Someone Drove off with the Gas Pump Again

Merry Christmas

San Diego Goblins

Using the Photo Booth application on my friend Mikey's computer, J and I managed to stay entertained while there was nothing else to do... until there was something better to do. Has nothing to do with the holidays, but it's a clip that always makes me smile.

How to Get Ass Rammed

Have open heart surgery without health insurance:

= $241,112.60 Ass Ramming

With health insurance:

= $1,550.01 Spanking

Coyote Warning

Nothing like a good old warning sign to make things interesting!

How to Text and Drive Without Dying

This new app is called "Dragon Dictation." It's free for a limited time and it works best for your "indirect" conversational needs. Online social networking has really been killing my game, but this is the world we live in. What are ya gonna do!?!

What the Hell Dude!

Right next to my bed I have a collection of souvenirs that I purchased from around the world. Most of them remind me of the good times I've had traveling. But then I look at this little bastard and all I can think about is how this souvenir wants to kill me. It just has that ominous look on it's face. I'm just wondering what country sells an evil souvenir, seriously?!? I think it's Finish but I could be wrong. All I know is, it might be time to bust out the permanent marker if this guy keeps mean muggin.

KEEP ON PUSHIN'

A rad skate blog ran by a good friend Ricki "The Dude" Bedenbaugh

The Little Monster

The Magic Mouse

Big hugz to the "I'm always in China" family:-) Thank you

"I Want to Pump You Up"

I never thought I'd be happy to workout again, but losing 15 pounds kinda makes you feel like glass. As of now it seems I have another 2 weeks before my chest plate completely heals so lifting anything heavy still hurts. Once I can start lifting, I'd say 6-8 weeks is when I start losing the 10 year old Thia Boy look and cruising on my boards again. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

The Lone Eagle

A nice walk around The Dish, a cool iphone app and an Eagle that's not going to prom is all you need to start the day off right. Tomorrow I walk even earlier:-)

Duce Sighting

Many people have heard about the legendary Duce. Some say it has three chins and a tendency to make dumb faces after drinking hard alcohol. Recent evidence has shown this all to be true with the addition of fairy wings.

The Mattos Wedding

58 days ago my best friend Zack married the girl of his dreams. A good quote that Zack said at his wedding was, “I remember when we first started dating… I put her name in my phone as wifey because I knew she was the one”! It just so turned out he was right. As an observer to his prediction, one of there first dates was a double with me. While Zack is out of his seat animating his story for the table, he swings his arms back and accidently punches a waitress walking behind him. A million things must have been going through his head at that moment but I can tell you the number one thought he had was how he blew it with Katy. After watching Katy’s reaction, it was clear that she was in love with this “accident prone monkey” and that a lifelong bond would soon begin.

The time had come to tie the knot and I have to say Katy did not disappoint. The wedding was held at a beautiful resort in Coronado CA where most of us stayed. All the old friends and families were there making it the best place to be. I shared a room with the best man racking up a bill more then my mom gave me for the weekend.

When the ceremony began, things became surreal. Here I am standing just feet away from my best friend getting married and it seems like yesterday we were skating Los Altos waiting for our parents to pick us up. Hearing them say there vowels and looking into each others eyes gave me the upmost confidence that these “I do’s” would last forever. Katy composed herself very well for the emotions she must have been going through. To my surprise, after knowing Zack for over 14 years, he broke down with a waterfall of tears. This truly was the happiest day of his life.

After shooting wedding photos on the beach, everyone went inside and partied like 1948 (good year to party). I think the whole town heard that wedding and the good times didn’t stop until the sun came up. A few goodbye the next morning in zombie mode and then I was on my way to an extended extended vacation that got extended again. Basically I missed a bunch of flights and didn’t leave SD for 2 or 3 weeks.

Zack: You are more then a friend, you’re a brother from a different mother. I can’t tell you how happy I am for you and your new life with Katy. I really must stress that you should never dive in a pool again. Good luck buddy.

Katy: You are an unbelievable woman. Confident, strong, independent. You’d have to be for what I can only image you’ve gone through to handle a guy like Zack. I’m so proud to call you a friend because your heart is pure. We’ve always had a good laugh over Molly’s fly by bombings in my room and would like to say I’m no longer mad. Congratulations on your marriage. I wish you two a happy life together with all my heart.

-colt

It's Britney!

