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    Surfers

    in General off-topic discussions

    Posted

    I don't even pretend to have any surfing-talent whatsoever.

    just love the glide of a big single fin board. the energy it takes to turn it and the occasional nose ride.

     

    I will never get to surf the big stuff, and it is all right.

     

    Watched the movie Sprout the other day, what a lovely movie. my favorite surf movie would be "Longer, a look at Joel Tudor"

    I even think hard charging shortboarders would like it.

    Good movies you've seen recently

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    Posted

    You want to watch something different than all that mainstream Hollywood junk?

     

    Find a movie called Buffalo 66!

    Vincent Gallo plays the character Billy Brown.

    Billy Brown just got out of jail and he need to go home to his parents and show off his wife and talk about his government job that has kept him from visiting them for 5(?) years.

     

    The movie is very well written, the dialogue is funny and tragic at the same time

     

    The filming is surreal and exciting (sorry no explosions)

     

    Vincent Gallo and the movie reminds me of Tarantino, whit out Hollywood.

     

    I have stopped posting in this tread about every movie i watch. This one is truly special and i want to share...

     

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118789/

    The philosophy of fun

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    http://www.dsri.dk/~hsv/Noter/solsys99.html

     

    sorry didn't Google properly before

    I was reading a danish newspaper and found an interesting article, guess i should have done the searching before myself.

     

    My only point in posting his name and this article was to show that there may me other factors to the warming.

     

    I have said it before and i would like to do it again:

     

    I think it is irresponsible to ignore the possibility that co2 might be a factor in the warming of earth.

     

     

    Enough emission from me tonight

    The philosophy of fun

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    Maan, you are certainly carrying a big cross on your shoulders, jesus f. christ!

     

    what are you going to do? stop breathing. that would reduce the co2 emission, no wait, how about the micro organisms that break down your dead corpse, they produce CO2 also, what are you going to do now???

     

    Spud take a deep breath and relax. i will not open the whole global warming discussion again, but i will tell you this: The whole global warming discussion is loaded with non-facts being presented as the opposite.

     

    So everyone is crying about the glaciers melting, yeah sure they are melting, we are coming out of an ice age, they have never been bigger than they were 175 years ago. the glaciers were a lot smaller 1100 years ago than they were today.

    these are real facts, but few people want to listen to that. the alarmists sets the agenda today, and anyone who dares talking against them are neo cons, oil prostitutes or worse.

    I am really tired of that!

    So do i think global warming is a hoax... i don't know to be honest. i am defiantly not a part of the alarmist club, but i think we should act on the problem.

     

    To get back to your subject of having fun. I think everyone should use the resources of the planet responsibly, whatever that means. if sitting in your unwarmed flat in Neuen Sheissestad makes sense to you, if you feel more pure by practicing your religion that way, then by all means do it! but doing so will never change the world that way.

     

    I personally don't feel guilty making the trip to hakuba from shizuoka every week (700 km round trip) this coming season. It will drain my wallet and i will be bitching about that, but guilty? nope, sorry.

     

    Whenever i read your posts where you mention global warming, you speak of it as a religion. and you are seeking purity by living from the xxx commandments of the global warming bible.

     

    I am sorry if i sound a little harsh, i don't mean to be rude to you. i always enjoy reading your posts, the above one included.

     

    you really need to relax. maybe in another 20 years or so they will find signs of an ice age coming.

    By the way a scientist called Henrik Svensmark , has just published a theory explaining a possible connection between cosmic radiation and creation of clouds on earth. i have been unable to find links in English for you, but look out for that name if you are interested. his findings are based on solid science and real results.

    Surfers

    in General off-topic discussions

    Posted

    I longboard and i snowboard.

    My wife and i just returned from Tanegashima yesterday.

    Tanegashima is littered with nice breaks, beautiful scenery and nice clear water.

    I have surfed Shizuoka's crowded beachbreaks for 7 years now, and we occasionally get nice waves here, but the water is not nice, and the beaches are full of garbage, concrete and aggressive surfers.

    Nothing beats a good consistent reefbreak, especially when you try to reach the nose on your longboard. I was reminded of that this weekend

     

    My wife and i have been thinking of leaving Honshu, overtime and busy life for a while.

    This weekend we agreed to make the move.

     

    So, that will probably be the end of my snowboard career. I will do one last season this winter, but who knows, maybe i will be able to get a job at a snow resort in the future.

     

    (sorry, i don't have any nice pictures to post right now)

    Besides Snow - What do you do to smile?

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    Posted

    I know this sounds silly, but

    smoking some good weed in a nice remote area in the mountains make me smile (i still remember what it was like)

    Surreal art.

    making my wife laugh

    learning and understanding (that "Ahh i see" feeling)

    Agree with the "travelling alone" thing. love the thrill of being free. i also get that feeling when the car is packed with snow gear, beers and sandwiches. With a full tank of gas and my mapple.

    a few man bills in the wallet and my wife parked in front of the tv showing CSI.

     

    Lately i have been smiling after leaving the hospital and the doc tells me not to worry. (don't ask)

    Woody Allen favorites

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    Watched "Sweet and lowdown" a while ago.

    An excellent movie with Sean Penn as the "second best jazz guitarist in the world"

     

    Woody Allan uses some of the same techniques as in the above mentioned Zelig.

     

    He narrates the story, to make you believe it is a real character he is making a movie about.

     

    The difference between Zelig (which i also like very much) and Sweet and lowdown is that i found myself involved on more levels.

     

    (English is difficult)

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