January 2013 Surf Sessions
1-31-13 AM Session: 2-3+ft
Time in Water: 1.5 hrs
Waves Surfed: 19
Today is what I would call good Emma. Of course it was also crowded Emma. I pulled up and conditions were oil glass with peaky double up lefts and rights all over the beach. The toll booth peak looked the best. I got out there and it was as fun as I had expected. I ended up getting some really good lefts and rights despite the heavy crowd. I brought down one good ally-oop. After that I could not stick an air to save my life. It was a good sess for sure. Last night I did a dinner and it was a success, stuffed shells, meat balls, citrus tart for dessert. I had some new friends show up, some old friends. Its always nice to bring the family together.
1-30-13 AM Session: 2-3ft, Emma Wood
Time in Water: 1.5hrs
Waves Surfed: 25
My boy Trevor hit me up at around 8:30 claiming “Emma is perfect” and that I should get down there. At the same time Ryan called and was claiming Strand. Emma was closer and I usually have more fun there any, plus I was not in the mood to have my car vandalized. I pulled up to Emma and it is true that the conditions were perfect, but things looked a tad on the weak side and a bit over crowded for what was there. Matt Malone had his entire grom crew of trainees there. It is never fun to surf with a bunch of hyped up groms and their trainer. I was lazy and a bit cautious of driving to Strand with a steadily rising high tide and potential rise of NW wind. I took the bird in the hand. This seems to be a common theme for me this year, taking the bird in the hand rather then actual risk. I used to be wild once, now I am just lame as all hell. I paddled and sure enough it was as slow and weak as I thought Things were inconsistent and the water was cold. I had a few choice lefts, but mostly it was lots of work and really cold. Surfing sucks, whoopi! My main hope was that maybe the train would run me down on the way back to my car, but sadly that didn’t happen. Oh well. Then I was at the gas station filling my car and was talking on my cell phone hoping for one of those static explosions to no avail. Fuck this shit I am just going to stick a fork in an electrical outlet and call it a day. Bye Bye.
1-29-13 PM Session: 2-3ft, Mesa Lane
Time in Water: 2.5hrs
Waves Surfed: 56
I had tons of errands to run today and despite the “fun times Lisanti errands are” according to most of my visitors Nick the kook especially I was just a bit overwhelmed. I woke up early and had a look around for surf. The wind was south and tide high ultimately forcing me to bag it and wait. Things were so hectic that by the time I got to my 12:30 hair appointment I was spent. There is nothing like a good hair cut to put one back in good spirits and my girl Elysse is the best there is. I should open a hair salon and bring her on as my star stylist. I think I would rather like hanging around a hair salon all day drinking tea and shooting the shit. Seems like a new life endevour there. I got back to the Lane around 2ish, but was waiting on a report from my boys down south on Oxnard. Finally getting the call that things were shit I just decided to go surf the lane. It was a bit on the drained side, but the wind was side shore/off shore and it looked alright. I needed to get wet regardless. I had a few good ones although the majority of the session was spent avoiding the rocks.
1-28-13 No Surfing: 2-3ft
Believe it or not I actually made a serious attempt at surfing this morning. I drove all the way to Rincon only to see that it was small and weak in the cove and all blown out everywhere else. Bet it was fun on low tide, but one has to work to live. Please indulge me in a brief description of the ridiculous events that took place at the bar last night. I was not feeling it last night and just barely mustered up the charge. I am still trying to get over being sick still. Bizarro and i manned up and decided to make a go of it sober, well for us, meaning we only had one drink each. Although I guess what we drink is equal to three drinks for most other people. It was good night at out, plenty of regulars and everyone was having a blast. We were on the dance floor getting down, since Sundays always have the best dj’s when this new waitress who just started working there on Friday’s show up hammered and is going nuts on the dance floor. Now let just take a minute to describe this girl. She is in her early twenties, blond, 6ft, long legs, big ass, big tits. Then she was full on doing her best go go dancer routine in stripper heels. It was unreal. At one point she had the entire dance floor all around her just watching. I was really glad to be relatively sober and not to have blacked out anything.
1-27-13 No Surfing: 3-5ft
Bad winds and some important business kept me out of the water. At moment I have some serious bullshit in my life that has been making things more then a little bit stressful. What its about I can’t write about, which sucks since that is how I hash out most of my shit. The wheels are in motion to some type of conclusion. Time will tell.
