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February 28, 2007
alive & underground
shiiiit live has been nuts lately.
lots going on & we've been running around like freaks.
last week was on the mainland for business in LA & had a very fun sweet geeky moment. bought the new wii and had to carry it around the airport due to already stuffed bags for check in. it was like carrying a puppy around with people just coming up to me & starting chats about video games. twas fun to just chat with strange people who are not gamers.
suppose this is what they call social interaction. lol!
insert a little manic robot futurama voice in my head:
"beep beep beep cannot compute...cannot compute..."
anyhow, the wii is wicked fun. the pre-packaged wii sports are cute & enough to get you hooked. personally, i love the tennis game the most.
interactive, sexy design, fun simple controls & lots of potential.
i'm all about letting kids/ adults play games as long as its interactive & creative.
sweetness!
Posted by Single Fin at 11:32 AM | Comments (0)
February 15, 2007
LA
gone for a week on business to LA.
hope to at least get in the water and surf rincon ....
chat soon..
until then, keep it upright and get wet.
Posted by Single Fin at 11:42 PM | Comments (0)
February 11, 2007
chuns on a saturday
not a bad day out yesterday. headed up to north shore for some nice over head swell action. soul sista was off to yoga and ironically i was off to chuns for my own meditation. it was a strange setup when i paddled out: a strong rip was tearing through the inside and after watching several people get pulled into the rocks i had a plan mapped out. nothing like paddling right at the 6ft close out sets and then in the impact zone letting the rip tug me to the shoulder. once i hit the shoulder i just added a little geometry and 25 paddle strokes into the mix. BAM....rode the rip to the outside. SWEETness was there was only one guy out.
so i surfed for about 2 and 1/2 hours with less then 6 guys! at one point it was just me for about an hour. a little slice of heaven..
weird thing was that i was making a bottom turn on a wave that was about 3-4 ft over head. i felt super laggy and couldn't get the tail to carve. felt like my ankle was tired and not able to help me drive the fins. i laugh at this now...but later in the day i looked down and realzed i was surfing with a sprained ankle that was swollen to the size of a small orange. guess i never noticed it.
lol...man...i need to cut back on working so much. starting to loose focus on body pains.
Posted by Single Fin at 07:08 PM | Comments (0)
February 10, 2007
new panda posse
china has shown 18 of its newly added little tikes.
check out a couple images of the little cubs...
Posted by Single Fin at 11:13 PM | Comments (0)
February 04, 2007
adventure
"i've learned that life is one hell of a ride. it's an adventure. you never know what's around the corner and that's what makes it an adventure. it's not necessarily good or bad, but something's gonna happen. if you look at it like, "what's my next adventure?", with no preconceived notions or expectations, go in with an open mind, then you are happy with your outcome more often than not. i always tell myself when things aren't going well, it's part of the adventure man, just ride it out. that's life and riding big waves as well, no matter what the conditions throw at you, you've just gotta ride it out."
~dave kalama
aka hawaiian superman by freesurfmagazine.com
Posted by soul sista' at 11:26 AM | Comments (0)
February 01, 2007
shorty...
i just got back from a surf session with our good friend, alan's, short board that he gave us right before we moved out here. i absolutely love it!!! (thank you, alan!!) my second session as an official short boarder. whew hew!! unfortunately, single fin couldn't join me...he was slaving away at the video game playing cat herding factory. he had to save the universe tonight.
but i surfed a few extra waves for him. my leash broke after the second wave i caught. that must be a sign that i need to go in, i thought at first. but then i decided to go in on the inside, which i resist profusely everyday, and ended up catching some kick ass waves. the board truly felt as if it were an extension of me. not a care in the world, completely present, in the moment, being embraced by the ocean...i am truly thankful for this being my home. who knows how long it will last? all i know is that nothing is forever, so i must be full of gratitude...because this too shall pass.
Posted by soul sista' at 09:11 PM | Comments (0)
hump and bump
shessssh its been windy as hell out here. lots of crazy rains and gusty winds. ended up surfing dh last night just to get in the waves. needed to take the short boards out due to the over head wind swell chop cranking in the bay. nasty spray with ragdoll undertows.
felt like a dogs chew toy after.
rather refreshing i must say....
Posted by Single Fin at 11:54 AM | Comments (0)