Three Sweet Rides

Today's surf was pretty short and sweet, and I got three pretty sweet rides. The water felt shockingly cold when I first got in, and after I got out I couldn't use fine motor skills, but in between it was okay. The waves were big and exciting for Bolinas, and I think I knowingly "dropped in" for the first time. Got on the wave a little far back, sortof shuffled to the front of the board, and was able to drop down onto the wave, without nose-diving. I think that's just a normal thing to do, but it's exciting for me!

It was really nice to get in the water today, since I missed going last week. Pelicans flew over my head, seawater went all through my sinuses, I was in the ocean! I thought I'd go deaf when a wave hit my ear. I love it though.


Note on 3/15/09: It has come to my attention that "dropping in" is not the term for what I was talking about, but rather a negative term for when one joins onto a wave that somebody else is riding, getting potentially in their way, and being a generally rude thing which I try not to do (but have been numerously guilty of as I am a beginner and I didn't know). All I meant was when you catch a wave but you're sort of behind the top of it, and in order to ride it you go over the top, and down the front, like snowboarding down a little hill. Then you're on the wave being pushed forward by it, whereas otherwise you would have just slid down the back and lost it. I was excited because this happened, meaning I wasn't just flailing through a few seconds in time and then later realizing what happened, instead I was somewhat in control. Nice!
But I haven't been surfing in a couple months now, man I miss it!
Anyway, it's possible that "drop-in" means both things, but I think "don't drop in on me" means the other thing, because there is graffiti at the beach saying that, which someone's name in particular to whom it is addressed. Politics!

Photo Gallery of Meals

There are so many photos of food on my computer now, I need to put them up! For awhile I was ambitious enough to take a snapshot almost every time I ate at home, but I've realized I'm so busy working various jobs, and making snacks for myself, that I barely have any time or energy to blog. Sooo...I'm just going to put up all the photos, and if you're reading this and one of them looks interesting, let me know and I'll tell you how to make it!

Barbecue Sunflower Seed Burger with Fresh Red Peppers
and Red Leaf Lettuce with Sauerkraut Salad, Carrots and Walnuts

Fay's Pasta Salad
She's my mom. This pasta is a little different every time, always good.

Rice with fresh yellow tomato salsa, peas, corn and cilantro.
Topped with nopales, cactus leaves.

Fresh Zucchini Lunch Pizza

Hot Delicious.

Tofu Veggie Burger with melted fake Mozzarella, Guacamole, mustard, lettuce, tomato, and onion on sprouted toast.

Purple, yellow and red potatoes, roasted with beets, carrots and garlic.

Green Salad with Sauteed Fava Beans and Marinated Portabella Mushroom

Little Mustard Buns
I didn't make these, they came frozen, but aren't they cute?!!!
That's really what they're called.