I come in search of stoke

[kellen]

Hello fellow ski-bums/park rats/BC junkies/etc.,

I will honestly say my roommate got me into this place. What I thought was just another internet message board is far from the case, and to be honest, I like it. It has been quite a while since I laughed so hard at something I read on a computer (Thank you Jack Handy!)

However there is a greater point to this thread. I will state up front that I am not searching for sympathy or another similar.

The last 4 days have been horrible for me. It started with me losing my job at one of the raddest shops I have ever worked at or visited (shop name and location withheld to protect those involved). I had truly dedicated my time there, but apparently management didn't think so. I lost not only a steady flow of income, but my dreams of working a full winter season at a full fledged ski shop are now down the drain. I know that sounds weird for some people, but coming from the west coast and never seeing more than 8-10 days a season on the hill, it was a big deal to me. Andf of course, I now have to pony up plenty of extra pennies for skis for this winter, as I can no longer get my coveted employee discount. This was not the main reason I worked there, but it certainly was a benefit I wasn't going to pass up.

So that was pretty bad, but with my luck, of course there is more. A few days before losing my job I lost my cell phone, and finally had to pony up for a new one. Not such a huge deal, but $50 out of pocket with no new income coming in (atleast for the moment) was not something I was overjoyed with.

And of course it gets worst. I had planned a big peak bagging trip in the sierras (Mt. Corcoran, across all of the Corcoran Pinnacles, and then Mt. Langley), leaving at the end of this month. Yesterday, out of a fit of boredom, I decided to go bouldering. Long story short, I fell akwardly off the top of a problem. I landed on my feet, but the subsequent tumbling tweaked my knee pretty badly and hacked up my thumb pretty badly. I didn't think anything major of it until I woke up this morning and could barely bend the knee. Needless to say I will probably not be climbing mountains at the end of this month.

So, things ahve not been bright and peachy in kellen's world. Admittedly, my girlfriend didn't break up with me, no one died, and I didn't die, so it's not all bad, but it was a series of dissapointing events in a very short span, and it's left me here sitting at home with nothing to do other than burn my eyes out looking at a computer screen and watching movies on the TV.

I'm not asking for sympathy or for somone to start some donation fund for me. I had enough cash built up to be able to get by for the rest of the month and most of Sept. All I want at this point is some stoke for winter. I love the backcountry, so if anyone has some pics of sick powder slaying or just gnarly lines, post em up. It will make me feel much better and I won't waste away in a spiral of boose and drugs.

Bring on the stoke (and the snow, in that case).



End.

[MakersTeleMark]

Do you have a myspace page?

[GoldMember]

Start here:

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...hlight=Pyramid

This is the one that got me to sign up here and really changed me for life. Then use the search function (JONG) for other stuff. This place is loaded but you've got to spend a little time looking around.

[tex1230]

The last 4 days have been horrible for me. It started with me losing my job at one of the raddest shops I have ever worked at...

... sitting at home with nothing to do other than burn my eyes out looking at a computer screen and watching movies on the TV.

Not trying to be a dick here but don't you think looking for a new job would be a better use of time right about now?

Plenty of stoke to be had - but you may be required to post naked pics of your sister/girlfriend first.

[freezorburn]

Plenty of stoke to be had - but you may be required to post naked pics of your sister/girlfriend first.

YES Tex is totaly right- It was in the fine print when you Clicked "I AGREE" when you joined the forum.

Get to posting thos Pictures.

[Sublimaze]

Oh earthen basket, surrender thine opulence...

[Yeti]

Kellen, it should be stated publicly for the record that you're a JONG. On the other hand, that goes without saying.

Vitamin I is your friend. Heal up and go on your trip. Forget about the job -- life's about living, not about money. (This said from a guy on the job in a suit.)

Search, and ye shall find.

[Sutter]

gnarly lines

we've got a'plenty

[Tippster]

Ummm... go to another shop and get a job there? We have more than one here, and I live a LONG way from mountains.....

Goldmember: Still the pants-shittingest pic I've ever seen here:

[GoldMember]

^^^ Absolutely. Here's another great thread for Kellen, er.....the JONG to enjoy:

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...aggot+calendar

Okay kid, that's it. You're on your own now.

[Grange]

Ummm... go to another shop and get a job there? We have more than one here, and I live a LONG way from mountains.....

Goldmember: Still the pants-shittingest pic I've ever seen here:

Cool. A new wallpaper for the office computer.

[GoldMember]

Oh alright, juuuuuust one more linky.

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=52331

Now that's it for me. These three links oughta keep the fire stoked for a little while, JONG.

[kellen]

Thanks guys, I needed it. Back to icing the knee...

[GoldMember]

While you're at it, read the 'Meet the Minions' thread. Good info on what you might expect here.