Fun times, really empty!
Hello all! Hope you don't mind a little curveball this morning as E is gonzo until after New Years I think so I am going to try and keep the blog rolling.
I headed out for my daily DP check this morning and was quite surprised to see such an absence of others. Heading down towards the beach, the sun was rising with a clear absence of fog or anything else which typically prohibits surf. The water was looking really clean and fun. Sure, the tide was making it phatty but whatever, I wanted some waves. I am not sure if any of you have been struggling the same way I have with these short days. Makes the DP short, makes the afternoon run to the beach almost impossible, basically shortens my window for possible surf each and every day. Combine that with the cold air and the never-really-dry wetsuit, not pleasant. First light at 7:00 or so, last light just before 5:00. Winter Solstice they call it and thankfully, today, is the shortest day of the year:
Winter Solstice:
In astronomy, the solstice is either of the two times a year when the Sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator, the great circle on the celestial sphere that is on the same plane as the earth's equator. In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs either December 21 or 22, when the sun shines directly over the tropic of Capricorn; the summer solstice occurs either June 21 or 22, when the sun shines directly over the tropic of Cancer. In the Southern Hemisphere, the winter and summer solstices are reversed. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The sun appears at its lowest point in the sky, and its noontime elevation appears to be the same for several days before and after the solstice. Hence the origin of the word solstice, which comes from Latin solstitium, from sol, "sun" and -stitium, "a stoppage." Following the winter solstice, the days begin to grow longer and the nights shorter.
So, despite the "short" morning window, I jumped in for some waves. Surfed by myself in front of one of the parking lots for a good solid hour. I only saw 4 other heads bobbing in the water. Where was everyone? Too cold? Too early? On vacation? Sign of things to come? I hope so... The tide made some of the drops pretty bumpy and as a result, I had some feable attempts at getting to my feet. When you got into a good one, the rides were pretty fun if you got a good wall. Overall, good fun sitting by myself as the sun rose up.
Its out there and with the dropping tide you might find some good ones! Shorter period then we have been seeing lately but still worth the effort.
I was watching Surfing Hollow Days the other night as I feel asleep and was inspired by some of the old surfing characters. So, tomorrow I might roll out a little ditty on this guy:
Been having issues with updating the site. The comments were not working. Might be fixed now.
Posted by: Kaiser at December 21, 2004 10:32 AMmight
Posted by: blakestah at December 21, 2004 10:47 AMNice job Kaiser. Surfed closer to my home this morning. The fat tide helping my sandbar. I hope this weather pattern holds next week when I'm totally free of work......
Posted by: 3to5setsof7 at December 21, 2004 10:50 AM3to5, we might have to hook up for one of those good spots down around your neck of the woods.
Check these from last week! Of course, I have a bias for going left:
Posted by: Kaiser at December 21, 2004 10:55 AMI surfed Schlindy this morning and it was not crowded or great, but it was good to get in the water since I missed most of the good waves over the weekend. I think the holiday has put the crowds down. Traffic was light on my way out, too.
Posted by: steve-o at December 21, 2004 11:25 AMMan, that last shot is sick, sick, sick.
Kinda' phun to have Professor Kaiser back. I'm also looking toward the days starting to get a bit longer. This going to work in the dark and returning home in the dark gets old pretty quickly.
Posted by: Bruce at December 21, 2004 11:30 AMholy a frames! the waves are starting to look really fun out there. why am i at work???????
Posted by: steamwand at December 21, 2004 11:43 AMWaimea Bay looks like they are towing in on the cam. Mavericks should light up again friday.
Posted by: slack jawed at December 21, 2004 12:17 PMCell phone surfer Bill’OLarry. His cargo pant tight-assed stilted walk - chest and arms thrust out and forward slowly spinning his fattened neck to see who’s pulling into the lot grabs his crotch and finally looks away as I stare back burning a black hole into his bulky mess. - Who is he talking to? Your Mom? Your sister?His back is to the sea. He is near the edge.
