Sometime over the summer Marcus and I got a little session on my pvc flat rail, with Richie Getter behind the lens. Check out some more of his shots over on Wesubsist. I sure do miss this rail. It only lasted about a week before the lake neighbors chopped it down. I’m pretty sure the pvc pipe is sitting on the bottom of the lake right around there. Tragic, it never meant any harm. Oh, and I don’t recommend hitting rails with your eyes closed.
I finally got this lady in the studio so I could add my 2011 Integrity board graphics to my portfolio. Really stoked on how this board came out. Especially this version with the semi transparent view to the core underneath! Schmaltz is a mad scientist, thrilled to be on this team. Following up the ‘Grandma Board’ was no easy task. Amor Vincit Omnia.
It’s December, and the high today is 78 degrees. This is my Monday morning meeting. Love life.
I’m sorry this place has been dormant the last four or so months. Jnonymous was only meant to be down for a few days while it got a makeover. And then you know what happens…life happens. Well, a lot of great things have happened over the last four months. Won worlds, landed a varial flip, got a brand spanking new SeaDoo, went to Puerto Rico and experienced Haiti…too say the least. I’ll try to post some highlights of these adventures. In the meantime, it’s good to be back folks. The new site design isn’t finished yet, but will it ever be?
Potential. I have a love/hate relationship with this word. It’s what you could be, should be, but aren’t. And the closer you seem to get to it the higher the bar is raised. Is it possible to reach your full potential? Or is it an endless thing like infinity? How many people get close? I meet one super human and it makes me wonder…
My brother’s response: “Well, is potential static or dynamic? Does your potential change over time? In essence, yes, but also no because your true potential is always changing. Does that make sense? I think its constantly changing. Even if a person hit their “full potential”- that moment their true potential changes into something new, but not necessarily bigger or smaller in scope, just different.”
po·ten·tial
adj \pə-ˈten(t)-shəl\
1 : existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
2 : expressing possibility; specifically : of, relating to, or constituting a verb phrase expressing possibility, liberty, or power by the use of an auxiliary with the infinitive of the verb (as in “it may rain”)
I feel like the dictionary has taken this word to lightly. Or maybe I have personally struggled with it one on one and it holds a greater weight in my life.
Just a few quick iPhone snaps from my quick trip to PR. What an amazing trip with Jen & Kim! Surfed some of the biggest waves of my life (which are probably pretty average/small for most of you surfers). Caught a nice long backside shoulder high wave! Thanks to our surfing buddies, Albert & William. Wandered the Cueva del Indio’s, which may go down as one of my favorite places in the world. Hiked down river from waterfall to waterfall. Late night snorkeling in bioluminescents…life is beautiful.
Stoked to join the crew at The Liquid Playground! The truest shop in wake. Look out for the Integrity team video dropping soon, Ride Among Us. Thanks to WakeGirls for the ski footage.
Holding it down for the Pro Women’s Wakeskate division at Nationals! I don’t know how many Nationals titles that makes but I think it’s enough. My only goal last weekend was to land a back big in contest and by some miracle I stuck one in the flats in some of the roughest water ever. Pretty stoked on that, might be a first for women’s wakeskating, but not too sure. I wish some more of my lady skater friends could have made it! However I’m glad they didn’t pay to have to ride the rough river with me in the state of 10,000 lakes…maybe next year. Thanks O’Neill, Integrity Wakeskates & Freestyle for the support!
I really can’t wait to get back there. Fresh mountain air in my lungs. Mountains. Crystal clear water. The smell of fresh pine. Family. Friends. Adventures…
I think I left my heart on the west coast.
And I’m going back to get it.
Absolutely LOVE this song.
The “Official” trailer for “Ride Among Us”, The new team video from Integrity/Mutiny Wake prestended by Rukus Boardsports and The Liquid Playground. Featuring Collin Gee, Blake Steele, Josh Norman, GabePaulson, Ryan Lemons, Jen GilanFarr, Andrew Fortenberry and Nick Taylor.
Really stoked to be a part of this team! Holy hammersticks. Oh and I really need to get filming!! Integrity-Wake.com
TID and Holga Sports teamed up to giveaway a sweet Gretchen Bleiler limited edition Holga 120N. To enter send in photos of your set-up! I really wish I could enter because my Holga appears to be broken. And I find I take tons of photos of “my set-up”. But I help run the site, so I’ll leave it to the rest of ya! Enter & win! Two of my set-up iphone photos…
Keaton picked me up from the airport, I stayed at his ranch and we woke up early to ride some epic buttery. This scenery makes me want to move back west sooo bad. A little chilly but well worth the endless butter! Thanks Jim Dunigan for filming & editing. Kee and I pretty much learned how to wakeskate together years ago on Lake Tahoe, some 6am frosty sessions followed by chocolate chip pancakes. Those were the days. Can’t wait to go back!
sym·pho·ny : noun
\-nē\
1 : consonance of sounds
2 : a usually long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra : a musical composition (as for organ) resembling such a symphony in complexity or variety
3 : consonance or harmony of color (as in a painting)
4 : symphony orchestra
5 : something that in its harmonious complexity or variety suggests a symphonic composition
il·lu·sion : noun
\i-ˈlü-zhən\
1 : a obsolete : the action of deceiving : the state or fact of being intellectually deceived or misled : misapprehension : an instance of such deception
2 : a misleading image presented to the vision : something that deceives or misleads intellectually : perception of something objectively existing in such a way as to cause misinterpretation of its actual nature : hallucination : a pattern capable of reversible perspective
Sometimes these things just come to my head and I have to decipher what they mean. This is where I am right now, caught in a symphony of illusion.
