25.10.09

100 Things to Love

100.) Nutrition

99.) Claro Walnut

98.) The Circassian Forest

97.) Cast Bronze

96.) 70 year old, 30 inch thick polish butcher block tables

95.) My Porter Airlines stewardess; her spiked thigh high leather boots, waffling upturned trenchcoat collar, precociously tilted hat, and smeared red lipstick as she poured me a complimentary tallboy of Steamwhistle.

94.) The concept of Yoga

93.) Ultralight Aircraft and what they represent to the modern man, if anything

92.) Toronto

91.) Natalie & Emma

90.) Tri Plane Hulls

89.) Arboriculture

88.) Coldwater Reefbreaks at Sun-up

87.) Secret Drawers

86.) Mischief

85.) Animalia Hardware

84.) Nymphomania Lifestyle

83.) Werewolf Delusions

82.) My Laugh

81.) Don’s Laugh

80.) My Mom’s Laugh

79.) My Girlfriend’s Laugh

78.) Moonlit Elk Crossings

77.) A big, juicy dump

76.) Liberating trapped farts

75.) Watching a cold, dead turkey have its guts fisted out

74.) 22s in ma shoes

73.) Fresh bed sheets

72.) “First of the Month” as performed by Bone, Thugz & Harmony

71.) The manic escalation of unyielding pandemonium

70.) Dirty Projectors – Stillness is the Move

69.) The Orchards

68.) The pecky greens, solid whites, creamy pinks, dank purples, and ephemeral yellows of fruitwoods

67.) The truly exhibition grade qualities of marble and fiddleback grain in well-bookmatched tonewoods

66.) Andrew Poynter @ A&M Specialty Woods in Cambridge, Ontario

65.) Mike and Brad @ Grain Surfboards in York, Maine

64.) The Redwoods

63.) The Promise of 180 Degrees South

62.) The Freshness of a New Project

61.) Procrasturbation

60.) Christopher, Robyn

59.) John and Kai Thompson’s workshop on the Island

58.) Our ability to create and enjoy Music

57.) Our capacity for Happiness

56.) Our passion for Crafstmanship

55.) When a friend really fucking gets you

54.) The 10’ Waterlog

53.) Roasted Corn, Oyster Mushrooms, Chorizo Sausage, Goat Cheese, Rosemary, Oregano, Red Chili Flakes, and S&P Pizza.

52.) Cod Liver Oil

51.) Half Days

50.) October Camping

49.) Not having to meet a bear in his own territory

48.) Meeting a bear in his own territory

47.) Coffin Factory sung by The Mumlers

46.) Trestle Tables

45.) “Anybody want a peanut?”

44.) Augustin Lesage paintings

43.) Palapas

42.) Open Shelves as opposed to Cabinets

41.) British Columbia

40.) The Fraser Valley

39.) The trade of a Luthier – builders of the world’s instruments

38.) Palo Samko

37.) Pulled Pork Poutine

36.) Midday weekend breaks from the workshop to have a cold beer and brisk stroll

35.) The aroma of freshly sawn black cherry

34.) Applewood smoked cheddar

33.) Smelling like a campfire

32.) My girlfriend’s cooking

31.) My twin sister

30.) Pete’s tent platform and canoe on a lake full of mansions and mastercrafts

29.) Pacifica madrona

28.) Non extractive utility of natural resources

27.) Lykke Li

26.) George, Washington

25.) The indescribable concepts inherent to Wabi Sabi

24.) Tenurobu Fujimori

23.) Juicy Pears

22.) Iron and Wood

21.) The hour of gloaming

20.) Egyptian Goggles

19.) A quiet alarm clock

18.) Waking up without an alarm clock

17.) The Eastside Culture Crawl

16.) The Beatty Street Wood Co-op

15.) Corey Arnold Human Animals Photo Essay

14.) Mondays at a job you love

13.) Weekend breaks from a job you love

12.) Rhode Island School of Design

11.) The many accents of Ross Ferguson and Rob McLoughlin

10.) “You the Best” by Drake – sung by my girlfriend

9.) Peeing, showering and brushing your teeth at the same time

8.) Workboots

7.) Smiling girls

6.) The puppy, Luna, at my current jobsite and her bewildered glee when she sees me

5.) Friends doing good things

4.) 6am kettle calls

3.) Possibility

2.) My childhood, or what I remember from it

1.) Treasure

10.10.09

Happy Thanksgiving





I've always admired Dave Rastovich's endeavors. From his heavy involvement and leadership with the anti-whaling campaign around the world - to his experimental approach to surfing all sorts of crafts, Dave is someone who has continually brought a positive energy and influence to the Oceans. Undoubtedly he is one of the top few surfers to watch in the world, whether he is pushing the uppermost boundaries of progressive shapes or taking faded royal Hawaiian finless relics and surfing them at bohemoths like Waimea and Sunset. When I had an article published in the Surfers Path nearly 2 years ago, I had the honour of sharing space in surf history with Nick LaVecchia, Gerry Lopez, and Rasta to name a few. As humble as I wish I could be, I can't help but feel pride to share space in a small part of history, alongside the people I look up to.

Thanks for giving her a whirl, Dave.

Tickets for the 5'4 NakaWaka up at the STOKED Mentoring site