What is it with these robots and the cell phone? Arriving on the scene they clutch it in one hand as the other hand steers the SUV. Standing outside their 6 vehicles now - in groups of 5 or 6 at least two are clutching their dildo cock-phones, no doubt sending a wave/condition report out to all the other creepy cellular surf friends out there in greater Berkeleyville.
Theo bject is a kind of tool, a ‘small self i.d.’ protection ego-out attachment pacifier dildo thing. Are you a chick!!!?
The cell phone has become the adult pacifier you sucked when you were a year old. How rediculous you are - how foolish you look. How shallow and meanigless your life must be. Clearly this behavior is a cry for a help - a silent scream for someone to acknowledge your sorry assed non-existence. You’re not “cool” YOUR’E LAME. Go away. Go Home.
What is it with you creeps? Living vicariuosly through us - the ideal of the original as northern california, not “NOR CAL,” surfers .
We can take up the issue of surf cams after they have all been destroyed. Are you listening SURFLINE?? SURFPLUG? SURFPULSE? SURFSLUT? SURFSLUG?
All these Spicoliphotog’s taking ENDLESSLY bad surf shots and whining about negativnessnessonociousniceness. Are your walls at home adorned with surf stuff? Deep dude, deep. Are you what we have all come to know as “the shit?” I know you’re sending OB pics to all your freinds in cyberland...
Posted by: Judas at December 21, 2004 12:27 PMWe don’t need E, Rapestah, and we certainly don’t need 10 different hack photographers feeding images to the world. E argues that this site has nothing to do with these never before seen crowds. On the contrary E - it has everything to do with the crowds: YOU ARE THE CROWDS.
This blog is a form of surf rape. Instead of silencing yourselves about “the gift” - you proclaim your discovery bullshit to the masess.
The saddset thing is that you exist at all.
Bob, I am at 3818 Pacheco all day today, feel free to come over and voice your opinion to my face.
Posted by: blakestah at December 21, 2004 12:33 PMi drive a honda element
im a dot commie
i have 2 cell phones
i have a palm pilot
i own a hybrid fish
i surf linda mar
im a tranny
Posted by: faux bro at December 21, 2004 12:36 PMAnyone remember when they would roast a celebrity on TV?
i mean don wrinkles embarassment roasting
We should bring back humility with a little bit of perspective.
GO SURFING!!!
Posted by: ess eff at December 21, 2004 12:41 PMI've never seen anyone drive up to a spot and pull out their phone before surfing. They drive up, pull out their phone, then drive away. I don't think they are surfers. I think they are phone testers for the "Can you hear me now?" company.
Posted by: Andrew on 57th at December 21, 2004 12:44 PMCan you hear me now?
Posted by: sell fown at December 21, 2004 12:46 PMkaboooom!!!
Posted by: bbr at December 21, 2004 12:50 PMAny guess what thought is on that guys mind?
Ffffffffffffaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrkkkkkk
Posted by: La Hoya at December 21, 2004 12:56 PMJudas, Sally Bendover, Agnes, etc. = cry for help?
To quote: "How rediculous you are - how foolish you look. How shallow and meanigless your life must be. Clearly this behavior is a cry for a help - a silent scream for someone to acknowledge your sorry assed non-existence. You’re not “cool” YOUR’E LAME. Go away. Go Home."
Posted by: cry for help? at December 21, 2004 01:24 PMHas anyone spent any time surfing the Kona side of the Big Island? I'm headed there for the holidays and wanted to know if anyone had any tips. I think I'm staying adjacent to a break called Honl's - sounds like it's pretty reefy.
Happy Holidays,
Posted by: be at December 21, 2004 01:24 PMbe
joe O try Good Vibrations store [ they're in SF] for the special phone ;) ..be sure to turn off the ringer and switch to vibrate option.
so sorry, temporarily lost my mind.
