Monthly Archives: September 2009

31 days/ 31 ways begins tomorrow!

By Lauren | Published: September 30, 2009

Yew! You’ll see the journey begin tomorrow evening, exactly when depends on my video editing capabilities (I am slowly learning). Today I am stoked to know that my friends in Australia are setting sail on the open ocean on their Transparent Sea Voyage. Loving, laughing, and whale tails to them!

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Pandemic Stoke: Transparent Sea Voyage and more…

By Lauren | Published: September 30, 2009

Some friends of mine are also embarking on a month long journey, though theirs involves quite a bit more preparation than mine. Part-time St. Augustinian and total rock-star Will Conner will join up with friends Dave Rastovich, Chris Del Moro, and a variety of other talented guests to sail about 500 miles down the coast [...]

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31 days/ 31 ways

By Lauren | Published: September 24, 2009

Here’s the gist: I’ll be surfing everyday in October and will try out a different wave-riding device each day. It’s an adventure in my hometown with some of my favorite friends, sources of inspiration, and perhaps a few strangers, doing what we love. We’ll document our experiences through video, photos, and words. Each day will [...]

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Vilano body womp

By Lauren | Published: September 22, 2009

I got to experience some pretty great body surfing waves today with a few very good friends at Vilano. The sun shone and then the sky rained, the tide became very high and we all picked shells out of our ears. I’ve still got sand wedged into the corners of my eyes. Weird. There’s nothing [...]

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Sisters of the Sea <3

By Lauren | Published: September 17, 2009

A group of St. Augustine wahines headed up to the 11th annual Sisters of the Sea Surf Classic on September 12th, 2009 in Jacksonville, FL. None of us care much for contests in general, we just like to have fun, but Sisters of the Sea is the most amazing day of hangin’ with surfing sisters [...]

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Frolics with Film

By Lauren | Published: September 16, 2009

Flhotum (or, Florida/hot/autumn) has begun. Onshores have been blowing for weeks, it seems, wafting in slightly cooler mornings and evenings. With the bulk of summer’s humidity now sailing southward, the lighting’s just right for $10 disposable waterproof cameras…. In Joy!

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We came from the sea…

By Lauren | Published: September 15, 2009

Life was in the oceans 200m years before oxygen made air fit to breathe By DAILY MAIL REPORTER 14th September 2009 Life existed in the oceans for hundreds of millions of years while the Earth’s air was not fit to breathe, research suggested today. Plant-like bacteria evolved at least 200 million years before oxygen began [...]

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Dolphin season begins…

By Lauren | Published: September 7, 2009

From the front page of NPR news today: Hunters Pass On Opening Day Of Dolphin Season This week marked the opening of dolphin hunting season in Japan. During the six-month season, thousands of dolphins are corralled into narrow coves and captured for sale to aquariums or amusement parks. Those not captured are killed for meat. [...]

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