Crew
Ticket bought and heading back to Costa Rica in May for 2 weeks of surfing and lounging/beers/fun times. Stoked.

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Ralph writes..
“(Above) For those who know…this is a big wave. And for the rest of you, well, you can clearly see how hollow this beast is. Thursday’s new swell.
Photo by Brian Nevins”
Wow - I’ve parked/paddled out here a couple times — but never when it was like that.
Tons more photos: http://www.ralphspic.com/newsletter.html

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Some links for February 18th through February 22nd…

Franke James » The Green Driveway Articles“Small idea that I enjoy greatly.”
How To: Hackintosh a Dell Mini 9 Into the Ultimate OS X Netbook“Makes me want one (actually — to make Linda one)”
SOMA AirBag Designs - www.AirBagDesigns.com“Crazy travel surf board bag (only up to 7' 6") — the demo speaks for itself.”
Nerd Merit Badges“"1.5", […]

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BOOMBOX from Ely Kim on Vimeo.
100 Dances and 100 Songs in 9 minutes created by Ely KIm.
Full playlist is here

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Edward Burtynsky photo detail
We ran upstairs at lunch today to see a small Edward Burtynsky exhibit on 2nd floor of the Belgo — (372 Ste Catherine 0.)
Well worth checking out — even though there’s only 8 photos.
Photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevey/sets/72157614161660006/

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Painfully watching the surf-cams today from work. Some guys getting some great rides on the North East Coast.

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Wow — I’ve been waiting for Canon to make this for 8 years now. Waterproof and shoots 720p video. I want to see this in person: it might be a bit bulky, I want to see the USB/Battery closures/how they work, what the settings are for Manual vs. Auto photos, etc.
“Besides being shock, water (up to […]

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Some links for February 6th through February 17th…

25 Best Blogs 2009 - TIME“Worth a browse”
AIGA Design Archives“"20,535 examples in archive… sweet jebus" — GWB”
20 tips for better conference speaking“Good list.”
Headphones: Antler Headphones Help Attract a Mate“Something oddly familiar about these headphones.”
Zakaria: The Canadian Solution | Newsweek“Canada has done more than survive this financial crisis. The country is positively thriving in it.”
WhatTheFont for […]

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The Tiger Showroom view #2
My buds @ Tiger have put together a new showroom. Hand built and lovingly crafted down to the last detail — this room is beyond beautiful (Dark wood floor that creeps up the lower walls).
If you’re shop-buying WeSC, Penfield, Sixpack, NewBalance, PF Flyer & Brixton in Québec — you’ll be spending some […]

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Bad day.
Trailer for a surf film project entitled “___”.
”___” its a “____” film. A “_______” sub movement. An all night “______” swaray. Water, beer, “_______” & cigarettes. Its not a “____” film. You fill in the gaps. “____” coming soon.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVVlU_Nr42U

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SteveyB doing the coral shuffle
Shot from our last Mexico trip taken by Jes — walking over some shallow sharp rocks somewhere on Punta Mita with the ever present through of a tasty urchin stabbing ‘yer toes.
Ah the memories!

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A crazy snowpark has been built at Parc Jean Drapeau by the city of Montréal. Supposedly you can buy a day pass to go there.
“OPENING OF THE ZONE 514 – FEBRUARY 7 – PARTERRE DE L’ÎLE SAINTE-HÉLÈNE A NEW “FREESTYLE” SNOW PARK WILL GIVE BEGINNERS THE CHANCE TO LEARN, INTERMEDIATES TO IMPROVE, AND EXPERTS TO ENJOY […]

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these are a few of my favorite things
Photo of cupcakes (!) made by Sarah who I work with for our surprise appreciation night for Warren (the boss). Hard to believe they aren’t meaty — I was nervous biting in ;-)
http://www.plankdesign.com/en/blog/posts/warren_night
(photo by NCBEETS)

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If you are on twitter — you can find me here — @stevey

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rye racks.jpg
Brian Nevins is North East Coast photographer. Found these lovely shots of his on flickr — Aerial surf spots — of some of the spots we surf on a regular basis.
(we have never surfed the spot above — as it’s pretty locals only and a bit gnarly when it gets to size — maybe one day) […]

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