Posted by: s.s sharkbait at December 21, 2004 01:47 PMI wood argew that the saddset thing is aktchually bobs' secont grayed righting skils.
Posted by: at December 21, 2004 01:56 PMThat's it rapestah!!! I'm gonna egg your house tonight!! And I might even toilet paper your house too!!
Posted by: bob at December 21, 2004 02:09 PMHey Blakestah, What's a TWEENER day?
Posted by: DUM DUM at December 21, 2004 02:15 PMWhat is so ironic about Agnes is that I was at Safeway the other day post epic session with all my peeps. As I caught Agnes roaming my section, I immediately hid behind the melons (where else would I be?) when I heard him pull out his johnny-come-lately, Bruce Irons model, Boost Mobile Pro cell phone. I swear he must have bought it straight off the rack at Wise when Brucey clinched The Eddie...
Who was he calling? Not that it matters, but I think it was his wife. He seemed to be talking this and that about lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, and all sorts of vegetable talk. I was so frieghtened as I crouched behind the honeydews, I didn't know what to do! Excited, I calmly went frontline and did the army crawl over the berry section and hid behind the pre-made salad mixes.
Agnes continued on his molestation of the produce eisle....
Fucking Supermarket Rape in its purest!!!!!
The irony....
Posted by: Kaiser at December 21, 2004 02:15 PMToilet paper - eisle 14, no cell phones please....
Eggs - back right corner, next to the meat section....
Have a good time and don't get caught!
Posted by: Kaiser at December 21, 2004 02:17 PMpessimistic pontification at its finest.
Sharkie...that was funny!
Posted by: jdz at December 21, 2004 02:18 PMJudas,
I dig your puritanical beliefs. I agree with you on some of your points.
I don't mind the cams.
I like this blog.
I agree that it's contributed to crowds.
I'm a firm believer in "vague is vogue" when you claim. In fact surfing co-workers think I'm a DICK cause I don't provide details.
I'm not a fan of the cookie cutter surfer that $1500 buys these days. Nor do I care for the psuedo Nor Cal hardcore look.
I use my cell phone at the beach but only to call my wife and tell her the ocean is almost as beautiful as her.
In the end Judas, you'll always have a better bottom turn to roundhouse house cutback then those who irk you the most. Keep surfing and keep keepin' it real.
Posted by: 3to5setsof7 at December 21, 2004 02:24 PMeggs.....they are selling surfboards at the grocery store now?
Posted by: 3to5setsof7 at December 21, 2004 02:33 PM3 to 5, What's the psuedo Nor Cal look? Also, sounds like you're a lucky man to have a beautiful wife.
Posted by: DUM DUM at December 21, 2004 02:38 PMblack sunglasses
Posted by: pseuedo norcaler at December 21, 2004 02:44 PMnorcal sticker
kelly's cove local boyz sticker
dickies
slightly raised toyota truck ala M.J.Fox in Back2TheFuture
tough guy look, frat boy attitude, but didn't have the brains to get into college
hey Agnes,
EGGNOG ROCKS
Posted by: cadaver at December 21, 2004 02:53 PMToland Grinnell
HA! The blog is back in form.
Posted by: Bruce at December 21, 2004 02:57 PM415 hooded sweater
Posted by: faux broh at December 21, 2004 03:05 PMwife beater
arnette glasses
Foam trucker hat
$80 globe shoes
hacky sack
japanese SUV
Deadmans Local
why cant we all get along?
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 03:21 PMwhy cant we all get along?
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 03:21 PMI think we are getting along great today! More solid posts. I was checking the vibe meter to see if we needed some skin but I think we are good right now.
Did anyone surf thru midday? Damn work!
Posted by: Kaiser at December 21, 2004 03:25 PMAll you surfing internet tranny's please leave town! You followed the internet jobs to SF. You did your job and exploited the hell out of this place and our beach. Now follow your jobs to India & Asia and get out of here.
regulate!