1-26-13 No surfing: 3-4ft
I woke up and had some really bad stomach cramps. Don’t know if it was something I ate or what, things just were not right with me. I opted to sleep in so that I could get through my work day. Heard Hammonds was pretty fun again.
1-25-13 Am Session: 2-3+ft, Hammonds
Time in Water: 1hr 15mins
Waves Surfed: 25
After yesterday I was not about to miss another session. Conditions looked right for Hammonds. Trevor and I struck out and sure enough it was perfect conditions. A little on the small side but absolutely perfect. It was super glassy and killable. I went nuts on a full on backside attack. Crowd was light initially before getting a bit busy. None the less there were plenty of waves. I wish I didnt have to work.
1-24-13 No Surfing: 3-4ft
I was down for a paddle, but when I looked out my window the wind was wailing out of the SE tearing the points to pieces. I heard Emma was decent, but by then I had already went back to sleep. It sucks when the swell is in a perfect window for town and the wind absolute shit.
1-23-13 AM Session: 2-3ft, Rincon
Time in Water: 2hrs 45mins
Waves Surfed: 28
I woke up at around 8am and was some what eager to paddle out. Then I looked outside and it was cloudy thus crawled back on the covers all lonely and dejected like and slept in for another little bit. I got to the ‘Con round 10 only pulling off to check it cause I saw some goodies at Santa Claus. I watched it for about twenty minutes or so and saw and adequate amount of sets to keep my interest. Fuck I saw some guy get a head high screamer through the cove when I first walked down that nearly had me running back up the trail. I got in up at Indicator cause I saw some lefts up there that looked boostable. That turned out to be a mirage. After about four waves there I paddle over to the right. It was pretty slow going and the crowd a little more frothy then yesterday. There was a small crew from Malibu out trying to run River Mouth. They were soon put down by a few of us regulars. Eventually I worked my way to the cove where I got a few screamers till it got a bit on the crowded side. Overall it was cold inconsistent and average and I surfed like shit.
1-22-13 AM Session: 2-3ft, Rincon
Time in Water: 2.5hrs
Waves Surfed: 19
Believe it or not I was almost pumped to get a surf in this morning. Still feeling a bit sluggish and sickly I slept a little later then I probably should have. Then again with a mid day low tide and a report that Rincon was still the best game around I was not about to rush things. That water is freezing right now so timing is everything, especially with how inconsistent this swell has been. Trevor paddled and I met him up around 9:3o. I must say I was rather let down by the conditions or lack there of. The crowd was pretty much nonexistent and a nice mix of seasoned locals and visitors. I sat a low Indicator/upper River Mouth. It was slow going at first then I stuck a really clean bs air reverse and landed nose pick. After that I just got into sync with the sets and started getting some really good waves. You definitely needed the local knowledge out there for both wave selection and reading. Some dude came up to me all stoked on how I was getting all the good ones and that it was his “first time” at the ‘Con. I was like welcome, sorry it wasn’t bigger and better. He did not seem to mind. One man’s trash is another’s treasure after all. It was a good surf, glad to be back in the game.
1-21-13 AM Session: 2-3ft, Rincon
Time in Water: 45mins
Waves Surfed: 4
I was over it when I woke up this morning. Unfortunately my boy Trevor needed to borrow a board from me and kept calling till I finally agreed to meet him at Rincon. I got there and it was very inconsistent, a bit too crowded for what was coming in and very very cold in the water. I was still feeling a bit weak and out of shape from being sick. I snagged a few terrible ones up near River Mouth. Then on my last wave I lucked into a solid line, got a nice hit in then flew a really clean huge bs air landing perfectly. Stoked I decided with the lack of consistency to just call it a day right there and go to work. It totally felt good to get back in the water. Lakey was out with this ridiculous camera entourage They even at a remote control camera on a robot helicopter. What the fuck has surfing come to?
1-20-13 No Surfing: 3-5ft
The party totally got the best of me this weekend. The club can be so intoxicating sometimes. Clubbing and waking up early for a surf just don’t mesh too well. From what I heard Cstreet was sick, Rincon was decent, yet inconsistent and crowded. One thing I must comment on is how fast it feels the month of January is running away. The Chris’ Birthday Extravaganza at the Wild Cat is only 12 days away!
