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The Stoked Thread

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snwbrdmilf
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With permission, I have taken this idea from another cult. I think it would be great here.

This is a thread to post what you are totally stoked on. Share with us your happiness.  :)
Sep 10 2007 11:08AM
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Rogge
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hold that thought. I broke the internet.
Jan 5 2009 8:02PM
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Bangor
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I would get a solid template up there PRONTO and make it look pretty...... it's feelin' pretty 1994 right now.


Content-wise though, rockin' as always!
Jan 5 2009 8:11PM
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Rogge
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fixed!
Jan 5 2009 8:26PM
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freezed
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hahah. at least you know it.
Jan 5 2009 8:29PM
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snwbrdmilf
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Stoked for you, its pretty rockin!
Jan 5 2009 8:30PM
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Rogge
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thank you.
Jan 5 2009 8:48PM
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Bangor
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HELL yeah buddy, much better!


Only other tweak I'd recommend would be to center the images when you post 'em, makes the blog as a whole look a little more polished IMO....




did you tie it in with the NS blog yet? so that when you update the wordpress one it updates on NS too? I was super stoked when I found out I could do that with mine, it's quite pimp. Minus the photos not carrying over, minor detail.
Jan 5 2009 9:48PM
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Literature
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Lange Freeride 130s on the way. Stiffer than my current boots, which is a good thing.

My 916s should show up tomorrow as well, and I'll be back on my Hellbents. We're going to do a hellbent doubles segment, and I'm stoked to make that happen.
Jan 5 2009 10:02PM
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coolhandluke
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glad you guys are getting back together
Jan 5 2009 10:04PM
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Ryno
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What a game!
Jan 5 2009 10:19PM
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toominator
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the header needs to be tidied up in my opinion, it looks like its trying to give the impression of a cluttered desk, but failing because the photos are a little too 'placed' if you know what I mean.. it might look better if you put a border around the photos and cropped them a bit to make it look like polaroid photos lying on the desk.

aside from that its looking quite good. maybe go into settings and change the permalink format into month/name. that way you get a much tidier url. instead of blog/?page_id=X you have blog/title

maybe add a page for a photo/video gallery?

if you want people to be able to contact you directly from your site contact form 7 is a legit plugin.

I've just made www.bgspromotions.co.nz/ using wordpress. I didn't bother making a new theme, just modified the kubrick theme haha also did www.bkfilters.co.nz recently too. The latest relese of wordpress is dope. good luck with your blog
Jan 5 2009 11:56PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Got a new friend from work, we hit it off like that, but totally just as friends. However, she does have two roommates. I have sort of a dilemma:

Girl 1: Cute, 7/10 looks, completely unattached to anyone, talked to me a lot at New Years. Felt really bad after she went to talk with an old friend that night, and I got tired and left. Supposedly, she wanted me to stay. Obviously into me.

Girl 2: Trouble. Hot. 9/10, Indian-asian, but in a bad place. Broke up with her boy of two years ago (or is int he process of) this week because she was cheating on her next door neighbor, who I've met and is kinda a douchebag/player. We get along great, talked to her for a solid 2 hours in a bar the other night.

Acording to my sourdce on the inside, I'm rated pretty cute. My friend is pushing me towards #1 subtly. But this new development has got me thinking with #2. Cheating is a impressive stain however. Opinions anyone?
Jan 6 2009 12:17AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Haha, I mean shes in a bad point in her life, not looks wise.
Jan 6 2009 12:18AM
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iggyskier
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Generally, known cheaters = deal breaker.  It wasn't like she cheated on a  boyfriend of a few months.  You are talking several years, so it is obvious she is not in a good place.

If you just wanna hook up and have some fun, do it.  But I doubt I would expect much from it.


Jan 6 2009 12:57AM
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coolhandluke
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surprised scott didn't recommend both
Jan 6 2009 1:20AM
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iggyskier
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That would have been the prudent thing to do I suppose.
Jan 6 2009 1:30AM
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coolhandluke
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drop it like a cornice
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Jan 6 2009 1:33AM
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freezed
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random NS'er PM'd me to commission a painting. 200 bucks. I did it in one day, and now have 200 extra dollars. wooord. (this happened last week, but i forgot about it...cool enough that i had to post though)
Jan 6 2009 2:21AM
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Silence
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Rowen - i'm getting the vibe you've been pimpin it lately..
Jan 6 2009 5:45AM
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iggyskier
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lately?  That word doesn't exist in the Rowen world.  If I had daughters or sisters  in the Seattle area I would definitely tell them to watch out ;)
Jan 6 2009 6:07AM
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Silence
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Oh totally...it's just that only in the last few weeks i've actually been able to hear Rowen's wild pimp call echo over the Pacific ocean
Jan 6 2009 6:23AM
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almostaskier
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Go with #1. "Cheaters never prosper", you wouldn't want to make that adage useless now.

