Monthly Archives: August 2009

What the hill?

By Lauren | Published: August 30, 2009

My friend Rachel Bardin sometimes brings a teeny tiny video camera out surfing and, well, what else do you do with silly footage like this? I tried my hand at filming while surfing. Turns out it’s not so easy. Bravo to those who do it well. Rachel Bardin, one of my favorites, crusin’ away

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See of Joy…

By Lauren | Published: August 30, 2009

Photos from St. Augustine summertime loggin sessions with the best of friends and a disposable camera Surfing/Life Lesson #134: Fun is subjective. It is a choice. Too often, it seems, we forget how ridiculously and purely fun surfing is. We might pull up to check the surf and, when not faced with what we have [...]

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Emerson Understood (beauty breaks in everywhere)….

By Lauren | Published: August 20, 2009

I’m lost in a city today. Montreal, Canada to be exact. It’s a lovely city, as cities go, but, as far as I can tell, cities are not the place for me (especially ones lacking direct access to la mere mer). I read an essay by Emerson today, which made me feel not so strange [...]

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The Cove

By Lauren | Published: August 18, 2009

Surely you’ve seen advertising for the new documentary The Cove by now. I can’t believe the amount of press that it’s been getting, really, but I’m so glad for it. I’m currently in Montreal and both of the local magazines that I’ve picked up here feature interviews with the film’s makers. I saw the film [...]

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Leeroy Loggins

By Lauren | Published: August 11, 2009

I headed down to a certain not so secret surf spot over the weekend with some incredible male longboarders and the very talented Dustin Miller who beautifully captured the experience. Enjoy the slide! LEEROY LOGGINS’ from Surf Station on Vimeo.

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Mer Sea Beaucoup featured on Switch-Foot.com

By Lauren | Published: August 3, 2009

Switch-foot.com, a site dedicated to the artistic counter culture of surfing, recently blogged about the aforementioned photo shoot with Haley McBride and linked to Mer Sea Beaucoup. Check out their blog here Switch-foot started off as a beautiful surfing book focused on the non-competitive side of surfing and has grown into a website, blog, zine, [...]

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Boutique Bonanza….

By Lauren | Published: August 3, 2009

GND gals: Lisa, me, Lex, Paige Do you remember how huge women’s surfing was a few years ago? It was at the helm of the mainstream media with movies, a couple magazines, and several contest circuits. But now women’s surfing seems to be in a bit of a lull, or at least not getting as [...]

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