1-19-13 No Surfing: 3-4ft
The finally got here, this afternoon. I was at work missed it. Heard Rincon was fun but inconsistent and crowded. I am not sure about anyplace else. Last night was fun. I rocked a trinity knot in my tie and looked pretty damn fly. Drank a bit more then I should have leaving me with some holes in the evening and quite the hangover today. I am going to surf tomorrow.
1-18-13 No Surfing: 1-2ft
Still small scale surf. Looks like a swell due this weekend. Time will tell. I made to work today after surviving the plague. It should be an interesting night back on the scene as well.
1-17-13 No Surfing: 1-2ft
Healing slow and a bit over it to tell you the truth. I must officially i believe I have fell victim to the flu this year. I had another terrible night of feverish cold sweats and headaches. I woke this morning and probably could have rallied to go to work, but it would be both dangerous and irresponsible for me to put that many people at risk. I will however have to make it in tomorrow for I can not afford any more days off. Surf is still very down as well. Looks like some waves for the weekend of course that is all very health dependent at this point.
1-16-13 No Surfing: 1-2ft
Things have begun to get on the mend today. Last night was miserable as my body did battle with the evil inside it. I found myself waking up every hour on the hour in a cold dead perspiration that could only prove one thing, high fever. Finally delirium set in. I got up this morning and felt a bit better. The fact that I am even sitting up to write this right now is quite the accomplishment. More shit ass conditions on the surf front.
1-15-13 No Surfing: 1-2ft
And just like that I got sick. Felt it coming on Sunday ignored it and sure enough was taken down today. I did not get out of bed until after 12 and from there it was to collapse like a ball of waste on the couch. At least I did not miss shit for surf considering the buoys are about as small as I have ever seen them.
1-14-13 No Surfing: 1-2ft
More cold small surf. Last night the Cat was really fun. Everyone was out and having a blast. Unfortunately I woke up this morning feeling the beginnings of a chest cold. Luckily I am off the next two days and the surf is down so I can recuperate
1-13-13 No Surfing: 1-2ft
Small. cold and gay. Last night I got fucking hammered at the Cat. I didn’t black out but was definitely feeling really bad this morning and it was a tough work day to say the least. At the moment I am trying to rally for tonight. After my birthday I am going to make some serious life changes.
1-12-13 No Surfing: 2-3ft
More small conditions and more party had me choose sleep over surf. Not to mention the fact that they changed my work schedule on Friday and Saturdays to 11am, an entire hour earlier. Thanks guys, thanks! It was a pretty fun ass night last night. Tim, Axel, Bizarro and I hit it pretty hard. Axel and Tim were hammered off their ass drinking tall cans of Guiness all night. Good times.
1-11-13 No Surfing: 3-4ft
It was cold, windy and I had a hang over and a half after getting way too fancy with Bizarro, Axel and Alex Thursday night. Chugging Adios at last call probably was not the best idea. I heard it was super small in the Barb and pretty much trash in Ventura. And the beat goes on.
1-10-13 PM Session: 1-3+ft, Rincon
Time in Water: 1hr 15min
Waves surfed: 17
I got stuck working the morning shift this morning thus leaving me with the afternoon. It worked out since things were all blown out anyway and the tide. I went to Rincon. It was windy, small and weak looking. I paddled. Turns out things were way more work then I had expected. I had a few ok ones, but never got that one ride that made it all worth it. Better then not surfing though.
1-9-13 AM Session: 1-3ft, Mesa Lane
Time in Water: 1.5hrs
Waves Surfed: 30
Guess what? Turns out I was not too extravagant with my spending with the exception of NYE. That was actually money that was given to me from my parents for Christmas and not included in to my budget. As it turns out my roommate JP passed me a bum check causing my account to over draft by over $650. I got mad and irrational at first seriously considering booking a flight to Belgium to go kick his ass. Then my boy Tim pointed out it would be really embarrassing if I got to Belgium and JP kicked my ass. Since that fucker goes to the gym every day and is most likely in better shape them me there odds of that outcome. I calmed down emailed the guy and things are slowly, yet annoyingly working themselves out. Don’t you love how simple everyday things in most people’s lives are an adventure in mine. I still didn’t have enough gas in my car to go surf down south. I woke at around 9am, procrastinated till ten then finally checked Mesa Lane. Sure enough there as a fun little wave coming in with good lefts and rights. The tide was draining fast, but it looked like I could squeeze at the very least an hour out of it. I got out there and it was cold but very fun. The only guy out bailed with in fifteen minutes leaving the place to me. It was really fun till the inside reef became exposed then it was a slalom. I force another half hour out of it. Finally I hung up on a right was pitched right onto a huge rock. I did not get hurt but it was enough to make me call it a day. He who surfs smart lives to surf another day. On my last wave, a left I stuck a solid ally-oop over a rock. Heard Strand was fun, fuck it I had fun too.
