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I just got around to posting some photos from our surf expedition in Costa Rica. Most of the pictures were taken with a disposable camera. The good ones were taken by friends we met at the camp.
The trip back was very mostly uneventful. I had Simon’s laptop with me so I was able to [...]

I bought a new hat today from a trendy surf store in town. It’s red.
Here’s a recap of the past few days:

Wake up & go to morning surf lesson.
Breakfast.
Hang out at camp; read books & chat.
Lunch, usually just across the road.
Surf again in the afternoon.
Dinner.

There are of course some minor variations in this schedule, such [...]

I’m getting the hang of this surfing thing. Yesterday I attended a surf seminar on “surf ettiquette”. The seminar took place in the bar and drinks were served.
Last night the rodeo was in town. It was truly a fantastic thing and no one was even slightly injured! More on this later; possibly with pictures and [...]

Did you know that Ricardo is Spanish for Richard. Ricardo was our instructor and it caused no end of confusion. That’s a lie, there was no confusion, one of us was a better surfer; but I won’t tell you which one.
We arrived in Liberia (the city) last night and went out for casados. A cassado [...]

Current Conditions: -6° C, cloudy.
I’m still in Ottawa, we don’t leave until tomorrow morning. Expect some intermittent updates from either myself or Simon.
In the meantime, here’s my idea for a study. Look at the overall e-mail statistics for a company, and compare this to the stock price, or yearly revenue. Here are some things you [...]