Day After

BOOOOOOYAAAAAAAA

what up killa....
squid here

so grunt and i never really focused on what happens the day after a crash, or a moajor crash like my endo incident

so im here to shed some light on what happens to us
so this morning i woke up and my hand was hurting cuz thats what hit the concret frist.

then as i went to roll out of bed i got a shot of pain up my right side, from where my ribs hit the concret.

no road rash thanks to padds and gloves

but here are some things you can look foward to in crashes with out pads gloves or just some nasty falls

in the morning after
still picking gravle or dirt out of a wound
hoping the skin grew back on your finger tips
watching your skin turn these colors
Pink, blue, red, purple, green, black, yellow and a mixture of all of the above
after taking a shower you find you need to trim some skin off
take off old scabs
make new scabs
look at the blood in your bed and wonder if you should go to the hospital
wipe the metal scrapes off your teath
look at the imprint of some bike parts on your body
see if you have any loose ribs
feel arm and leg bones for breaks
look at both hands to see if there is any difference in contore
and finally
look carfuly put on cloths over your wounds and wince everytime you move at work


well remember
boooyaaa
and wear atleast
a helmate and full fingered gloves

squid out

ENDO

Hi all squid here

oopps

BOOOOYAAAAAAA

and if you dont know where that comes from, i sugest you ask...... then you might get some laughs out of it!!

anyways
here we are
the title of the post
ENDO

in mountain biker terms that means going over the handle bars
in vert park terms it means riding the front wheel with the rear off the ground for a period of time

now i am good at both types of endos
tonight after work i was praticing at the vert park down the street
and i was endoing over the "fun box"
i know it sounds like a bad porn

so anyways i turned a vert park endo in to a mountain biker endo in a slit second
and it hurt
so usually it is not that bad, you can hop the bars and get away, or you crash and hurt something
well this is what happened
i went up the wall ramp and down it got some speed up the ramp of the fun box, at the top about 3 feet off the ground
on the platform part i endoed, and fully across it like 8 feet
then wap the seat hit my ass,
not supose to happen
so at the other end of the box is the down ramp and over i went, i fell 3 feet ontop of the 2 i was already in the air on to my right rist.....
ouch ouch ouch
i sprained my rist again..... yes again
this is like the 8th or 18th time since i started biking that i have sprained my rists
so i rode for a couple more runs but the pain started to get to me
so i stopped rested and took off my pads and now im home
going to take a shower go to bed and hopefully beable to use this hand in the morning


its my right hand...... i use it to...... write.... get your mind out of the gutter....
damn you are sick... one track minded.....
damn

anyways
booyaa again
and good night
squid out... in pain

A Long Holiday

Hi all
squid here
back from a long holiday trip

so it all started last friday
i woke up on thursday at 1400
went to work at 1800
got out of work on friday at 0645
went home to pack for the wedding i was going to be in
travled 3 hours to portland maine
met up with the groom
got to the hotel
went to the tux place
picked up the tuxes
went to the brides house to see the bride
get some lunch and chat it up a bit
went for a walk with the bride and groom
went back tot he hotel to change into some better cloths
went to the rehursal
went to the rehursal dinner
on the drive back went to the gas station picked up 48 beers
met up with some friends
guided them back to the hotel
drank in the gooms room till 0100 sat morning
so here is the time frame for that day
up on thursday at 1400, to bed at 0100 saturday
the math = 37 hours straight

how did i do that
4 red bulls on the drive t portland
alot of peeing
lots of water to get rehidrated
8 cokes at dinner
and 10 beers before i passed out in my bed at 0100

so after that i went to the wedding
im always the best man and never the groom haha
it was great
i got a dive watch for my best man gift which was really cool
then went to the reception
then went to the hotel with my date
and chatted it up with some friends in my room
and then my date fell asleep in my arms
woke up the next day with my date still in my arms
got up
went to lunch with my date and my friends
then parted ways and went home
stopped at walmart and picked up need for speed most wanted
played that till 2230
passed out
got up the next day
went to the virt park
went over the spine for the frist time
crashed hard core
went drinking iwth some new people
got really drunk
went home played more video games drunk
passed out
work up the next day with a hangover
packed to go to the sisters house for thanksgiving
got the turkey for work
went to sisters house
drive through a snow storm
met my parents there
they told me how bad it was driving
had to convinse them i drove in it too
went to bed on the couch
woke up went shopping
came home and slept on the couch again
woke up to thanksgiving turkey cooking
ate and went home
got home and played video games till 2230 again
woke up this morning late for work
cleaned off my roomates car
took her car to work
got to work
supervisor has a stick up his ass turned sideways
and here i am taking a break after lunch
and typing this for you
hope you had a good turkey day
hope you had safe travles
and hope you had a good time what ever you where doing
all i want is to go the virt park and pratice again
i find joy in that