Posted by: Regulate! at December 21, 2004 03:25 PM"Born in storms on the open sea, waves do not have gentle beginnings. They are wild at birth. Through the discipline of wind and gravity, they are transformed into rhythmic swells of uniform height still containing the power of the storm which formed them as they travel across thousands of miles to distant shores. As the swells enter the shallow coastal waters they crest, and in one last dramatic moment, display their power and beauty as they break onto the shores of their destination. It is here at the death of a storm's energy that the surfer connects with the wave, using it to express himself, just as a painter uses the canvas, or a dancer the stage. It is here between the wind and the water, that man performs an intense duet with the sea."
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 03:26 PMmy favorite quote
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 03:26 PMthis tranny started surfing in 1968 how about you
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 03:27 PMDamn, I actually moved here first AND THEN found and internet gig. I guess that means I can stay and put my time in for local status eventually.
Do I get tenure at like 7 years? Is there a fast track? I used to have a bogey board in my pool when I was 7. Does that count?
Posted by: Kaiser at December 21, 2004 03:31 PMPlease dont use the word duet,.......your are a Man right?
Posted by: black wetsuit no board logos at December 21, 2004 03:31 PMI love you, Blakestah.
Posted by: friend #1 at December 21, 2004 03:32 PMthat is a famous qoute from Jack London BRO
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 03:34 PMwho cares if I am a man or not
that is a famous qoute from Jack London BRO
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 03:34 PMwho cares if I am a man or not
thanks for having no logos BRO
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 03:34 PMlogos are the big media wallet surfers with no logos are the real watermen
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 03:36 PMSorry friend #1, but I love myself.
Posted by: Blakestah at December 21, 2004 03:37 PMblake your site is RIGHT ON
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 03:38 PMno crowds at this spot mr. regulate
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 03:42 PMtry to surf away from a parking lot
a long hike is good for the soul
Our club is now accepting memberships.
Prerequisites include:
Rusted pickup truck
permanant facial scowl
black wetsuit with logo painted out
7foot pintail with no logo or color
GED or equivalent
Stupid nickname
Wreak of ganja
Trust fund
Tranny
Dot Com Job
Cell Phone
Posted by: Deadmans Hardcore Local at December 21, 2004 03:46 PM3 easy payments and your in.
Vibe meter getting low....
Posted by: Kaiser at December 21, 2004 03:47 PMKaiser
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 03:48 PMhow can I attach a great north coast photo?
Building walls and creating division.....just what surfing is all about.
Posted by: Silly Subculture at December 21, 2004 03:49 PMThanks for keeping the blog going, Kaiser.
Someplace not so far away, not so long ago:
Posted by: klooless at December 21, 2004 03:54 PMOnshores are kicking up, though.
I broke a guy's arm once, can I be considered macho now? I just don't feel like I'm accepted by the hard core in-group.
Posted by: Bruce at December 21, 2004 03:56 PMSo Kaiser are you posting shit under different names to get the discussion going or what?
Or is it some other troll.
I do love Blakestah, but I don't like to make other people uncomfortable with public displays of affection.
Posted by: friend #1 at December 21, 2004 04:03 PMcopy and paste or what?
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 04:05 PMI have a truely awesome north coast photo (Semi Secret Spot)to share.Is there a trick to posting it that I need to know?
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 04:11 PMsnurfr:
<img src="http://www.whatever.com/picname.jpg">
Posted by: klooless at December 21, 2004 04:13 PMOh, and if you don't have it on a website, email it to me: markcrim atsign gmail dot com, and I'll put it up.
Posted by: klooless at December 21, 2004 04:15 PMthem girlies look like their trying to squeeze out a doodie
Posted by: wtf at December 21, 2004 04:16 PM
Posted by: Ouch! at December 21, 2004 04:17 PM
Posted by: Ouch at December 21, 2004 04:18 PMDave-
Not like its necessary but you have no chance against BOB. In the H2o or on land...at least your no coward..I can respect that...
