What Cancer????

Well the storm of Holiday goodness and fun times is gone and I'm back on the freaky tweak chemo trip as of yesterday. I have to say though this last couple weeks was a stoking realization as to how rad shit can be even in the midst of all this harshness. I got a chance to see heap loads of good people that I haven't seen in long times and in an ironic and equally cliche way this whole being sick thing has brought our family, whether near nor far a whole lot closer. Not saying I'm this almighty radical person but I do believe the reality check of life's unpredictability and sometimes vicious twists that have unravelled upon me have effected a good amount of my family and friends and that's a really good thing as far as I'm concerned. It's so damn easy to get lost out there doing things, buying things, stressing, ego tripping, following dreams, loving and living that sometimes we're not really loving or living at all. The expression, emotion, and true meaning of life, friends, and family gets broken up somewhere in the mess of so called "life". No one's to blame, I'm guilty as shit of getting lost in my own self endeavors; not calling, writing or visiting, not giving enough, not smiling enough, not helping, not saying what needs to be said. Well......not anymore i reckon this is a whole new enlightening self growth experience that I hope no one ever has to go through in this way but that they may find in some other less frightening, furious way.
On a less insightful and possible overly analytical note, I got my ass out and about over the holiday period do some good stuff. Went snow shredding with my pals Jon and Erin on Christmas day along with my moms. Always good shredding with your best buds especially ones who you idolize in the elements of style and ability. Also got to ride with my broham one day which was the raddest ever, super good snow, sunny skies and some fun little jumpers to send my chemo carcass sailing off. Riding with my brother pretty much makes the whole snowboarding thing "uber fun", nothing else compares. On an even higher note I got some fancy baked goods from some friends that have been making the sketchy days a little less jagged. Went skating with my brother as well, still pretty snowy around these parts so we were forced to the utmost of junk skating but it was still stoke provoking. My other brother showed up two days ago and took me along for a butt ass early morning , freezing balls cold pursuit out on a desolate lake in an Indian reservation for some famous cutthroat trout fishin. Top notch fun I have to say, out on a boat on an eerie, foggy wintry lake stoned to the bone off the prescription cookies talkin shit and reeling in some fine fishies. So there it is, nuff rambling for now, my life ain't that interesting for you to squander much more of your time reading this. Thanks for checking in, Miss da likes of yooz guys. Stick


Twenty degrees, 8 am on a spooky, foggy snow covered Indian Lake in the middle of Nevada, showing the rewards with a 20 inch cutthroat.

Big Toe and I acting like we got some trophy fish or something, this 20' was just barely legal size at about a pound and a half. Guys spend years out here trying to catch 10 pounders, they call em' toads. This was just a guppie but after three hours and no bites this catch was hyping.

BBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRR...................

Big T in trolling for a toad of his own, bundled to the gills in his one piece flannel cammo suit still shiverin a little.

The prescription serving me well, haggard, tired and freezing yet comfortably sedated.

Reno sunrise en route to Pyramid Lake.

Moms and I headed up the lift for some snow sliding. She has proven to me once again that she is the utmost ski fanatic; outlasting, outskiing and outsmiling almost anyone on the mountain.

Ma, Kev and I gleaming with stoke with views of Tahoe out back. Best day ever.

Lifting now.....

Me and Chafe amped on a new booter we found in shape that we hadn't ridden for a couple seasons. Looking for some aerial endeavors.

Christmas Kookiness.

Broham and my Aunt. Holding down the party.

Christmas feeling haggard but soo distracted by happiness and good people I look pretty stoke here eh?

Moms threw me a surprise party on my birthday and rented me a suite at the hotel and invited all my pals and family for a party platter filled hoorah of spirits and laughs. Thanks Ma!!!!

The suite had a hot tub and flat screen, needless to say my humanoid nature more turned to that of a crustacean. Hours in the tub i say......

Old man withers also made the trip down from Washington to see me and spend some holiday times around the house. Ahhhhh the Jigs.....

WTF?
Fleece beanie, fleece gloves, a snuggie and a 40 oz. Lowenbrau Stine.....the cure for cancer?