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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
Moto Mouth
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 Mon Aug 04, 08 9:15 am Staying in Portland!!! |
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I just accepted a job here in Portland. I quit my last job back in February cus it sucked the big donkey kong. Not the wimpy donkey kong Jr. climbing rope crap - I'm talking the 2 ton barrel throwing donkey kong!
I've had six months off scoring powder days at Meadows and catching wind wherever it may be. Its been sweet. But alas - all good things must come to an end. Had a hard time finding a good job that would be a good fit - I was seriously considering going back to Phoenix where I grew up and have a lot of contacts. But if I were to go back to Phoenix I would have to give up kiting for the most part and accept miniscule snowboarding 
so anyways, just accepted the offer and I have to start August 18th. Bad news is I won't be able to kite as much - good news, I get to stay in Portland.
Just had to share my stoke!!!! Happy to be here in the NW - looking forward to many more years of powder and wind!!!
So everyone is going to have to put up with me and my GoJo for a little while longer 
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jbruxer
Since 24 Jul 2005
398 Posts
Beaverton, OR
Obsessed
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| Mon Aug 04, 08 9:18 am |
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Hey Moto, glad to hear you're staying in the PNW!!! Besides, a life without kiteboarding (once you've been exposed to it) would surely not be as fulfilling. 
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Bettyboarder
Since 18 Mar 2005
1823 Posts
PDX/ White Salmon
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| Mon Aug 04, 08 9:28 am |
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Congrats on the new job  |
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Rollo Tomasi
Since 17 Mar 2005
983 Posts
Attractive
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| Mon Aug 04, 08 1:32 pm |
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| congrats! that would've been a bummer . glad it worked out. |
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Dickfircrick
Since 29 May 2007
62 Posts
Hood Rever
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| Mon Aug 04, 08 2:13 pm |
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| Congrats Bro! You made the right move staying here, Ive got family down there and it's still tough going down. Live Well! |
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Reaper356
Since 10 Dec 2006
781 Posts
Salem / LC Oregon
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| Mon Aug 04, 08 2:33 pm |
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| 6 months.. that's fancy! |
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Kite Me
Since 04 Aug 2008
39 Posts
portland
I'm very handsome
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| Mon Aug 04, 08 8:37 pm I grew up in Phoenix...I try to forget. |
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Oregon rules.
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kss
Since 24 Apr 2006
614 Posts
pdx
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| Mon Aug 04, 08 8:40 pm |
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hey martin, maybe we'll have to celebrate and torch that 16m Rhino i sold to you 2 years ago! ...... at the YMCA track, this winter!!
congrats dude.
--todd |
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Kraemer
Since 24 Apr 2006
1736 Posts
Sky Pilot
Unicorn Captain
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| Mon Aug 04, 08 10:01 pm |
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| ¡ way to step it up ! |
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Tue Aug 05, 08 7:11 am |
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Arizona has some of the most beautiful country anywhere (Phoenix excluded )
a wide variety of landscapes
but I wouldn't want to live there
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
Moto Mouth
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| Tue Aug 05, 08 7:36 am |
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Hey Thanks everyone for the well wishes  Much appreciated!!
| jbruxer wrote: | | Hey Moto, glad to hear you're staying in the PNW!!! Besides, a life without kiteboarding (once you've been exposed to it) would surely not be as fulfilling. |
I know what yer saying. I had no idea how much kiting would become a part of my life when I started. But if I had to go back to phoenix I would definately miss it and think of it often.
| Quote: | | 6 months.. that's fancy! |
Yeah - it has been pretty sweet sleeping in, kiting as much as possible, mountain biking, hitting the gym, hanging out with friends - definately good times. But its going to be a tough transition to get back into the day to day life of working again.
| Quote: | | I feel you! when I left AZ I did not care if I EVER saw another lizard or indian jewelry store in my life. I came to Portland to visit a HS friend who moved up here, and my supposed to be '2 weeks here' turned into 19 years. |
Dude, a job actually brought me to Portland. But that job fell through - but I decided to stay because I love the place. Its money. When I was younger I wasn't sure if I wanted to leave phoenix - it was all I knew for the most part. All of my friends told me I shouldn't leave - that I would hate anywhere else - that Phoenix has it all and there is no reason to leave. I remember thinking - how would you know? You have spent your whole life here. I just had to get out and explore a different part of the country - eventually I thought I would move back though. not anymore - I don't want to go back. The rain is very tough to deal with - but the other aspects of portland are super saweet!!! So this is my home - at least for the foreseeable future!!!
| Quote: | hey martin, maybe we'll have to celebrate and torch that 16m Rhino i sold to you 2 years ago! ...... at the YMCA track, this winter!!
congrats dude.
--todd |
Hahaha dude - burn it? No way man - I want my money back!! Dude, that kite was sweet - a nice SI kite. Had me riding when almost no one else was out there.
| Quote: | Arizona has some of the most beautiful country anywhere (Phoenix excluded )
a wide variety of landscapes
but I wouldn't want to live there
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There is definately beauty in the state (Grand Canyon) and a wide diversity - but its not for me man. I go back and visit family several times a year - I think that is enough for now.
But the bottom line is that I am staying here in Portland - very stoked to be able to kiteboard (I'll be gratefull every time I hit the water). Life takes a lot of interesting twists and turns - just trying to go along for the ride!!!
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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| Tue Aug 05, 08 8:05 am |
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| Portland could always use another attorney. |
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
Moto Mouth
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| Tue Aug 05, 08 9:19 am |
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| pdxmonkeyboy wrote: | | Portland could always use another attorney. |
Kiteboarding lawyers rock out with their docs out!!!
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Sasquatch
Since 09 Mar 2005
2103 Posts
PNW
Bigfoot
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| Thu Aug 07, 08 2:09 pm Re: Staying in Portland!!! |
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| terremoto wrote: | I just accepted a job here in Portland. I quit my last job back in February cus it sucked the big donkey kong. Not the wimpy donkey kong Jr. climbing rope crap - I'm talking the 2 ton barrel throwing donkey kong!
I've had six months off scoring powder days at Meadows and catching wind wherever it may be. Its been sweet. But alas - all good things must come to an end. Had a hard time finding a good job that would be a good fit - I was seriously considering going back to Phoenix where I grew up and have a lot of contacts. But if I were to go back to Phoenix I would have to give up kiting for the most part and accept miniscule snowboarding
so anyways, just accepted the offer and I have to start August 18th. Bad news is I won't be able to kite as much - good news, I get to stay in Portland.
Just had to share my stoke!!!! Happy to be here in the NW - looking forward to many more years of powder and wind!!!
So everyone is going to have to put up with me and my GoJo for a little while longer |
nice work. |
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sleestack
Since 07 Dec 2006
184 Posts
Land of the Lost
Stoked
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| Thu Aug 07, 08 11:02 pm Re: Staying in Portland!!! |
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[quote="terremoto"] Had a hard time finding a good job that would be a good fit:[/quote]
Let me guess. Your new dream job is a Quality Control Tester for an ankle weight manufacturer. 
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4316 Posts
Camas
Site Lackey
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| Fri Aug 08, 08 8:38 am |
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Great news Martin!!! Glad you'll be around. But, What is the deal with the chaps???
AZ is a nice place, lived there for 3 years... There IS a lot of beauty and majesty there, even around Phoenix. Four peaks, Sedona, The Mogion rim, the river canyons... That said, I really don't ever want to live there again. Now Hawaii, I miss living there A LOT!!! |
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skilja
Since 02 Jan 2008
75 Posts
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| Fri Aug 08, 08 8:43 am |
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| Glad you're staying Martin! |
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