timothylong

war in november? must read.

drip by drip. a rather excellent appraisal of the ever-expanding beast of modern consumerism.

1. thou shalt not abuse flash.
2. thou shalt not hide content.
3. thou shalt not clutter.
4. thou shalt not overuse glassy reflections.
5. thou shalt not name your web 2.0 company with an unnecessary surplus or dearth of vowels.
6. thou shalt worship at the altar of typography.
7. thou shalt create immersive experiences.
8. thou shalt be social.
9. thou shalt embrace proven technologies.
10. thou shalt make content king.

i’m quite certain i will be obtaining a pair of these.

so, being the wave riding junkie that i am, i felt compelled to write about one of the coolest experiences i’ve had since i started surfing.

surfing salt creek on a regular basis, you are often privied to sharing lineups with your favorite pros. laguna beach is home to a huge number former (and current) top 44 guys: donavon frankenreiter, pat o’connell, mike parsons, mike losness to name a few. last night, a friend and i were trading waves on an empty peak on the south side of the beach, and over paddles tom curren; the most beloved surfer of all time, to sit next to us and share waves.

on a surfboard? no. he was on a boogie board. that’s right. a bright red, costco-made boogie board with a giant crease down the middle. no fins. i about died. the one guy who advocates “riding anything” and actually rides a boogie.

needless to say, i couldn’t take my eyes off of him. in the eyes of a surfer, tom curren is royalty. and to trade waves with a guy i’ve seen only in surf movies my entire life (at my home break, no less) was a dream come true.

emil kozak, alex trochut, pokelondon, matt clark.

so, in the interest of following doctor’s orders and finding an occasional alternative to my exorbitant coffee habit, i’ve begun to rekindle my love for loose leaf tea. teany.com has all the goods.

i recommend the golden nepal and HIGHLY recommend their lichee, if they still have it.

fake london // boogie art.

so, according to barack obama, iran does not pose a serious threat to the US. his reasoning: because they spend only a fraction of what the united states does on military resources.
this man is not to be taken seriously. he is a fool, and has, to say the very least, a child’s understanding of unconventional (vs. conventional) warfare and of foreign policy.
quick question, mr. obama: how much money do you think the 9/11 hijackers invested in their box cutters?

it is a travesty of elephantine proportions that i cannot afford an iphone and be able to partake in its newest feature: google reader. being as i am the biggest google reader loser in the history of the application, i feel that i should be able to test this feature and give it the timothy long stamp of awesomness.

i will be starting a fund to which any loving person can donate, if you so wish to help me become whole again.