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Things I Know to be true:

1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
2. Snowboarding is better than any other sport
3. 2+2=5? Wait... 3? no its 4 I got it ;)
4. Ben can make amazing cakes
5. E=mc^2
6. I love sports
7. God is real
8. I live in a free country
9. Marriage is between one woman and one man
10. Famlies are forever

Objects I can't live without:

1. Snowboard
2. Family
3. My best friends
4. Music
5. Soccer Ball
6. Snow
7. Books
8. Communicating with people
9. Annoying people
10. Laughter

Things I should have learned by now:

1. That skunks make bad smells
2. Not everyone likes to talk a lot
3. That I should follow the snow
4. Prayer and fast can get you answers
5. That the more you want it the harder you got to work for it
6. Better to not argue and get it over with
7. Laugh at your problems
8. Pain can be a sign of acomplishment
9. Sleep whenever you get the chance
10. NO PAIN NO GAIN

My biggest fears:

1. Getting in an accident
2. Losing a loved one
3. Drowning
4. Deep Sea
5. NO GOLDFISH!!!!
6. NO SNOWBOARD SIGNS!!
7. Never getting married
8. Letting people down
9. Defeat (as when I havn't played my best)
10. Not being good enough

Things, Place, People, etc. that make me happy:

1. FRIENDS, FRIENDS, FRIENDS
2. Snowboarding
3. Snow Storms
4. Colorado
5. My Family
6. Hawaii
7. Soccer
8. History
9. Snowboards
10. The Temple

Places I will visit before my death:

1. Aspen-Colorado
2. Alaska
3. California
4. Mt. Everest
5. Mount Godwin- Austen
6. Hawaii
7. Tonga
8. Italy
9. Samoa
10. British-Columbia, Canada

How to Choose the Right Snowboard

Now many people actually mess up on choosing their board, and there-by they sometimes

 have a bad time when they ride their board for the first time. Most people 

don't even know what their board is capable of. They think

that their board is perfect. Well here are some

tips to use when buying your

first actual

SNOWBOARD!!!

My Local Board Shop, known as BOP (Board of Provo)

My Local Board Shop, known as BOP (Board of Provo)

My Local Board Shop, known as BOP (Board of Provo)

Step 1) First go to your local board shop, having your body information with you.

• Weight
• Height
• Shoe Size
• And what kind of tech. you want your board to have built in.

Now for weight you'll just to jump into your friends arms and see if they drop you ;) Haha or you could just use a scale to figure that out if you don't want to let your friend guess how fat you may be.

For height measure yourself as well or you could have the guys at your local board shop guess for you. Now a myth that many people have with looking for a board is that if it comes up to your chin your good.

However, this is not the case, in fact some people may need a longer or shorter board depending on the many other factors. This chart below may help you figure out what size of board you may need.

For shoe size..... if you don't know this because your mom is still buying your shoes, then you may struggle.

Okay for this next tech. part you may want to have to figure out what kind of tech. you want your board to be upgraded with. Now there are many kinds of tech that are already built into the boards that you are able to buy. Now I will go through each kind of tech. So you can figure out what kind of board you want to have.

Rocker: Rocker (Reverse Camber), at its basic, is a design technology built into the board intended to make snowboarding easier.

Snowboarders of all skill levels will appreciate rocker. Yet regular riders, progressing riders and people who haven’t been on a board for years can enjoy an almost immediate boost from rocker’s performance attributes.

Rocker boards offer more bounce than traditional snowboards and float easily in powder. Riders who are developing or rediscovering their skills quickly appreciate rocker’s easiness and quick ability to carve and pop off jumps.

Camber: With Camber tech. you can basically go back to old school kind of riding. This pretty much allows you to have a good natured board that can allow you to still have that turning capability even on super hard snow. 

With Camber you also have a natural pressure pushing down on the middle of your board from your weight which effectively lets you go faster, carve better, and pop harder on the groomed trail at resorts and where snow is packed down.

Combined Camber: This is basically the total combined bests of both kinds of technology. In its essence this board is kind of like the trick/park board. Because of its unique shape and camber areas this board can offer a lot of pop, speed, and height when going off a jump.

However, some drawbacks from this board is the fact that it may be a little harder to turn if you are not used to getting pulled back a bit. It also has problems when you are trying to ride on powder because the nose and tail are not as high as the other boards are. 

Step 2) Now the next step once you are in your local board shop and they have narrowed down the boards to just brand names and decals, its time for you to look at those interesting board decals and choose the one that best fits your personality.

Your definitely going to want to think this through, not just because of the huge selection you're offered but also because of the fact that your board is an extension of yourself and who you are. 

Another reason you're going to want to think this through is the fact that that each snowboard brand can mean certain things to your board. Some of the bigger brand names (ex: K2, Burton, Ride, Nitro, etc.) will have added additions to the board or they may have different terms of returning any damaged goods. So its always a good idea to research each brand and figure out which one you would prefer.

Step 3) Once you've chosen your board it is now time to pay for it and then go ride that sucker!! This is always may favourite part in ridding the new board is usually that first run. 

So I hope this blog post has been helpful for you to know what you have to think about next time you are buying a snowboard. If you feel that there is anything that I missed, leave me a comment and I'll get back to you. 

Tribute to Beautiful Young Women All Over the World

This Movie is for all you young women who are beautiful!

Hope you enjoy it our young men group spent a lot of time working on this.

