Fashionably Late

Rumors Boutique in La Jolla had a fashion show at the Ivy Hotel in Downtown San Diego. I photographed the event. Rumors Boutique hired 4 models to wear 4 outfits a piece throughout the evening. I'm stoked on the images that I got. You'll see some of my images in their ads soon.

HesH SesH Anniversary

The first year has passed. Many great events behind us and many more ahead of us. Skateboarding. This HesH SesH marks the beginning of the next year. John Snay and Zach Petschek have been putting this together every other month since the first one on March 31st, 2007. At the last one we had an astro jump that was a hit. We decided to top ourselves this time with something better. We reserved a joisting arena instead. You'll have to see the images to understand. I knew someone would get hurt at some point. This thing was too much fun for someone not to walk away with a limp, or gash. Craig Price too the prize on that one. Apparently Daryl Schiflett was a soldier in a past life. Daryl hit Craig so hard in the head that he gushed blood all over the mat from large hole in the middle of his head. Needless to say no one would fight Daryl after that.

Thanks to some contributions from Black Wax we held a second best trick contest. This one was a hard one to judge. Everyone was given 15 minutes to throw down their best shit. Back noseblunt, bigspin front B 270 out, hard flip back 50, kickflip front Board 270 out, kickflip back smith, switch lip. It was hard to judge. Finally we had a tie with big spin front board 270 and hard flip back 50. Thank you Black wax for your donations.

Enough with the words, here's some god damn photos.
More Photos


John Snay and Daryl Schiflett

Craig Price with a hole in his head


Sick ass Smith Grind on the Box



Craig Price laughing at the amount of blood that pooled out of his head on the mat




Balanced Frontside Nosegrind across the whole Box



Kickflip Front Board on the Green Rail



Steezy Front board the Entire Rail



Kickflip Back 50 the RAIL!




John Snay and Alec Hooker taking out some agression before the close end of the day.

The Meaning of Life

Life sucks. Life gives you shit and then gives you seconds. This policy only applies when you ignore the good. Everything is a learning experience and an opportunity to better yourself. I sounds like a motivational speaker. But seriously. I was forced to move from my place. I enjoy living here. My roommate is cool and the location is perfect. I am within walking distance of everything from vons to target to denny's. But now I must move on. I could call this a bad luck experience and be depressed. However instead I realized that this an opportunity to move into a bigger room and possibly pay a lower rent. Isn't a lower cost worth more than convenience sometimes? Convenience is overrated. Convenience is convenient. There's no question. However it eliminates the time you are experiencing the world. A wise man once said "Life is what happens to you when you're making plans for something else." That means that when you go to the supermarket and you get a flat tire. Then a guy stops to help you. You chat with him over the situation and become friends after that. That situation would never happen if you ordered your groceries online because it's more convenient. Everyone has a story like that. Hopefully you have more than that. By skateboarding with a friend at a school that you hate to skate, you spot a dodge ball. Within a few minutes no one is skating and everyone is running around the school playing an enhanced game of dodgeball. Your favorite skatepark is conveniently down the street but you went to this bullshit skate spot instead and life took it's course. Share your stories. Give me a life story. Leave a comment and let me hear another. I could go on for days. Life happens and life gives you shit. Keep your pace forward and evade the obstacles.