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Well, this site is my newest home on the net. And, I am currently a SuperMod there. Great place, great people AND a great set-up. Just a bunch of blue-oval owners helping others out.

Not much else has been up. I'm officially cleared to return to everything athletic as of yesterday (yeah, like I needed that)...not much else going on. Shake-ups at work, good times at home, and fun times with friends...more later - it's BEER-THIRTY now!

Slow week....

Not a whole hell of a lot going on this week. Been working out like crazy - surfing (well, paddling - it was flat) on Monday, weight Tuesday thru Thursday, and Yoga on Friday. It's nice being busy. Work's been a chore with major ECO's being pushed through and the Manufacturing/Planning be big ole babies wanting Engineering to do more of their work. But, I'm sure you all don't give a rat's ass about that. Hmmmm, what else can I write about.

Well, there's the ever illustrious truck and what I'm going to do with it. I've found my wheel and tire setup :)

This is the BF Goodrich Radial All-Terrain T/A KO Tire. I'm going to get it in the 31" x 10.5" x 15" size. I can't wait. It's your basic A/T tire with a nice beefy size and enough "ggggrrrrrrr" in it to look good! The upside to it is that I can get it real cheap for the type/brand of tire it is. The down side is that it's not that cheap in general.

The wheels I'll be getting to match my nice BF Goodrichs is the Mickey Thompson Classic II's. They'll be 15" rims with an 8" depth, 3 5/16" back-spacing and room for 5 bolts on a 4.5" bolt circle (stock for my Explorer). I was going to go with the American Racing AR-23's, but couldn't justify the extra money and they also would be a helluva lot harder to clean than the M/T's. Everything I've read on these rims is great! I can't wait to get this set-up installed! Oh, by the way, did I mention that this whole set-up will get shipped to my house - mounted and balanced - for the low cost of just $890? Unreal, right? I can't wait!!!

Truck Mania!

I've recently been bitten by the bug. My truck has turned into my new obsession. I will have it ready to do some beach-combing next summer! I can't wait. First order of business is to put some decent sized tires on it (due to popping one this past week) and raise it up a bit. After that, the upgrade list looks something like this:

Necessary

• Tires - After popping my right rear the other day (pulling out of PepBoys of all places) and realizing that the tires where going south quickly anways, this has become a top priority. I've been looling around and found two that I really like.
  
  
  • Bridgestone Dueler A/T D693
    
  • Dunlop Radial Rover RVXT
  
  I've got 235/75/R15's on there now - I was thinking about bumping up to 265/75/R15's (or bigger). Any thoughts on this?
  
  
• Driver's Side Foglight Replacement - Rock busted it while I was playing in the parkling lot of a local snowboard hill in NJ. Finally got around to getting the part. Should be replacing it this weekend.

Near Future Mods

• Diamond Clear Corners & Headlights
  
• Tinted (or aftermarket) Tail Lights
  
• Explorer Brake Light Decal
  
• Uniform Tint in Driver & Passenger Windows
  
• Billet Grill
  
• Interior Mods - dash knobs, gauges, & door handles are all possibilities
  
• Rear View Mirror - Something snapped a year or two ago in this stupid thing and it shakes like hell. Gotta get a replacement
  
• Cargo Bay Cover - The spring some how broke (I think one of my buddies - or my wife - pulled it out too far), so it doesn't retract without manually rolling it back. Needs replacing since I use it alot.

Long Term Upgrades

• K&N Air Intake
• Torsion Lift - need more info/how-to info (been doing some research online)
  
• Shackle Kit - ditto above
  
• Upgrade (stock +6-CD in arm rest) sound system
  
• More to come

I've got a ton of other stuff I want to tackle including intake and exhaust, not to mention getting the truck detailed next spring and then hopefully repainted in a year or two. All kinds of fun - this weekend starts it all off with a few fixes - replacing the driver's side fog light (broken at Mountain Creek this winter) and replacing a lug bolt that snapped last weekend while I was replacing all four pads and rotors.

Fun city! I love working on my truck!

The Money Pit I Call 'My Truck'

You know, I thought was doing good. I'd finally landed a good job (that I promptly quit a few months later) and was getting ready to settle down. So, I figured, what the hell! I'd promised myself an SUV all through college and I'd be damned if I was going to buy one. My Saturn finally giving up the ghost - well, really all that happened was the clutch finally giving out after about 165k miles - gave me even more reason to buy a truck. Buying new wasn't an option with my skinny pay and a wedding/honeymoon coming up, so I bought slightly used - and, hell, what's 27k miles on a vehicle now-a-days?

