What do you do in the summer? - Page 2 - Snowboarding Forum

baseline6 · 04-20-2009, 08:07 PM

Hmm... well I sweat my ass off in 117 degree weather, watch baseball out of pure boredom, go to the gym, take summer classes, buy new equipment, work a lot to save $. go camping, summer vacations to california. Yeah that's preety much my plans for this summer

04-20-2009, 08:30 PM

Paintball, airsoft, shooting small helpless animals in my backyard with pellet guns, and that pretty much is all there is to do around my area...need to get a fawking job

04-20-2009, 11:20 PM

climb clock towers with a sniper rifle and a backpack full of hand grenades.
and a bit of skateboarding and mtn. biking on the side.

just kidding about the clock tower thing

bakesale · 04-20-2009, 11:26 PM

threads like this pop up often.

I skate and workout a lot, spent more time playing guitar, read books. Stuff I normally do just without snowboarding

RidePowder · 04-21-2009, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VinXXX

climb clock towers with a sniper rifle and a backpack full of hand grenades...
just kidding about the clock tower thing

but no really...

I longboard, I got to ride an original skateboard recently and they have spring loaded trucks which are so far the closes thing (longboard related, not including freeboard) to snowboarding. I also skateboard, Ill be wakeboarding this summer, fishing... alot of stuff I just kinda do whatever I want to be honest

danielle · 04-28-2009, 08:54 AM

Wakeboarding, hiking, camping, and motorcycle riding. Only 6 months until snow, you need a Summer hobby.

longboard16 · 05-17-2009, 11:03 PM

Its about time to bring out the fly rod and hit some Cascade lakes once the snow melts a little bit more. Went out for the second bike ride of the year. These days I'm pretty much warm weather rider, it has to be over 70 degrees. Will again hit up Yellowstone this summer as I'm a big Yellowstone junkie.

....and of course put some warm weather wax on the board so I can ride Timberline four or five times during the summer.

markee · 05-20-2009, 04:16 AM

sit around
play guitar
summer school starts in 3 weeks
find a part time job
wait for my longboard to come
internets

05-21-2009, 05:49 PM

Studying chemistry and math for my next semester, and physics for my grandfather. Hiking, internship, and hiking, also hiking.

Figured this was a good place to put a list of links I was able to find and posted on another forum. If anyone feels the urge to learn something new, this should be a good starting list (though it doesn't have everything). Maybe if you feel your summer day is lagging a little too much you could make it a bit more productive.

---------Links to academia by autodidact methods---------

Go here for most of the edu resources!
Here too!

To start off here are some university funded projects:

MIT OpenCourseWare
MIT presents us with 1800 courses worth of information.
Free Online Course Materials | MIT OpenCourseWare

MIT Lecture Videos
YouTube - MIT's Channel

Stanford Itunes U
Stanford on iTunes U

Stanford Lecture Videos
YouTube - stanforduniversity's Channel

Berkley Lecture Videos <<Thanks to Sonuvbob
UC Berkeley Webcasts | Video and Podcasts: Spring 2009 Courses

Great channel for math tutorials:
Khan Academy
YouTube - khanacademy's Channel

N - If your not good at grasping information in book form, this instructor is brilliant at video tutorials of math.

Gerard 't Hooft guide to becoming a physicist:
HOW to BECOME a GOOD Theoretical Physicist
Gerard ’t Hooft, Theoretical Physics as a Challenge

N - Includes links to instructional sites that range from statistics to particle physics.

Microbiology:
Many things dealing with cells and genetics
Learn.Genetics (TM)

Psychology:
Classics
Classics in the History of Psychology

Languages:
BBC
BBC - Languages - Homepage

Live Mocha Similar to Rosetta with a scheduler.
Language Learning with Livemocha | Learn a Language Online - Free!

W2W Composite of free language lessons online.
Free Online Language Courses

Internet Script:
Learning Java
Free Java Programming Online Training and Tutorials Course by Sang Shin

Free Book Resources:
20+ PD Book Links
Scrib'd

Documentaries:
best.online.docus - Best Online Documentaries

Hopefully this will quench the thirst of those wishing to learn. If your tired of procrastinating and really want to broaden your horizons then pick a topic and you'll find it on the net (more than likely for free). Don't let the internet go to waste, make your choice to learn something new and do it!

EDIT:
Some sites to keep up on the pioneers and advancement of your interests.
arXiv.org e-Print archive
EDGE
TED: Ideas worth spreading
FORA.tv - Videos on the People, Issues, and Ideas Changing the Planet
NASA - NASA's Lecture Series - Prof. Stephen Hawking

_____
Enjoy

justdust · 05-22-2009, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skypent

Studying chemistry and math for my next semester, and physics for my grandfather.

