When most people talk about Big Bear Lake they think of the resort community located 7,000 ft above sea level in the San Bernardino National Forest, 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles. It brings to mind a beautiful lake, hiking, skiing, log cabins, pine trees, and a great place to vacation whether it be summer or winter. When you mention "Big Bear" to a fighter, their eyes light up and they know that you are referencing a fight camp for some of the world's top professional fighters. The high elevation offers a great atmosphere for endurance training, strength and conditioning. Many professional athletes have gone this route in preparing for upcoming fights. Dan Henderson, Pride Middleweight and Welterweight Champion, and current UFC Fighter took his team up to Big Bear in early February to prepare himself for his upcoming fight against current UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva. I made the three hour trek from Las Vegas, NV to catch the end of this training camp before they left to Columbus, OH for UFC 82. I wasn't quite sure what to expect, as each fight camp I have visited has been slightly different. This particular fight camp was held at Tito Ortiz's house in Big Bear; the home he purchased from boxing's "Golden Boy", Oscar De La Hoya. On the property were two houses, as well as a training facility equipped with an eight sided cage, showers, sauna, and full weight set. In one of the houses, I found Dan Henderson and his camp. The other house was just recently vacated by former Light Weight Champion of the WEC, Rob Mccullough.

The Camp:

Dan Henderson: The last Welterweight and Middleweight Champion of Pride FC. Co-founder of Team Quest along with Matt Lindland and Randy Couture. He is now contracted by the UFC where he fought Rampage for the Light Heavyweight title before dropping down to middleweight to fight Anderson Silva on the upcoming UFC 82.
Ryan Parsons: Head of Henderson's fight camp, peak performance coach and chiropractor, Ryan Parsons keeps the daily schedule of training in order. He oversees that skill, strength and conditioning are all a part of the day to day regimen of the fight camp.
Darrel Gholar: A three time United States Greco-Roman National Champion, he served as an alternate on the 1988 Olympic team and captain of the 1986 U.S. World team. He was also the 2000 World Vale Tudo Championship, middle weight champion. His expertise is invaluable to the camp in training takedowns and working from the clinch.
Vinicius Maghalaes: A Royler Gracie Black Belt, Vinicius is a three time BJJ world champion and six time medalist. His resume includes wins in the Brazilian and US Nationals and is a Pan American Champion.
Cyrille Diabate: A world champion Muay Thai boxer as well as a PRIDE and Cage Rage veteran, Cyrille came to the camp to improve his takedown defense and wrestling skills in anticipation of his US MMA Debut. In return, he brings with him superior striking abilites to lend to the already stacked fight camp.
Krzysztof Soszynski: A former professional wrestler, Krzysztof is also a co founder of Ultimate Cage Wars in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. He is in training for his upcoming March 7th fight against Alex Andrade @ Ring of Combat in Atlantic City, NJ.
Xavier Foupa-Pokam: A former XFC Middleweight Belt holder, the French native is a Muay Thai specialist. He currently fights in Cage Rage in London.
Gregory Babene: A Muay Thai fighter out of France training with Cyrille Diabate's snake team, he is fighting on the upcoming Furious Fighting Championship. Although MMA was legalized in France earlier this month, this promotion is set in Spain near the French border.
Alberto Crane: A current UFC fighter, Alberto's last fight on January 23rd against Kurt Pellegrino was deemed Fight of the Night. He is a BJJ Blackbelt and his resume includes: Grapplers Quest Champion, Pan American Champion, 2 time Best of the West Champion, Abu Dhabi Veteran, King of the Cage lightweight world champion, and Ring of Fire lightweight champion. With no fights scheduled at this time, he has appeared at the camp in big bear a few times to assist in training.
Mark Bocek: A UFC fighter with over 15 years of BJJ training, Mark owns and operates a school in Toronto, Canada. A Joao Roque black belt, his resume includes wins in the Cundial championships, Grapplers Quest, Naga, the Pan Ams 3 times, the Hawaii State championships, the ADCC Canadian trials twice, and the Canadian Nationals 5 times. He is training for his upcoming fight at UFC 83 against TUF 6 winner, Mac Danzig.
Peter Graham: An Australian Kick Boxer and former professional boxer, he has trademarked special moves known as the Somersault Kick, and Rolling Thunder. His record boasts an amazing 54 wins and only 10 losses as well as being undefeated as an amatuer. He is looking to make the crossover into MMA in the near future.
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou: A judo practitioner, Thierry is most known for Knocking out Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in :23 in his Pride Debut. He is currently a kickboxing and MMA instructor at Team Quest South.

