Katavision

Camp Malibu

katavision — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:54:59 +0000

Ashley from Cornwall.

Quad to singlefin

katavision — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:20:44 +0000

Patrick had a quad, but one of the fin boxes broke. So he decided to saw off the tail, hack a slit big enough to shove a single fin down the middle, and apply a thin coat of something resembling clear nail polish to the exposed foam. Innovative! I paddled out with him but we didn’t sit in the same spot for me to see how his experiment turned out.

Intellasphyxia in curriculum

katavision — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:24:44 +0000

I was so excited when Eric R. Lorey, a professor at Cranbrook Upper School, contacted me to let me know he is teaching a new religion and philosophy course that will include the study of Intellasphyxia in its curriculum. Cranbrook Art Museum re-opened on 11-11-11 to include a vast collections vault viewable to the public, particularly to students of the art school and high school. Looking at the syllabus above, this is an ambitious, forward-thinking discourse for the high school level. I’m certain there will be lots of interesting papers to come out of this!

Big January

katavision — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:10:38 +0000

Building swell at nightfall saw tow-in crews and a few prone paddlers in Hanalei Bay.

Sierra high

katavision — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:35:18 +0000

Polka dots, El Porto

katavision — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:29:08 +0000

Surf check, Haggerty’s

katavision — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:44:16 +0000

Muscles, Torrance Beach

katavision — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:09:26 +0000

All summer in a day, PV Cove

katavision — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:27:26 +0000

It’s a cruel joke, mostly for tourists, that summer comes to So Cal in November rather than July.

What are you thankful for?

katavision — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:50:07 +0000

“Good waves.” — Molokai

“Good friends.” — Ed

Molokai’s foam board isn’t sexy, but it’s honest. He broke his collarbone skating a pool. He surfs more than he skates, and was happy enough watching the waves from the lot. When I asked Ed what he was thankful for, he closed his eyes and really thought about it. “Good friends,” he said.