SHARE!!!

YOU GIRLS ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
P.S. See how many times you can see me, I counted 6 times.

How to Annoy People to Death

Well this is definitely something that I excel at and can teach you how to do. Hopefully these steps will help you in making someone supper annoyed!

Well we all know that we need this some days, its just a part of life. And seeing as I'm the one who knows it the best I'll give it to you folks.Now we all know someone who gets on our nerves and we all need to either get back at them or show them how to do it right.
Well these are some ideas that me and some of my friends (much more annoying then me) came up with ;) ENJOY!!!

If you have any more ideas comment them below.

1) Breath very deep and as nosily as possible when its quiet.

2) Whistle as loud as possible, and then look around like you don't know who did it.
3) When someone sneezes look at them and say, " Do you struggle with that disease to?"
4) When someone tries to give you a high five, miss on purpose and blame it on them.
5) Keep poking the same person every time you see them throughout the day.

6) Walk really slowly in front of someone when the halls are really crowded.

7) Every time someone tells you something ask "why?"

8) Fake a British accent every time someone talks to you.

9) Stare at someone with a really awkward face until they look away.

10) When someone comes to shake your hand grab their arm instead and shake their arm.

11) Scream "GRAPE!" in the middle of lunch, and then proceed to throw a grape at someone.

12) When someone is trying to do something on their touch screen, proceed to keep touching the screen every few seconds.
13) When someone isn't looking grab their stuff and spread it all over the room.
14) When no one is watching pour hand sanitizer on their seat right before they sit down.
15) Tap your pencil repeatedly against your desk till class is over.
16) In foreign language class start speaking in the opposite language your supposed to. (ex. French-Spanish, Russian-Chinese, Korean-Japanese, etc)

17) When telling a joke that isn't funny and someone interrupts you. Proceed to start it over but only 10x louder.
18) Walk really close to someone and breathe very heavily.

19) Yell, "BOMB!" and then proceed to run around like a mad man pushing everyone down to the ground.
20) Right in the middle of someone giving a presentation, suddenly look up, slap your hands on your desk, look at them, raise your hand, and then say, "Wait I didn't get that, will you say it again".
21) Bring enough cookies for your classes, and then proceed through the whole day not giving any of them to anyone.
22) Randomly call people during class and see if their phone is on.
23) When your called on to read something, read it extra extra slowly.

24) When eating or chewing something, make sure you chomp it with your mouth wide open.
25) Sneeze really close to someone standing close to you.
26) Walk in late to class and make-up a big story about how you were abducted by aliens.
27) When someone spills all of their paper onto the ground, run and either spread them all out farther, or grab some and run away from them.
28) When you see a book that has a bookmark in it pull it out and stick it on a totally different page.
29) Go to a fast food place eat half of your order and then walk up to the counter and say that you want a new one.
30) Don't share your bacon.

Well I hope these will help you annoy someone to death! If there are some not listed above, then give me a comment and I'll add it to the list!
Another annoying idea posted by Andrew Sessions "I found out a great way to annoy fast food workers. Wait for at least 3 minutes between ordering each meal at the drive through when you have a large group. It really works!
 And if you want to go all the way, ask them how their day has been when you pull up to the window!
However, you may want to be careful with the annoyances...you might get shot (see Jiho's blog)".

Fellow Snowboard Blogs

Angry Snowboarder:
http://www.angrysnowboarder.com/

This blog has many articles of snowboarding all over the USA but it also focus on the mid western part of snowboarding [even though they don't have very good snow or mountains ;)].

However, the news is very good and it has some sweet pictures, videos, and pro reviews!!! They also include cool pro comments, trick how-to's, and most importantly..... SNOWBOARDS. They mostly talk about each board that they've tested and tell you the good's and the bad's about the boards.

This blog pretty much has it all and is perfect for any snowboarder who wants to catch up on the latest snowboard news and such. It's just amazing.... not much else to say ;)

Snowboarding Days:
http://www.snowboardingdays.com/

This blog is AMAZING. That simple.

Its perfect it has a lot to offer. With amazing pictures and backgrounds, it also includes pro statements, videos, pictures, and actually interviews with some amazing pros!! It also has links to some of their favorite blogs and shops so that you can also go there and check them out too.

This blog also includes chances to win FREE GEAR!! Its just so nice to have a blog that isn't bagging on the pros. Also another good thing about this blog is that it has the list of where the pros have been and what they did at those places so you can then go there and try your own tricks.

The last great thing that this blog has to offer is that it gives a history of some of the biggest snowboard brands and companies in the history of snowboarding and how they rose to the top and what the next thing that they are going to come out with, which if your like me, your just dying to know!


Eternal Snowboarding:
http://blog.eternalsnow.com/

This blog is sweet! It has all these stories about pros working or making their next movie. It also talks about which snowboard companies are on top and what their next big thing is. But, the best part would have to be how it stays on focus with... SNOWBOARDING!!!

This is truly one of the best blogs I've seen. I want my blog to be like this blog but also have some religious stuff in so that other people can also relate to it and how not everyone has their perfect days. 

This blog is also updating about stuff that is trending with Snowboarding, or what is actually going on in the pros world. It also includes places for you to go and buy stuff, look at their own team, and look at the new gear that they have going on sale or are giving away. 

Another thing about this blog that is good, is the fact that it is set up very well and I am able to read it in a glance and see which articles that I like and may want to come back and read later on.