Then things started going to shit. Gas shot up to round about $2/gallon almost immediately after I bought the truck. The roof started leaking. The front brakes went. I needed a new serpentine belt. The rear winshield wiper stopped wiping. I busted a foglight. The rear brakes went. The front brakes went, again. The signals only work when the steering wheel is at it's highest position. The hardware fell out of the passenger side "Oh Shit" handle. And a rotation sensor went kaput on a rear wheel. Some of this stuff was covered by our warranty, but most wasn't. And, this all happened in two years.

Now, mind you, most of this stuff was just normal wear and tear and I'm fine with fixing it. Hell, give me the right tools and the time and I can fix most of it myself. It's just that, as an SUV, all the parts are super expensive. And, knowing myself the way I do, I know that I beat the living snot out of this thing, so I put in the best of everything. Fun, fun, fun!

And, to think that I want a boat one day.....

Riviera : Broken Sounds from Chicago, IL

Riviera : Broken Sounds from Chicago, IL

It's funny the things you run into on the net. The other day, I was digging through my CD collection and came across a CD that I had burned for me a few years ago. It was my old college roommate's first studio effort with his band - Sugar Maple Voodoo. The CD was titled Jibe. Anyway, I went and 'googled' them on the web and found this page - MixedWire: News. It had all of SMV's first album studio stuff as well as their long lost, never fully publicized studio album on it. Interesting. Anyway, long story short, I found my old roommate through Friendster and got to talk to him. Come to find out, he's out in Chicago, he's married, and he's playing with this band Riviera. I bought their new CD At The End Of The American Century... on iTunes. It was a $10 investment in his future. How could I not... Not bad stuff. You can hear the Wilco influence, but there's also flairs of everything from Tom Petty to The Grateful Dead to the Stones. Interesting stuff. If you like the alt-country/rock type music, then you'd probably like it.

And, to top it off, they are coming to NYC next month - September 16^th to be specific. I might try and see him. I think it'd be a good time.

Regardless, be sure to check out the site and listen to the band. You never know, you might just like it.

The New Surfboard

I just picked up a 9'0" Rainbow Longboard today. Got it for a steal and the thing is in cherry condition. Just thought I'd toss up a few pictures.

	The Top of The Board
	The Bottom of the Board
	Top Side Artwork
	Bottom Side Artwork
	Funky Glassed-In Leash Loop

Now it's all about getting my knee ready to ride it! Woohoo!

Surfboard Hysteria...

So, with the knee on the mend, I've gone in search of some knew rides! And, what better time of year to start looking than the end of summer when all the poser decide to pawn off their barely used sticks so they'll have some pocket cash to put towards a new snowboard (which they'll ride twice all season).

Lucky for me, I've found a few gems:

First up is a beautiful 9' Tri-Fin Rainbow Longboard. From the description on craigslist.com, it's in great condition and ready to rumble. No, I'm not telling you the link because it's going to be mine, all mine!!!! I've honestly been dieing to get my hands on a longboard since I started surfing and this may just be the way to do it. And, really, where do you find longboards (especially on Long Island) for $250 anymore. Blue Crush and MTV killed that! I'm so pumped about it. With the shitty wayves we get here on the East Coast, a longboard is a necessity. Now, I just need to get my knee back in shape again :)

The second board I'm looking at is a 7' In the Eye tri-fin. Slightly used, but still in great shape, this board looks to be a steal at about $150. It slightly reminds me of a cross between my 6'6" egg and 7'2" funshape that were each stolen this year. Both boards look like a blast to ride. Add these on top of the custom made bodyboard that Brent is making for us (as we speak) and I'll be good to go come September. I've just got to keep doing my rehab, eating my vitamins, and saying my prayers (yeah, I'm an old-school Hulkamaniac - whaddya gonna do about it, brother?!?!) and I'll be ready for hurricane swell this fall :) YEAHHHH!

Atrophy...

It's such a nice looking word - you'd almost consider it to be a nice word considering how it's put together "a-trophy." But, alas, it's anything but nice.