BOB has valid points..I saw a ton of peeps on sunday morning on thier cellies
"It's on fire!"
But in reality its small, soft, mushy, and an easy paddle out.
btw just cause I am there a lot and am friendly doesnt mean I like you or that I have to be cool. Leave me alone and paddle out of my zone when near me....Im gonna start claiming the boards of ditchers @ sloat...so if you ditch your board around me in head high surf..be prepared to have yo shit ganked!!! I'm serious
Posted by: PEZ at December 21, 2004 04:19 PMI guess I should keep the secrets a secrets sorry.
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 04:23 PMOUCH is right
kaiser...tenure takes 5, 6 sometimes 7 years.
depends on how hard you work at it. the boogie
board in the chlorine won't shave any time..
surfing last friday will.
and judas...aren't the kleenex on aisle 9?
Posted by: korewin at December 21, 2004 04:23 PMdab your eyes and blow your nose.
it's a public playground.
PEZ...thank you. You will be doing a public service. It seems there are more and more ditchers these days...not just at OB. Had a discussion about it with someone in the water just this am.
People...HOLD ON TO THAT BOARD.
Posted by: jdz at December 21, 2004 04:27 PMI beleive if you cant hold on to your board you should not be out in the water putting my saftey at risk
Posted by: snurfr at December 21, 2004 04:29 PMits all good. Agnes is posting as me, too.
You know Kaiser, its funny, I saw Agnes in the Safeway last weekend, and he actually hid from me. Now, I am not a big guy, but he is like 5'6" and 120 lbs and all mouth. I went and shook his hand, in the hopes that he would quit making such as ass of himself.
Somewhere, a village is missing its idiot.
Posted by: blakestah at December 21, 2004 04:33 PMif you can't hold on to it. don't paddle out.
that is proper ettiquiette.
Posted by: 3to5setsof7 at December 21, 2004 04:41 PMOUCH. What's The Deal. Hey, I didn't write anything today ??/////! I- havn't been on this website for weeks unitl 5 minutes ago. Good job copying my writing style whomever you are?????/////////////////////????/?????
Posted by: B.V.B. at December 21, 2004 04:43 PMAnyway...Kaiser... - Vegetables sound real good after having to view the poop shooters and meaty shark attack pics.
Thanks. I'm outta here.
Cadaverweaver: WTF?!
Pez - you fight Blake, god. What?
Senor Blake, actually 5-9, 155 middle-weight jabbing undercut junk yard dog. I don't understand why E would burn me by claiming that I log in as all these different people. Why?
Posted by: B.V.B at December 21, 2004 04:50 PM
Posted by: Ouch! at December 21, 2004 04:53 PMSurfing is dangerous! Somtimes we need to remind people
Wink Wink
Posted by: Ouch at December 21, 2004 04:56 PMBVB-
I'm a Latin Lover first...speed walkin, runner second...and if caught a good fighter....
I like Dave and yourself so I might hit each of you with my pimp stick, but it would be an endearing jesture....just like the slaps I give my hoes....
The only thing I got against GOD is the allowance of too many kooks out on DOH days....shoulder hopping hacks......
Posted by: pez at December 21, 2004 04:57 PMwow you guys need to get out more often no?
Posted by: jim at December 21, 2004 05:01 PMit's like the outer sunset version of desperate housewives around here...except no teri hatcher to dull the pain of it all.
Posted by: at December 21, 2004 05:07 PMYeah, Friend #1, I am sooooo bored that I post as other people.
Come on now! Why in the hell would I do that? Have I done that in the past?
NO...It must be some other person. To be honest, I thought that was you and Blakestah having some neighborly fun.
I don't post as other people.
Posted by: Kaiser at December 21, 2004 05:34 PMhey hey hey fat albert on his way
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