Annie spreads the holiday cheer…

So first off, what have you been up to lately?
I finally turned 21 on December 1 and it’s been way too fun! I’ve been schooling, snowboarding and partying in Colorado for the past few months, so it’s been nice being back in my hometown, investigating the San Diego bar scene, skating, and enjoying the weather.

How is your junior year of college going?
It’s going fantastically… I passed all my classes this semester! I’m majoring in Advertisting and minoring in Technology Arts & Media at the University of Colorado in Boulder. I am pretty stoked on
everything out there. We had a late start to winter, and it was the first time I started the year without a broken bone, so I got to do a lot of skating all semester… and a bunch of sick new parks opened too so that was fun.

What’s it like living in Colorado where it snows a lot and you can’t always skateboard?
It sucks sometimes, but it makes me so much more stoked on skateboarding when the sun comes out and when I come home, which is why I’m mildly-depressed right now that’s it’s raining today. We have a couple indoor spots in CO I am going to have to start hitting up.

What are your plans for your Winter break?
I mostly just want to surf, skate as much as possible, play some music, and check out all the bars in San Diego. I’m going to try to squeeze in a few surf/skate trips to Santa Barbara and maybe NorCal as well. I also plan on doing a lot of cooking/baking… and of course eating.

How is life different now that you’re 21?
Life is way more fun when you’re 21! I feel like I can do whatever I want (like drag my older sister to the bar with me at four in the afternoon… or finally attend my sponsors’ parties in the Gaslamp)…
it’s been awesome!

annie's party posse

So we won’t have to sneak you into any ASR parties next year?
Nope. I’ve been going to ASR since I was a grom… so I’m stoked I don’t have to worry about sneaking in anywhere!

FS air in Colorado

What are you looking forward to in 2009?
So many things… Snowboarding 5 days a week, going to school 2 days a week, being legal, going on skate trips all summer long… you know, the usual.

How many nights in a row have you gone out since being in town?
5…

Impressive! Where did you party?
It has pretty much been a San Diego Bar Tour since I have been home. Last night we rode bikes to Longboard Grill in Pacific Beach. A reggae band played… we drank a lot of Red Stripe, while making fun of kooks. Good times.

Ok a serious question to finish it off, X Games announced equal prize money for girls and guys this year. What are your thoughts on that?
It’s about time! I’ll definitely be skating a little harder to make that dollar… just kidding, I’m not motivated by money. But I definitely think it is a great thing for women’s skateboarding.

when you are 21 you can do what you want

Check out this new ad we just finished featuring Karen Jones and a brand new high top called the Uptown, coming out in February of next year:

Karen Jones/Uptown AD

Osiris Girls team rider Vera Janssen is up for Extre​me Spor​ts Athle​te of the Year for 2008..

http://www.sport2.de/spec/extremsportler.html

Click on the link…it’s in German but its really quick and easy and there is nothing to fill out!

Just selec​t Vera Janssen and one male athlete from the drop down menu and click​ the butto​n underneath and that’s all….

HELP VERA WIN!!!!!

Vera slashin

Children of the Revolution

Tony Magnusson, Ron Allen, The Osiris Kids Team, Wayne Coyne and musical guest Bishop Allen – Monday 12.01.08
Today, front-man for The Flaming Lips, Wayne Coyne is here to discuss his film “Christmas On Mars”. Plus, legendary skaters Tony Magnusson and Ron Allen are joining us with the kids from the Osiris skate team. And, Bishop Allen brings their uplifting, melodic sound to the Snickers Sound Stage. Tony Magnusson’s sponsors include: Osiris and H-Street Skateboards. Ron Allen’s sponsors include: Osiris, Satori Movement, Creation Skateboards, Guayaki Yerba Mate, Satori Wheels and Independent Trucks.

The Daily Habit will air tonight, December 1st at 6pm PST/9pm EST and again at 9pm PST/12am EST.
The show rebroadcasts the following day on Tuesday, December 2nd at 11:30am PST/2:30pm EST and again later at 2:30pm PST/5:30pm EST (however, check local listings in your area is it could vary from location to location).

Osiris in CosmoGirl

Check us out in the latest issue of CosmoGirl. We are in this issue’s special feature: the pull out holiday gift guide. Pick up a copy of the mag or check out the whole gift guide online at Cosmogirl. Click on “share” and drop a hint to someone who wants to buy you a sweet pair of kicks for Christmas!

To buy them right now, head to www.journeys.com and be the first to rock em!!

South Bronx - Black/Mixtapes/Acamonchi

Check out our kicks featured in the latest issue of Foam Magazine. Our hottest shoe for the holiday season is the South Bronx Mixed Tapes, pick up a pair for yourself or as a christmas gift for just $65 bucks at www.css.com. Also featured in the mag is the new Uptown - Blk/Buckle. This is a brand new shoe and will be available in 2009 so check back soon for these bad boys.

Peep the entire issue of Foam online, just click here: www.foammagazine.com/digital

Poseiden Skate Clinic, Pala Reservation:

It was a hot, windy morning at the Pala Reservation, where many girls had lined up to learn how to skateboard. Professional skaters were on their way from Jen O’Briens, ready to donate their time and teach these girls a thing or two about the sport. What was supposed to be 1.5 hours of practice demos and work-shops turned into a 3 hour event of fun and enthusiasm, giving birth to a passion for skateboarding in these new ladies to the skate park. The Poseiden Fund coordinated this Skate Clinic for females at the Pala Reservation to get some girls out there to learn the basics of skateboarding.

Professional skateboarders who attended and taught where:
Amy Caron (Forest Skateboards),Evelien Bolguiart (Etnies),Isabelle Freed (Gravity Skateboards, Osiris),Jen O’Brien (Tru2Eve),Sophie Pope (Globe),Vanessa Torres (Element),Violet Kimble (Decade)

Poseiden crew who helped out: Guimaraes Guilherme Forest Filmer, Robson “Saka” Sakamoto Forest Photographer, Aurora Kimble, instructed, Courtney Payne-Taylor, instructed Mandy Esch, instructed
Mimi Knoop and Fabrizio Santos where two special guests who came to help and show their support for the girls, along with many others.

Giving love and support, Isabelle Fried hooked the girls up with a pair of new shoes from Osiris, and Gravity Skateboards provided demo boards for girls that didn’t have any to use. Forest and Remnant also donated a couple boards to girls and completes were given by Gravity.

Mimi Knoop shared her enthusiasm by teaching and passing out Nikita gear, while Mandy Esch used her 360 skate school teaching skills to help show the girls how to skate and give pointers to the Pros on how to most effectively teach.

The Pala skate park gave the opportunity to ride three different types of bowls, a pool and a mini street course. We often notice that new skaters tend to stick to only one skating spot at first and may be scared to venture out to somewhere new. Having a crew supporting them can make these initial issues easier to tackle, and helps these girls move along and be confident.  This workshop, like many others, has shown a broad age range. With the increasing amount of girls on board also comes a wide range of levels, styles, and experiences. Skateboarding is fun and can signify something different to each person; whether it’s their personal challenge, exercise, lifestyle, or career!
This is has been the second time all the girls have come out to the Pala Reservation to show off their talents, the first being with the Alliance, which is another Non Profit that unifies female athletes in extreme sports. Make sure to look out for The Poseiden Fund’s next event for alternative sports and come show your support and participate!