Sunday, December 7, 2008
Nature Experiment
On Saturday morning, I went surfing in North County. I remember being drowsy from waking up early then feeling surprised when my feet hit the frigid water. Walking towards the spot, I remember the rocks that were sprinkled on the cold sand and how i had to dodge each one. Watching each surfer ride each wave with such glee, I couldn't wait to get out there. As I sit out there, there's a little fog coming over the cliff and hiding the beach from the lineup. I see planes pass by, and birds fly by. They hover ever so gently along the water looking for food. A pod of dolphins swim by, 4 of them, diving down and going up, diving down and going up. I paddle for a wave on my green quad and catch a wave all the way in jumping out the back. I'm exhausted. I paddle out with my shoulders and arms burning yelling at me to stop moving them. But I had other plans, I paddled for another wave and repeated the process. As I kept moving, I became warmer. This is what I recall from Saturday Morning.
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Watson, this is experiment sounds really awesome. I liked the way you wrote it in a sort of stream of consciousness style. The scene you described is very pictureque and beautiful, and I can almost see it in my minds eye like I was there. I havent gone surfin in quite a while and this makes me want to go out and dust off my board again. I just wanted to see what part of Emerson's essay you took to heart and used as your inspiration for this experiment. I also want to know what you learned from your experiment, was it a successful experiment? did you learn anything from it? Other than that I really liked what you said.
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