On the edge of humanity, I sit floating over a world that we know less about than the universe. Submerged in a fluid world feared by many. As the hours pass and the moments turn to memories, one can only fathom to what extent this world will come to. We can't explain what the ocean does to us, only the scientific facts that links us. The salt content, the wavelength that mimics sound or light. What a beautiful, living body. The moon pulls on the oceans, as if inviting it to heavens. The sun evaporates it's waters inviting it closer. We ride on its power, trying to harness the energy. And we use it to transport ourselves and things to far away lands. The ocean has always been the most powerful majestic force on this earth, and other celestial bodies of life have realized this simple fact too.
Monday, December 29, 2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
November Feels
I got to say going out into the ocean November 21 of 2014, it is mighty cold out there. It was an irritating morning, lots of chop not a lot of good shape waves. I found myself getting irritated so quickly. The cool thing about it is I was able to catch a couple of waves I eased off my irritation a little bit and finally got into a rhythm. After that I decided I'd catch one more get out and head down south. And now it's 70° out in November. I don't exactly understand what's going on with the weather. I doubt that the majority of the world actually knows. All I can say is that this is not normal this is possibly detrimental to our ecosystem. As much as we enjoy 70° weather in November, I would prefer some colder times. I want to wear my pea coat. Here's to the snow, ice cold beer, and those beautiful jackets that make women look so wonderful in the winter time.
Monday, November 10, 2014
My type of cold
Sometimes we take the cold to mean sad and sorrowful times, where in reality it is a time when we get to sit close to the fire, drink coffee, warm up under the blanket, eat good food, and warm our hearts with the presences of the people loved the most. These cold times are a coming, but as long as you can drive that sadness, from lack of sunlight, away, nothing can touch the memories and bonds made in the cold. Yes, daylight lessens and night time hours increase, but we reminisce on stories from the past, stupid things we have done with friends, even fabulous successes that never really saw light of day, because of your immersion in them at any given point in time. The cold gives us a time to step back from ourselves and out of ourselves and really get a look at what we have accomplished and the people we have surrounded ourselves with. Don't get me wrong, summer is fantastic and the beaches are always a pleasure, but getting warm around the bonfire with a nice beer, a few of your best mates, and some fun girls to keep conversation interesting, that is what I look forward to with the coming of cold times, damn right.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
The Trip
3/4/14
New York is a city full of people looking for a rush. Everyone has that one thing, whether it is drugs, girls, running, reading, work, etc. I never in a hundred years thought that I would go to New York, even to check it out. Well it happened, and well I wasn't impressed, except for the subways systems. That shit is rad. $2.75 to ride from Astoria Queens to The World Trade Memorial. Cheap transport makes for a bustling economy. It may take some initial spending to get that transport into place, but after the years it will create opportunity unavailable to the old American way of being reliant on personal transportation.
Anyway, if you are a New Yorker this isn't meant to offend you and if it does, go fuck yourself. I have lived in California for half of my life and I am west coast through and through so that is why I didn't like New York. We all have preferences.
I did meet a pretty bad ass server, she was nice, and we chatted about life and connected. She was of Asian decent, I would lean more towards Chinese or Korean. I should have gotten her number. I don't think sometimes.
All and all this trip has been mighty, wicked awesome. It has been damned cold though. I never imagined myself being in negative weather or just cruising the streets on foot in 18 degree weather. Someone is smart over here. Anyway, It was a learning experience throughout this two weeks and I must say I learned more about survival in this past week than I have, probably in my whole life.
Love who you are, be who you are, and live the life that makes you happy. Words I am starting to truly live by.
Thomas
New York is a city full of people looking for a rush. Everyone has that one thing, whether it is drugs, girls, running, reading, work, etc. I never in a hundred years thought that I would go to New York, even to check it out. Well it happened, and well I wasn't impressed, except for the subways systems. That shit is rad. $2.75 to ride from Astoria Queens to The World Trade Memorial. Cheap transport makes for a bustling economy. It may take some initial spending to get that transport into place, but after the years it will create opportunity unavailable to the old American way of being reliant on personal transportation.
Anyway, if you are a New Yorker this isn't meant to offend you and if it does, go fuck yourself. I have lived in California for half of my life and I am west coast through and through so that is why I didn't like New York. We all have preferences.
