Breathing Room....

So with a little time on my hands, and the friends and family on their merry ways, I did a little clean up. And made a nice little privacy fence at the same time. Neat.


While all this was happening a mouse ran out from the pile and I tried to hit it with a log while Jimmy moved the pieces of wood it was hidden under. After a lot of missed we finally got paid with a flat mouse and all the guts leaving the immediate vicinity and arriving harshly to the inside leg of Jimmy's shorts. It was a fairly gross experience. I laughed. Which means Im next.

And speaking of fun, Kevin and Joe were here and we started frankensteining the pathfinder. Its now a pickup (custom) and almost ready for the hills as soon as the exhaust manifold is put together....any day now.

Note: The door is just there for aesthetics for now. Its simply balanced there with the lock button down. Helmets required.

And there should be more weekend pics as soon as I get them.....

Dive Humor....

Sunday, Someday....

A couple of new goings-ons happening here. Some political, some are tasty, some are repair and some be artsy. In no particular order.

Keg + Fridge + CO2 = Kegerator
Synonymous with satiated thirst and good times had by all. Productivity goes up, but still considered below the bar as far as world standards are concerned. Im not concerned.



The new deposit of Ernies Mountain Wine. More good times followed by less good mornings.



Upon Arrive at the shop office in Salida we found a fresh one. All three of us drove up in search of views and relaxing awesomeness. We found all of the above along with some road rejected meat toss that landed conveniently on the back porch. So fresh it was that the flies werent present till the next afternoon. Amazingly, we called the Division of Wildlife, and they actaully came and picked it up. They just moved up my list about one hundred thousand notches.


And then on the drive back south we conveniently took 64 to the Taos Gorge Bridge. Amazing, considering that I rafted under it everyday for 2 months. I still think the best view is looking up though.


So now that the US is in this finacial crisis, camping out still seems like a good idea. Almost a better idea than before. There is one candidate that, after hearing him speak on the current state of affairs, is quite scary. Better get out there and register to vote, and vote, or else you have no say in the matter.

Wrapping It Up in Montucky....

So the end is near for the sweet northern 3 week vacation which included:

Kayaking
Rafting
Axing down trees
Debauchery
Beaver Mechanics (including: how to make an oil pan leak)
Extreme Dog Walking
Extreme Cold Weather (including massive amounts of rain)
Mountains of Food
Weddings
Way Too Much Time in Billings

We shall be back in the NM territory in a couple days, with a kegerator!! So beware....

Flat Earth Society....

Being a geography major and loving it, I have to admit that to still argue that the earth is flat is pretty foul. Although I havent had the time to delve into their forums Im betting its something like the FSM although the difference is if people believe this we will have just lost about 3000 years in human evolution.

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I lost it when I watched this....

Building the List for Best of 2008....

In the video dept I obviously like that alice in wonderland remix and this: paper cutout N.e.r.d. video.




Anybody else have any rad sighting of awesomeness?

Note: Yesterday was my last day guiding, phew. Now on to the new improved life and winter approaches. Amanda and I are considering the move to Salida, and Im starting to work on making this plotter start making some money for itself. Either way life is good and the cleansing shall commence immediately.

Interview....

Inkless....

....I shall be soon. You may have heard that I got this new used probably stolen 42inch plotter, that printed twice, then died. Well, I figured since the ass@ I bought it from wont return my calls or emails that Id better do it myself. With a little reading here and there I found out I can retrofit it to run like a designjet 500 ( I have the 800). I did, and it does!!! So ever since then I have been printing and making river maps all day. I made a 5 foot wide print of Amanda hitting Souse Hole and slightly smaller version for the shop. Stoked am I.


Meanwhile Im prepping for the trip to MT in a couple weeks. Jamming to music and simply digging it. "In there!" as a fellow geologist would say.

Parking Lot Drowning....

My mom has partially experienced this. As did the guide of the boat that we rescued at Zoom Flume earlier in the season. Pulmonary Edema. Introduce water into the lungs (or rapid change in altitude) and the lungs start filling with fluid as a defense mechanism, and a bad one at that. Luckily with a big rescue of 7 guesties anda guide comes a couple cases of liquor and beer for saving his life. He was on oxygen for over a week and hacking up some of the nasty. Nasty.

Either way Salida is fun. Ill be back there on Weds.

Back from the Vacuum of Space....

Vacuums suck. Pure and simple. That vacuum right now is working on a river that is over an hour away. When you do the math I do about 3+ hours of driving a day, and that sucks, especially for living in a small unpopulated semi-rural location in New Mexico. I dont think I will ever make the mistake of working on a river that I cant just walk or ride my bike to. So I decided to just live at home for as long as possible. Heres how long I can be in the house before starvation begins:

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster....

Find it Here

This Morning....

....Hyside gets his balls lopped off. And theyre not getting replaced with neuticals.

Ark Sess....

Nothing like a good outing on the Arkansas River. I cant believe I didnt bring my kayak. I love gear boating!!

Kool-Aide....

I remember this from a couple of years ago. When I first saw it I almost peed my pants laughing about it, on and off for over a week.

Medical Manikin Family....

The awkwardness of finding out that your kids were swapped in the hospital....

Schmegma....

Schmegma....

Swim Fest....

Guide training day is FUN!!!

Alice....

If you havent seen this you should. Music remixed only from the sounds of alice in wonderland!!

Wet Fangs of Fury....

A day off.....

With dog training class intermixed with rafting I bring you this....