Monthly Archives: July 2005

Back into the beta

I purchased a Dell 600M for my summer computing away from home and it did not fail me. Now what am I going to do with it? I guess since Windows Vista Beta 1 is out I could use it as a test platform.…

Adjusting

I learned a lot about constant change and flexibility but am not yet able to apply it.…

The soul still burns

Not doing anything new right now. But soon……

At the turn of the tide

Back in CNY. My skin will get lighter. My muscles will atrophy. I will sink back into the shadows.…

A typical day

Awakened by construction between 6:30 and 7 am. Attempt to keep sleeping until at least eight or later. Check the surf report online before going to lecture. Attend seminar from nine until noon. Sometimes I hitch a ride with my brother to lunch but most days I wing it since I have afternoon lecture. On …

Staring at the sea

Spent all morning on the waves and then watched them out the window while having dinner.…

Chinaman’s Hat

Swam to the little isand of Mokolii (and back) today. Guidebook said it’s over 1200 yards round trip. Oddly, it was neither as challenging nor as easy as I thought.…

Water maneuvers

Hand drag today.…

Windsock

Swam out to the windsock (and back) this morning. Tide was low and rip was not bad but certainly present.…

The hard steel wave

After a long day of giving my NEH presentation and taking my parents to the airport, the first wave I caught was so incredible that I considered paddling in immediately afterward because I knew no others that day could match it.…