So Lee called me out on the non-decorating tip.. it's on Lee! but let me just backtrack a little and say that I inherited all the decorations around my window when I started working here 3 years ago.. just like how I also inherited this coffee mug/pen holder...

come to think about it I think I inherited most of those pens too because that looks like a highlighter in there and I don't really highlight anything...

I always kinda thought that I had to leave that stuff up because I was the new guy but it turns out I'm not so new anymore.. Anways prepare to get amped on Extreme Window Makeover Web Wizard edition...

Last friday when I got to work I decided to do my weekly ritual of adding the new friend requests to all myspace accounts.. When I got to the mob myspace I discovered that someone had posted some tranny porn (no, not tranny as in transplant.. we're talking the real deal here) in the comments area... Then I noticed that they posted it 50 times.. It's pretty harsh to involuntarily be peeping naked transvestite photos at 8:15 in the morning. I'm used to seeing a ton of requests for stickers and sponsorship requests but a dude with girl parts??

After that I had to deal with a message from some kid who was telling me we suck because his wheels melted... seriously if you shred so hard that you have a problem with melting urethane that sucks.. Somehow I'm guessing you or one of your friends did something stupid and not really skateboarding related to melt you wheels..

So what's the point of all this? Well since everyone is at ASR there probably won't be much other updating I thought I'd do a top 5 lame things about myspace...

5.) this kind of spam.. but I was pretty stoked on the person's screen name who sent it... use your imagination...


4.) early morning tranny porn (still not over it)

3.) crazy weird fake profiles... this girl (who seems to be wearing a backless dress made out of some sweatpants) has 2 of them! when you go to her page it says something about getting naked pictures of her and something about a home mortgage or something...


2.) people who make their display name "I Love [so and so]" and have a kissy picture as their main photo.. here's a good example:

gross.. while I'm sure you are doing it under contractual obligations from your significant other, you need to cut that out...

1.) this f#@king comment...

first of it's not true, second off all you'd find out it that you check your own profile the most and a maybe couple of your friends do too... that girl who you're in love with? probably doesn't. Some creepy old dude, maybe? but do you really want to know that...

Anyways I'm glad that's over... let's move on to more positive things.. like the fact that the new ricta site is up!

Getting egged in the Clare Face by rottin eggs while trying to pay for beer at the local Rite Aid isn's as fun as it sounds. As fun as it does sounds to get startled, dazed and then confused by random rottin eggs thrown in the Clare Face... let me tell you, it really isn't. Even more of the reason why it wasn't fun, is I think the rottin eggs were intended for the Rite Aid cashier but his selfish, wimpy, chicken ass ducked like a rookie in war. The egging in the Clare Face was followed by a large amount of barf all over the counter and the cashier. Pay back is a bitch Rite Aid clerk... and I got instant enjoyment in that.
But I bring you readers some good news (even though I'm sure it's pretty funny to read that Clare got egged). NHS has a grip of new sh*t heading on out to the stores so I am bringing you Jan2007 PERSONAL WAREHOUSE PICKS!
Cairo Foster 52mm Core Ricta Wheel

Jerry Hsu 48mm White Lightning Boltz Ricta Wheel (Ricta's smallest wheel)

Smokenstein 8.7 x 32.1 Creature Deck

Lee Smith Wallpaper 7.5 x 31 Powerlyte Santa Cruz Deck

And here it is in the heat transfer machine

Tons more stuff coming so check back to see even more cool goods that we're pumpin' out like a rabbit in heat.
Also check out the
NHS WEBSITE current catalogs for all the new goods!

Sid Melvin was in last week and he had on this awesome vintage Strange Notes shirt..

A lot of people think that we have like crate loads of old stuff like that around here.. unfortunately, not so true.

The new Strange Notes site layout is nearing completion and let me tell you it's pretty exciting. Something else that is pretty exciting is that it snowed in Portland and people don't know how to deal with it..

Strange Notes friend and filmer Andrew Reiter sent us this link of some 2006 GVR footy he shot and edited. Nice job ARR!
Click the video box below to check it!

Have you ever put on a shirt that you haven't worn in a little while only to realize half way through the day that it kinda smells like mold... It's pretty harsh..

I'm working on a bit of a re-vamp of the strangenotes site. Lee spotted my rough edit kind of got his "oh my god I hate it..." look on his face... don't worry Lee it's not done..

Speaking of Lee's check out this kid w/ a Lee Smith Easy Money Deck in India

it's from platinumseagulls.com... I saved that to my desktop before christmas and finally posted it up.. Props to me..