Monday night, I contacted Ryan Parsons to talk about next week's fight and on a whim, I asked if I could come up to Big Bear to shoot the camp. He said, "Tomorrow would be great! Our morning training starts at 11:00. Text me when you get to Big Bear so I can give you directions." And there you have it, I was committed. I put myself to bed at 1am, and for some reason couldn't sleep so was up by 2:30 working, and on the road to Southern Cali by 7am. I anticipated a three and a half hour drive, and found myself correct in that assumption as I pulled into Starbucks on Big Bear Blvd at 10:30. I had texted Ryan at about 10 to get directions, but still hadn't heard back. 10:45 approached and still no word, so I sent a text to Dan himself. He responded rather quickly, gave me directions to the house, and requested a caramel macchiato all in one text. I was at the house at 11am on the dot. When I pulled into the snow covered driveway, I could see Dan standing on the front porch, waving to me. There were about 4 other cars parked there as well, and I tried my hardest to keep from falling as I carried my gear past them. The house was slightly messy as you would expect from a place that 10 fighters were staying at, but there was a mutual respect there to keep things in order. The pile of shoes next to the front door indicated to me that I should remove mine as well. Dan was in the living room, already drinking his starbucks, seated next to Darrell Gholar. "Darrell is a poet" Dan said to me. "He used to work for Disney." At the time I didn't know who Darrell was, but I was pretty sure that his literacy skills weren't the reason he was invited to be there. Dan woke up at a weight of 199 and was munching on a bowl of dry cereal and I promptly asked to taste it. It was Kashi Go Lean, Honey and Flax seed cereal. I am now a huge fan of this breakfast food and there is already a box of it in my cupboard. By 11:30 many of the fighters in the house were moving around and making themselves breakfast. Ryan Parsons made in appearance in one piece pajamas with feet. I had a nostalgic moment as I remembered wearing those cozy pj's as a child. Krzysztof was in the kitchen making himself a breakfast of egg whites, oatmeal, and maple syrup. I sampled his weird concoction and found it to be quite tasty. Some of the other guys were taking advantage of the juicer in the kitchen to make a fresh glass of mixed vegatable juice. Ryan brought Dan an Acai protein smoothie he had made. I love those and was excited to partake, only to find that it was not sweet like the ones I usually drink. At all. It was definitely not my favorite smoothie, I didn't try to steal it from him. Come 12pm, the guys were changing and heading out to the training facility behind the house. I grabbed my equipment and walked back to start shooting. When I walked in, I found Darrell working with the guys on takedowns and working from the clinch. Dan showed up about 30 minutes later and gave some tips to them as they practiced their drills. In talking to Ryan Parsons about easing up on Dan's training as the fight approaches, he said,"We've learned with Dan that less is more. This is the guy that had a 101 temperature and went 3 full rounds to win a decision." When Dan did finally join the guys in the cage, he spent his time rolling with Vinicius. Under Parsons' direction, some of the other guys left to lift weights and run. I lost track of time as they finished their morning session. Dan took a moment to weigh himself, then it was back to the house to feed our faces. Parsons prepared Dan a plate of fresh bell pepper and sliced chicken breast lunchmeat. Cyrille made a glass of juice, this time using fruits instead of vegatables. The rest of us took off to the store to get more food to stock the house. Each fighter pushed his own cart around the store and stocked up on food for the next few days. I have to admit that I love being around when the guys are dieting because it makes it easier for me to stay on track. I chose some firm tofu, bell peppers and mushrooms as my meal and checked out. Darrell called me over to play a game of checkers while we waited for the rest of the guys. I made a couple stupid moves at first (I haven't played this game in years!) but ended up coming around and winning the game. Darrell was ready to buy a checker board just so we could have a rematch at the house later, but I assured him that it was beginners luck, and I had no doubt in my head that he would win the next round. Back at the house, we made our lunches and spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing and watching movies. Darrell and Ryan quickly prepared food for everyone for dinner after the second training. Many of the guys had their laptops there and we all sat down at the kitchen table and made contact with the outside world. I say that because our phones barely got any service up there. Dan went upstairs to take a nap. I went up and caught some photos of him in his high altitude tent on his bed; reminiscent of the movie, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. Scientific studies have shown that altitude training can produce increases in speed, strength, endurance, and recovery. Does that mean that sleeping in a high altitude tent, in a high altitude environment increases this effect exponentially? I took the time to explore the house a little and found 5 beds in each downstairs room, a pool table, fire place, and guitars for guitar hero. That was actually one of the first things I noticed when I walked in and was quickly told that the game itself was missing. With my new found addiction for the game, I found myself suggesting we rent it from blockbuster, lol.. 8pm rolled around and it was time for the second training of the day. It was Cyrille's turn to work on striking with the guys and he took the lighter ones into the cage first. They drilled for approximately 30 minutes before the heavier fighters came in for their session. I moved out of the cage to an overhead position as these guys sparred aggressively with each other. Then Dan came in and did a five minute session of sparring with cyrille, 5 minutes rolling with Vinicius, a five minute round hitting pads, another five rolling, and finished off with one last round of pads. His cardio seemed pretty strong during the 25 minute workout; he didn't seem to have too much difficulty breathing or finishing the rounds. He weighed in after training at 192. Back into the house for the final meal of the day, and it was after 10pm. Darrell had cooked some beef up in the crock pot that we put over rice, and Ryan had made Dan a meal of chicken with butternut squash and onions, accompanied by a mixed greens salad with cherry tomatoes and cucumber. It was all extremely good, and I felt that I could live on a diet such as theirs. Around midnight I was saying my goodbyes as Thierry and his friend finally walked through the front door. As I drove home, I reflected on my day in Big Bear and the serious dedication that these men have to their profession. The hard work, the sweat, the injuries, the comraderie. The thrill of the win is only a part of what makes these guys go the distance. I knew that I was lucky that day in getting to witness the building blocks of their individual roads to victory; built together as a team.

