CHRISTMAS TIME

Well, even though I didn't get to go to New York to see family and friends I did get to come down to my parents house and spend time with them and my sister near the Colorado river. It was an eventful few days to say the least. Sat in trafic for hours on the way here, Rode a Harley, drove in a $200,000 desert buggy, played some bingo and I swear was the only one under 40 years old, won some money at the Casino, enjoyed the beautiful weather and scenery and just kicked it for the most part. Back to magazine life in a few hours after I get back to LA.

WEEKEND

Fairly normal weekend. Chilled, rode, went to the S & M video premiere. Fell on my head and broke my phone at the East LA park. Rode at Ben Snowdens house which is always a good time, hung with some friends. That pretty much sums it up. Nothing too exciting going on just waiting to get the holidays going and get back to a normal (if you can call it that) schedule at the office with deadlines and all that.

Cloudy

It has actually been rainy in Cali lately. As much as I love to brag about how sunny and nice it is all of the time I can't stand even one day of rain. A few days of rain feels like an eternity and I know I shouldn't complain seeing as how there are very few days of rain throughout the entire year compared to most everywhere else in the country. Random pic after getting done shooting some photos of a few Fox team riders in San Diego a while back and a photo from the annual light show in Griffith Park. Good times.

Weekend

Fun weekend. Got to ride a little bit, shoot some photos, go to some really cool art openings/shows and hang out. Went to the opening for Glen Friedmans photo show and bought his new book along with getting that one and an older one I already had signed. He is a famous 80's skate/band/punk/rap photographer. Oh, I also saw Russel Simmons from Def Jam while I was there. It was pretty weird. That dude has so much money it is insane. Went to a flatland jam in long beach and also caught a slideshow presentation by Pro skateboarder/artist Ed Templeton from Toy Machine Skateboards. It was pretty cool and had an intimate setting. Thats about it. Be patient with my actual website. It is in the process of being fully re-done when I get some time.

Santa Monica

Well, today was fairly productive but it took a while to make two photos happen. In LA it is not easy to get around. I spent more time in my truck stuck in traffic than I did shooting and riding combined. Actually, I spent about 3 hours in my truck and only traveled 50 miles total. Two hours to go 25 miles. Yea. Not fun.

Good things = *got two photos that I am stoked on (check future issues of mag)

Bad things=*got two parking tickets that total over $75

Overall it was worth it and that shit is just part of my job.

My Bad

The title of my blog 100% suggests that I will be updating it daily. Even though it is not entirely true, I do give it a good attempt. Instead of changing the name I will just work harder at keeping it up to date. Picture #1. It is some weird picture from a commercial on TV that I took for some strange reason. It is for a test drive of a motorized scooter for old people. It reminds me of my gramps (RIP) I miss you. #2. Nike premiere in San Diego right before the video started. #3. Funny sign that was across the street from my hotel in Oklahoma. #4. Pretty straight forward.

Riding

Random photos from last night and today. Took a nighttime cruise on the fixed gear and then explored some new riding spots today up in the Burbank hills. Not too much else going on. Been riding a lot which is good. Finished the March issue minus the cover which is also good. That's about it for now.

PHOTOS

I mentioned that I would be putting photos up from the last trip to Oklahoma. Here are some from that trip and some from before I flew out at my Aunts house in Temecula. Best buddy dogs, first and maybe only snow I will see this winter, LAX, sick view of the sky, glamorous hotel, blah blah. You get the idea. A picture is worth a thousand words until you become an editor and write about pictures all day long. Then they become worth a short caption. Over and out.

Blah Blah Blog

So just got back from Oklahoma. It was a fun trip for the most part but I basically spent two days traveling and two full days working so needless to say I was burnt out by the time I got back to LA. Then I got to sit in traffic for an hour and a half before I made it home. It was 22 miles by the way. Almost finished up with the March issue which is good. Things will mellow out towards the end of this week. Kind of in a lazy mood so I will let the pictures do the talking for me. Edit (the pics will come tomorrow)