Jet lag makes it super easy to get up and surf at the first crack of light. Stoked.
Jan 6 2009 9:51AM
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Literature
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Question answered. I was wondering what that loud undulating sound was that I was hearing, but it all makes sense. Word on the street is that the city of Seattle is going to invest in some stronger windows, because the proximity to the originator is too much for the glass to take.
Jan 6 2009 10:10AM
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SkierX
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Winter Storm Watch, and I may be far enough north to avoid the bulk of freezing rain.

Crossing the fingers. I don't even need a massive dump, just a good 8 inches to fluff up and fix the shitty snow conditions we have.
Jan 6 2009 10:24AM
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Rogge
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Thanks!
Jan 6 2009 10:48AM
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Craigskis
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I'm happy to be back at school.  The home strech is on.  8 weeks till grad,  we start our board prep class today, things are moving at lightspeed.  I was told yesterday to get a flushot & a criminal records check as requirments to write the boards.  Got the criminal records check done √ clean as a whistle. Have an appoinment to get my flushot tomorrow morning. Yeah-yaa!  Now if i could only get focused for the exam i have this Friday.

And in other news, before the break I'd gotten a girls number from school.  She was going back to Winnipeg over Christmas so I started talking to her on facebook.  Turns out she has a girlfriend.  When I asked her out for coffee and a comedy club she said dating other people would be out of the question. So I wrote back saying that I didn't know she was in a relationship and that the offer still stands but downgrading it to an activity partner.  I'm going to use this as a foot in the door maneuver, just become friends with her, and be there for her if anything changes...Were going for coffee and a show either tomorrow night or Thursday.
Jan 6 2009 11:21AM
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snwbrdmilf
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That's awesome! Do you have a copy I can see?
Jan 6 2009 11:39AM
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thegreyarea
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JANUARY 6--In a bizarre incident that will surely lead to litigation (or an out-of-court settlement), a skier at Colorado's ritzy Vail resort was left dangling upside down and pantsless from a chairlift last Friday morning. - http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0106091vail1.html

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Jan 6 2009 11:44AM
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Skipig25
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haha, that's funny.

went out with a long time friend last night, it was good. :)
Jan 6 2009 12:56PM
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spere
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Dope!


I am hung over, but this is in the stoked thread because the bars were crackin last night. must be something about the first monday night back at school. oh well, time to toast a bowl and lay on the couch until my first class of the day at 1.

feels good to be back at school
Jan 6 2009 12:58PM
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thegreyarea
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Wishing you the best. I'm digging through snow models and reports. Asshat Rogger Hill is calling for 18"-24" @ Jay through Friday with the sleet/freezing line around Middlebury.

If we get clobbered and kmart gets the unfortunate, you're welcome to come up. I'll let you know if it comes true Thursday night when I get up there.
Jan 6 2009 1:55PM
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freezed
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yeah I don't actually like it much though

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but i like $200!
Jan 6 2009 2:30PM
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RudyGarmisch
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I need to reiterate how good those graphics are for the ON3P's dude. I had 4 people yesterday say they were awesome.
Jan 6 2009 2:59PM
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Bangor
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Can you guys keep me posted on this one? I may throw Evan Grott (Steve you met him @ K when we were up there) and myself and whoever else I can scrounge up that doesn't suck in the car and head for Grunts if it's going to go nuclear.


I just presented my final project plan (design a mini-ski magazine built entirely of my own original photography, to put a long story short) to my class today. They think I'm fucking nuts. Rochester is over 300 miles from VT, and I'm going up there every weekend between now and March....... hahahaha!





Oh and I'm watching That's it, That's All for like the 5th time in as many days, holy shit.
Jan 6 2009 3:00PM
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iggyskier
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I am constantly being told they are some of the best graphics people have ever seen.
Jan 6 2009 3:34PM
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pbandj
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i want a dinosaur graphic!
Jan 6 2009 3:39PM
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RudyGarmisch
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...you know...