Elite XC- Street Certified- My Blog and Experience

Okay... So the Elite XC wasn't everything that I hoped it would be..
And tell you the truth, it really had nothing to do with Elite XC
itself...

Thursday morning, I got on a plane to Ft Lauderdale from Albuquerque,
NM.. Luckily for me, both Cole and Micah Miller were on my same flight.
So for once, I wasn't stuffed in between the smelly guy and the old
lady that wants to show me pictures of her grandkids and fix me up with
her 22 year old grandson who is currently living at home, working at
McDonalds with hopes to go to trade school and has aspirations to drive
trucks for a living. Not that I find anything wrong with the
profession, just not wanting to be on another episode of Blind Date..
But thats a story for later..

We're on southwest, so there's always a layover on the way to Ft Lauderdale. Our plane was held, we were fortunate enough to make the connecting flight in Orlando. We grabbed our bags and Cole's friend picked us up at the airport and whisked us away to Boca Raton where the two live. It was 9:30. Whole foods closed at 10 so I was incessantly asking, can we go?? It was every person for themselves as soon as we hit the store, and then we were comparing purchases at the front as Micah checked out a fully loaded grocery cart.

I happily munched on my selections (and overate, tell you the truth) in their living room. It wasn't long though before I was requesting a ride to my hotel in Miami. Before Cole would take me, I was forced into playing a round of Guitar Hero. I am a new fan of this game after Doug Marshall taught me to play earlier in the week during WEC. I scored a cool 89% (not bad considering it was my 3rd time playing the game) and then we were making the hour trek down to the Holiday Inn located across the street from the Bank United Center on the U of M campus.

It was about Midnight by this time. The hotel wasn't the greatest, but from what I gathered was DIRECTLY across the street from the venue. I dragged my bags up to the room and found myself working until 5:30am.

I figured I would get up at 9am to get more work done, but 7am came, and I couldn't sleep. Back to my computer for about 4 more hours. I then wandered around the hotel and found the entire Elite XC staff in the restaurant finishing a meeting. No fighters were anywhere to be seen... What the hell? Usually I can find tons of them cutting weight. Good thing they didn't need to. The facilites were a room with 2 pieces of equipment, and no sauna. I did find Ricco Rodriguez there in an intense phone conversation, so I quickly left. I headed back to my room and worked some more, all the while watching out my window to the courtyard where they were setting up for the weigh ins.