later

oh yeah

BOOOYAAAAA

squid out

ITS FRIDAY

BOOOOYYYAAA
its friday
yep..... that it is

ok so here is the line up for me
1 im already up, soo the excitment is gone
2 got to go home and pack for the wedding im in
3 got to finish my best man speach
4 drive my ass 3.5 hours to portland maine
5 pass out in the hotell till the goom gets my ass up
6 go to rehursal
7 go to rehursal dinner
8 go drinken
9 pass the fuck out


now for things i for got
wrap the gifts, clean the cat box, clean the dishes, give upstairs neighbor the keys to the app to feed november when im gone, kiss november good bye and tell him i will be back, set up that date with christa, make sure i got black socks, belt and enough underwear to survive for three days, look at the bikes and wonder when im going to get back on them, hide the laptop, find the digital camera, eat something, down a energy drink, remember how retarted i am and how im always the best man and never the goom.... oh yeah... remember what it was like planning a wedding and how im glad i got my own life back and how i go riden and diven when ever i want, and how i answer to noone and i dont have to check in with anyone.... and yep i go home to a cold bed! damn straight.........

hay... do you know how much a poler bear weighs?.....
aahhh forget it

im out
check back in 3 days
read the comics for me

Yep I hit the bottom

HAhaha
sitten here
i just realized something

oh sorry... squid here

i am totaly lame
lets see
top 10 reasons why

1 i have no girlfriend
2 i have an X fiance
3 i focus on my cat alot
4 i a tatoo of a squid on my shin
5 im a dork, i enjoy anything engineering
6 i havent had a girl friend for comming up on a year now
7 I focus a blog on biking, climbing, hiking and diving
8 i write really bad poetry
9 i cant spell for shit (nor do i care)
10 and... wait for it.... wait for it.....

here it comes

yep......

im a total dork, geek, who uses this pick up like

"do you know how much a poler bear weighs?.... enough to break the ice... hi my name is squid... can i buy you a drink???"

Turkey Day poem

There is Turkey on the table
And rover got a bit
Uncle Sam is in the corner
Chatting it up with Cousin Phillip
The ball game is on
And no one seems to care
The Whole Family is here
Except for one empty chair

The Soft Street lights
Shine on the snow
There are no cars on the go
Every one is at home
With no important place to go

Mom starts to look around
And notice your not there
You couldn’t be home
Because the army couldn’t care

My buddy Grunt Signed up to be a solider
Ready to go
Over seas he is
No where close to snow

As I sit here
And type this for you
I’m sitting at the power plant
Ready to make power for you

Thanksgiving is going to be the same
Sleep the Day away
I’m going to work nights
Waking up to November’s purring
Before the alarm clock starts to strike

So please remember
When you are home
That people are out there
Working all alone

We didn’t ask for pity
Or for some one to say “I’m Sorry”
We just want to know
While we are alone
That someone is thinking
Hoping we come home

(p.s. November is the name of my kitty)

talk to burlington

hi all squid here
this is an actual conversation between
shotround and i going to burlington

sr "i see what you were saying about people here staring at you!"
squid "see i told...."
Sr" yeah i was walking around town and everyone was just looking"
Squid "i told you s...."
sr" i mean it is really anoying and i dont get it"
squid "it is because...."
sr "i mean its not like i have bright pink hair... or pearcings... or tato...."

at that point i noticed she kinda looked at me out of the courner of her eye to see if i cought that one

Squid "MMUUUAaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha"
sr "i didnt mean it like that, i mean you dont have like huge...."
Squid "hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha"
sr "well its not like your tatoos say anytihng bad or shit"
Squid "hahahahah aaaaahhhhhhhhhh sigh..... you got your self on that one didnt ya!"
sr "shut up... humph"

squid out

Training Wheels Are For Pussys'

Hi all
squid here

so i have been reflecting on my younger life of biking, and i remeberd along time ago i was walken around with a couple friends and we came appon one fried's cousin visiting from Viet Nam, and he was riden my friends bike. the kid kinda crashed hopped back on the bike, rode for a second or two crashed, got up, dusted him self off and got back on the bike and rode away... and crashed again, back up and at it again.

walking away i snickered alittle, and my friend asked was so funny, then he realized that i was snickering at his cousin. he pointed out that this was the frist time that this kid saw a bike and started riden that morning. he tought himself how to ride a bike in one morning!

after that i felt super shalow and super stupid and judgemental. from that day foward i never made fun of anyone trying something new, asking questions or learning how to do something. from that day on i decided to help people how to do the things i know how to do. thats how i got into teaching SCUBA, and taking people to the rock jym to try Rock climbing, and helping people where ever and when ever i can!

