iPod...

I don't know how I went all this time without an iPod but, Santa Claus finally brought me one this year. Now, I don't know what I was thinking??? I mean, put all you songs onto one small little device? Why would you want to do that? Please... Excuse me for being a complete idiot for all this time. This is one of the best inventions ever. It pretty much eliminates the need for bringing your cd's anywhere. It pretty much eliminates the need for cds period. Though, I am sure that cd quality is a bit better than this iPod to fm stereo converter thingy. It does sound good enough and I have way more music. I can put together custom playlists. Shuffle whatever, it is freakin great!

I have even been buying songs off iTunes, 99 cents ea, Ten bucks for an album, so come on why steal? There seems to be a lot of exclusive cuts on iTunes also. I bought a really good acoustic version of U2's "Stuck in the Moment" Plus, I have been checking out a lot of new music, that I never would have heard otherwise. If you just want the one good song off the album, good on ya, that's the only one you need to buy ka-ching, 99 cents. There is a flaw in that line of thinking , because you probably are going to miss some really good songs if you don't buy the whole album... ka-ching $9.90

The enviormental impact seems huge. You don't need cds. No cases, No paper, No discs, No shipping, No gas, for delivery, No Planes... Think how much oil and trees could be saved by getting rid of cds. I can't beleive Apple is not using that advertising angle... We really need to start saving oil for important stuff like, surfboards, snowboards, skateboard wheels, and sunglasses.

If you really look into the future. We shouldn't be using paper for anything except art, and paper airplanes. Everything else bills, school work, whatever, should just be stored digitally. I know this seems crazy coming from me, because I think technology sucks. But hey... maybe these computors are alright. Spreading music and peace, around the globe. Saving oil and trees.. Ok, that's that! Look at this smile, another happy iPod customer...


The surf still continues to roll in... Nothing like Big Wednesday, like they promised, but mostly overhead, everyday, for quite a while. I have surfed 6 out of the last 8 days. There were plenty of waves those days too but, I am getting surfed out. Rincon has been super crowded with all the down southers, everyday. The only day I surfed there was Christmas and it was good!!! Except for this ego shattering event. I got a really nice set wave, well overhead, superfast, very hard to make actually, and my board is just made for that... So I was just flying along, superfast, ok?, carving nice stylish turns off the botton, staying low, carving off the top, it's a good long wave, 200 yds at least... Then I pass these kids and I hear one yell "do something" That fucking little punk! So, like I said, I was going superfast, and I just went for a superfast, hardcarving, roundhouse, cutback, hopeing to throw up a ton of spray, and just fell right off. Anyway... I used to try to rip the wave to pieces, and I even bought a little 6'4" fish this summer for "ripping and tearing" but...these days, as with much of my life, less is more. And as lame as it sounds, I just like to be "one with the wave". Plus, those little punks were sitting on the inside anyway.. just hoping fo a wave small enough to come in.



Here's the Veneco Pier today, for comparisons sake. Today the surf is a couple feet over head at Little rincon, and up at Rincon, there were probably a few DOH sets coming in at Indicator/Rivermouth area. So as you can see, It must have been pretty huge at Rincon last Wednesday... BTW... You can click on any of the pictures for a full size image.