Show Us Your Quiver – Elizabeth Henlein

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Josh writes: My eyes opened. I had spent the night at work, and I woke up early on a December Saturday morning underneath my desk. I had checked the swell the night before as I was working, and noted it was predicted to be solidly overhead with offshore winds.

Regardless of the prospects for the morning, I decided to not set my alarm. It was going to be Saturday and I thought I’d let fate and tiredness from work determine when I got up. I usually got up with my internal clock anyway, as surfers tend to do, and on this occasion, I managed to get up early on my own without the crutch of an alarm.

Having stretched, and closed down all my computer’s windows, I looked at the windows outside.

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H20MansLibrary
39 weeks ago

Cool

Tenderloin tom
39 weeks ago

" I gathered my stuff, racked up my surfboard on the motorcycle" now thats my kinda women! Only 3 board Q ??

friscohio
39 weeks ago

I recognize that writing style. Nice report, er, article. Glad Show Us Your Quiver is continuing. I get a kick outta seeing what everyone is riding and their experiences.

Capra
39 weeks ago

Don't really care about other people's quivers or what anyone thinks about mine... It's a bit too self-indulgent if you ask me.

piss_shiver
39 weeks ago

I'm not sure Elizabeth was riding the motorcycle, but instead the author probably was telling of his experience meeting her on a solid day at OB. But yeah, chicks on bikes as a premise....YUM YUMS

piss_shiver
39 weeks ago

Capra are you asking for a feature? Because I think I could make it happen. and three boards is enough for some people. :) And not only that Capra, it's not just about the boards. It's a story about people. And people who surf O.B.. We're all special snowflakes. Or something.

Tenderloin tom
39 weeks ago

Well said Piss

friscohio
39 weeks ago

Indulge Capra, indulge! Give in to the hedonism that is Show Us Your Quiver. I'll show you mine if you show me yours. :)

Cazart
39 weeks ago

Elizabeth is good people. I liked her old M.R. though - I think she said she snapped it. :-(

P.S. +1 for snowflakes.

pickle_sf
39 weeks ago

this is my quiver and just to clarify... I don't drive motorcycles, I only ride on them! and I fall in love with a board and that's what I ride- for better or for worse- I'm openly neurotic about my comfort zone, hence my small quiver. I like how the story turned out and now everyone who reads it sees inside my room :)

greacen
39 weeks ago

Niiice!

Squid Lips
39 weeks ago

Nice lamp, pickle...

sharkturd
39 weeks ago

pickle, call me if you feel you need a room makeover. I'm not just a welder...I also do interior decorating. Dial: NEW-DIGS to realize the room of your dreams.

Capra
39 weeks ago

Like I said, I don't care. Just another "special snowflake's" opinion. I don't compare dicks, don't compare cars and don't compare quivers. ;)

piss_shiver
39 weeks ago

Well you're sizing up pretty well near as I can tell, which makes it more interesting. :) Really, it's about telling a story. Everyone has one. How you started surfing, why you surf. If you don't care about that, that's fine, but other people do. And that's the interest OBB tries to cater to, or something....You have your opinion. You don't give a shit about reading other people's stories, but I would ask you to just internalize why you go to the movies, or read books, since they're mostly stories (fiction or not) about people. If you still don't care about that kind of media, that's also fine. I can recommend some nice man pages. man 1 biff in terminal.app is a good start.

Capra
39 weeks ago

Keep on making assumptions and keep on voting me down for expressing an opinion.

sharkturd
39 weeks ago

yea, Capra, I feel ya man....not really into talkin the quiver thing either...not for reasons of self indulgence, but more due to board shape burn out. I'm just "over" surf industry's edict of needing a board for every conceivable condition. For me, a couple covers the gamut. But invariably, most surfers like to talk about their boards. Totally understandable. Fortunately there's a fair warning in the title, "show us your quiver" and guy's like us can just move on to a another post.

Righteousdewd
39 weeks ago

Capra, making a point about how you don't compare yourself to other golfers means you are comparing yourself to others in behavior. Its cool man. Just don't read 'em.

parkside
38 weeks ago

I love reading about the boards and personalities that surf the beach. They both tend to be unique. Great to see someone climb the LM to HH+ OB hill.

unfocused
38 weeks ago

when im surfing, i only ride one board

TL_lurker
38 weeks ago

Pickle_sf --- nice work. Have you recently added a blue fish to your quiver??

pickle_sf
38 weeks ago

Actually yes TL_lurker, that's me... I just got it this past weekend, been trying it down a little south ways. it's fantabulous!

friscohio
38 weeks ago

Good lurkin there TL.

Tenderloin tom
38 weeks ago

tell me about it!

sharkturd
38 weeks ago

better to lurke good then to feel good.

TL_lurker
38 weeks ago

Good for you pickle --- see ya in the water. :)

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