I was back at the restaurant at 4. This was more like it! There were fighters everywhere I looked. Between the fighters on the card and the ones in their corners, the restaurant was teeming with them. I walked outside and found many already seated, so I worked my way through the crowd to get photos of the teams as they patiently waited for the weigh ins to start. I was introduced to Sean Faris, who is the lead in the new mma movie coming out next month, Never Back Down. He's a huge Anderson Silva fan so I snapped a photo of the two. Tank was sitting quietly with his lady friend so I snapped a photo of them as well. I decided to cruise around the hotel and happened to be in the lobby as Kimbo and his posse rolled in. Black shirts, gleaming teeth, sunglasses and fist pendants; all except Bas who was wearing a white shirt. Bas was being the character that he always is and I got some funny photos to prove it. I managed to coordinate the whole crew into a big group photo; a task I'm lucky I achieved early on.



[02-15] Elite XC Street Certified- Weigh In Pics

Afterall the medicals were done (and an apology from Gary Shaw that the Florida Commission had their way of doing things) the main event stepped on the scale at about 6 pm. Kyle Noke weighed in at 186.5. They stated that he had 2 hours to make 185. What?? No pound allowance in the state of Florida? Mikey Gomez also had to come back to be reweighed, but ultimately, everyone eventually made weight.

Time to eat! I hadn't eaten all day, something I unconsciously do on weigh in days, maybe as a sympathy thing to the fighters? I raced up to the room to load the weigh in pics online, and then down to the pizza place up the street to meet up with Kyle Noke and his crew. I ordered some spaghetti and shoveled it down because they were all but done eating by the time I got there..

I was picked up at 11pm by my photographer trainee. I was training two girls to shoot for Napkinnights Miami that night at Mansion. Coincidentally, thats where all the Elite XC staff were going to party as well! Mickey Avalon was supposed to perform and I was looking forward to that. A guy grabbed me a number of times over the course of the night; he even put his hand into the back of my pants to pull me backward by the waistband! I finally was so sick of it that I pushed him and told him to stop touching me. He didn't like that and pushed me back and grabbed me, only to be surrounded by 5 guys from Elite XC telling him to back off. I hung out a bit longer- hoping to see Mickey come on, but I was over it by 2am and headed back to the hotel.

[02-15] Mickey Avalon @ Mansion Nightclub

I slept in! I woke up at 9am after going to bed about 3. I spent most of the day in the hotel working except for walking up the street to the jewish deli where I had a bowl of matzah ball soup, and sweet potato fries. I had plenty of time to get things done as the doors to the event didn't open until 7, and the first fight at 7:30.

When I checked in at the arena, I received my media badge that stated I was seated in an overhead position. I was shocked as there wasn't that much media there, and I was dead set on getting cage side photos of the Tank and Kimbo fight. I ran cageside to talk to Johnny from Elite XC, and it was out of his hands. They had NO media positions cageside, and somehow managed to throw a couple together last minute for Sherdog and Full Contact Fighter. His hands were in the air, and I was devastated. Apparently the Florida Commission didn't think much of media.

I grabbed a seat to talk to Jenn and Akosa from Proelite, and Jerry Milani from the IFL. They were seated on the first tier of seats with their laptops and many other media outlets. I explained my situation, and they started making calls. I went and sat down next to the security
guard in the inner circle around the cage and shot the Borgameo/Berhard fight there.

[02-16] Elite XC Street Certified- Lorenzo Borgameo vs Mike Bernhard

I decided to grab a seat behind Dave Mandel who was cageside (with his permission of course) and was seated behind him for part of the Bradley/Gomez fight and the Herman/Rinaldi fight. We were next to one of the corners seats.

[02-16] Elite XC Street Certified- Eric Bradley vs Mikey Gomez

To give you an idea, shooting cage side is difficult. You have to aim through the holes in the fence and try focus on a moving target. Be another 3-5 feet back (like I was) and the holes appear smaller, and are more difficult to focus through. 10 feet back, and this feat is next to impossible.

We shot the first round like this, before Johnny told Dave he had to move to his original seat, and I had to leave the area. I decided to see how difficult it was to move from the floor to the overhead position in hopes that it was easy enough so I could get all the shots I wanted. A walk across the entire arena floor, an elevator up, and then a walk around the perimeter of the arena and I was barely catching the end of the 2nd round of the fight. There were some type of cables that were hanging down on my side of the cage that show up in many of the pics. And I could see that there was no way I could shoot the Kimbo entrance, and still make it up to the overhead position in time for the fight. And one last thing- I was the only photographer up there.


