My Mom Ate My Homework

by gavia on Nov 20, 2009 8:55 PM EST Comment 45 comments

No Sesh this week, because I so ran out of time. I promise to write an extra special Sesh next week. And some other fun stuff too.

This week, I had to ride the train. There's no internet on the train, which you have to agree, is very lame. Then, I had lunch with my mom. Hi Mom! And I surfed some small waves. Then I rode the train again. And there was still no internet and it was still lame. Now I'm back at the Shack. But I had to pay some bills. Which was also lame. Then I had to go surfing. There were waves and they weren't totally small. Things started to become way less lame. Then I played with Getty images and found a photo for Monty. I had an idea. Raiding the Getty collection for a hottitude post would be really fun. Suddenly, the search engine sucked my brain away. So many lovely photos. Things became totally not lame at all.

But I didn't manage to write the Sesh. Oopsy.

Next week, I promise to suck less.

In the meantime, I leave you with this photo of Franco Pellizotti. Because that's some hair.

Franco Pellizotti

Photo courtesy PdC_Clydesdale, Podium Cafe Photo Collection.

More writings soon. Promise!

XOXO,
Gav.

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You could have had your mother write a note or something.

Your Mom surfs, that is so not east coast, and very, very cool.

"Drawing on my fine command of language I said nothing."- Groucho

by Mark Frank on Nov 20, 2009 9:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Er...

My mom does not surf. But she lives really really close to surf. So I went surfing. She did Mom stuff.

by gavia on Nov 20, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, well...

I must have mashed up a few sentences there. You don’t call your mother Mom! Like the proper spelling we use for Jens!?
“Mom! And I surfed some small waves.”

"Drawing on my fine command of language I said nothing."- Groucho

by Mark Frank on Nov 21, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My mum doesn't surf either

But all my aunts do. And they go on surfing holidays with all their girlfriends. And two of them are qualified surfing instructors. And can surf better than me. sigh.

by LurkerMcLurkerson on Nov 21, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The train system in America is lame in general

but remember Gav, next Thursday is turkey day, so the sesh should probably be two days late instead of one…lord knows it won’t be on time.

Look, it's a bird...no, it's a plane....oh never mind it's just fucking balloon boy

by Phil H. on Nov 20, 2009 9:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Very lame

But it was easier than driving. I think.

by gavia on Nov 20, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

but nowhere near as lame

as trying to use the internet while driving!

by GreylockGrinder on Nov 21, 2009 4:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/07/steering-wheel-table/
Some Amazon reviews are hilarious.

by tedvdw on Nov 21, 2009 4:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Gav doesn't do turkey so

No Excuses…. !!!!! Many of the rest of us can snooze away the day though.. I intend to, unless theres surf then I will shoot surf photos to share. Vacations rock.

by Fred Marx on Nov 21, 2009 12:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Well I will have no time to snooze

I will be tailgating and then going to my first thanksgiving football game at night. A match-up of two teams playing like ass after great starts(grumble…grumble…grumble).

Look, it's a bird...no, it's a plane....oh never mind it's just fucking balloon boy

by Phil H. on Nov 21, 2009 12:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

I’ll be sure to Sesh next week.

by gavia on Nov 21, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll get by on the X's and O's, no prob here Gav.

I don’t want to be the mouse who receives the cookie and then asks for some milk. I liked that one Chris.

No horn, watch for finger.

by sminer on Nov 20, 2009 9:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

the mice are ok, it's them meeses and the muffins you's gots to watch out for.

by R Mc on Nov 20, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

"OOOO I hate meeces to pieces..."

by Fred Marx on Nov 21, 2009 12:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ha!

You have to watch out for those mouses.

by gavia on Nov 20, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Can't it just be called 'the Sesh'?

It’s not even Wednesday when it appears for some of us anyway, and the vjokes are wearing out, so surely we can just go with the fact that most weeks there’ll be a ‘session’. In the tradition of all good sessions, it doesn’t need a day or date.

"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'

by Seahorse on Nov 21, 2009 1:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Nonono...

We can’t just be calling it the ‘sesh’. That has another meaning, which I recall from my wild youth… I even snicker at ‘session’, but the abbreviated form (‘sesh’) is just too… reminiscent…

by Lou... on Nov 21, 2009 2:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I've been snickering for months

but it’s like ‘rooting’, I just ignore it now. Adding a weekday just complicates things… and you know sessions were never complicated ;)

"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'

by Seahorse on Nov 21, 2009 3:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Plus

wearing out jokes is one of our strengths.

"My facking goat didn’t wear Robes! Does he look Scottisch?!" Baron von Frinkenstein

by itswells on Nov 21, 2009 6:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL!

"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'

by Seahorse on Nov 21, 2009 7:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Shut the fuck up Donny!

