Why I Don't Surf

Christie recommended writing about surfing in the comments below. Although I live in California, I've never surfed and don't really think I ever will. Here are the reasons:

1. I'm the clumsiest person ever. You tie a surf board to my foot and put me in the ocean, you probably won't see me again.

2. The Pacific Ocean is COLD. Seriously, it's cold. Really cold. It shocked me too, how cold it is. I'm used to the Gulf of Mexico (or the Golf of Mexico, as Brandon refers to it), and it's totally warm. Not so with the Pacific. The first time I felt the Pacific, I was with Brandon in Laguna Beach, and we were about to go to Seth's house. He was standing behind me as a wave approached, and as I turned to get away from the water, he held me there. The freezing water splashed me up to my knees. And I beat him for it. Well.

3. Sharks. I like my limbs.

4. I could never bring myself to say "surf's up, dewds".