I’m not much of a ‘youtuber’…at all actually. I rarely make it to the end of most web videos, internet ADD. But my bossman/friend, Nrthrn Lights, is the king. In fact, he invented the internet. And thank him for sharing this gem, this video is amazing…
Last weekend ended up turning into quite an adventure. We drove 10.5 hours up to Lake Gaston, North Carolina for the All Girls Wake Clinic and AF Wake’s Big Air Watersports Fair. Well the car broke down the morning after our arrival. We drove Danny’s 4Runner because it was pretty risky to take the Jetta that has all the lights on in the dash and some other strange problems right now. Danny never even wanted to drive, I talked him into it to save that extra buck.
Jen H and I were supposed to drive back Sunday night and work Monday. We ended up taking Monday off and hoping the car was a quick fix. Apparently nothings ‘quick’ in the country of North Carolina. We ended up waiting Tuesday for some word of conformation that we could drive back…last second we opted to take the train home. Adam’s dad gave us a ride to the nearest train station an hour away. The 7pm was booked. Booked! People take trains these days? Incredible. Luckily there was another one at 1am…the midnight train home.
So we killed some time with Mr.Fields. Listening to some great music, learning about waterskiing, wakeskating through the ski course, eating brownie crust, listening to old stories from Adam’s grandparents, and driving through the countryside. Lewis wouldn’t leave two girls at the train station alone till 1am so he stuck it out with us. Chivalry isn’t dead folks. The 15 hour train ride home stopped right at my office door. Too bad I checked my bags to a different station…typical Jen. All & all though, some bad luck that turned into a fine adventure. I kept waiting for things to fall into place and they never did, but we really made the best of it. Life is sweet, soak it in.
Do yourself a favor and cruise on over to The Darkroom for some bonus Devise & Conquer photos! There are some really cool shots in there, nice work JL. I wish they would have blown a few more up in the mag. Maybe next year. So stoked on the outcome of this event, can’t wait for 2012. While you’re in The Darkroom, hang out for a while and look around. There is some really beautiful photography over there…loose yourself.
…was a success! Can’t wait for more. I am hoping to do a few more this year and maybe a whole series next year since the Maven Clinics no longer exist. It was fun being back in the boat with my old roomate, favorite driver, and one of my all-time favorite wakeboarders, Kara Austin! She shreds. And she is really great at coaching since that’s her job up in North Carolina at AF Wake. Check out the full article on TID. Thanks to O’Neill for their support to help make clinics & girls ride days happen!
A nice little screen grab from my 7D of Cassa’nova’ in her dancing shoes, doing the two step off the incline…
Now go to Throw It Down and watch the full video of Cassie destroying the Projects!
Leftovers of the best ski set of my life yesterday morning.
I’ve been working really hard on new tricks, and its starting to pay off…slowly but surely!
Mocking up a Queen of Hearts shirt. Thinking about going and getting one printed at Mother Falcon to go with my new Integrity board! Decisions, decisions. Gotta find a good tank to print on. I got a 3rd grandma shirt printed yesterday since I keep spilling spaghetti sauce and taco bell on my favorite white shirt. Keep it saucy’…
If you look real hard you can see Tynna’s board on the dock ready to slay the butter in paradise…
Not a single photo from the roll of 35mm I took in the Philippines came out clean. That’s why none ever got posted, except this little artsy gem. Well folks, I’ve had some pretty bad luck with my film camera’s lately. That’s all just part of the mystery and excitement though. Sometime you win, sometimes you lose. I think the point of the story is…don’t drop your camera…because you won’t know the lens is toast until you develop a roll of precious memories that all come out blurry and washed out :)
Go vote for your favorite video for Transworld’s Devise & Conquer! Such a rad event, I am so stoked to see Transworld & Teva bring it to wakeskating. It’s going to be huge. I already can’t wait for next year! Voting ends this Friday, May 27th at 5pm EST so get your vote in. Can’t wait to see the photos from this…
When your done voting, go to Nike 6.0 and download their all girls surf film, Leave A Message, for free! Thanks Nike 6.0 for supporting women’s action sports and putting out this rad video for free. One day I hope women’s wakeskating gets this big!
Oh and one last thing, make sure you are friends with Throw It Down on facebook and twitter @THROWITDOWNGIRL and keep up with the latest in womens wake all around the globe!
And have an epic day!
Cruise on over to Throw It Down for more information!
Sooo excited for this! You should be too. And if you don’t know what Devise + Conquer is, check out Transworld Skateboardings’s Skate + Create. Same genius concept, now applied to wakeskating. And if you don’t know what wakeskating is, well….go download More Than Machines. It’s really the best explanation out there. See you next Tuesday!
