gearing up to hit the road

So I guess theres a lot to talk about these days, huh? I've been back and forth with this back injury thing, but its finally seemed to work itself out. I knew it was a bad one when I got out of the water from surfing. First, it was pretty good, so to get out on a day like that meant that it was serious. Then it took me like 20 minutes to get my freaking wetsuit off! I was also putting in a few days on my laptop instead of on the new mac desktop we just got. Dude this thing rocks. No more stupid computer tower and big heavy monitor, now its all about a single screen with the computer inside, and good enough mic and speakers that you could dj your cousin's wedding. I'm now addicted to this Cowboy Cultural Society radio station I found on Itunes, so I'm not quite sure if I should be getting some help or what. I do know that the Chargers won today. 7-5 ain't bad. The best part is that the Chargers are playing really well and not just barely winning or getting lucky. I think we can win every game throughout the rest of the season. My dads been claiming that since before the Jaguars game :-)
Hey check me out. If I look like I'm in the matrix, its because I am. Here's a screenshot of the new WRSC website I've been working on for the last two months. It was supposed to drop a month ago, but like all good things that come when you wait forever, it will be here soon enough (maybe Wednesday??).
The new web cam has finally gotten most all bugs ironed out. We're posting a mini video feed on the main page of the site, so you can be checking the surf from your cube in ten seconds and your boss will never know. Its because the surf camp loves you. Oh, and check out my boy Luis busting the biggest air out in front of WRSC. He kills it, so kills it. I'm supposed to be bringing him a spring suit because all 90 pounds of him is freezing with these offshore winds. I'm going down to WRSC next week, I'm super excited. Our new board shop is now done, so its time to give it a good paint job. My dad was going to cruise down and we were going to paint it together, but something came up. Sorry pops, everyone makes an email snafu at some point in life, God knows I've done it plenty.
Sorry, no more Chargers Bolts painted on the front of the camp. It was getting pretty ghetto though, you have to admit. I didn't have much faith when cars would run into it, either, so we put these great yellow poles in the ground. I'm sure some tourist will find a way to still drive through WRSC at some point, lets just hope we're as lucky as last time!
We got the new Witch's Rock surfboards on the wall, the cana brava is finally just about done. Notice that the office stairs are gone? We made new stairs, so that, along with the new board shop's glass windows, you get the panoramic ocean view from pretty much everywhere at the surf camp. Its sweeeeeeeeet! We still want to tile the entrance and inner bar/restaurant area, perhaps we will do that this week. Fortunately the restaurant is big enough that we can tile a small part while leaving the rest untouched, and get the job done in less than a week. I can't believe how much time I've spent tinkering with the surf camp. Its like a fun project that never seems to end. Oh, since we're on the subject of Tamarindo, I am very happy to announce for the first time publicly the following information: Two weeks ago WRSC paid a laboratory in Liberia to test the ocean water out in front of the surf camp and Tamarindo Rivermouth. I was EXTREMELY HAPPY to hear that the tests came back very clean and well within the limits of swimming/surfing. The actual report is at the surf camp and I intend to show it to the Pro Mejores and local papers as proof that our town's water quality concerns are 100% a result of over-development causing over-saturation of the ground. The good news is that this is easily solved. I'm offering to build a short-term remedy in the form of a lagoon system or constructed wetlands environment. All I need is for the municipality to lease me a piece of land outside of Tamarindo where I can build it. I met some of the top people in the water treatment industry at the Greenbuild Expo and I'm quite certain that I can use their instruction to build the solution for Tamarindo. The best part about it is that construction is only a couple of weeks, so this can be happening before the next rainy season.
Check out Otis riding the dog. I keep telling him not to do it, and that Gus is going to get fed up with his shit one of these days and bite him, but does Otis listen? What do you think a 20 month old would do? Meanwhile I'm sitting on the couch fully enjoying my new digital cable and DVR, something I've never experienced until this last month. I think I've watched every episode of the Family Guy and have now moved on to Reno 911.