happy new year

FINALLY GOT A CAMERA

but i'm buying my next one local. today is january first 2010 and it seems we might have some nice snow to shoot tomorrow. forecast looks good, keep your fingers crossed.

WE'VE GOT WORMS

not a good pick up line, but cool little creatures. picked them up on ebay. they're good at keeping compostable material from the landfill and produce legendary soil for spring time. they love coffee grinds and broccoli, but aren't too stoked on grapefruit. rock on little dudes.

INDOOR DRYER VENT REPORT

not sure why these aren't more popular. took 5 minutes to install, pretty simple and seemingly effective. i may try to talk to the manager at the local hardware store about pushing these inexpensive energy savers. but the real way to dry clothes is still better..

Working Man

"CRACK HEADS HAVE THEIR CRACK, BUMS HAVE EPIC JOURNEYS"

partner in crime tall ted and i are conjuring our next epic. which will hopefully entail flying to europe in the fall for a 'credit card' style bike tour. that means you are riding extremely light, no more than 8 lbs. of gear, and crashing couches and hostels when need be on your travels. this way you can get plenty of 100 mile days and can enjoy the classic climbs that the tour de france rides.

COLDSPRINTS

hopefully coming soon to a jackson-hole near you:

Coldsprints® Roller Racing - Feb 13, 2009 from Mr.Do on Vimeo.

This post if for Kori.

COLLAPSABLE COFFEE MUG

business idea du jour. i am sure someone already makes this, but probably not with a lid. i hate how many cups i still manage to toss away after one use.

4 AM DANCE PARTY

not sure where it came from but it sure was fun. michael jackson is the only way to start a DP. period. oh and paper bird's is an awesome band.

THIS BLOG REALLY SUCKS

without a camera. best buy, for crying out loud, you are losing my business. why did i pay 80 dollars for an insurance plan if i have to spend 3 hours a week on the phone for 4 months to ensure that it doesn't fall through the cracks. i have decided to go to plan B: i will be selling a pair of skis and purchasing a sweet cannon with HD film abilities. sickbird.

Indoor Dryer Vent

BUSINESS IDEA OF THE DAY.

Or "business idea du jour" if you live in the 35 e. snowking complex, was a way to recycle/reuse the heat from a dryer. this idea promptly put me to research. an average dryer uses aprox. 200 cubic feet of air per minute. it pulls air from inside the house spilling it outside. in the winter, that means the hot air that you already paid for, is being dumped outside at the rate of having a window open with a fan in it. in addition, it creates a vacuum inside your house, meaning all of those small cracks around doors, windows and chimney's turn into a highway for cold air to cool your house.

i try not to use a dryer. one of the first things i do when i move into a new house is install an indoor clothesline. p-cord and i-hooks. works great. and my clothes don't shrink or wear out as fast. anyways, i started writing a business plan for this idea to create a filter for the lent, and allowing hot, humid air (clutch in dry climates) to not escape outside, but inside.

after 2 hours of geeking out... damnit. it already exists. there are a few models actually, here is one. i will be purchasing one for my house, even though i won't be living here in 5 months. it's less than 15 bucks. just google shop "indoor dryer vent" and you'll find a bunch of dealers.

in other news, i should be getting a replacement camera soon. pictures of the so far cold/dry ski season to come.

SOPHOMORE YEAR OF J-HOLE

FRESHMAN YEAR

it's just like college here in j-hole.  "you drink too?  i like drinking, let's hang out!"  never a dull moment.  financially things don't add up at the end of the year.  i hear that you can spend your first year in another mountain town and sometimes, your credits transfer.  it's pretty rare.  my first semester of life, mostly on the poudre river, did not.  anyways, once you pass your freshman year here, you move to...

SOPHOMORE YEAR

this is where i am.  you move out of the dorms.  you don't have to go out every single time someone calls/texts you.  you realize that investing in skis (books) pays off.  rock skis, mid season/go to skis, deep pow skis.  hell, you broke 2 sets last year and traded cases of beers for demo skis while BD sent you new stuff.  might as well work all summer getting that straightened out.  ah, foresight, weird.  perhaps you even think about a major.  such as, not getting too drunk to get girls phone numbers.  perhaps you are thinking about your top summer activities (winter is an easy choice of course) climbing, biking, boating or fishing.  how about focusing on yoga to make you a better, healthier athlete.  or maybe you will even invest your time in the community at large.  participate in art shows.  they usually serve free beer.  wait a minute, this is starting to sound like freshman year.  oh well, two steps forward, one step back is still progress.

JUNIOR YEAR

my friend rachel tells me that you are suppose to study abroad junior year.  well, i'm pretty sure you study abroad twice a year for a month or two anyways.  but, if you want, you can pick an entire season (summer of winter) to take off.  sounds alright to me.

SENIOR YEAR

now you need a real major.  after all, you have three choices after senior year.  you can move on from j-hole, you can become a towny (kinda weird) or a professor.  i'm not entirely sure how you become a professor but i think it involves either buying a house here, getting in films or starting a business of sorts (mountain khaki, cloudveil, TGR, etc).

COLLEGE

j-hole is awesome.  but some people who live here for a while can't stand it.  it's an odd time especially now, during off season.  outdoor activities are not quite as easy.  it's starting to get dark out early but there is no good snow to ski.  i am moving into my sophomore year and i must say that i dig it.  college, no parents!

Whitetail Deer

it's october and i am in texas for the better part of the month relaxing at my parents house, enjoying college football, working on the ranch and attempting to bow hunt for the first time.  i am coming to realize that whitetail deer are skittish little fellas.

i mean, if i wanted to have killed one by now i could have.  my parents have a deer feeder all of 100 feet away from their back door and 5+ deer come out every night like clockwork.  and if i hit the gas pedal instead of the breaks every time i see one on the highway, that would be even easier.  however, i am trying to be a little bit more traditional with this.

anyways, i'm out there waking up at 6a, sweating in the heat, being eaten alive by mosquitos, and i already know every deer in texas knows that i want to eat it.

i started out with this whole hunting thing witch a bittersweet feeling to it.  i want to eat meat in a sustainable way, learn how to harvest it myself, but i wasn't stoked on killing another mammal as large as a human. 

now i am just pissed off at these damn animals.  i have come to learn that bambi is a selfish piece of crap, and won't even give me a chance.

Figure 8's!

JACKSON HOLE NASCAR

figure 8 racing is probably the best american sport ever.  it's ridiculous, and i love it.  who wants to buy me a car for next year's?  here is a video i made of tim hoff,  fitzgerald's bicycles master mechanic, doing a kick ass job in the races.  unfortunately, his car broke down in the final race while he was in 2nd place.  he is # 1 in the black car with the green door.