incredible weekend to preface a hell ish week

this weekend, was so physically and mentally draining. i loved it!

I've pathetically been listening to Like You'll Never See Me Again, because my ading choreographed a highly impressive piece for our 4 hour practice yesterday. Major props Jon Lee, you seriously impressed me with this one. I think you've really grown into your dancing "style".

I spent essentially 12 hours with a car of the same people. After 3 ipods, a million riddle games, and complete frustration in the unsuccesful search for chains at 3am in the morning, I'm really happy it was you 5 (yodel crew represent yo!), because it could've gone horrendously. My snowboard "students" were tight as fcuk, and were almost carving even after I accidentally took them to the top of the mountain.

Whenever i go on snow trip I recall really distinct moments. There was snow trip from my 2nd year where I got snow blind and was grateful to belch Foolish games and other 90's hits with people who stayed over to take care of me. I think of my countless trips with my "best" family friend up to Tahoe and our dangerously competitive relationship slowly devolving. I think of how my decisive choice to rent a snowboard instead of ski's at the age of 11 was such an epic moment in my head at the time, it was me screaming for independence and choice.

Most significantly, I think of Angelo. We weren't the closest, but when I think about all of what happened, i remember that trip to Mt. high around 4 years ago with Gibu and Cedric. I remember your vivacity and enthusiasm. I remember the talks we had up every lift, and how young and eager you were to just LIVE! I remember how I wrote you off as being completely naive until this trip, when I got to know where you were really coming from. I remember the icicles lining every part of your face since you kept falling on it, insisting that you would get it t his time. You didn't stop smiling. We made a lot of fun of you after that one, what a cocky SOB with absolutely no backup. You were so damn persistent and inspiring in your unfaltering failure. I wish i could've seen you grow as a boarder.

I hate how stupid cliche's like "you never appreciate something till it's gone" always play out.

Anyway, really good weekend. A lot of car bonding, serious road trip, and NECESSARY escape from the suffocating claws of technology. The cabin itself was incredibly chill, everyone was throwing out good vibes. We had some really productive talks about love, life, KP, and couldn't have asked for more (Aside from more boardin time). As we ghost rided the whip up big bear mtn going 0 mph in traffic, I realized, this is it, "I don't wanna forget the present is a gift". So what I dropped 100+ on this weekend, so what my car is probably seriously fucked up from falling rocks, so what i probably drove for more time than actually chilled, so what my nail is lodged into my skin making it impossible for me to do much with my right hand. yadida..

Watching californication over @ sean taylor before sleeping last night, I forgot how important your roots are. The prospect of not hanging w. some of my favorite graduates/olderheads, and not doing PCC next year, or ever, scares me shitless.

this week=a midterm, a paper, an article, serious planning, work, hell hell hell! yeehaw