1-8-13 AM Session: 3-5+ft, Hollywood by Sea
Time in Water: 2 hrs
Waves Surfed: 37
About two weeks ago I posted a blast from the past about a trip I took to Santa Cruz in 2009 “Its Always Bigger Then it Looks“. Ironically the dude Mark I stayed with on that trip showed up at my apartment with his girlfriend last night on a little jaunt down the coast. I showed them the usual Palace hospitality. I think I may have frightened this shit out of his young girl friend for years to come. I was stoked he showed up because I have no gas in my tank and don’t really know the next time I am going to afford to fill it thus making surfing anything out of Santa Barbara impossible. They were a free ride. We really wanted to surf a point but conditions were less then desirable. My boy Pat said he was paddling Hollywood and that it looked decent. Upon arriving it looked a bit weak, wobbly and windy. They had Little Sunset all to themselves and I was over driving and just wanted to get wet. Although wonky turns out it was bigger then it looked and way heavier. I took some real heavy beatings. It was a little walled but the corners were decent. I ended up getting two really fun left tubes. It was nice to get wet for a change. Maybe I should creat a kickstarter to help fill my gas tank. Help Chris out cause he is a lazy sack of shit. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm…dont know if that would be a tax write off or not.
1-7-13 No Surfing: 3-4ft
Sunday was surprisingly especially gay on gay night, what a fucking shock. Still it was fun night. Monday morning it was freezing. The buoys were reading lots of swell, yet no place was showing it. I heard the beaches were average and Rincon sucked. I checked Sand Bar and it was flat. The sand sucks there right now anyway. In a last ditch effort I checked Mesa Lane, which was way too low. End result I gave up, went home and considered hanging myself.
1-6-13 No Surfing: 2-3ft
I woke up and it was cold and rainy out. Completely unmotivated I crawled back under the covers. The buoys look solid for tomorrow though. Also I maxed out my debit card and could not even cover a $7 tab at the bar last night. That means until I get paid on Thursday I don’t even have a dollar to my name. Guess dropping $100 downtown on New Years Eve was not the best idea. Fuck, if I could go back and do it again I probably would have spent even more. I wish I was not so incorrigible.
1-5-13 No Surfing: 3-4ft
I was doing so well too. See what happens when I start working again, less surfing. Last night the Cat was pretty epic, good crowd and really good times. I woke up around 8:30 and just could not motivate myself to go surf. Tide was a little low for some of the town spots I had in mind and I knew Rincon would be a zoo. Over it I decided to be lazy and sleep in. In retrospect I totally should have surfed. Whatever!
1-4-13 PM Session: 2-3ft, Mesa Lane
Time in Water: 1hr
Waves Surfed: 21
I was not frothy at all this evening. If it not been for Trevor’s froth and his inability to zip up the broken zipper on his ghetto ass wet suit I most likely would have just went home and rubbed one out. We paddled the last hour of light. When I checked it, the tide was dropping and it looked fun with a light crowd. By the time I got out there it had gotten too low and crowded. I had a few decent ones but overall was getting rather frustrated. It was a nice sunset, the islands were purple, the sky orange with hughes of pinks and reds. Then at the height of the sunset a humback whale breached twice. It was unreal. Here I was stressing about having an average session and not seeing the bigger picture about the world around me.