I know most/all of you won't care about this app, but I just had to download it. It's Britney got my attention this morning (2:30am). If your not a Britney fan then I guess this isn't for you, but I'm sure you can tell I had my fair share of fun with it so far. This is the kind of behavior you can expect from someone that spends too much time indoors. For me, it's just natural. Have a fun weekend!

FREEDOM!!!

Had a doctors appointment yesterday and he has now cleared me for driving "YYEEAAA!" Waking up to wet roads kept me in the passenger seat today, but it's nice to know I'm one step closer to freedom:-) "Get to the chopper!!!"

Road to Recovery

I'm happy to say I'm starting to feel better these days. My chest doesn't feel like it's about to break open anymore and I expect to get at least 3 hours of sleep tonight! It's been almost 3 weeks from the surgery but I still have another 4-5 weeks until I'm fully healed. The docs can never make any guarantees so cross your fingers for a full fast recovery. Thanks:-)

The Absolute Pain List:

Sneezing

Coughing

Deep breathes

Brushing my tongue

Laying on my side

Dog jumping on my chest

Remote control dropped on my chest

Clearing my throat

Hands above shoulders

and Lifting anything over 5 pounds

Party in the USA Music Video Remix

Random post after my heart surgery I know. But what I need is fun and laughter right now and this video put me in tears. Gotta thank Ryan for showing me this video of him and his friends. Hope you find it as funny as I did.

Explanation

On Dec 12, 1981 I was born with a heart condition called “Aortic Stenosis.” What this means is that my Aortic Valve was narrower then normal and will continue to get narrower over time.

That impedes Rich Oxygen Blood to flow from my Left Ventricle to the Aorta then throughout my entire body. The result in a serious condition is death by heart attack. After doing a few tests these past 7 weeks, they discovered my condition was very serious and were surprised I haven’t felt any of the side effects (light headed, chest pains, shortness of breather). Not taking any chances, I booked the first available date and it just so happened to be one day before Halloween… bummer.

For the procedure (I’m not going into too much detail), they make a small cut in the middle of my chest to get through both the skin and my chest plate to operate on the heart. Then they hook my heart and lungs up to a machine called “Cardiopulmonary Bypass Machine” which acts as both my heart and lungs regulating the oxygen throughout my body while my heart is stopped.

Once that’s under control, they replace my aortic valve with another from a pig. Yes that’s right! A PIG:-)

Knowing about this operation the past few weeks didn’t really excite me to do a lot of things. I was so scared the day before, I wrote that last post on my blog almost as a goodbye post. Thank god it is not. So here are some photos through my days of recovery in the hospital. The surgery was last Friday and I got home from the hospital by Tuesday. The main focus of my recovery now is the chest plate. I’m not allowed to lift more then 5 pounds for the next 6-8 weeks because more then that could break my chest plate open and then surgery starts all over again. Thank you to you all that wrote me personal messages and thanks to my friends and family for all the support. All of your messages kept me positive or focused on a speedy recovery.

-colt

PS Love Life

Me in the prep room just before rolling into surgery. The nurse was just going over how they have to shave ALL the hair from my neck down to my ankles... all of it. Just a little awkward before go time;-)

Just after surgery hooked up to a Oxygen machine that pretty much breathes for me until my lungs inflate enough to take over.

My brother Cody looking over me. It was a very emotional day for everyone in my family. I don’t think there wasn’t one Cannon that came in that I didn’t tear up looking at.

Another angle with me still sedated. Only this one you can see the tubes around my stomach draining the blood from my lungs.

A good shot of where the docs had to go into my chest to fix my heart. That cut is now the pain I'll be feeling for the next 4-6 weeks.
I couldn't really talk when I was in the hospital so I thought a thumbs up was appropriate to tell people I was good to go home:-)

Heart Surgery:-(

Sorry for the lack of updates but ever since I heard I needed this surgery my "care level" for online social networks went right out the window. The guy cutting open my chest replacing my aortic valve is the best. They nicknamed him "God" because he pretty much plays that role for the 40 minutes my heart isn't beating. Not a moment has gone by I haven't been terrified about tomorrow. I know I'm in great hands and I have so much support from my friends and family, but I still can't get rid of this fucking doubt I might not make it. Well before I go I'm happy to say I skated Sunnyvale skatepark today. My ankle is about 50% useable but I still had an amazing time cruising around doing nose manuals where ever I could.

Before I end this post, I just wanted to let everyone of you friends know how greatful I am that you were/are apart of my life. I wouldn't be who I am today without you and I thank you all for that. I've had some amazing experiences around the world but my favorite one's are at home with my good friends and family. I hope you all are well and if you can, say a little prayer for me. I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks

-colt

Which Ones the Kid:-)

The Hiddlestone Wedding

It has taken me a little while to get to this post because I have now just recovered from all the fun I had in Montauk. So here we go.

