leaving for a while; chances are i'll be back soon

Well hello. I haven't journaled in a while...basically because I just haven't felt like it and haven't had all that much to report; still don't really but that's never stopped me before. I think I'm going up to Santa Barbara this weekend; hope the weather is nice. I've been reading "Stif: The Curious Lives..." and all I can say is that I'm REALLY glad that I'm not a dog within arm's length of a "scientist." Let's see...what else? Oh, I bought a balance board and have been trying to get my surfing legs back; who knows, maybe I'll put my ego aside and paddle out this summer.

Cortez Bank

It's like clockwork; as soon as the weather starts to feel like summer I get the jones to start surfing again. I stopped about 14 years ago because my knee was messed up. It got better but by that time I was all outta shape and now that I'm back in shape I don't want to be this 34 year old kook messin up other people's waves. Boo hoo poor me.

"For if there is a sin against life, it consists in perhaps not so much in despairing of life as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life."

"Tell me who you walk with and I will tell you who you are."

Very strange night last night. It was so fucking hot in my apartment that rather than simply trying to sleep when I went to bed, I meditated to take my mind off of the heat. It worked but I don't think I ever really got to sleep. The whole night seemed to pass me while I was in that waking sleep state. Of course it probably didn't help that my girlfriend was flopping around like a fish on the beach trying to somehow get comfortable. The good news is that REM sleep or no REM sleep; I feel all right and not all zombified like I usually feel after a shitty night's sleep. So that's somethin'.

Saw Kill Bill V2 this weekend; it's great. Go see it. That is all.

It's 3:00, I'm at work and I'm a little drunk on sangria. Yay for me.

I'm so FUCKING pissed. I just found out that I missed not one but two Twilight Singers' shows. And you know what the worst part is? It's my own fault because I've been slack about looking in the Weekly for upcoming shows! If I could kick my own ass I would.

Well it seems that my girlfriend is done with her sleep deprivation study that she was unwittingly conducting on me and I was finally able to get some quality rest Friday and Saturday; I feel so much better. However if this heat is here to stay I might be hopping back on the tired train.