1-4-13 AM Session: 2-3+, Pitas
Time in Water: 2 hrs
Waves Surfed: 19
Last night was a wash at the bar. I did end up dancing with this older chick (I say that as if I am not getting up there myself). We were having a good time. She was pretty average looking and should have been chomping at the bit to go home with me. Some type of drama broke out between her sister and her sister’s boyfriend and they had to leave. By then it was already past 1am and my night a loss, well not true I had fucking blast anyway. I love having a fun dance partner regardless. I actually didn’t drink too much for me and was up and about early. More swell had filled in. I picked up Trevor and we rolled to Rincon. It looked fun but crowded and inconsistent just as it was the day before. Over that shit we checked Little ‘Con, which a had a decent wave but too many guys. Emma was terrible finally settling for Pitas. Turns out it was pretty fun although very cold and inconsistent. I got a few up top before floating down to Faria where I managed to get three all the way through. My last wave was pretty all time actually. If it was not for this one annoying SUP and some dude surfing on a paddle board constantly paddling around me I would have been able to get more waves. Its cool that your equipment allows you to catch every wave out there from a mile out to sea, but you have to remember there are other people trying to have a good time too.
1-3-13 AM Session: 2-3+ft, Rincon
Time in Water: 2hrs
Waves surfed: 17
“Lest talk about New Years Eve, cause I can’t remember anything” Bizarro said to me. “Fuck if I can help you out since I don’t remember anything either. Whatever lets just go out and get hammered on a perfectly good Wednesday for no apparent reason” I replied. That was just what we did hoping it would jog our memories. I woke up very hungover this morning. I was not expecting much from the surf. Trevor hit me up around 9ish and said there was a minor west in the water. I checked and although I did not see much on the buoys wanted to surf regardless. We started at Rincon which had nice fun looking clean lines coming through but also way too many guys on it. It looked like all of Orange county was out there. We cruised on checking everything to Emma Wood. Those all sucked. Ryan was claiming Strand but after yesterday’s skunking I was just not in the mood. We settled for over crowded inconsistent Rincon. The session was exactly as I had expected it to go, slow, cold and annoying. I did manage to get two decent ones and stuck a really solid backside air. Besides that I would have to call it another throw away. So far three days in the year and three days in the water.
1-2-13 AM Session: 2-3+ft, Hobsons
Time in Water: 1 hr
Waves Surfed: 10
“Attention all surfline.com users please do not pay any attention to the Lola forecast for this swell. The computer made and error and seriously over pumped the swell. Sorry for the inconvenience.” That was the message on the surfline.com Ventura report this morning that was calling for seas to be 9-13ft. It was more like 3-5ft at the best spots. A week out they were predicting a great swell. I got my hopes up for an El Cap, Naples, Loons or some other great spot that only works on huge west swells. Then as things got closer the buoys just were not matching the report. That left Trevor and I on a car surf retard mission all the way down to Hollywood only to come back with our tail between our legs. We ended up settling for a terrible, cold, windy over crowded session at weak ass Hobsons. I should have just gave Trevor $10 at his apartment and had him kick me in the balls rather then to have wasted all that time and gas. I did manage to stick a really solid BS Air reverse that made my day. It only takes one right? I would say so.
1-1-13 PM Session: 5-7+ft, Hollywood by the Sea
Time in Water: 1.5 hrs
Waves Surfed: 22
Like I was going to be able to have a surf this morning after last night. All I can say is another great NYE in the can. I looked great, drank and partied my ass off and managed to up hold my New Years Eve streak. I slept till about noon, then worked off my hangover. I heard from my boys Ryan and Pat that Hollywood was where it was at considering the swell had yet to fill in on the points. I got there and although it looked a bit soft was out of time and needed to paddle. As soon as I got out there I got rocked by a solid set that was not weak at all. It was pretty walled over all but there were the occasional corners. I had tunnel vision multiple times and was all about stand and deliver close out tubes. I did manage to get one insane fs barrel where I was in the tube for at least 50 yards came out and hit it top to bottom twice. The last half hour McGill and I got caught in a crazy rip and ended up out to sea while Pat was scoring great little insiders. It wad a great way to begin the year that is for sure. Happy New Year everyone.
at least you eat for free this week.
UCB: All you can eat.
UCB: Miki Dora.
Scratch that Power of 10:1) Is it right that the front of the house makes more than the back of the house
2)Miki Dora
3)Surfing in altered states (Hungover, drunk, muscle relaxers etc)
4)Trader Joes
5) Ties and your favorite Knot.
6) Alfie and the Pizza Dough.
7)Coldest surf experience
8) Bacardi 151
9)Silver Strand
10) Buffets
ohhhhhhh so sexy and right in the midst of a writers block too!!!!
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WOW, I want that for the palace wall