"Going Away" w/ K'naan & Nelly Furtado

This is a sweet new song!! Kevin just sent this over to me. Check it out!

Very Cool Paper Toys

These toys are really cool and all you have to do is print them out.

Check Them Out Here

Bye Bye. RW

Join the Visual Petition...

and you could be next to Kelly Slater like Carlee and I are! So some other fun news...I got food poising Tuesday night and it sucks hardcore!!!!!!!! I never want to feel like that again. I felt like the guy in the movie "In To The Wild" when he eats the bad berries...which end up killing him. Anyway got to go. Bye bye. RW

Save The Whales and Dolphins!!!

Join the Visual Petition!!

If a picture tells a thousand words, then we will be presenting the world with billions of statements from the surf culture, proclaiming our firm desire to see an end to all killing of Whales and Dolphins. The Visual Petition also presents the unique faces of those who are willing to be known as defenders of the ocean.

As a global culture of water people we have a unique affinity with the ocean and her inhabitants. We are the stewards of our coastlines and the guardians of the waves we love. This petition simply illustrates our collective power to act on those feelings of conservation, ensuring the next generation experiences the joy of surfing with Dolphins and watching the great Whales migrate.

-Please Join Up. Ryan-

San Diego Wild Fires

So sorry I haven't posted the last few days. I have been in the middle of some pretty crazy wild fires!!!! Yesterday I left work early to go pack up everything. More to be on the safe side...since I have never been in a wild fire. Anyway the house seems to be okay I hung out there most of the night. It's pretty smokey at times. It kind of seems like what a war zone would be like or maybe if a volcano went off. I took some pics so I will post those soon. Please pray for everyones home and for the people that lost their homes. Also that they can stop the fires. Thanks.

Mr. Woodsman

P.S. Burning the forest makes the woodsman sad.

Sorry the lack of....

...Post and Pictures. I got a bunch of new stuff I am working on. I will try and post some stuff tonight. If you haven't check out my girlfriends new photo blog I would do it right now. (hehe) Also here is a little contest page I made for etnies...so check it out!

Mr. Woodsman

Ruggedwoodsman Cake

Carlee found me this ruggedwoodsman cake online. I think it could use an axe. I should have gotten that for my b-day. Enjoy.

Beach Installation Art

So Carlee and I where down at the beach finding rocks for her and I decided to make a Ruggedwoodsman installation piece on the beach out of rocks...check it out...hehe

here

www.ruggedwoodsman.com

My Sole Technology Work Station...

I think they call it a desk. I will try to get a few more pics soon. Bye bye.

A Southern Woodsman?

A Southern Woodsman? They still have trees in the south...it's just not as rawl as the north.

Sitting In The Detroit Airport

Hello...I am just sitting in D-Town waiting for a plane to head to the great north where I hone my ruggedwoodsman skills. Anyway I am heading up north to do a little guys weekend with my dad and some family buddies. I will hopefully have some fun pics once i am back. I love you Car!!!

Okay Bye bye.

Big News For The Ruggedwoodsman...

So today I got a new job working for Sole Technology up in Lake Forest, CA. I am going to be working as a Jr. Designer in their web department for all their brands. So it should be a great opportunity and I am hoping to learn a lot. Here is the link to their site if anyone wants to check it out...http://www.soletechnology.com/...here we go comute!!!

I am out!!

Let's Finish The Job!

This came up in a google image search the other day and I thought it was funny...old military ads...need I say more...

Enjoy.

Keep It Clean...Keep It Green

So this is a new vector version of the last post. Let me know what you think of it. Also I should have some new pictures up of Carlee's B-day party from last night!!!!! As well as pictures from this weekend hanging with my best buddy Kevin down in the SD. Okay well I hope someone reads this. Bye bye.

Ryan

Truck Stop Love...

...Getting out of the rig after 16 hours of driving sure feels good, but nothing makes a ruggedwoodsman happier than the smell of fresh pine trees!!! Enjoy.

hehe

Ruggedwoodsman.com Updates

Hello Everyone!!!

So I just made some new work updates on the site and I also worked on some files size issues so I think the work should be loading faster let me know if it seems slow still. Enjoy and thanks for checking the work out!!! Also if you haven't checked out the Japan photos yet get on it...the links in the blog nav bar. Peace.

Ryan

My Thank You Letter to Supporters

This is a thank you letter to my supporters...but I thought it does a good job of an overview of my trip to Japan. So here it is. Thanks babe for the idea!!!

Dear Friends and Family,

I wanted to start out by thanking you from the bottom of my heart. I have just returned from my amazing mission trip to Japan, and it was all made possible by your generous donations and God’s grace. I am so thankful for your support and I wanted to give you a brief overview of what I did while I was there and how I saw God moving. The team that I traveled with was Walking on Water’s Team, co-working with Christian Surfers Australia and Christian Surfers Japan; 12 people total. None of the teams had met before, but by the end of the trip we had an awesome team unity and great friendships based around God’s purpose. The first place that we traveled to was the city of Miyazaki. It was wonderful to see a different side of Japan than what I was expecting. It was so much different than Tokyo, much more rural and slow paced. The area was full of surfers and nice beaches, which our team definitely enjoyed. The next place we went to was the island of Tanegashima, which was even more untouched and remote feeling than the first area we went to. The primary jobs the natives had were fishing and farming. One cool thing about this island is that it is where the Japanese Space Program is stationed (so we were able to see the launch pads and such from a distance). It also feels like the North Shore of Hawaii. It is known as one of the best surf spots in Japan, which means there are always a ton of surfers flocking to the beaches. We used the super surf to our advantage and were able to interact with many more surfers than we had first expected. While I was in Japan, it was amazing to see how God used us. We gave out free DVDs and flyers for our upcoming movie nights using the few Japanese words we knew. It was difficult to try to talk with the individuals that we came in contact with, but through God’s mysterious ways we were able to connect with them all. Once we met with surfers and other beach goers we were able to hang out and build relationships. Through our surfing, hosting meals and other interactions we gained trust and familiarity with all of the people. As a result of our team cultivating friendships we were able to see over eighty individuals show up for each movie premier. The movie was entitled Noah’s Arc and it has a clear message of the gospel in Japanese. We were stoked at the turn out for both of these showings and really had God to thank. Through all of our efforts and outreaches, we were able to see three people come to Christ for the first time. Praise God, new brothers and sisters. While we were there we also ran two surf camps and were able to teach lessons one-on-one to people that had never even been in the water or had the chance to try surfing before. Again, I want to thank you for all of your support and prayers. While I was in Japan, God really showed me how to trust in His plan. Because of the language barrier, I was forced to have confidence that God would move through me. Back in the States I think I rely more on myself, but through this trip it has shown me that I really need to put my faith wholeheartedly in Him and His plan for my life. This was such an amazing opportunity to see God working in a culture outside of my own and I look forward to future adventures.

Pictures are UP

I've loaded my photos from the Japan trip. Check out the link under "Special Links" to see them all. ENJOY!!

PS I'll post about the trip soon.