Good Morning Autumn

6:41 AM on Sunday, September 27th 2009

Mom, Jenn, & Emma in Capitola

The Girls. Taking a break in Capitola during their hectic road trip.

I don't usually permit eating on my bed, but in this case...

Capitola Art & Wine Festival

Art, wine, & a little sunshine...

It started off on Saturday morning as a "classy" event, but by 4 PM there were people running around with beer in their wine glasses saying stuff like, "Dude, I have to PISS!"

Ding Repair Saturday

I'm smiling because I finally get to ride this board tomorrow. I think I've had it for 2 months now but the dings kept me from taking it out.

Minor surgery for the most part, but the fin box was cracked at both ends. How about those hydrodynamic channels, hu?

I like to huff the resin for an hour or 2, and then wash it down with a couple shots of acetone. After that I sand the bottom of my feet with 100-grit and light up a cigarette. I'm trying to quit the smoking though, I hear its dangerous.

Lake Capitola & The Dead Seal That Floats In It

This is kinda funny, because my last post said that there were waves on the way (and yet they never really showed) and now we see the reality of a surfer's summer in Santa Cruz... could it be any flatter?

A great day for yakin', SUPin', or even getting a tan in your speedos (I prefer to tan nude though). Chances are that I'll just be drunk until the next swell hits... depression has set in.

It seems like every 2 to 3 weeks there is something dead floating in the water off the bluff. The seagulls will turn this one white within the next 4 days. Luckly the wind isn't blowing onshore right now.

Home, super-sweet home. I almost forgot how nice it is to have my own parking spot. A place where you don't have to worry about drunken Long Beach big-truck-clubbers taking your car out in the middle of the night. Sure, this whole property will probably fall into the Pacific when the "big one" hits, but until then my car will be safe.