A few years ago when I was living in San Diego, I was introduced to both Ben and Candace before they merged into the Hiddlestone name:-) After a few nights and surf sessions with Ben, I could tell right away this would be a mate I’d keep around for awhile. As for Candace, I knew after my 5am cat scratching noises on the door to wake Ben up for surfing that she had a heart of gold and couldn’t be mistaken for anything other then an angel (Because only an angel wouldn’t kill me at that hour like most of the roommates).

A sad day came when my birthday showed up on Dec 12th of 2005. That was the day Ben was leaving for Australia (Actually we trespassed on federal property and got caught only to find out Ben over stayed his visa and got deported that day). We were told he would be in a holding center for 3 months missing out on Christmas with his family. It was Candace who stepped up and made sure Ben got home to be with his family for Christmas.

Over the years they stayed in touch. Candace would over stay her visa in Oz, so after that they flew to mutual meeting spots like Fiji. Taking this crazy journey together only made them grow stronger and it was about time for them to stop kidding the rest of the world and get married.

So this is where were at with these photos. I got invited to Montauk NY to watch Ben and Candace tie the knot. I stayed with my friends brother Jason and his lovely wife Lauren. Probably the best place I could of ever stayed. We hung out on the beach, chilled in the backyard, tried on some clothes, learned some history and fell off a few statues. That house almost killed me with fun.

So as you can imagine, Ben and Candace had a lot to live up too. The ceremony was really relaxed and beautiful. Ben cried while saying his vows, which made Candace cry which made me teary, and I peed my pants (kidding). After the I do’s, everyone went nuts! The dance floor was full, the bar was packed, the good times couldn't roll any bigger. Sad to say, at least 14 gold fish got swallowed that night... still alive (sashimi style). I guess it's safe to say, everyone in that town, knew we had a great night:-)

Ben: You are a great person and friend. I knew the second we met you were a stand up guy. You’ve always had a great outlook on life and the people you meet in it. I don’t doubt for one second you won’t make Candace the happiest girl in the world.

Candace: You have the same great qualities as Ben only your way hotter haha. No seriously, I wasn’t kidding earlier when I called you an angel. You’ve always gone out of your way not just to be a friend, but a great friend. I wish you long and happy life with that funny guy we call Ben. hugz

-colty bearz

I Still Have a Chance

I'm guessing this man is about 35 years old. So that gives me a solid 7 years to get my ankle back into shape and start cruising the boardwalk. "You must risk the dark to see the light." Wait, that's not it. "You must live in the dark, until someone opens the door." Shit... I forgot the inspirational quote. Here we go, "Stop being an idiot, get the third surgery and rehab that bitch until your 110%." That's good for now.

VEGAS!!!

"What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas... Except for Swine Flu." Haha, sorry Ms J after K;-) Anyways, back to our swine flu free trip. It was my friend Zack's bachelor party and he only had to go to the hospital once this time.... awesome. We stayed at the Venetian and pretty much partied our brains out. I stayed back one more day in the hospital just to make sure we didn't forget anything. As you can see from the pics, heterosexual men can still get close poolside for a photo. In the end, we all made it home safe and Zack brought back 5 shiny stables in his skull. Can't say I remember too much except for a broke ass bank account, but that's Vegas:-)

Montauk Babies

"I'm an alcoholic not a barbie doll"

Some People Cry at Weddings, I Just Pee My Pants

You Lazy Little Bitch

I don't know why I haven't made any new posts, but that's about to change. I'm now back from all my adventures I had this summer and am ready to tell the world about my run in with Martha Stuart (complete lie). I'd like to thank Eric for this beautiful photo titled "Colty Bearz sleeping with Care Bears." Very clever:-) I'd also like to thank Jason for supplying the Care Bears... our little secret. Hope everyone had a great summer, I still can't skate:-(

Baby Ice Secret Video Part

Most of you kids don't know this guy, but you should. Probably one of the best individuals I'll ever meet in my life and I'm so psyched he was the Circa team manager when I was on the team. Over many years he stashed his secret footy in hopes to keep his gnarliness a secret. After finding it in 2003, I put his gift in iMovie and made this part for him. Now it's time for the world to see this mans amazing skill on a skateboard. Baby Ice strikes again!

Does that Make You Horny?!?

"Slut"