I envy that kid, who is now a man, for learning how to ride a bike, by him self on pavement and with out training wheels or pads or anything, even a helmet!!!!!
he was brave and deturmened!!!!!

now that i am older, and showing my roomate how to ride, i never laugh at her, i snicker at her every once and a while, but never at her and her riding. i snicker cuz i see my self back in the day tryen everything that she is learning now. and i tell her that!
she is as determened as that kid was from vietnam!!!!

and now i find my self doing the same at the bike park, asking questions, trying to do things and taking pictured and studying videos all the time!!!!

squid out
and remember
today is the tomorrow you dreamed about yesterday
and the cover is just the first page of the book, whynot fidn out what is inside!!!!!

A Knee To The Wall is To...

Hi all
squid here

So to answer the question
A knee to the wall is to... just fucken hurts
so as you all know
im riden alot more park lately
the other day.....
yesterday
i was working going up the wall ramp thingy
and well i didnt lean into it enough

when going up the wall ramp thingy, the pick below this post
you got to lean into the turn
and i mean lean, it almsot feels unnatural
but you get use to it
well i didnt lean enough
the bike 5 feet off the groud slipped off the all
and me the weight and steering factor of this equation
went sholder and knee frist into the wall
now 5 feet up + gravity = a sliding landing
so i slid down the wall bike ontop of me and on one knee the whole 5 feet
on plywood

and guess what, that was before i put my knee/shin guards on
so from now on, before i ride
i put on my padds
and i havent crashed yet....... yet is the key word here

well squid out
remember
if you didnt get zero G's
it was not worth it

PB150012

PB150012
Originally uploaded by snt16.

OKOKOK this is soooo cool squid here
i found the indoor skate/bike park here in st jay, and now im riding it more, this is my second night, i learned how to drop in on a quarter pipe, and this is mee on the wall 5 feet high... aaaahhh killer im soooo excited it was sooo fun i could have done it all night it was great, next im learning how to get over the spine!!!!!!

remember kids helmets and pads are a must.... plus they make you feel like you can do anything!!!!

aAAAAAHHH HELLL YEAH

PB060066

PB060066
Originally uploaded by snt16.

ok ok ok here are three of the bikes in the house... out of the 6.... from the left, is a gary fisher marlin, then a rock hopper then my p2, the hopper is the roomie's new bike, which is super light, but i think the marlin is lighter, well she thinks so, but i hopper hers all around the house, then i did the p2, wich is super heavy, but i can controll sooo much more than anyother bike. at that point the up stairs neighbor came down to ask if we where ok. i was teaching the roomie how to track stand and bunny hop inside the house.. hehehe

but my track stand is getting alot better!!!!!!

PA310053

PA310053
Originally uploaded by snt16.

PA090042

PA090042
Originally uploaded by snt16.

Taken for Granted

hi all squid here
im going to try something here

this is how i think....
and this is what i think of... most of the time


so most of the population takes their 4 wheeled friends for granted

here is what happens in the morning when you head off to work

put your key in the ignition
conect two terminals
energize a realay from your 6 volt dc battery
that spins your starter
which ingauges with your fly wheel
which starts to roll over your engine
the magnetic pick ups on the fly wheel tell the spark plugs when to fire
the cam shaft which is driven by the fly wheel
open and close valves which allows air to move in and out of the engine
and some times drive the fuel pump as well
gas is injected into the engine by injectors
which are controlled by the cam shaft
the cylinders are conected to a crank shaft which is conected to the fly wheel
when igniton happens and the engine starts to rev
you let go of your key
which release a relay
wich disconects the starter
the starter retracts and goes dormant
with the engine at a good rpm the alternater starts to power the car
and starts to recharge the power you took out of the battery
when you step on the gas to rev the car
the govener tells the gas engine it nees more gas to inject
on a diesel it tell the engine it needs more air, which calls for more diesel

so thats how a car starts kinda
remember to once a week
check your oil
your transmishon fluid
run your ac and your heat full blast for 5 min
check your coolent level when the engine is cold (open the cap, that little tank is usless)
check your tire pressures

for anyone who would like a more indepth on how engines work
please e-mail me
if anyone would like to know how to check oil
break fluid
coolent level
tire pressures
how to change a tire
how to add oil or anyother fluid
how to jump a car properly
or anything else
please e-mail me
i am willing to help

i get a call once a month from my sister
asking how to jump a car
or check something
and i am always willing to help

squid out

You Must Be A Cat

Hi all
squid here

so short round has come to the conclusion
well if you dont remember short round is my roommate

well she told me she has come to the conclusion
that i am part cat
cuz i sleep all the time

my current sleep rechord is 26 straight hours
and my excuse was ....i wanted to sleep....

