AI Memorial Kauai

This still gives me chills.

Get Inked

The homey, Forrest got his first tattoo the other day down in San Diego buy this bearded man named Joe. Thanks to his lady, Mia for taking the photos. Forrest is rocking a Cavotu shirt that was an organic cotton sample logo tee from a few seasons back that never made it into production. Represent!

At age 30, I am proud to say that I am still ink free. I am definitely part of a unique group here in Cali. It seems like everyone is tat'd with a little something these days. I never say never but I really have a hard time making the commitment to one particular design and/or color and/or word etc. The whole concept of "this tattoo will be with you forever" just kills it for me. No I don't want to get one of those henna tats or temporary ones from the local street fair booth. Oh and to the guy who says but what about the laser removal? The best form of removal seems to be to just cover it up with another tattoo. The debate continues...

Fall Back

"Yes, you get another hour." I would guess that this is the most used phrase in Cali around this time of night. I almost just typed out that it was Friday but then quickly realized that it was Saturday but now its actually Sunday morning, whew that was nonsense. I just did some cleaning around the pad and I randomly thought of this song Kissing Families by Silversun Pickups. This track was actually the second song I heard from the band. "Three Seed" was the anthem that blew my mind when I heard it on Mark Hoppus's podcast back in the day. Ok well enjoy your extra hour. Gnite folks.

R.I.P. Andy Irons

I was a little late finding out about this tragedy. Hard to believe its true. AI was a talented cat. I never saw him surf in real life but I've seen plenty of videos to know the guy was a freaking shredder. Dengue Fever is no joke. The dengue and malaria were my main fears while I was traveling around South East Asia in 2001. I remember crying in fear one afternoon after realizing that I had over 20 mosquito bites on each of my legs after leaving the jungle in Cambodia. I was lucky none of those bites became life threatening but that still had me on edge during the rest of my travels.

The true sadness of this event is that Andy was only 32 and he left behind his wife and soon to be first child. I'm sort of at a loss for words. The good die young. Rest in peace brother.

Cavotuesday

This Cavotuesday will definitely go down in the history books as the day Californians were given their first opportunity to vote on a proposition that would legalize marijuana. I never thought this particular measure would ever reach our ballots. As a father of 2 babies, I don't engage in any Mary Jane activities but I am a rare case. At times, it seems as if everyone and their mother burns trees here in Cali.

Marijuana is definitely a hot button issue with all the contraversy surrounding the medical dispensaries and their legal rights. I believe that folks are going to smoke regardless so all this hype will not lead to the passing of Prop 19. Sure it would be great for our economy but I don't think the US government is ready for this reality. But then again, we had Arnold Schwarzenegger as our Governor so literally anything can happen.

I just noticed the time stamp of this blog post, wow! I honestly did not plan that but the coincidence is freaking awesome. Don't forget to hit up your local polling place. Let your voice be heard.