well, Chargers lost. bummer. I can’t let it ruin my day. I painted my room, cleaned it up a bit, it actually looks really nice. Took me about 2 hours to remove all of the staples from the wall. My deck is coming along nicely, thankfully the weather has been clear two and a half out of the last three days. The surf was really fun until today. Actually I don’t know because I didn’t go, I just assume it sucked but it never really sucks to go surf. I’m going to the airport to pick up my college buddy Kent Oberlin. He has a studio in San Diego, Koberlin Studios, he also has this sweet Halloween cd that he produced called Sonic Realm, check it out on the wall of my facebook page. Good info on the concert here in Tamarindo. WRSC is donating all proceeds we earn to a Tamarindo sidewalk/speedbump fund. I mean come on… seriously… it must be done. SOJA is able to play late February. Those guys jam, they have like 30 minutes of music on their myspace page. I’m really stoked, though thinking that its going to be too big for the beach and needs to be moved to an empty lot, perhaps one past the hardware store. I don’t want to worry about the show being “too big”, instead I’d rather find a way to make a big event, perhaps more of a weekend-long music festival. 911′s Marco Alfaro is driving here tomorrow, we will hammer out details. Last night the band Soulwax played a big 911 show in San Jose, they are now in Tamarindo. We picked them up at the airport, they are having sushi in my restaurant tonight. Too bad the show was five hours away. I got to get to the aiport, hasta… Oh I forgot to say, Agent Orange is another band showing interest in playing the show. And also I am still waiting to hear from Skullcandy on whether or not they want to headline sponsor the show…

Thanks to Joe Walsh and WRSC, THEY ROCK!!

I just bought a surfboard for from a guy who needed to fly back to Brazil and couldn’t take it. I get offers for so many boards I don’t know what to do with all of them. I lost count at 200 surfboards in our inventory. I have so many I have to put them up on the ceiling as I’ve ran out of space. I make sure to ride every single board at least once believe it or not.
My neighbor Polly woke up this morning to a 6 foot boa in the rafters of her bedroom. One of her renters helped pull the snake out to in front of Economy Renta Car and we all got a good look. It was pretty big, my camera bugged out and erased my pics so I’m waiting for one to post on the blog. I showed Otis, he seems to like snakes, probably because we have so many down here. One time we found a boa under the hood of our truck that had been parked next to the hotel for a couple weeks. Then there was that one that lived in the floor of our house that ate the skunks. Its amazing how close we are to nature here, I dig it.

Here is Otis. I figured I hadn’t taken a photo of him in a while, it was time for you all to see how big he is. Crazy! It has been awesome to raise the boys at the surf camp. I’m really happy living in Costa Rica, but I’m sure if we moved to Panama or Micronesia or anywhere with waves out in front, I’d be just as happy. I drove the family to Avellanas this morning and surfed the incoming tide. I can’t believe how few people there are in Costa Rica right now. Normally Avellanas on a Sunday would have meant no parking and barely enough room to drive my truck by Lola’s. There were maybe 20 people surfing a half mile of beach.
I was sifting through some old pics yesterday and found this great photo of my parents on their wedding day in 1972. I love the 70s blue tux my dad is sporting with the single button. The old car in the background is pretty tight. My dad has got a mustache and that 70s hair thing going. I laugh when I think about the fact that my father was in a jail in Tijuana the morning of his wedding day and was released in time to cross the border and go straight (without even a shower) to the church. What in the hell ever happened to proper bachelor parties like that?

Mom and dad, I love you two very much. This photo really makes me smile. I do have a question though, who is that picking his nose in the background?
I also found this photo of me with my first VW camper van. I learned how to drive stick in this thing and drove it multiple times into Baja, to Lake Tahoe, as far east as Park City, Utah and as far north as Grand Targhee, Wyoming.

I think we were at Punta Cabras or Punta San Jose in this photo. I can recognize a Tecati beer can even from here.
Besides old school photos and some chill time with the family (stoked they are all taking siestas at 4pm on a Sunday), I’ve just been surfing, waiting for the Chargers/Patriots game tonight, catching up on emails to friends I never get to talk to, and try to figure out where I’m going to be when over the next few months. I can’t believe that in four weeks I’ll have gone to California, back to Costa Rica, and then be in Peru. I can’t wait for Peru…
I am talking to Frank Lemes about going to Micronesia this next July. It might or might not be a trip with available space, I’ll keep everyone posted. It will be 17-21 days long and journey to the edge of the earth. Frank spent two years there in college in the Peace Corps. There is a pretty sick wave over there that is still under the radar. I am thinking that I will be doing at least 8 trips in 2009, with another one to Panama in January or February. We will be surfing Bocas del Toro on this trip too.
Regarding the Tamarindo concert, we are still in talks with SOJA for the dates that will work best. I am not going to allow something that will be totally kick ass fun to stress me out at all, so if it doesn’t happen January 10th or 24th, or if the CNS Tamarindo surf contest happens on one date and the concert happens on another, this doesn’t really matter. The point is that we’re going to have some solid music and a really good time. I love surf + music + good friends and good times. I can’t wait.

