The dogs are farting up a storm while I sit here at my computer. All three of them. Taking turns letting ’em loose every couple of minutes while they sleep . Really quite potent and awful. Pffff…

Other than that though, I’ve been having a very pleasant day. I’m back on my fruit kick and am trying to stick with a fairly strict smoothie routine in the mornings. One mango, one banana, half a dozen frozen strawberries, few scoops of yogurt, some orange/fruit juice and it’s all good, baby, it’s all good.

I really think it makes a difference in my functioning. I just feel a little sharper, a little more present in my day. Who knows? Maybe it’s all a placebo, but since I’ve been back on my kick I’ve got a little a little extra bounce. Adding the consistency of sprinting around on a basketball court for a couple hours twice a week probably hasn’t hurt either.

Good grief, these dogs reek. Pffff…

I’m on a surfing hiatus. Not entirely by choice. There’s just nowhere within an hour or two of here that isn’t frozen solid at least a hundred feet out. Figuring that it’ll be a few weeks minimum before I can get back in the drink, and I suppose by then I’ll be in another hemisphere. So probably the end of March will be the next time out. Or maybe I can squeeze a ride or two in in early March.

I’ve been trying to retain that feeling from Saturday night. You know that post concert glow where you feel puffed up and completely happy. Downloaded a bunch of concert footage and other media after a three hour nap this afternoon. Neat thing about Sigur Ros is that they encourage sharing of their concerts. Here are some FLAC audio files from the Calvin College concert.

Sigur Ros Calvin College Early Show Download (.torrent 422 mb)

Just got back from the Sigur Ros concert at Calvin College (I don’t know how they keep pulling in these stellar groups). Unbelievable. Just an absolutely mesmerizing experience. It was such an expansive overpowering sound live, especially when mixed with a swirling backdrop of colors and shapes.

Setlist:
01 takk/glossoli
02 ny batteri
03 saeglopur
04 untitled 1
05 untitled 2
06 untitled 3
07 gong
08 andvari
09 hoppipolla/med blodnasir
10 olsen olsen
11 svo hjott
12 heysatan
13 untitled 8

Surf Report # 13

Location: Grand Haven, MI – North Pier
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Air Temp: 24° F
Water Temp: 34° F
Wind: From NW 15 mph
Waves: 5-8 feet
Gear: 5/3 wetsuit, 5 mm boots, 3 mm gloves, .5 mm hood

Writing this for yesterday’s session. Super cold out in the morning, definitely the coldest “feeling” day I’ve been out. When that first wave slapped me in the face followed by a maelstrom of wind, flying ice chips, and more breaking waves all around me, I have to say it was a little disconcerting. My face went completely numb after that for about five minutes but then I started to get my bearings back and had a blast for the next forty five minutes. Lots of really big waves today, so lots of fun rides. Made a few more bottom turns, but nothing spectacular. Also had a really fun ride where Dan and I both caught the same wave and stood up about thirty feet apart. That right there made the whole day worth it. I got out of the water with a pretty substantial layer of ice caking my upper body including a large chunk of hair frozen into my hood. That wasn’t the most pleasant extraction process.