Took a walk up to the Santa Monica Pier for the annual paddleboard races. Not really that exciting but it is kinda funny to see a bunch of people standing up in the middle of the ocean. At certain points you don’t see the boards and it just looks like people are out there walking around. Of all the wave related sports out there this is probably the first one I would ever try.
I’ve never been much of a soccer fan. Growing up it was the only sport I was halfway decent at, but I hated playing it. I did enjoy watching the World Cup though and surprisingly really enjoyed the live game this past week when I went to see the LA Galaxy vs FC Dallas. The match was a playoff game so maybe there was more intensity in the air than usual, but the crowd was great and the atmosphere was really cool. David Beckham and Landon Donovan were noticeably better than everyone else on the “pitch”, but LA still managed to loose badly.
When I was growing up the concept of a skatepark for kids was completely out of question. Instead skaters had to make do in parking lots and urban areas. So, the Venice Skatepark is sort of interesting for me every time I walk past it since its littered with little kids flying around. Seems like access to the skate park is as easy as wearing a brightly colored shirt.
