It's a little weird not having shit to do right now in life... But snowboard. I mean I've always had school and other extracurricular activities to keep some structure in my life, I even managed to hold a couple jobs here and there, but now, for the next few months, I don't have shit to do... Except for whatever the hell I want. How can I possibly swing this you're undoubtedly asking yourself... Well, it's a matter of pure love and not giving a fuck really.
Since I've been in Colorado, I've wanted to live in the mountains and be able to snowboard every single day. Unfortunately for me, the whole college thing kind of put a damper on that dream, as there seems to be a direct correlation with going to class and graduating, crazy! Since Fort Collins is a solid two hours (sometimes much, much longer) from the mountains, I was stuck on weekend warrior status for the last 4ish years. I would still get in at least 40 days of riding a season though, foregoing the overrated college party life for the shred. Leaving the mountains after a weekend of riding and returning to the mundane, and often painful routine of going to class was, well painful. The drives back to FoCo usually took like 4 hours because of the insane amount of east bound traffic on I-70, giving me ample time to sulk and not be stoked I was leaving. During the week, whilst in class, I would mostly just draw pictures, watch snow vids on the computer, and wish I was back in the mountains. When the time finally came for the crew to roll back up, I was beyond stoked. Rinse, repeat. Every week..... Well, not anymore!!!
Since graduating and obviously not having to go to class anymore, I've been living the dream of snowboarding virtually everyday. Back to the whole pure love and not giving a fuck thing... I am deeply, uncontrollably, unconditionally in love with snowboarding and don't really give a fuck about anything else in life at this point. (Family, friends, art, skating, music.... showering, excluded form my I-don't-give-a-fuck list) I'm not worried about finding a job or figuring out my career path, meeting my life long soul mate, partying, material objects, living in luxury, etc... Of course the keywords are, "at this point." I don't want to give the impression that I don't have any career goals or that I don't want things in life, because I most definitely do. But for now, riding my Skate Banana down a mountain is all I want to do.
If you're wondering how I'm supporting myself during this epic period of my life, it's quite simple really: I'm a spoiled rich kid and don't have to work cause my parents give me whatever I want, when ever I want it.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! NOT!!!! Oh shit, I just made myself laugh at that statement... Far from it actually. I'm surviving off money I made from working while I was home and from some graduation and Christmas gifts. I'm living very frugally, surviving mostly off of PB&Js, Nature Valley granola bars, apples, coffee, Twix, Honey Buns, and the Micasa $1 happy hour tacos. Also, not having to pay rent or bills really helps. I'm accomplishing that by living in an exquisitely plush portable condo, aka the Xterra Inn, aka my car.
Since I've been in Colorado, I've wanted to live in the mountains and be able to snowboard every single day. Unfortunately for me, the whole college thing kind of put a damper on that dream, as there seems to be a direct correlation with going to class and graduating, crazy! Since Fort Collins is a solid two hours (sometimes much, much longer) from the mountains, I was stuck on weekend warrior status for the last 4ish years. I would still get in at least 40 days of riding a season though, foregoing the overrated college party life for the shred. Leaving the mountains after a weekend of riding and returning to the mundane, and often painful routine of going to class was, well painful. The drives back to FoCo usually took like 4 hours because of the insane amount of east bound traffic on I-70, giving me ample time to sulk and not be stoked I was leaving. During the week, whilst in class, I would mostly just draw pictures, watch snow vids on the computer, and wish I was back in the mountains. When the time finally came for the crew to roll back up, I was beyond stoked. Rinse, repeat. Every week..... Well, not anymore!!!
Since graduating and obviously not having to go to class anymore, I've been living the dream of snowboarding virtually everyday. Back to the whole pure love and not giving a fuck thing... I am deeply, uncontrollably, unconditionally in love with snowboarding and don't really give a fuck about anything else in life at this point. (Family, friends, art, skating, music.... showering, excluded form my I-don't-give-a-fuck list) I'm not worried about finding a job or figuring out my career path, meeting my life long soul mate, partying, material objects, living in luxury, etc... Of course the keywords are, "at this point." I don't want to give the impression that I don't have any career goals or that I don't want things in life, because I most definitely do. But for now, riding my Skate Banana down a mountain is all I want to do.
If you're wondering how I'm supporting myself during this epic period of my life, it's quite simple really: I'm a spoiled rich kid and don't have to work cause my parents give me whatever I want, when ever I want it.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! NOT!!!! Oh shit, I just made myself laugh at that statement... Far from it actually. I'm surviving off money I made from working while I was home and from some graduation and Christmas gifts. I'm living very frugally, surviving mostly off of PB&Js, Nature Valley granola bars, apples, coffee, Twix, Honey Buns, and the Micasa $1 happy hour tacos. Also, not having to pay rent or bills really helps. I'm accomplishing that by living in an exquisitely plush portable condo, aka the Xterra Inn, aka my car.
Just chillen at the Xterra Inn
It's actually very comfy... I have a sweet set up and I can fully stretch out when I sleep. Also, my body has adapted to cold weather living so the extreme temperatures don't bother me at all while I'm sleeping. Who would've ever thought living in a garage last winter would ever pay off? Which brings me back to, I don't give a fuck. I don't need a $500 a month pad to be able to shred everyday. I'm a very resourceful individual... I've secretly located a plethora of locations in the various towns of Summit County I can park the X and sleep. Laundromats and grocery stores are aplenty and that's really all I need. The only thing I don't quite have figured out yet is the bathing situation... A rec membership would quickly solve that, but I'm not sure I want to spring on that yet. A guy's got to eat ya know? Hahahaa... So this is me living the dream, nomadic as it may, of being in the mountains and snowboarding everyday. A bit unconventional, but that's usually how I like to do things. Dig it.
Also, my posts have obviously been few and far between lately, so for the 5 or so people who actually read this and are not just looking for the music from That's It, That's All, I apologize. I know it's been hard for you not having your daily dose of HS, but keep your heads up, lots O' posts are on the way, haha. I'm not going to promise everyday posting anymore, cause that never seems to happen, and as it turns out, finding a free internet connection in the mountains is a little harder then I thought...
If there's anyone in Summit who knows of a good place with free internet, or wants to shred, or who has a couch I can crash on every once in a while, please let me know, I'd really appreciate it!
Also, my posts have obviously been few and far between lately, so for the 5 or so people who actually read this and are not just looking for the music from That's It, That's All, I apologize. I know it's been hard for you not having your daily dose of HS, but keep your heads up, lots O' posts are on the way, haha. I'm not going to promise everyday posting anymore, cause that never seems to happen, and as it turns out, finding a free internet connection in the mountains is a little harder then I thought...
If there's anyone in Summit who knows of a good place with free internet, or wants to shred, or who has a couch I can crash on every once in a while, please let me know, I'd really appreciate it!
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I'd be really interested to see a post that's like a day in the life of Zac while living in his Xterra.
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