[02-16] Elite XC Street Certified- Dave Herman vs Mario Rinaldi

[02-16] Elite XC Street Certified- Yosmany Cabezas vs Jon Kirk

I spent the next few fights trying to find a solution, shooting photos from wherever I could. I was in touch with my friend Tjay from Iconsport, and he and Patrick were trying to help me remotely. I was in tears by then. Every Elite XC employee I knew was trying their hardest to help me out, including Danny from BZApr, to the point that Gary Shaw and Skala finally pulled me cageside and put me next to the corner again. I texted everyone thank you for all their help, shot one round of the Feijao vs Doyle fight, and the Rogers vs Thompson fight, and then the Florida Commission was next to me telling me to leave. I said "But I was just placed here by showtime!" and their response? "If you don't leave right now, we'll have you thrown in jail."


[02-16] Elite XC Street Certified- Rafael Feijao vs John Doyle

[02-16] Elite XC Street Certified- Brett Rogers vs James Thompson

Wow. Torn, I packed up my gear and plopped myself down by Turi. He suggested I shoot sitting next to him (please read 3 paragraphs up) and I knew that wasn't very feasible. So I went over to Dave Mandel's new spot cageside, and asked him if I could sit behind him again. He was okay with it (thanks so much, Dave!) and thats where I spent the rest of the fight. There was a microphone in the way, and many shots I caught had Dave in them, but it was better than I had hoped for all evening, so I made do.

[02-16] Elite XC Street Certified- Yves Edwards vs Edson Berto

[02-16] Elite XC Street Certified- Scott Smith vs Kyle Noke

[02-16] Elite XC Street Certified- Antonio Silva vs Ricco Rodriguez

[02-16] Elite XC Street Certified- Kimbo Slice vs Tank Abbott

Here are the pics I got as I was running around the entire show...


[02-16] Elite XC Street Certified- The Show

After the fights, I went back to the hotel to munch down on the buffet that was set up. I caught Tank and his short bus out front of the hotel. I stuffed my face in the restaurant, ran upstairs and changed, and headed into south beach with Nissen Osterneck to go to Kimbo's Afterparty at Opium Gardens. I quickly found Kimbo's group and grabbed a photo of a couple of them, but most were disinterested in my camera. I located all the Proelite kids and spent the rest of the evening withthem. As far as fight afterparties go,it was pretty uneventful.

[02-16] Elite XC Street Certified- Before and After the Fight

Looking back on the evening, and the fact that the Tank and Kimbo fight was only :43 seconds long, all the time I spent during the undercard trying to find a place to shoot was worth it because I had a pretty good place to be for the main card. I didn't get the best photos that I have ever gotten, so I apologize for that to the combatlifestyle.com viewers. But I did try my hardest; I even cried because I didn't think I would be able to do it. I also want to thank everyone at ELITE XC who helped me out: Tjay, Patrick, Johnny, Larissa, Turi, Jenn, Akosa, Mayhem, Erik, Danny, Marilyn, Monica, Skala, Gary, Rich, Jeremy, Doug, and anyone else I am forgetting. Thanks also to Dave Mandel for letting me shoot over his shoulder.. One last thanks goes out to everyone who visits combatlifestyle.com and supports it. Thank you thank you thank you!!

WEC and Elite XC Camera Phone Pictoral

Not my most exciting pictoral, but I was SOOOOO busy this week..

Leaving Vegas, getting to Albuquerque for the WEC weigh ins. Went to visit Micah and Cole Miller. Micah was already on weight. I shot Rob Mccullough cutting weight, and then we went to the weigh ins. Afterwards, everyone went to dinner at Olive Garden. Then we shut down TD's.








Went to Greg Jackson's MMA with Clay Guida. There were TONS of great fighters there, including Rashad Evans doing a cartwheel pass. Off to WEC for an exciting night of fights. We convinced a sushi restaurant to stay open and 50 deep, we celebrated Micah's 21st birthday! Caught up with the new lightweight title holder, Jamie Varner somewhere around 3am when he was eating pancakes.




Day after WEC and I was headed to Miami. Lucky for me, Cole, Micah and I were on the same flight so I had company the whole long trip. They dragged me to Boca Raton with them and we munched on Whole Foods, and played Guitar Hero and then they drove me to Miami to check into my hotel. I caught a late night breakfast with Pav at Dennys.







Elite XC weigh Ins were friday, and then I headed to south beach to train 2 photographers @ Mansion where Mickey Avalon was scheduled to play. He didn't come on till after 2am, and I had already left.



