just a few pics around seattle

these are some pics that I've snapped while venturing around Seattle

enjoi...

Seattle skate park

Mary Jane NW

This is Mel


Along the Water


Nothin better than mowin' the lawn in a speedo



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Missing That Special Someone?

i know i am...

Mel DiPietro: i cant help but miss you!?
brooke schrader: i KNOW
brooke schrader: fucking A i miss you
Mel DiPietro: im so glad we feel the same
brooke schrader: yez
brooke schrader: of course
Mel DiPietro: otherwise all this homo emotion would be one sided and that would be awkward...



Summer for snowboarders is like summer for kids still in school. We make all these friends then and the end of the season(school year) we all go our separate ways missing the ones we liked most.

Well friends, school is almost back in session for us snow slashers and the tears of joy can once again run free.
Keep sending your "wish you were here" post cards and all the origami folded "i miss you" notes and Brooke and I will keep on keepin on with our no homo convos and video chats via Skype.


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RANDOM MYSPACE DOOOODS

So if you've kept up with this blog of mine you'll know that with every great passing of time i get to thank Myspace for enabling random guys to send "get at me" emails to me...
the best, and unfortunately, the worst make here for your reading pleasure.
these are two that i received this week...

contestant #1: Sean Roberts
Myspace: life is too short
Hey Beautiful Im Shawn. How are you? I would really like to get to know you is that ok? If so heres a little bit about me im 21, i live in portland oregon,and for fun i text, hoop, play xbox, workout, go out, and kick it with my niggas anything else you wanna know just ask. I hope to hear from you soon. Have a nice day. Bye. P.S. If you have a cell number and your ok with texting can i get your number please



contestant #2: Wilner Saint
Myspace: Wilner Saint
Hello beauty,

I am Wilner Saint Cyr. .
AGE: 31
Height: 170 cm 5' 9’
Weight: 85kg 150 lbs
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black
City: Miami(El Portal).
Country: USA.
Occupation: Student.
Education: MBA
Religion: Baptist
Marital Status: Single
Kids: No kids
Languages spoken: Fluent French, English Haitian Creole& little Spanish.

I love to laugh, write, read, travel, see movies and I'm inspired by the beauty of nature. I consider myself to be pretty open- minded and I like to try new things. I am looking for someone who is smart, respectful, honest, knows what they want in life, has a sense of humor and tries to be healthy at least half the time. A real, long term relationship is the goal here, can I find this person on you?

wwilnet@yahoo.fr

clearly, i get the creme de la creme of pickin's here...
...
how i came to be so lucky i don't know.
but
Brooke...continue to be jealous...

ART FOR GEAR=BEST TRADE EVER

life as a snowboarder, as glorified as it may be, is not cheap and is financially outstanding compared to the majority that call it life.
we hardly work and if we do it's only for six months or less during the summer therefore we're always broke. yet, we somehow afford and find money to get new gear, passes, housing, food, and travel all over just to get our shred on in other places.
how it all comes to work, after 13yrs, i still do not know.
but nonetheless, we make it work.

I've recently come to find that art is a really good form of currency. and if you're good at it-even better.
last season my form of art was shaking my butt. it landed me new boots, outerwear, and bindings.
this season, it turns out to be my actual painting skills. who knew.
a friend of mine, Mr. Chris Zimmerman, happen to like some of my art. he asked for some and of course i replied, "what do i get?" conveniently, he's a rep for Burton. he asked what i would want and i told him I'm in dire need of a new board and the Burton G-Twin just so happens to be my board of choice.
so we discussed what sort of paintings he would want i instantly had a few idea's in my head. we then discussed my "payment". decided i would be getting the 146 G-Twin and the Molotov bindings.
stoked.

so yesterday i went down to the Burton showroom like 5 blocks from my apt. and we got it all setup. i don't have to tell any of you how excited my heart got setting up my new shred baby...i know you're all familiar.

2009 146 Burton G-Twin EST / Molotov EST

so there she is.
all shiny and new can not wait to get her to her new home.
Mammoth-you have a new lover.

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SEASON 2 OF TODCAST

i love Todd Richards. He's just awesome. FACT.
what i also love is TODCAST .
please click the link and watch
i know you'll enjoy it just as much as i did.
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CAM PIERCE GUEST BOOK

Stoked to see someone i know on the guest book at Snowboardermag.com
met him 2 seasons ago at WCI he grew up riding with a grip of my friends from the EC.
prolly one of the sweetest kids.
Brooke and I stayed at the Forum Mansion with him when he was in mammoth for this past seasons WCI. The hot tubs on the balcony had a color changing light...we were in it till the sun came up...walking home in a wet bra is no fun...but the memories were unforgettable.

BUMBERSHOOT 2009 - KATY PERRY

Living right across the street from the Seattle Center means i have the easiest access to Bumbershoot along with with Skip getting us tickets from work, go Skip.

we just walked back from seeing Katy Perry. Needles to say i was stoked and Skip was not...that would soon change. With the body of a sex kitten and the mouth of a sailor, Skip would soon find out that Katy is the girl of his dreams.

i already knew she was awesome which was why i was SO stoked when he said he got us in.
here are some pics.