Why do you love dullness?

by Jens on Nov 21, 2009 7:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Over the line, Jens.

This is blogging. There are rules.

"My facking goat didn’t wear Robes! Does he look Scottisch?!" Baron von Frinkenstein

by itswells on Nov 21, 2009 8:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Sessions

I agree on that one. The best whatever sessions are never scheduled. The best jam sessions are always unplanned, a friend is playing, another arrives, you drink something and suddenly you have a party. The surf sessions? Try relying on Poseidon to plan your surf, although modern technologies have helped on this one lately. The best (MTB or Snowboarding) riding sessions? Why they are always when I manage to escape from work? Hum.

I vote for The Random Unpredictable Session. (And Gavia seems to be pretty frontal right thinker so she will never be good with schedules while if something gets her interest she could study, research, write and be glued to it for hours and that is probably when you can get out her best. Am I right Gav?)

Mixing sports, music and psychology in your posts? Yes my friend, this is the off season.

Going out for a ride….take care!!!

Your bike doesn't want to crash so relax and let it roll!!!

by perezbike on Nov 21, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

rofl

Never good at schedules. This is so true.

by gavia on Nov 21, 2009 11:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The 'Sesh like The 'Stache?

"As you can imagine, there are better places to have your birthday party than in some village called Mushny Mush Mishme." --The Wisdom of Jens

by Josenka on Nov 21, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Visiting your Mom? I have it on good authority you were talking to this guy about where to meet to surf:

I mean uh... hasn't that ever occurred to you, man? Sir?

by Drew... on Nov 21, 2009 8:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Gah!

My eyes, my eyes.

by gavia on Nov 21, 2009 11:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Just gotta look at that wave and say

“hey bud, let’s party”

"My facking goat didn’t wear Robes! Does he look Scottisch?!" Baron von Frinkenstein

by itswells on Nov 21, 2009 4:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Stop it, Drew

I’m having to sit on my hands to prevent the observations on the subject of ‘sesh’…

by Lou... on Nov 21, 2009 4:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You bring the surfboard on the train?

That’s cool they accommodate.

by brunopitton on Nov 21, 2009 11:07 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Universal law of large & ridiculous items on public transport:

no matter how large or ridiculous the item with which you wish to board the bus/train,there will always be someone with something larger & more ridiculous (usually a musical instrument). NB bikes are the exception that prove the rule.

by civetta on Nov 21, 2009 11:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

you weren't there

the day I had to bring my trombone AND my unicycle to school on the train. people snickered.

by LurkerMcLurkerson on Nov 21, 2009 12:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't think that any post ever on the cafe

has given me such a great mental image. As Bob Monkhouse put it, they all laughed when I said I wanted to be a comedian. Well they aren’t laughing now.

by Monty. on Nov 21, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

oh, that's good

by yeehoo on Nov 22, 2009 5:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

lol

brilliant image.

by gavia on Nov 21, 2009 7:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That made me laugh.

As they say in Jazz Club: ‘nice’.

by Drongo on Nov 22, 2009 3:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

depends

But yes, it generally works out. I was also travelling with a 5’6" fish, which makes things easier – it fit just fine in the overhead luggage rack. I did see a dude with a ginourmous casket of golf clubs once. Nowhere to put those.

by gavia on Nov 21, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Is this comedy corner?

By fish do you mean surfboard? Or did you have a surfboard and a dead fish? A little warning from me, never get on the train in Greece in the last few days before Easter. Every other passenger is carrying a dead sheep home for the family feast.

by Monty. on Nov 21, 2009 12:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

very fishy

a fish is a type of surfboard. it’s shaped like… wait for it… a fish. sorta round with a split-fishy tail.

hang on… i find pic…

Fish: http://www.cisurfboards.com/sb_fishcuit.asp

by gavia on Nov 21, 2009 7:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Trains are great for bikers

in US! I took train with my bike to start a x-country ride, they even give you instructions on how to pack. Costs a few extra bucks but it was great. I unpacked the bike and re-adjusted it and loaded the packs and put them on right at the station in Oceanside and no-one cared. Course that is right by the beach.

by Markk on Nov 21, 2009 2:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Hey, posting picspam still earns you passing grades.

Had it been Benna picspam it would have gotten you A+ with anti-doping smiley face a la Cunego.

"As you can imagine, there are better places to have your birthday party than in some village called Mushny Mush Mishme." --The Wisdom of Jens

by Josenka on Nov 21, 2009 7:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Ah, it's the off season

Which means hardly enough real polemica to fill up a real sesh anyway. Get out and enjoy some open roads and some waves!

by dansel on Nov 22, 2009 5:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Or go to England where you can enjoy some waves on the open road

by Jens on Nov 23, 2009 1:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I cycled through something a bit like that last week.

I got wet.

"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.

by Albertina on Nov 23, 2009 9:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs