world body surf

Just watched Endless Summer, the classic surf movie. I don't really care about surfing - most of what I know I learned from Beach Boys lyrics and Fast Times At Ridgemont High - but I know how to skateboard and I can appreciate how fucking hard it seems to surf. Anyway these two guys go to East Africa, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand in search of perfect waves, and it's all very entertaining thanks to the narrator and scenery. Oh, and Tahiti. I am dying to go to New Zealand, as every time I see it in a movie it is invariably gorgeous. But I also want to go to some beach somewhere in the world where it's gorgeous and blue and green and there's almost no people. That's my idea of heaven. (Seattle beaches are not very pleasant but there are few people, which I enjoy.)

i found this hilarious

"Methadone was originally developed by the Nazi's during World War II. When the supply of opium was cut off, Nazi smackheads like Goering wanted to avoid the possibility of withdrawal, so he instructed the German drug companies to produce a wholly synthetic opiate that didn't need to rely on the poppy. With typical Teutonic efficiency, the chemists came up with a drug that not only worked, but also lasted a long time. As a result, Methadone has become the drug of choice for doctors who are trying to help users manage their opiate dependency. Heroin wears off after a couple of hours, thus requiring several hits each day. Methadone, on the other hand, lasts anywhere between 24 and 72 hours, depending on the dose that you take and on your individual metabolism."

and this:

"Taken over a longer period, [Valium, Xanax, other benzos] can make you crazy. Besides becoming addicted, you can become paranoid, agoraphobic (frightened of leaving the house) or develop obsessive/compulsive patterns of behaviour. Still, if it ever happens to you, at least you've got the consolation of suspecting that it's probably a result of the weird, mind-bending drugs that you've been taking. Imagine how it must feel to be a straight housewife, getting a terrible habit with all these wierd side effects, which you got from the medicine that your doctor gave you to help you cope with the depression that you felt when you found your husband was fucking his secretary. Just a little something to help you sleep, my dear. Oooo-
eee-ooo!"

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