Sun Was High (So Was I) Part 2

Sun Was High, So Was I

Really, really great summer jams from Best Coast. Current favorite.
http://www.myspace.com/bestycoasty

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This family of bands is infallible, in my brains at least.

Sir Douglas Quintet

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Let's call this one "Things I've Done Wrong in the Past 24 Hours"

So today, I got zero sleep, I approved several online friends whom I don't actually know, skipped my accounting class, and to top it off, I'm currently eating three "Taco Flavored" Taquitos from 7-11. Wait, no - let's top it off with the fact that I'm watching a new episode of a Charlie Sheen sitcom. Syndicated is one thing, but shit - new? That takes a little extra work. Someone kill me.

Yer Stoked

Since I was a kid, I've been aware of the stoke. Growing up skateboarding gives you an advantage early on, regarding the stoke. The stoke exists in just about everything, but as a skater, it has always been part of the lexicon, part of what makes a skater (or surfer or snowboarder for that matter) a skater. When I played hockey, I got stoked on hockey. But the kids I played hockey with didn't know how to articulate why exactly they wanted to play, right then and there.
Skate videos were really the first form of pornography I'd ever really seen. I mean, as a 13-year-old, I would watch videos to get excited to do something for zeus's sake, that's porno. Most people get the stoke, but not everyone knows what it is they're feeling. I'm pretty sure there's a quilting circle somewhere that is totally stoked to get together and sew the shit out of a throw. And good for them, the stoke is why we do anything.
Anyway, what got me on to this topic was a shaving commercial. I have always thought that I was an easy stoke. It doesn't take much to get me out of my bed at 3am for surf, skate or snow, so I shouldn't be surprised that a razor commercial could get me stoked on shaving! I don't even use a blade, I use a trimmer, but this gilette commercial comes on and all the sudden I'm undeniably stoked.
The stoke rules my life, but man, I wish I could keep it under control.