Why study physics for your grandfather? Is he paying you to take his exams?

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baseline6 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gilbert, AZ 4 hours from sunrise Posts: 302	Hmm... well I sweat my ass off in 117 degree weather, watch baseball out of pure boredom, go to the gym, take summer classes, buy new equipment, work a lot to save $. go camping, summer vacations to california. Yeah that's preety much my plans for this summer __________________

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longboard16 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 26	Its about time to bring out the fly rod and hit some Cascade lakes once the snow melts a little bit more. Went out for the second bike ride of the year. These days I'm pretty much warm weather rider, it has to be over 70 degrees. Will again hit up Yellowstone this summer as I'm a big Yellowstone junkie. ....and of course put some warm weather wax on the board so I can ride Timberline four or five times during the summer. __________________ Expect the unexpected and then deal with it.

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04-20-2009, 08:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
con3593 Guest Posts: n/a	Paintball, airsoft, shooting small helpless animals in my backyard with pellet guns, and that pretty much is all there is to do around my area...need to get a fawking job

04-20-2009, 11:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
VinXXX Guest Posts: n/a	climb clock towers with a sniper rifle and a backpack full of hand grenades. and a bit of skateboarding and mtn. biking on the side. just kidding about the clock tower thing

04-20-2009, 11:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
bakesale Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Vancouver Posts: 883	threads like this pop up often. I skate and workout a lot, spent more time playing guitar, read books. Stuff I normally do just without snowboarding

04-28-2009, 08:54 AM	#16 (permalink)
danielle Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Washington Posts: 172 Blog Entries: 2	Wakeboarding, hiking, camping, and motorcycle riding. Only 6 months until snow, you need a Summer hobby.

05-20-2009, 04:16 AM	#18 (permalink)
markee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 687	sit around play guitar summer school starts in 3 weeks find a part time job wait for my longboard to come internets

05-21-2009, 05:49 PM	#19 (permalink)
skypent Guest Posts: n/a	Studying chemistry and math for my next semester, and physics for my grandfather. Hiking, internship, and hiking, also hiking. Figured this was a good place to put a list of links I was able to find and posted on another forum. If anyone feels the urge to learn something new, this should be a good starting list (though it doesn't have everything). Maybe if you feel your summer day is lagging a little too much you could make it a bit more productive. ---------Links to academia by autodidact methods--------- Go here for most of the edu resources! Here too! To start off here are some university funded projects: MIT OpenCourseWare MIT presents us with 1800 courses worth of information. Free Online Course Materials \| MIT OpenCourseWare MIT Lecture Videos YouTube - MIT's Channel Stanford Itunes U Stanford on iTunes U Stanford Lecture Videos YouTube - stanforduniversity's Channel Berkley Lecture Videos <<Thanks to Sonuvbob UC Berkeley Webcasts \| Video and Podcasts: Spring 2009 Courses Great channel for math tutorials: Khan Academy YouTube - khanacademy's Channel N - If your not good at grasping information in book form, this instructor is brilliant at video tutorials of math. Gerard 't Hooft guide to becoming a physicist: *HOW to BECOME a GOOD* Theoretical Physicist** Gerard ’t Hooft, Theoretical Physics as a Challenge N - Includes links to instructional sites that range from statistics to particle physics. Microbiology: Many things dealing with cells and genetics Learn.Genetics (TM) Psychology: Classics Classics in the History of Psychology Languages: BBC BBC - Languages - Homepage Live Mocha Similar to Rosetta with a scheduler. Language Learning with Livemocha \| Learn a Language Online - Free! W2W Composite of free language lessons online. Free Online Language Courses Internet Script: Learning Java Free Java Programming Online Training and Tutorials Course by Sang Shin Free Book Resources: 20+ PD Book Links Scrib'd Documentaries: best.online.docus - Best Online Documentaries Hopefully this will quench the thirst of those wishing to learn. If your tired of procrastinating and really want to broaden your horizons then pick a topic and you'll find it on the net (more than likely for free). Don't let the internet go to waste, make your choice to learn something new and do it! EDIT: Some sites to keep up on the pioneers and advancement of your interests. arXiv.org e-Print archive EDGE TED: Ideas worth spreading FORA.tv - Videos on the People, Issues, and Ideas Changing the Planet NASA - NASA's Lecture Series - Prof. Stephen Hawking _____ Enjoy