After years of denial I am finally ready to admit that I am not a morning person. As someone who has surfed since they were ten, and spent over five years working as a professional surf photographer, trust me when I say that this is a very serious affliction. That’s not to say that I can’t get up early, it’s more that I really don’t like to. And once I’m up I tend to move rather slowly, gradually building momentum through the course of the day, like an avalanche bearing down on a little Swiss snowboarder named Ernst. (more…)
Archive for March, 2009
Morning Glory
Monday, March 30th, 2009Cell phones, or just cells?
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009Shaking Up the Status Quo
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009Sell your soul. Start a pyramid scheme
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009Let me tell you something about myself. I don’t like being sold to. I’m the worst person in the world for a telesale person to get on the other end of the line.. “GOOD MORNING MR WALLACE, AS ONE OF OUR PREMIUM CUSTOMERS YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO HEAR ABOUT OUR FANTASTIC NEW ALL-IN-ONE NO COST EXCEPT R21 A MONTH VALUE ADDING TRIPLE REDUNDENT HEALTH PACKAGE CALLED EXCELSIOR”. Blah blah blah. I am uber skeptical of self-help gurus (Repeat after me “We are all individuals! Now light up your conciousness candles and turn in three small circles humming gently”). So picture my horror when I found myself sitting in a strange home last night, listening to a bunch of pyramid schemers telling me how my life can change… (more…)