Extempore http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/ Highly inaccurate, extremely biased Copyright 2010 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:24:19 -1000 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.3-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Post-session Very small. Lighter wind made for better conditions/form and a circus-like atmosphere. Crowded, yes, but many, many beginners and the clueless.

Example: I'm driving down the wall on a small wave that's lined up pretty well--probably my best one up to that point--and two girls on longboards farther down start paddling in my way. One gets off her board and pushes her friend (an obvious newbie) in front of me. So I straighten out and watch the tragicomedy unfold as the riderless board gets picked up by the whitewater and squirts free and lands squarely on the head of the belly-boarding apprentice. A loud, hollow thumping sound and a stifled scream followed.

Right after that I told me friend what happened and paddled over to M's. Had to escape. Had. To.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-345.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-345.html Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:24:19 -1000 Post-session Smallest in a while. East-angled wind-slop.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-344.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-344.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:35:07 -1000 Post-session BM's. Groveling. Really bad. Caught two then headed to Regular. Caught two then called it. Wanted to stay only half an hour, but ended up suffering for 1.5 hours because couldn't snag a decent last one. Awful awful, awful.

Some kooks on longboards were irksome to no end. Just gotta say it: You punks should frickin' go elsewhere. IDIOTS!!!

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-343.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-343.html Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:02:01 -1000 Post-session BM's alone. Finally something decent. Got several fun ones, both rights and lefts. Felt pretty good. Over to Regular to finish. It looked okay everywhere. Very satisfied and pleased given the paucity of ride-able stuff of late.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-342.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-342.html Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:41:54 -1000 Post-session BM's with a friend. Very windy, high tide. Awful. Finish at Regular.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-341.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-341.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:38:24 -1000 Post-session Yet again Regular with a friend (we simply don't give up). Supposed to be bigger but looked the same. Total crap. Wind blowing hard. Eyes took a punishing and were stinging.

This morning didn't take my Naproxen for my arthritis. Would it make a difference? Didn't think about it all day at work. Got in the water and the pain felt, well, more raw. Definite negative effect.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-340.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-340.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:09:58 -1000 Post-session Again regular with a friend. Still very windy. Surprisingly, looked pretty good from the cars. Actually, worse than yesterday. Unbelievably bad.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-339.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-339.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:48:28 -1000 Post-session Regular with a friend. Super windy. Struggled to get a last one. Better rides than yesterday but still atrocious.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-338.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-338.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:32:56 -1000 Post-session Really bad. BM's alone. Dismal. Over to Regular to finish. Stayed out half an hour max.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-337.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-337.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:15:19 -1000 Rumor Mill From a reliable source: Future Fins will be coming out with a new line called FlexTech in May. Flex is in middle of fin instead of at tip.

Update: Apparently this is old news.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/rumor-mill.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/rumor-mill.html Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:32:46 -1000 Post-session BM's alone. Small but doable. Still windy and gusty but with slack periods.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-335.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-335.html Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:01:12 -1000 Post-session M's alone. Smaller and still windy but some ride-able ones to be had. Half an hour then done.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-336.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-336.html Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:19:43 -1000 Post-session With a friend at M's then BM's. Bigger but weak and sloppy. Still windy.

The Resin8 rep gave my friend a new board to replace the one that cracked. Told him it was a manufacturing defect.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-334.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-334.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:36:32 -1000 Post-session Regular. About the same. Continuing the trend of strong winds and emptiness. Half an hour was enough. Surprisingly, the Right-hander looked good with the east-bowl working.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-regular-abou.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-regular-abou.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:49:33 -1000 Post-session Regular with a friend. Windy and sloppy. Perhaps bigger. Definitely better form because more lined up. Empty but for a few regulars. Better? Can't quite say. Friend discovered a crack in his new Resin8 board. He was bummed.

]]> http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-333.html http://www.parapraxis.com/extempore/2010/03/post-session-333.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:23:31 -1000