Inspired by Des Larson' s song "Waste my Life", I feel inspired to write this blog. It's a strange time to be human, everything seems so uncertain. We are waking up to the impact we've had on the planet and realizing we cannot continue on the same path of consumerism if we want anything to be left for future generations. We have only to look at the popular teen trilogy "Hunger Games" as a sign of our collective head space. Popular culture has always been a sign of the time. So, if we are in fact headed for some serious change does that mean we should be conservative in our life choices? I think not!
Carpe diem, make the most of the present moment! The way I see it, we have two choices. Sit on the couch with a bag of Dorritos
and think we coulda, woulda, shoulda... Or we take this opportune moment to push ourselves to achieve some of the things on our bucket list. Remember all that cheesy stuff from your high school yearbook? Maybe we should have a little revisit to that time when all seemed possible and we where inspired to get going on it. So get out there! Start small and work your way to fantastic. Pretend your into astrology and this is your horoscope.
The position of the moon and stars indicate that you should wake the fuck up. Ha, ha, ha...
Seriously, I know there something or someone you've always wanted to do, do it. You can blame my stupid blog later:)
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Maui Madness
I was recently fortunate enough to get an assignment on Maui. Hawaii is all time. Best surfing, fresh seafood, good coffee, basically paradise. But to be working there is game changing. Could this be a regular gig or have I lucked upon a dream assignment. Maybe a little of both.
It's pretty easy to make video and photos of tropical paradise look good, especially if you add the ocean into the mix. I was covering the sport of outrigger canoeing. Hawaii have been paddling outrigger canoes for centuries but it's a relatively fringe sport in North America. In Hawaii they often paddle the outrigger canoes between islands. By using the trade winds and the swell to there advantage they can surf the canoes across the large channels faster than human power alone.
It's easy to see the strong connection Hawaiians have to the ocean. Locals will often spend hours watching whales, surfing waves or just fishing at the beach. I believe that in order to find the spirit of Aloha you must go into the Ocean at least once a day:)
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