Hmmm.... I have some planning to do.
Jan 6 2009 7:20PM
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wrenegade
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New 17" MacBook Pros announced today. Matte screen option. 8 hour battery. Pure sexiness. I have absolutely no use for one as I have yet to explore the boundaries of my 1st gen MacBook Air, but damn is it sweet looking.
Jan 6 2009 7:28PM
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Literature
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Same here. People love them.
Jan 6 2009 7:59PM
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Rogge
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Photo/Video Gallery is coming in time. I want to really work on my photo skills this winter (you'll see some of that work this week during the Mt Snow Dew Tour articles).

Do you have any other tips for keeping people on the site longer? I understand posting/whatnot but this whole widget thing is entirely new to me.

And I fixed the photos up top. I think it looks better. Thanks so much for the feedback!
Jan 6 2009 9:21PM
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acc
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wow
Jan 6 2009 9:25PM
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coolhandluke
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what about the macbook wheel?
Jan 6 2009 9:30PM
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snwbrdmilf
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Hahahahaha
Jan 6 2009 9:35PM
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toominator
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the widgets go on your sidebar, theres about a bajillion different ones. potentially more useful are the plugins. If you're doing tours ect gigpress might be worth checking out. its designed for touring bands, but if you're crafty you can use it for other things too. It would be a good way of listing upcoming events n shit.

Another thing I would consider doing is getting rid of the splash page. they don't really serve much purpose aside from annoying people (no offence). you'd probably be better off by shifting your wordpress directory to the root and creating a page in wordpress that is the default home page. this page could incorporate the photos you've got in your splash page, a bit of info about yourself and also have your latest/all your blog posts

I would probably get rid of the calendar in the sidebar too, at the moment its not really serving any purpose aside from taking up space.

the theme is also pretty wide, i'm guessing who ever designed it did so on a monitor wider than 1024 because it doesn't fit on an 800x600 screen. lots of dinosaurs still use that resolution. I realise the older audience probably isn't your target audience but that might be something to keep in mind - not everyone has a glossy widescreen monitor!

maybe change the name of 'blogroll' to 'links'?

more content = getting people to stay longer :p
maybe put some more stuff on your about page
video blogging could be money, I bet Jon had heeps of hits! you could do live updates from dew tour via your phone, that will keep people visiting your site. adding a short vid clip summary as soon as poss would also be good. people are always keen to get the latest as soon as possible, and the early bird gets the worm!

don't let your blog get too cluttered with widgets and plugins that aren't necessary either, you've gotta keep your site easy to navigate otherwise people won't hang around for longer than they have too.

sorry about that big spiel.. I'm at work waiting until its home time haha
Jan 6 2009 10:31PM
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Ryno
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Kinda makes the 15" unit unnecessary in the lineup...shoulda been a 17" in the beginning anyways
Jan 6 2009 10:46PM
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papasteeze
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This has been a long time coming.  I am happy to finally say, that I am fucking super stoked!

When life hands you lemons.. (travel plans for colorado cancelled due to ultra USFO lameness)  You make Lemonade!


Nips and I are headed to Japan February 22nd for the Nippon Open in lieu of the US Open since they canceled slopestyle and since it occurs at the same time anyhow....

http://nfo.jp/2009/english/

I always thought I would go to South America or New Zealand before Japan - but hey, why not! Flights are cheap now, 14 hours of nonstop out of Newark NJ and we are half way around the world in totally different culture sharing two things we will have in common, ok 3.........  skiing, sushi and geishas!
Jan 6 2009 11:51PM
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Silence
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oh that's so cool Rob - you are going to have a killer time!!
Jan 7 2009 6:06AM
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Ryno
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I wanna go to Japan so fucking bad...im made jealous rob!
Jan 7 2009 9:33AM
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SkierX
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Forecast changed as always. It's a sloppy ass mess outside right now. South facing windows are coated in ice.

I'm hunkering down and chilling here. Only day I have completely free is tomorrow.

/un-stoking the stoke thread
Jan 7 2009 11:26AM
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wrenegade
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No not really. For some people the 13" MacBook is too small, and the uber-expensive 6.6lb 17" is too much. They do need to add the matte or "anti-glare" option to the 15.4" model as well though.
Jan 7 2009 12:01PM
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