Merriam & Webster define it as the following:

Main Entry: at·ro·phy
Pronunciation: 'a-tr&-fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -phies
Etymology: Late Latin atrophia, from Greek, from atrophos ill fed, from a- + trephein to nourish
1 : decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue; also : arrested development or loss of a part or organ incidental to the normal development or life of an animal or plant
2 : a wasting away or progressive decline

What in the hell is he talking about, you ask? The answer is plain and simple - my right knee. Tomorrow (08.05.05) will be 2wks to the day that I had my surgery completed and I am far from recovered. My Range of Motion (ROM) is anything but good, there is still swelling and a bit of pain in the area, and - for the first time in over ten years - I can honestly say that my right leg is smaller than my left (hence the above rant). I am not a happy camper to say the least.

Perhaps I've put some exceptional expectations on myself. I figured that I'd be almost ready to rock-n-roll after two weeks. Instead, I'm still rolling in and out of bed at night. What the fuck! PT was started yesterday and it looks like I've got a long road to go, but I'm going to get there. This setback will not beat me! I'm so determined to get in the water before this summer is out. Alright, I should stop bitching here and get back to being semi-productive...more news later (if I feel like it).

Recovery Time

Stitches come out today and I couldn't be happier. Nothing sucks worse in the AM than having to take a shower with a freaking garbage bag wrapped around your leg. I'll also find out what the hell a 'planka' is and if I can start rehab soon. Pumped, I tell ya!

Not much going on otherwise. Gearing up for the snowboard trip. I've already gotten in touch with two mountains - Okemo & Killington - regarding pricing. This year we're going to do it pimp style! I can't wait. Should be a blast. Alright, boring week, not much more to report...maybe somethng fun will happen in the next few days...

Post-Op Update

Arrived at the hospital at 7am this morning and was in a car on the way home by 11. Couldn't believe how quck it all went. Doc says that the back of my knee cap showed a lot of wear and tear, so they cleaned that up. They shaved down my cartiledge, and also removed my planka (?). He had mentioned the planka before. I guess it's a band of tissue on the inside of my knee. I've been searching all over the net since I got home and can't find anything about it.

I can already bear some weight on it. The doc had me pretty numbed up when I left, so I was thinking "Damn, this is gonna be easy." Then I got home and the pain meds wore off. Guess I'm going ot have to use that Vicadin. Oh well. Either way, I'm putting weight on it already, although they want to avoid that for a day or two.

I'm doing well otherwise. I woke up and the first thing I thought was "I'm wicked hungry!" Guess that means all is well. I've been eating fine all day, so I'm happy. I've even been able to keep to my diet. So, I go get the stitches out next week and then see the doc again the week after. A little PT and I'm good to go. Time to do the other one after that I guess.

Thanks for all the well wishes though, folks. It means a lot to me.

Unkown Desires

Have you ever wanted something, but not known what exactly is the object of your desires? I had that problem last night. I was in a piss-poor mood and I knew I wanted something, but couldn't figure out what it was. Might be that I'm kind of upset with my career at the moment. Don't get me wrong, I love what I do, but I feel like I'm never going to be more than a wheel in the cog for the rest of my life. I want to be somebody, do something with my life. It might be this diet I'm on. The wife and I are following the South Beach diet. No carbs (other than veggies) for the first two weeks. I'm getting near my breaking point. I've done this all before with my BB'ing dieting, but the cravings have never been as bad as they are now. I don't even want to think about what I'd do for a cookie or a sandwich.

Regardless, it's probably just stress about my upcoming surgery. Tomorrow!!!! I can't wait to get it done so I can be normal (will I ever be totally normal?) again, but I'm also dreading it. Something about being put under and dealing with the rehab just isn't sounding all that pleasant to me. Not much more going on here. I'll try and come up with a quick entry post-surgery to give an account of it.

New Times, Old Friends, & Other Ramblings

I received an email the other day from a girl who lived on my floor during my sophmore year of college. We were pretty good friends and hung out in the same group. We've been conversing back and forth the past few days and it kind of made me realize that I met a LOT of people over the last 8 (wow, it's been that long since I started college) years. What happened to them? There was Erin, the cute rugby player who (at one point) I was real tight with; Josh, my old roommate who I recently found out is married and living in Chicago; Bossi, the crazy kid who was had a nose for a party and way of making sure his buddies found some cute girls; Christy, the little chick across the hall who I used to shave my head with - and the list goes on. I miss a lot of these folks and really wish I could find them again.