Thanks to Joe Walsh and Witches Rock Surf Camp!!

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For those of you who remember when we built the surf camp hotel and pool area, we made this planter and planted all of these little plants and trees. Now, years later, they have grown into big plants and trees. I am taking out a very large palm tree, it is approximately 20 feet high and very full. I think it is a Queen Sago Palm.

The tree is very beautiful. I’m going to take it to Avellanas unless someone here in Tamarindo wants to buy it, or trade me something cool for it. I’m a video game whore and wish I had a PS2 again, the PS3 would be even better, so that would be a good trade. You’d have to have some sweet games to go with it though. Realistically, nobody is going to want my tree. Not a big deal, but I had to at least ask.

Thanks to Joe Walsh and WRSC, THEY ROCK!!

Hello world,
have things been going ok? I’m worried about all of you. I don’t own any stocks, but I know that all of you probably do. I’m watching tons of news, and from what I can see in the skybox on my tv is that the market is almost half of what it was a year ago. Two trillion dollars in people’s net worth has vanished. Thats pretty big. What should you do? Smoke some of this really crippie weed Johan’s friend has, thats what. And then? Listen to these tracks and think about how if you lived in Costa Rica you wouldn’t give a shit about the market because you A) wouldn’t be driving your car nearly as far and wouldn’t need to buy gas nearly as much B) you would be surfing good waves for the last however many days straight C) you could avoid political conversations with your neighbors and coworkers D) you realize that quality of life is worth more than your portfolio and you’re happy with the simple things in life.

Irving – The Longest Day In The Afternoon
Millencolin – No Cigar
Run-D.M.C. – Rock Box

I’m sure there’s more reasons than that, but I didn’t write this blog to talk about why you should move here. In fact, I’m quite happy that you didn’t because I surfed for two hours in front of WRSC today by myself and scored. I freaking SCORED! really fun waves, as many as I could surf, it was great. It has made doing work that much harder. I get the rivermouth all of the time by myself because the surf camp stares out at it, so that means I stare out at it. When it gets good it takes me about a second to be in the water. I’m pretty lucky to live here and get these waves so often.
As you read from my last blog, WRSC and 911 La Radio are teaming up to produce a concert in Tamarindo. I have been in contact with Hillary and Halloran from San Diego’s 94.9fm (the best radio station in San Diego if you’re ever in town), Halloran is stoked on the show and is helping me to get Pinback to Tamarindo. I’m still waiting for SOJA to confirm when they can make it, currently we’re looking at January 10th or 24th 2009, or if these dates don’t work then in early February. I have already been offered help some locals here in Tamarindo including Shannon from Coral Reef Cabinas, there seem to be a lot of people here who are stoked to know about the show. If anyone wants to help, just let me know. I am planning on donating any money that the surf camp makes to the Pro Mejores association, with the funds being used towards projects that the surf camp believes in. Can you say sidewalks? speedbumps? street lights? The list goes on and on. Again, any brands that want to sponsor the event, let me know. We are still waiting for word from Skullcandy if they want to be a main sponsor…

Thanks to Joe Walsh and WRSC, THEY ROCK!!

With Costa Rican Vacation’s Last Minute Availabilities – There’s No Excuse not to!

The Holiday Season is a double whammy in Costa Rica – when vacation days mix with the beginning of the dry season, it’s not hard to find a reason to celebrate no matter your faith. With forecasts of blue skies and refreshing “Christmas winds”, many people stuck in the snow covered north start to look longingly to their neighbor to the south for a bit of relief. To help you plan your Christmas vacation at the beach, Costa Rican Vacations, a luxury travel agency located in San Jose, has just announced its Last Minute Holiday Availabilities. These spots traditionally run out quickly, so take a look and you might find yourself saying “Feliz Navidad” this Dec. 25. If you still undecided, read on for some great reasons to spend your holiday vacation in the sun. more…

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