Fight day, and I worked most of it behind me comp. Me and Pav got matzah ball soup and sweet potato fries... Then off to the fights!



It was an exciting week; I'm sorry I didnt take more pics on my phone!!

TTT for Tuesday

Napkinnights.com Hot Album-

Women of the Night Hosted by Jeff Beacher, the most influential women in Las Vegas Nightlife get honored. I was sick and couldn't go! :(

Combatlifestyle Featured Pic-

Frank Mir vs Brock Lesnar Frank gets him with a knee bar. OUch!

Featured Fighter-

Razor Rob Fights Jamie Varner tomorrow night in the WEC!

Hot Myspace girl profile-

JT Tinney AZ is known for it's hot women!

Hot Myspace guy profile-

Steve Kim.. Asian and white is a fantastic mix, as you can see..

You Tube video-

Sheep are fluffy The trials and tribulations of being a fluffy sheep..

Great Music-

Chris Clouse I can't say enough great things about this artist. On top of being a good friend, he's a phenomenal singer/songwriter.. A MUST HEAR!

Weird News-

No more hobbits? We love those little furry foot creatures!

Featured Photographer-

Jeff Farsai Shoots hot girls and then goes to a 3rd world country and becomes a photo journalist. Awesome!

Random Link-

14 Valentines Day Gifts Guaranteed to not get you laid!

I'm sick...

I slept 12 hours last night,and totally forgot to post a new TTT.. I promise, I'll have one up tomorrow!!!

TTT for Friday

Napkinnights.com Hot Album-

50 of The Most Beautiful Hawaiian Tropic Girls in Las Vegas @ LAX All 50 in one place???

Combatlifestyle Featured Album-

Nick Thompson vs John Troyer You know I love the bloody pictures!

Featured Fighter-

Rampage Jackson I see this guy EVERYWHERE lately. So he gets a feature. Oh yeah, he also has a pretty dope car..

Hot Myspace girl profile-

Jae Angel Import Model and more!

Hot Myspace guy profile-

Josh Hall.. Yumm! I love me some Josh Hall.. You can catch him nightly with American Storm. And if you were a fan of VH1's strip search, you saw him there too!

You Tube video-

A wicked deception.. What if this really happened with subtitles?

Great Music-

Elvio Fernandes Wow, i just want to sing along with this crooner from Rochester, NY. And of course, he could double as my hot guy feature of the day!

Weird News-

Batman and Robin get lost? how do superheros get lost?

Featured Photographer-

Virulent Valmont Cool fashion photography out of Winnipeg, Canada..

Random Link-

10 Most ridiculous.. Inventions ever patented! Who thinks of these things?

TTT for Thursday!

I love doing these everyday! Although extremely time consuming, there's some pretty damn interesting things that I am finding out there!

Napkinnights.com Hot Album-

Velvet Revolver & Tera Patrick Host Super Bowl Sunday @ Body English Velvet Revolver is EVERYWHERE lately!

Combatlifestyle Featured Album-

Rampage & Zack Anyone recognize what movie they're parodying?

Featured Fighter-

Cheick Kongo I recently got to see him training up close and personal, and I swear this guy is like a cartoon character. Unreal! Fight against Heath Herring in Columbus, OH March 1st.

Hot Myspace girl profile-

Krystle Lina She looks hot and fun as hell. When do I getta party with her?!

Hot Myspace guy profile-

Bryan Westly.. I love this guy! coming to a chippendale's stage near you!

You Tube video-

Human Tetris Talk about having too much time on your hands. First,you suck at Tetris.. Second, how the hell is this even possible??

Great Music-

Mitch Allan An amazing singer/songwriter who has ties with Bowling for Soup among others. Did I mention he was hot? Did I mention I may have to develop a crush on this guy? wow!

Weird News-

New Iraqi Law? 5 day waiting period on iraqi suicide bomber vests. What??

Featured Photographer-

Prodigy Photography I love it when dope ass photographers are hot as hell too!

Random Link-

The 6 cutest Animals... That can still kill you!! Whoa!

Camera Phone Pictoral of my Bday Weekend

Friday morning stop at Dim Sum with Rara and Dennis. It's my actual Birthday this day. Weigh Ins, Bodog Fight After, Dinner with Rich and Monte @ Thai Karaoke Place, Sponsor Party Thrown by Dean Albrecht, party with Rude boy @ Prive for our birthday, Sushi @ Kaizen after.