Anyway, not much new this week. I did my pre-registration for my pre-surgical consult. They asked SO many questions - I honestly thought they were going to ask for my first born! So, I've got that appt next Monday and then I'm being cut next Friday. Fun, fun. Actually, I'm kind of looking forward to putting it behind me and moving on. Once both knees are done, I'll be very, very happy.

I picked up a surfboard for Brent yesterday. The guy selling it was a whack-job, for sure. Talking about how Brent was a nice guy, but that he didn't really know him - Dude, he bought a freaking old, beat-up surfboard from you off Ebay! How well do you expect to know him! Anyway, the board's sitting in my house, mocking me. Telling me I need to get wet. I have serious apprehensions though. I'm freaked out about screwing up both my knees and about breaking his board. I'll wait until this weekend when he comes up and let him christen it. Then, if it breaks, at least I feel like he road it. That's the worst part about this whole thing though. I really, really want to buy a board, but can't justify spending the money on something I'm not going to be able to use for the rest of the summer. Tack that onto the fact that my knee is screwed up because I came back from the last knee injury I had too early so I could snowboard and you'll quickly see why I have no interest in putting a new board in my house any time soon. I'm going to 'save my pennies' over the next few months and hopefully be able to pick up a new longboard. Ideally, that's what's going to best suit me in Long Beach.

Alright, enough for today.

My First Owned Cache...

(GC3D6) Ole Fish'n Hole on the Bay by CacheBina (owned by LBSurfer)

Well, it's not one that I initially hid (one of those should be coming soon - hopefully), but it is a great little cache that just needs some TLC. It needs to be replaced with a new container and some new goodies, but it'll make for a great summer (or winter) cache. I'm really pumped to see how this one goes.

Family, Friends, Food, & Fireworks

Well, the 2005 4^th of July weekend is in the books, but it's far from forgotten. What a great weekend it was. Veeco, in an unnatural act of kindness (I'm sure there was some other reason, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt), gave us all Monday AND Tuesday off. A 4-day weekend! Let's see if I can remember how all the debauche...err, fun, went.

The weekend started off with a great meal with the in-laws at a place call Sagamore Grill (I think) on Jericho Turnpike while we waited out the yahoo's on the road. We rolled up to MA with virtually no traffic. Very uneventful drive up, which was nice.

Saturday: Woke up Saturday morning around 8-8:30 and made it over to Bungay Brook with Zac and Anthony around 9:30. I proceeded to win a fun 18-hole round with the best score I've ever gotten when playing 18 (100) and was about 3" away from breaking a three digit score. Went back to the house and just farted around with the folks. went to my cousin's All-Star baseball game and then came home and went swimming. Some of the extended fam came over and we had a nice little cook-out. Fun city!

Sunday: Slept in nice and late and then leisurely got ourselves ready for some fun. Drove down to Fall River and met up with Rob and Amy at their place. We met up there (great drive - even saw a hawk) and headed out to Marc's boat. Spent the rest of the afternoon wakeboarding and hanging out in the boat. After picking up some food (and booze), we headed over to Rob's buddy Jake's place for a BBQ and shindig. The gang there had already ate upon our arrival, so we fired up the grill and made a feast. As the night wore on, we rolled out some 'pizza dough' (very inside joke) and 'cooked' it. Everyone on that lake lights big bonfires on the water's edge, so we got to see them and a fireworks show (private - nothing professionally done) that lasted about 1.5 hours and rivaled anything professional I've ever seen. Great night!

Monday: Hung out with Mom and Pop and said good-bye to Z and Alys. Ant and I played 9-holes at Fore Kicks (I kicked his ass again) and we just chilled. Ris and I made dinner that night - steak, potatos, and shrimp on the grill - and we just enjoyed being on the lake and with each other. It was a great way to spend time with each other.

Tuesday: I got up fairly early for a vacation day (8ish) and headed over to Semco around 9:30 or so. Hung out there and talked shop for a while. Then it was time for Ris and I to get on the road. The ride home sucked, but it was worth it, because the weekend was just great!

Metal, Metal, Metal....

I was talking to a friend the other day about needing some music to throw on my iPod Shuffle for when I'm lifting. Given his affinity for metal, he put together the following list of must have metal albums. Without further ado, I give to you:

JP's 21 (cause 20 just isn't enough) Must Have Metal Albums

Powerslave - Iron Maiden
If you need to ask why you need this album...well. NWOBHM at its finest, and Dickinson could sing. This is like a textbook of metal.