I did meet a pretty bad ass server, she was nice, and we chatted about life and connected. She was of Asian decent, I would lean more towards Chinese or Korean. I should have gotten her number. I don't think sometimes.
All and all this trip has been mighty, wicked awesome. It has been damned cold though. I never imagined myself being in negative weather or just cruising the streets on foot in 18 degree weather. Someone is smart over here. Anyway, It was a learning experience throughout this two weeks and I must say I learned more about survival in this past week than I have, probably in my whole life.
Love who you are, be who you are, and live the life that makes you happy. Words I am starting to truly live by.
Thomas
Friday, February 28, 2014
Negative fourteen degrees
2/28/14
We have all got to do something outside our comfort zones every once in awhile. I haven't even done anything new in about 5 years. I mean yea, I drove to San Diego, I drove to Chicago. Those were all done with a companion. I had somewhere to be at the other side of those trips. This time I am totally solo, and just going. I have been learning about a new culture and lifestyle. Big city living where there are more than six million different people to see, hear, smell. Even though it is so cold you cannot smell a damned thing.
I know I do not work for Commune anymore but I feel like this would have been a pretty cool way to market, do research, or experience cities that that company would like to expand into. Portland should be the next place that they put a new destination hotel. I am sure they are years in front of me, in expansion terms, but I am here doing it. I am expanding my personal knowledge of what is going on in these big cities that are destination locations.
I have already been looking into new trips to do in the future. Russia, Brazil, Italy. I am now in a time of my life where even though I am a homebody and I love my family I want to experience the nuances that come with traveling to a place undiscovered by yourself. Every single place that I will go, whether it be alone or with a companion I will see and understand what is going on around me at all times. I must give up the drinking practices that I have gotten into over the past six years.
I have been an alcoholic like my family in Wisconsin. Almost, their drinking habits are wild. Also, the food that they eat in that part of the country is not exactly what I would call nourishing. I can understand that they do not have the same fresh produce as we have on the west coast of the United States, but my goodness. Cheese, and pickled food. Also, bar food: burgers, hot dogs, fried cheese, chicken wings. I had trouble surviving on the diet that they offered to me, but like I was saying before, new experiences and nuances for each place traveled. It is part of the business.
I must say, I do not know what the fuck I am doing here but I am doing it. I have money and I have drive that cannot be matched by other people that I am always around. This writing is not really metaphysical or a fiction, it is my own thoughts flowing through my fingertips. Live it. Even in this damned cold.
We have all got to do something outside our comfort zones every once in awhile. I haven't even done anything new in about 5 years. I mean yea, I drove to San Diego, I drove to Chicago. Those were all done with a companion. I had somewhere to be at the other side of those trips. This time I am totally solo, and just going. I have been learning about a new culture and lifestyle. Big city living where there are more than six million different people to see, hear, smell. Even though it is so cold you cannot smell a damned thing.
I know I do not work for Commune anymore but I feel like this would have been a pretty cool way to market, do research, or experience cities that that company would like to expand into. Portland should be the next place that they put a new destination hotel. I am sure they are years in front of me, in expansion terms, but I am here doing it. I am expanding my personal knowledge of what is going on in these big cities that are destination locations.
I have already been looking into new trips to do in the future. Russia, Brazil, Italy. I am now in a time of my life where even though I am a homebody and I love my family I want to experience the nuances that come with traveling to a place undiscovered by yourself. Every single place that I will go, whether it be alone or with a companion I will see and understand what is going on around me at all times. I must give up the drinking practices that I have gotten into over the past six years.
I have been an alcoholic like my family in Wisconsin. Almost, their drinking habits are wild. Also, the food that they eat in that part of the country is not exactly what I would call nourishing. I can understand that they do not have the same fresh produce as we have on the west coast of the United States, but my goodness. Cheese, and pickled food. Also, bar food: burgers, hot dogs, fried cheese, chicken wings. I had trouble surviving on the diet that they offered to me, but like I was saying before, new experiences and nuances for each place traveled. It is part of the business.
I must say, I do not know what the fuck I am doing here but I am doing it. I have money and I have drive that cannot be matched by other people that I am always around. This writing is not really metaphysical or a fiction, it is my own thoughts flowing through my fingertips. Live it. Even in this damned cold.
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