ArtLung: Archive: 2023

01-Jan-2023

@gwenthegoblin, while the bed is unmade.

05-Jan-2023

The rain continues off and on. Sunset walk along San Diego River.

07-Jan-2023

Back to it as the first big 2023 swell wanes. The rain has subsided for now.

08-Jan-2023

What’s the cliché from the Academy Awards? “It’s an honor just to be nominated” — incredibly powerful water. None really very rideable for me unless you count bouncing around in flotsam like a stray buoy. I witnessed one surfer riding a huge fast wave in front of me. I did get past the monster breakers. The exhilaration and the view of the shore as I get raised 15-20 feet by a passing wave will always be a favorite. No photos taken; every ounce of my concentration and effort was swimming and staying safe. Know your limits.

08-Jan-2023

Big waves expose grander shells than usual. This one i found today after my session. My art supplies are mostly still boxed. I expect to falsify that statement soon.

11-Jan-2023

12 to 15 foot waves at Pipes. Brief post-work session. Sunset was 5:01pm and better daily.

12-Jan-2023

Quote of the Day: From Oliver Willis

Been a while since I quoted Mr. Willis, but Nothing The Right Freaks Out About Is Real None Of It. No, Not Even That. You can show a dyed-in-the-wool conservative news reports and government fact sheets that prove, for instance, that the story surrounding “Obama phones” was made up by the right to cast aspersions…