Sad Wings Of Destiny - Judas Priest
Another no-brainer. Great songs throughout, killer guitar, and Halford is the greatest metal singer of all time.

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Again, duh. It is impossible to NOT like "The Wizard" and "Sleeping Village/Warning". Throw in "N.I.B" and it's a classic.

Lightning To The Nations - Diamond Head
Some people would make fun of this album, but without this album, Metallica might not exist. The songs might seem familiar..."Am I Evil?", "Sucking My Love", "The Prince", and "Helpless" are all classic. The whole album rocks, and has the same raw vibe as Kill Em All. Real singing, too.

And Justice For All... - Metallica
Um, yeah. The depression of existence, captured on record at 200 BPM! "Dyer's Eve" is the greatest Metallica track of all time.

This Darkened Heart - All That Remains
The greatest album of 2004. Phil is a little bit lower and hardcore growly, but not screechy, and if you read the lyrics, you'll understand him. There is some singing, but this album is about devastating riffery and the sonic assault waged by Mike Martin and Oliver Herbert.

Beware The Heavens - Sinergy
THIS is how chicks in metal should sound. Kimberly Goss is married to Alexi Laiho from COB, and he plays on the album. Kind of like COB but with singing. Great album.

In Search Of Truth - Evergrey
The Pink Floyd of metal albums. This is a very relaxing and simultaneously frightening album. Themes of abduction, insanity, and being trapped abound. Lots of creepy parts, cool singing, and some killer solos.

Burning Bridges - Arch Enemy
Arch Enemy's "melodic" album. Flat out screaming, but you can understand it alright. And the guitar work is raw and angry.

The Art Of Balance - Shadows Fall
This is the most melodic album from SF, in my opinion. "The Mystery Of One Spirit" is the most screaming track they ever recorded, in my opinion. Similar to All That Remains, but a little more singing and the riffs aren't quite as good.

Cowboys From Hell - Pantera
Uh........................dude. "Message In Blood" and "Cemetery Gates" rule, as well as the title track. Phil Anselmo could get up!

Stained Class & Hell Bent For Leather - Judas Priest
Man, another great pair of efforts from The Priest. Both released in 1978, and I usually listen to them together. Awesome vocals from Halford, and some of Tipton and Downing's most memorable riffs, including "Better By You, Better Than Me" and the back-to-back anthems "The Green Manalishi" and "Killing Machine". "The Green Manalishi" was originally written by Peter Green, I think, from Fleetwood Mac, I am pretty sure. All of these songs rule, even if they are about gay sex.

Night Of The Stormrider - Iced Earth
Some of Schaffer's best riffing, including "Travel In Stygian". Classic metal singing, a little thin at times.

Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Paul Dianno rocks the mic on this bad mother. "Phantom Of The Opera" is the best track, great harmony work. Dianno was a great singer, too, but it's tough to top Dickinson.

The War Within - Shadows Fall
Better drums than The Art Of Balance. "The Power of I and I" rocks, and the drums on "The Light That Blinds" rocks.

Suicide By My Side - Sinergy
More like COB, less happy riffage. ANGRY!!!!! But Kim Goss still r0x0rz.

Pornograffitti - Extreme (I am not joking...)
Don't ask. Just crank the NON-radio tracks. This is tone like Zakk Wylde, but some weird riffing. Excellent solos, esp. in "Pornograffitti" and "Almighty Dollar".

Master Of Puppets - Metallica
Nothing to say here.

Melissa - Mercyful Fate
If you like the devil, you'll like this album. Ha ha. Just playing. Satanic themes aside, this is another big chunk of the Met sound. KD is a goofy singer, but at least he doesn't just growl. Great thin metal sound. "Into The Coven" has a ripping intro.

Something Wicked This Way Comes - Iced Earth
Their best album ever. Listen to the last three tracks. Great vocals by Matt Barlow and insane rhythm guitar from Schaffer. THIS album rules.

Buried In Oblivion - Into Eternity
Nothing to say here.

It's Been a While

Wow! I can't believe I haven't posted in here in so long. Just a quick heads-up. I decided to remove all the Geocaching blog entries simply because I've logged about 10-15 more since then and I didn't put them in here. There's no sense in putting it in two places - Geocaching.com and here.

