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About Me

I play records for money. Hire me. The only person I Pray to is Stiv. I know a Lot about Food and Wine and usually wish that I didn't. I'm an East Coast Ex Pat. I never saw the sun back home and now I can't live without it. The Ocean terrifies me and I spend most of my time in it. My friend, Ronnie, ruined my life the first time he put me on a surfboard. I have an incredibly short attention span. I have no time. I'm Busy doing...Something....By Myself. Seriously. I'm addicted to travelling alone. I travel too much. I write books about it that I never finish. Not a fan of Reality. I refuse to accept the fact that Work is a neccessary evil. I Respect The Planet and Get Upset When You Don't. I'm an anomaly and I owe that to my Father and to Punk Rock. Bored of LA.I isolate. I've been to London and I've been to France and a lot of people have seen my underpants. I Act without thinking first and (seemingly) live a life that most people dream of as a result. I'm not listening to you; I'm thinking about those three sections I made today.... I am very convincing. If I Truly have love for you, I'll pick you up at LAX. I Am True Of Heart. This Is What We Do In Our Spare Time.

My Interests

Surfing. Gymnastics. Sex Wax. Tandem Surfing. My new cure-all to no swell- Stand Up Surfing...okay...just put me in the fuckin' water and I'm Happy. Cooking. French Food and Rhone Wines. Reading. Writing. Writing. Writing. Leading a Double Life. Dichotomy. Self education. Rock n Roll, but Not before Punk Rock. Climbing. Exploring. Polarity. Doing handstands around the world and photographing them. Going to Bars anywhere but in LA. Doing everything I don't do in my own backyard when I'm on Vacation. People watching. Having long conversations with people I Can't Stand for the sheer trainwreck aspect of it. Constantly taking mental notes for one of my numerous unfinished books. Get Rich Quick Schemes. Lying in the sand and Closing my eyes and pretending like it's my own private beach and that I don't have a job and that there is no traffic in LA and that there is someone lying next to me that I can actually tolerate. Escapism.

I'd like to meet:

.....he's a Regular Foot, but I'll forgive him.

Music:

The Grand Daddies and Mamas like Del Shannon, Dion, Chuck Berry, Ronettes, Shangri-Las and The Supremes that (thankfully) all got together and fucked and gave birth to Rock N Roll as we know it. "29 X The Pain" -- If you don't know it or can't understand it, you can't even BEGIN to Scratch The Surface of ME. Hanoi Rocks was the best kept punk rock secret Ever. Vince Neil should Die...Soon. Every word that Stiv bators has ever uttered. The Mystery that is Richey James.

Movies:

Valley Girl, Jesus's Son, Almost Famous, Sunset Boulevard, Endless Summer, Riding Giants, Zoolander, Rock n Roll Highschool, True Romance, One California Day, Me and You And Everyone We Know.

Television:

National Geographic, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Food Network.

Books:

In Search Of Captain Zero, Cosmic Banditos, Catcher In The Rye, anything surfing related, any Cookbook, the dictionary (fuck Dictionary.com), Life After God, David Sedaris, Narcissus and Goldmund, On The Road, Please Kill Me, 1000 Places To See Before You Die, The Little Prince.

Heroes:

My Pop.

My Blog

Peru

Who's been there? Who's surfed there? I can't find out enough about this place Except for the fact that it's got a mackin' summer south swell runnin' through it. It's been decided that this will be my...
Posted by beth on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 03:11:00 PST

Gandhi Was An Asshole

The last thing I expected to find while reading about Kiffir Limes (I know...I don't feel like explaining...if you Know me, you know why) was that Gandhi isn't the peace loving old man we crack him up...
Posted by beth on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:59:00 PST

Misgivings

What is the Connection between Karma and Fate...if Any at all? Could One exist without the Other? Is Karma a mere chauffeur to the final destination of Fate? Or is Fate constantly sicking its invisibl...
Posted by beth on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:49:00 PST

FOOD

Just when I thought that there was little more that could surprise me in the food and wine world (I had recently read about an oyster dish being served with an individual iPod for each guest, which pl...
Posted by beth on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:24:00 PST

I LIked Life Better When....

....I was UNreachable. I liked it better when there was no, "I didn't get your text" or "Didn't you see my missed call?" I liked it better when I'd leave town for four days and not have to be ke...
Posted by beth on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:07:00 PST

I Have A Chicken

Go ahead and Laugh, but I have a Chicken, and you Don't....well, I'm Assuming that you don't. Once you sign up for National Geographic, give money to Surfrider, Heal The Bay, etc....you, apparently, ...
Posted by beth on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:27:00 PST

KOOKS R US

So....today. Went for an early surf at County Line and it was more perfect than it's been in a while. Paddled out...took my first wave, and some douchebag decides to drop right in on me. Okay. Happens...
Posted by beth on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:37:00 PST

Moment of Weakness

Lately, everyone's had to deal with me bitching about how much I want to get out of Hollywood...and I'm sick of hearing mySelf, actually. Not saying I'm abandoning my plans for world surf and dominati...
Posted by beth on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:23:00 PST

I Was Seal.

I think I was a Harbor Seal in a former life. I just read that they become less tolerant of other harbor seals, and spend most of their time isloating, as they mature and get older. Uh- Yeah. That so...
Posted by beth on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:04:00 PST

Cruise Control

"Cruise Control". Two Words....that say so much. Back East, throwing the CC on, while driving from Philly to NYC, was commonplace. I had my fucking checkbook balanced and the rest of my week planned...
Posted by beth on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:39:00 PST