Posts from — August 2005

Friday, the week before I begin my 5th year at The University of Arizona. I’m taking the least number of units in my career so far, I’m an ASUA Club Advocate, and President of three clubs on campus. My game plan is to ace my classes, but we’ll see how that goes. So far, that’s been my game plan since I stated attending this school.

I’ve been thinking about getting a notebook computer for the last month. Last week I decided on one I liked. Today I bought it. Next, I get to pay it off through out the school year. I anticipate it will help greatly with my balance between home and school. I won’t be reliant on getting home for information. I’ll have it with me at school. Plus, my desktop is slowly becoming a beast of a machine that is failing. Fortunately my monitor is still working wonderfully and my laptop has DVI so I can connect the two quite easily. I look forward to being able to move away from staring into the corner when ever I work on the computer. YEAHH!

I think now I will move my computer into my room….

The End.

Last week I got to go out to California with a couple friends and teach folks how to surf and sail and enjoy beautiful California weather and beaches, including a short visit to Popa Bob’s (regardless of a wicked red tide). The first day included driving about collecting all our goods, surfboards, wetsuits, lunch and then settling our camp down at San Onofre’s Trail 4. The next day we woke up, drove over to Old Man’s and surfed till noon, then we drove up to New Port and sailed away on the 35 foot “Tara.”

T’was a nice boat. We stopped and anchored in front of Fisherman’s Cove and had Dan swim in to test the waters frigidity, he later recounted. “I hate you guys.” We then picked up anchor. Then we pulled the boat back into it’s slip and drove down to Laguna where we had a wonderful stew dinner. The third day we woke up and went down Trail 4 for some different surf. The swell was very clean, unfortunately, the water was a blood red and riddled with jelly fish, it made me think twice about doing back flips off my board, but I did catch 4 feet of air off the back of a wave, so that was fun. Day four we packed things up and drove back to Tucson. I like to think that everyone enjoyed the stay. We took a couple of pictures of Dan doing work and cursing under his breath and some of the different surf skills learned, including ‘toes on the nose,’ though my pupil is a little shaky up there, I think we can work on it.

Hangin’ Ten

Dan holding the anchor – I was talking to Andrew on the phone.

Dan still holding the anchor – I was enjoying the weather. J

Here’s to Ice Blocking and Good Times.

Last night we drank wine, ate cheese, watched I ‘heart’ Huckabees and then I woke up at 3 AM.

Decided that I should start posting a blog, for my own satisfaction and record. So, here’s to the firsty of my blogging. Hopefully I’ll keep on it.

Thoughts from the weekend: It becomes quite clear why people do crazy things, obsess with material things, and seek companionship once you lie on your back and look up in the humbling vast expanse of space and realize your insignificance.