#100 - the perfect day

well, no, today wasn't the perfect day. in fact i don't think i've ever had the perfect day, which is okay, because if you had a perfect day then it might kinda suck knowing that every day after that wouldn't be as perfect as that day was. but that's besides the point because it's probably not ever possible to even have the "perfect" day. but that's okay too because those almost perfect days are still damn good to have and then at least you know you can have a lot of them because they'll only be almost perfect and not completely perfect so you don't have to worry about the days that come after that sucking.

anyway, my sundays have been pretty free because i don't have tennis lessons for a few months (they're re-surfacing the courts so until that's done tennis is on hiatus), so today i went surfing. i know, it's freezing my ass off cold but the sun was out so i thought i'd chance it. i'm way glad i did because even though i WAS freezing my ass off, i had a great time. the waves were pretty wind-whipped so even though it was a pretty sweet swell the wind was pushing my huge board all over the place so i kept getting pushed off the waves. then it started raining a bit, i wanted to hold out for the sun but i was absolutely frickin' freezing my 'nards off and the damn wind would not for crap's sake stop blowing so it was a short day. but still a good day. i re-discovered some music from a few years ago in grad school. my friend made me a jack johnson cd to help me celebrate finishing comps (the comprehensive final exams) and it really impressed on me the kind of life i want to be leading.

i was driving down kam hwy with the north shore in my sights and "better together" was playing, just those first guitar notes does something don't you think? it sets the mood so great, calms the nerves, makes you think back to what's really important and, more importantly, what's really not important. and i realize (as i've realized many times before but seem to constantly forget) that i like the person i am when i go surfing. it brings peace. i'm not sure if it's the ocean water, the exercise of surfing and paddling, the getting away from everything else, or the uv radiation doing the trick but i like the way i feel... the kind of thoughts and feelings i have, the way i carry myself, and the way i approach the world after i go surfing. i makes the rest of my day better.

so maybe i should go surfing everyday huh? well, that would make everyday seem somewhat perfect at least... so what would my perfect day look like? it could be something like this:

- wake up with the sunrise, take the dog for a quick walk/jog
- make breakfast, take a quick glance at the morning paper
- head down to the beach (preferrably i'd be living on the north shore, so it wouldn't be too much of a trip) for an early morning surf session (but not too early, don't wanna be shark bait)
- take a shower and head to work (on my perfect day i'd have a job that starts later so i'd have the morning time to myself)
- go to work (why does my perfect day include work? well, even though it's not the most preferred way to spend my time, it does make you feel like part of the world, like you're making a contribution, y'know?)
- sushi for lunch?
- home early from work, maybe a quick trip to the gym to workout for a bit
- if i skipped the gym, get in some tennis
- go out to dinner with my girl (on my perfect day my girl would be eliza dushku... or maybe ana ivanovic), or maybe eat in, have some japanese comfort food, do a little sukiyaki at the table and a cup of green tea for dessert
- go to bed early ('cause the sun drains you) and feel those waves again when i close my eyes

that'd be pretty sweet...