Alot's happened since my last blog. Let's break it down by month:

March - I turned 26 - next year will be depressing. For some reason, I've always dreaded 27. I did a lot of snowboarding and all in all just had a good time. My in-laws got me an iPod Shuffle. Best thing in the world for me!

April - Ris turned 26. No big parties for either of us. We just hung out and enjoyed it. I didn't work all that much this month as I ended up being selected for Grand Jury Duty. 14 days (Mon - Thurs every week) of service meant I was sitting around in a courthouse for about four weeks. Interesting stuff most of the time though. I ended up going to the docs to find out about my knee. This looked to be the beginning of something not so good. We visited my folks this month as well...liitle did I know it'd be the last time I'd get to see my old dog, Amber :(

May - Kept up with Physical Therapy (PT), but it didn't do much good. Again, another sign of bad things to come. I actually did a fair amount of partying this month. We went to Buffalo for Courtney's (my sis-in-law) college graduation and then upstate to my wife's cousin's Bat Mitzvah. I got h-a-m-m-e-r-e-d at this. Stupid drunk. I was so hungover the next day that I had to leave work early. And, we ended the month off with partying, for Memorial Day, at the Beach House. Unfortunately, my surfboards were stolen from us (at the beach house) this month.

June - It's been a pretty crappy month. My boards were stolen, I had to go to Minnesota for work, my dog had to be put down due to a HUGE amount of tumors in her, and then I found out I needed to have both my knees operated on. We were able to get up to MA for Father's Day weekend. It was also my Dad's birthday and Marissa and my wedding anniversary. It was a good weekend, even if the cloud of putting Amber down was around us. Alyssa and Zac showed up and Anthony even stuck around. I've been playing a lot of golf and watched my Sox work their way back into first place in the AL East while the Yankees bomb.

So, in a nutshell, that's what's been going on...not like anyone is going to read this.....

The Forced Vacation Begins

So, I'm being forced to take some time off over this next week. I can't say I'm very happy about it, but if it's going to help our bottom line - especially given our stock price activity as of late (hint: It's been going down faster than I can bomb and icey East Coast slope) - then I'm game for it. The weekend has started out pretty good so far. I went to Creek with Brent and snowboarded for a half day. Pretty good day - I hit up some nice table tops and even nailed the rails (note: a few of the rails and hits nailed me back).

Tomorrow I am dropping off my cousin and the city and will (finally) have my house back. She was a great guest - very quiet, fairly clean, and generally conscious of her surroundings - but I (and my wife) just felt like guests in our own home at times. The problem with tomorrow is that it's supposed to be snowing here, so driving in to the city is going to be oh-s0-fun. At least we'll get her in there, drop her off, come back and relax on a snowy day (I'll have to venture out at some point to go to the gym). After that, this week will b e pretty mellow. I'm going snowboarding with my (old?) boss on Wednesday - that's the plan right now anyways. Then, the wife and I are probably going to head up to CT to go to either Foxwoods or Mohegan Sun for the day. Depending on the rate we get, we'll probably stay the night. Then, I'll be snowboarding next weekend. It'll be a nice spend some time with the wife - I'm pissed that I'm being forced to waste my vacation time, but what am I going to do.

Hmmmm...

Wow, I haven't been around much lately, I suppose. I've been pretty busy though. Work's been hammering away at me. I've gotten involved in a new tool design project that's got me really excited. They kind of screwed me over and offered me a quasi-management position and then took it off the table, but we'll see what happens. I don't think it's my boss' fault, so whatever.

I've broken even on my season pass (woohoo!) and have been riding 10 times this season. It's been about 4 or 5 years probably since I've broken double digit days riding - and back then it was like 30-40 days a season! Hey, you take the good with the bad I guess. I should have close to 20 by the time the season's over. I'll be pumped for that.

My cousin is still living with us. She should be leaving soon. Not that I mind her, but it'll be nice to get the house back to ourselves. It's just weird having another person living there.

And, hey, the Pats won another Super Bowl. I think it's time to break out good old Pat Patriot! GO PATS!

Charging at Waterville

Watch Brent Hit the C-Rail!

This was just the first day of a great trip. We had about 25 people or so, only two of which skiied from my memory, and we just rode all day and partied all night. There was salt being poored over people's heads and massive amounts of alcohol consumed - my heart is still pumping fast from all the Red Bull and vodkas. WICed Fun time!!!