STAND UP!

so this is my newest toy, it's called a stand up surfboard. "aren't all surfboards ones you stand up on?" you ask. well yeah, but this is different, it's technically a stand up paddle surfboard or what they are calling SUP (stand up paddle) or SUB (stand up board). it's kinda a new twist on an ancient royal sport, yeah i said royal.
some history, very abridged, back in the brief time between when ol' whitey first landed on the beautiful hawaiian isles and when the following exploiters, i mean explorers, attempted to westernize, or i guess at that time religify (catholify? eurofy?) the "heathen aborigines" they were treated to the spectacle of scantily clad (sometimes fully nude) hawaiian royalty doing their water walking thing. as much as most surfers would love to tell you that the explorers were amped on the surfing they were witnessing, think about that fact that these sailors had been at sea for a pretty long time, put yourself in their shoes now, you land in this tropical paradise, the natives are friendly, they can cook a mean pig in the ground, they slide huge logs on waves and they like to play naked. what's not to like? sign me up.
ok i have just totally bastardized the history of the hawaiian people, and i hope they don't hold it against me, once i have had sometime on my new board, i will post pictures and stories about just how much fun it is, and just how much it is kicking my butt.
go check out these sites, they paint way better pictures of what stand up is all about.
paddle hawaii
standup paddles

surf

i suck at surfing, but i love it. these guys don't suck.taj

damo

benji

read about it. watch it. check it.

home, someday

this house is here in west village somewhere, i found it in dwell. as much as i love surfer mag i spend way more time reading about modern homes, modern home building, modern prefab homes and i find most of it in dwell magazine. go read and change your mind about "cold, unfriendly" modern design. better yet go subscribe. and no i'm not getting paid to advertise, i feel that's important to say because i do know some blog's are little more than another advertising outlet.

sociology interests me, i often wonder about socialization, the things we accept as normal, why we think one thing is nice and something else is bad, why this is pretty or that is ugly. modern design fascinates me, i am drawn to the clean lines, simple forms and the ever increasing responsibility towards and concern for our environment. i am definitely not a tree hugger, but i recycle (usually when it isn't too inconvenient, just being honest), use enviro-friendly cleaning supplies, but i could do more. we all could. where am i going with this? well i am always taken aback by people who talk about waste and recycling and being eco-conscious and how we should all drive hybrids but never give a second thought to things like what light bulbs we use, how we use(or abuse) our ever decreasing resource of open land, the buildings we spend so much time in at work or at home. dwell attempts to educate us all, awaken us to the truth of life in a modern world. i like things that make me think, stir my creativity. most of us hope to own a home someday, maybe soon. i'm just throwing some options out there. am i saying sub-division urban sprawl is bad? maybe. i definitely don't like the look of copycat houses laid neatly in rows and columns. most people would be surprised to find just how many options there are for owning a home, and how much choice there is. for some it comes down to what so many of us think a house should look like. others have budgetary restrictions guiding their choices. whatever it is, take some time, in the very least you'll see some cool homes, rad furniture and maybe even learn stuff.

colour

get ready

so in the coming days i will get this baby up a running chock full of proper time-wasters. g'night

prologue

i earnestly, though reluctantly, want "so surf dork" to reflect my personality and showcase many of the varied and eclectic things that excite me about our world. i want this to be fun but i am conscious of how serious some people treat blogs and that makes me a tad nervous. in other words, read this blog with a grain of salt(or while eating chips and salsa). enjoy