Posted by IsoM on August 27, 2002, at 0:23:44
In reply to Re: about the ocean... » IsoM, posted by ~Alii~ on August 26, 2002, at 19:57:41
I couldn't do something like that. I'm claustophobic - managable in normal life but something like that would put me into total death-panic. I hate closing doors at home, sleep with my bedroom door & windows open, stuff like that. I think one reason the ocean is so attractive is the sheer openness & far off distant horizon - infinite.
Isn't listening to the waves magical? I lived two blocks from the beach when I was younger - the happiest time of my life. I was at the beach almost every day most of the day. I had to be dragged home at night. Now I live 30-40 miles from it. Property near the ocean is very expensive & hard to find, especially as I'd like to be able to buy instead of renting forever. Oh well, outside my bedroom window are some poplar trees (like aspen) whose leaves make a water-like noise with the slightest breeze. It soothes me in place of the waves.
I sure can imagine getting tangled in the kelp while surfing. It's what sea otters use to anchor themselves. But then when I watch shows like that, I imagine myself more an animal than person. How long you been surfing & how high are the faces of the waves you ride? Man, that's a beautiful sport - the type I love, no competition except with yourself.
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