so this is my days hour by hour

work days
wake at 0530 and out of bed my 0540
out the door by 0600
at work by 0620
out of work 1830 to 1930, depends on my relief
go home
stay away for a little
bed time 2100 to 2400 (0000)

work nights
leave for work at 1800 (600pm)
get to work at 1820
leave work at 0700
get home at 0720
go to bed right then
wake at 1700
take shower and eat a little
leve to go back to work at 1800

days off
go to bed when ever, usually in the early morning
like between 0100 to 0400
sleep to 1200 to 1300
wake and do it all over again

i have proven that if you sleep half of the day
the day goes by faster
to pass time i sleep
to relax i sleep
and i do sleep to dream some times

i have slept through
birthday parties
lunches with other people
meetings
oil changes
dates with girls (that was a bad move)
dive classes
and worst of all
i have slept through full days

placed i have slept
in my truck on the side of the road
in the truck at a friends house
in a bath tub
in a bed
on a couch
in a chair
at the kitchen table durring a meal
under water (yes while scuba diving)
in many many many airports
on plains
on boats
on the floor

places i have never fallen asleep
at work.... never done it

from my own conclusion is.. i like being a night owl
but i can be a morning person
when i wake im up.... my roommate hates that
i come down the stairs and ask her what we are doing for the day
and she always tells me
I DONT KNOW I JUST GOT UP
and my response is
yeah so did i, start planning
then i sugest shit to do

soooo. as i say today is the tomorrow you dreamed about yesterday
here is a new one
know when to get up to do things
or just sleep... its good for you and enjoy it

squid out

two new bikes

hi all
squid here
i know i know i havent posted in a while
well here is the reason

three days ago my roomie and i went to new port for the day, stopped at a sports shop and stumbled appon a great deal

a 2000 gary fisher cross crountry hard tail, Genisis Marlin frame, they asked 150 for it, the bike was.... is worth 500... yess i ripped them off, but!!!! i got a cross crountry bike back, and put my crak bro's egg beaters on it and man o man i forgot how fun cross crountry trail riding was!!!!!!!

so that is what i have been doing for the last three or 4 days here, i found a new trail system here in st jay, newly cut trails. the day after i found that my roomie bought a 2004 frame, new(shop never sold it) specialized rock hopper!! NICE BIKE for 330 man o man what a price, and now she is riding with me, and doing ok, the up hills are killing her but that is ok for now, still a little sheepish around logs and shit, but she tries, she wants to learn how to bunny hop with out clips! thats going to take a day, but she is trying!!!!!!

so thats what ive been doning, will post pics of the new bikes, and older bikes and when grunt gets home his bikes and more so and so on and forth and shit like that

squid out

Me and my RPK

Me and my RPK
Originally uploaded by snt16.

this is grunt at work at home, not in the sand box

I can See my toucans

ASS Crackers.....

sorry just had to say that one
ok squid here

now i usually dont try to talk about work here
i use to have a blog dedicated to my job
and all the dumb shit that goes on at a power plant

but this is a good story for here

so some background info for the readers

i am an engineer
went to maine maratime to become a merchant marine
decided i wanted to stay land based
so i became an engineer at a power plant insted of shipping out
how are they related... well a steam power plant is a stationary steam powered boat basically,

so at my job i get to do some different things
have near death experiances
and play with some nasty chemicals

here is an example
one chemical we play with is "Sodium Hypocloride"
We call it super bleach

the bleach you use in your house is .01% sodium hypocloride and 99.98 percent water

i know i know... what a rip off!!!!

the bleach we use here at work (not to do our cloths) is 15% bleach
one drop on you will turn a spot the size of a silver dollor on your colored cloths white! and in a half a second... i shit you not

other chemicals are acids, caustics and dechlore...
but the best one is the acids....
one time i got a splash of acid on me
i didt realize it,
i looked down and was like. wow that was close, i could have sworn it hit me
then i started to walk away and felt a draft on my chest
i looked down to see my shirt had melted off me and holes starting to form on my pants right on my crotch.

yelping i quickly stripped off my shirt and dropped it on the floor, or the half that was left over. luckly i didnt get any on my skin

my jeans held though the spots liquified the jeans a bit, but they held together, luckly it was the end of the shift and i went home, i got home and stripped of my jeans and threw them inthe sink to delute the acid, when i pulled them out i had 5 holes the size of quarters in them

after i put them through the laundry and dried them, they where fine, but they still had some holes in them.... so now when i wear them people can see my boxers, and sometime when i wear the ones with the toucans on them people tell me that they can see my toucans

then i say.

wait till the horse peaks out of the barn!!!!!!

Squid out

It's November.. the cat or the month

sooo squid here

this is my faveriot month of the year
better than december, and better than july, this is the month i get to totally confuse people.

every one seys "i cant believe its november already"
and my comback
is "yes... i have a cat....."
then they say "what"
and i come back with
"he is black furry and cuddly, i like to call him my big black furry pussy"
then their eyes get really wide and a "WHAT" comes out of their mouth
finally some one else buts in and seys
"He named his cat november, just ignore him he is retarted"
and i smile