just as sick a feeling as getting barreled or anything in surfing..you are so close to the water just flying!

iron and wine..

ive been stuck on this artist for quite some time now.
Iron and Wine

check this song out:
look at what the light did now
its a good relaxing song...

im currently starting to get thigns ready to be packed for the move back to texas for the summer..figuring out what is going to go to storage and whats getting thrown out.

its a long process..slow and boring haha


check this video out as well..beautifully choreographed to a great song

Two for Two..parko keeps his rating lead solid.

after dominating the gold coast, parko took down the Rip Curl Pro at Bells for two consecutive wins to start the year off on the dream tour...could this be parkos year?

two contests now that slater has been defeated by wildcards...

this event, owen wright took down SLater and DaneReynolds...this kid means business.

on the personal stage...waves havnt been too hot as of late..dawn patrolled lowers two mornings in a row earlier this week, and the wind has been on it since..

TEXAS is getting closer and closer..need to start cleaning the apartment so we can get our deposit back!

time to go grab a skate and a grub...peace off

IT'S ALL ABOUT RINGING THAT BELL!

MY FANTASY TEAM..
Kelly Slater $11,500,000
Taylor Knox $5,750,000
Phil MacDonald $3,000,000
Bede Durbidge $12,250,000
Dane Reynolds $6,750,000
Jordy Smith $5,750,000
Jay Thompson $3,000,000
Owen Wright $1,500,000

1..slaters always a force to be reckoned with, so he usually sits on my team all year, as im sure he does with everyone.

2..t.knox and macca are natural foot powerhouses..im a big power guy..you can do the craziest air in the world, but its power that gets my respect.

3..bede has done better each year since coming on tour..kids on fire. such a smooth natural footer.

4..dane and jordy...freaks. power, air, flair, whatelse? complete packages.

5..jay "bottle" thompson- such a sick style. soo smooth, and like to use power as well

6..owen wright-ripcurl wildcard...kids my age i think. freaking rips..won the first 2 or 3 australia pro jr series events this year back to back..hes on fire. def. threat. has nothing to lose against the big guys

last year slater ousted bede in the final by a small margin..0.47
1st Kelly Slater (USA) 15.63
2nd Bede Durbidge (AUS) 15.16

look for these guys to be leading the charge..slater and bede are seated into round 2.

the rest have to battle out round 1.