Comments on: King of The Eyesores http://abowlofstupid.com/arts-entertainment/king-of-the-eyesores/ Stupid Is As Stupid Eats Mon, 1 Dec 2008 23:01:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Amy http://abowlofstupid.com/arts-entertainment/king-of-the-eyesores/#comment-10053 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:25:52 +0000 http://abowlofstupid.com/arts-entertainment/king-of-the-eyesores/#comment-10053 I am glad to see someone express the right - left issue in regards to foot positioning and ease of manuevering based on that positioning. I experience some similar reservations, only with waterskiing. I am a regular foot slalom skier who loves to jump the wake on the right, but has a hard time "committing" to the left wake. I can usually find my way back in from the right side, but I look at the wake on the left side of the boat, and it just looks like a tsunami (although only 1/1000th as bad as what you show here!). Everyone else seems to think it's no big deal. Apparently, I am a big ol' chicken shit at the ripe old age of 36. Kudos on your new "job". Keep working on your new skills. I am sure that you will prevail! I am glad to see someone express the right - left issue in regards to foot positioning and ease of manuevering based on that positioning. I experience some similar reservations, only with waterskiing. I am a regular foot slalom skier who loves to jump the wake on the right, but has a hard time “committing” to the left wake. I can usually find my way back in from the right side, but I look at the wake on the left side of the boat, and it just looks like a tsunami (although only 1/1000th as bad as what you show here!). Everyone else seems to think it’s no big deal. Apparently, I am a big ol’ chicken shit at the ripe old age of 36.

Kudos on your new “job”. Keep working on your new skills. I am sure that you will prevail!

]]> by: Slouchmonkey http://abowlofstupid.com/arts-entertainment/king-of-the-eyesores/#comment-10033 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:26:11 +0000 http://abowlofstupid.com/arts-entertainment/king-of-the-eyesores/#comment-10033 I'm curious what the climate (not weather) will be like in Timur. Isn't it scarry there with civil war and terrorists? News pieces and such is all I'm going on. You are there so maybe you can comment on what it's like. How did you hear about surf in Timur, Sumba and Rote? I’m curious what the climate (not weather) will be like in Timur. Isn’t it scarry there with civil war and terrorists? News pieces and such is all I’m going on. You are there so maybe you can comment on what it’s like. How did you hear about surf in Timur, Sumba and Rote?

]]> by: A Bowl Of Stupid http://abowlofstupid.com/arts-entertainment/king-of-the-eyesores/#comment-9940 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:21:43 +0000 http://abowlofstupid.com/arts-entertainment/king-of-the-eyesores/#comment-9940 Slouch, Thanks, I'm thinking of you kid. It's funny, I alway wondered how they got those inside shots of the barrels - now I know you can walk out on the reef to about 2-3 meters in front of where it's breaking. (as you can probably tell, that one pic at Deserts of the yacht isn't mine, tho). And as for the view from the inside, now that I've prefaced the whole thing by admitting I suck on these waves, I can tell you that I got one of the best rides in my life at Deserts - the view: tucked in, the lip curled over about 1 meter in front of me, the face pushing me faster and faster, the reef just underfoot, for probably a good 20-30 seconds - just wow. I go back next Tuesday, this time to Timur, Sumba, and Rote. Get the hell away from yer desk, son! "Yacht cocks!" Ha! That's awesome! Slouch,
Thanks, I’m thinking of you kid. It’s funny, I alway wondered how they got those inside shots of the barrels - now I know you can walk out on the reef to about 2-3 meters in front of where it’s breaking. (as you can probably tell, that one pic at Deserts of the yacht isn’t mine, tho).

And as for the view from the inside, now that I’ve prefaced the whole thing by admitting I suck on these waves, I can tell you that I got one of the best rides in my life at Deserts - the view: tucked in, the lip curled over about 1 meter in front of me, the face pushing me faster and faster, the reef just underfoot, for probably a good 20-30 seconds - just wow.

I go back next Tuesday, this time to Timur, Sumba, and Rote. Get the hell away from yer desk, son!

“Yacht cocks!” Ha! That’s awesome!

]]> by: Slouchmonkey http://abowlofstupid.com/arts-entertainment/king-of-the-eyesores/#comment-9936 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:08:54 +0000 http://abowlofstupid.com/arts-entertainment/king-of-the-eyesores/#comment-9936 Stuck in the office. Salivating over these lefts. You're my hero. I can't believe how good that left looks...while I'm wondering what the view would look like tucked under that lip, you're actually there ante'ing up the sack to take off on said wave. Trust me I'd be thinking the same thing, surfing my whole life on slow shit, except for a few trips here and there to gnarly shallow breaks in Hawaii and elsewhere. Plus, new spot, new wave, new people (locals), "yacht cocks," everything. Hang in there. Stuck in the office. Salivating over these lefts. You’re my hero. I can’t believe how good that left looks…while I’m wondering what the view would look like tucked under that lip, you’re actually there ante’ing up the sack to take off on said wave. Trust me I’d be thinking the same thing, surfing my whole life on slow shit, except for a few trips here and there to gnarly shallow breaks in Hawaii and elsewhere. Plus, new spot, new wave, new people (locals), “yacht cocks,” everything. Hang in there.

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