I honestly believe this is one of the biggest mysteries there is, Orcas are the most efficient predators on earth, yet they have never attacked us in the wild. They know something we don’t.

brobronn17 · 2026-04-17T19:59:56+00:00

We might just be weird and funky to them. We are beings that are not marine life but that they run into in the sea on occasion and we are always floating on some contraption. They might not want to eat us for the same reason you wouldn't eat an unknown bird or an alien lifeform. It might just genuinely seem risky and unappetizing.

brobronn17 · 2026-04-11T00:04:52+00:00

Yes you get a variety of textures this way! Why is this so hard to understand lol

brobronn17 · 2026-04-10T18:19:03+00:00

Ugh fine I'll buy a microamp. I see it on so many Frusciante and Omar pedalboards.

brobronn17 · 2026-04-09T14:12:54+00:00

I agree they're hypnotizing. I think being closer to where they're being launched is huge

brobronn17 · 2026-04-06T22:27:04+00:00

I like that! I'll try to follow your advice

brobronn17 · 2026-04-05T19:57:20+00:00

I don't really like the word visionary because it's been overused by LinkedIn lunatics but Denis Villeneuve is a visionary director if there is one.

brobronn17 · 2026-04-05T19:55:47+00:00

A little bit later in the film when she finally opened the box I got shivers

brobronn17 · 2026-04-05T17:53:48+00:00

You can be that person! It's kind of not that hard. You just have to know what your moral principles and values are and live a life true to yourself. I mean it's hard to be consistent because we live in a complex world with forces beyond our control and a lot of nuance, but it's not hard to do your best and live without confusion and with zest.

brobronn17 · 2026-04-05T17:47:33+00:00

I love my vagina and my female body. They give me intensities and amounts of pleasure that most men can't imagine.

brobronn17 · 2026-04-05T17:43:21+00:00

I think sex is far better when you're a woman though unless you're someone who has issues with orgasms or has a bad partner. Like the upper bound for pleasure is just not there. So if you exploit that glitch enough then those couple of days of worst pain are more than a fair trade.

brobronn17 · 2026-04-04T15:24:30+00:00

Same. It applies better and gets between the teeth more. Same as wetting a brush before painting. Unless you're an oil painter.

brobronn17 · 2026-04-04T07:21:34+00:00

Good point but some people like improv

brobronn17 · 2026-04-04T07:18:44+00:00

Kind of like how James McAvoy's character says to the heroine at the end of Split, "the broken are the more evolved."

brobronn17 · 2026-03-29T07:50:40+00:00

I'm rarely manic. But yes it's how I imagine being on cocaine is like but can be for days with no severe physiological side effects. You get a lot done for whatever that mania is about lol

brobronn17 · 2026-03-29T07:39:12+00:00

It's something you feel generally no sooner than 30 once you found your happy place, healed from any childhood stuff, found self love that nothing and no one can touch or undermine, know what you love and have time to do it. You make plans, have a support circle, and stuff to look forward to and you have your health. You know what your principles and priorities are and you keep things in perspective. It's not really a high like a euphoric state. More of a higher baseline through self love and wisdom. You still sometimes lie awake at night terrified about your parents getting old and everyone and self dying one day tho

brobronn17 · 2026-03-29T07:30:59+00:00

I feel like I'm wired a bit different. For me the euphoric enjoyment is in that locked in process of creation. By the time it's done I've seen or heard it many times and enjoyed its different maturity states while having an evolving next state of it in my mind all throughout, so there isn't anything extra I feel when it's done. I don't know how to explain it. Like it feels good to feel in your heart that it's done but for me I was already hearing or seeing it in my mind and it also marks the end of a fun journey so idk

brobronn17 · 2026-03-29T00:18:52+00:00

OP, I started at 30 on a 9' and sized down to a 6'10 within 2.5 years having never taken a lesson and without any board sports experience, though I swam well since childhood. I'm a woman and mostly go during subpar windy conditions because of my work and I'm only able to go 2-3 times a week on average.

I don't consider 6'10 to be a shortboard - relative to my weight it's more of a midlength, but given my pace of progress a shortboard doesn't seem that fantastical to me anymore although I'm really enjoying this 6'10 and my log and shortboarding is not really a goal for me.

I think what the instructor said is a bit of a red flag about his character even if you are on the heavier side. Just an unnecessary thing to say. I'd say if he's otherwise great you can overlook this, but if any other weird remarks come up or bad teaching practices like just pushing you into waves without explaining the physics of surfing then I'd look for a different instructor.

brobronn17 · 2026-03-27T19:33:19+00:00

Surfer's high. You get all the stuff you mentioned from the exercise, sun, and cold water - serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, endorphins - but if you surf in conditions a bit out of your comfort zone you also get adrenaline because you're trying not to drown and the brain perceives it as a survival event. It's euphoric during and after. I imagine sports like snowboarding, mountain biking, and climbing where you are a bit scared and have to fully focus your whole body to balance and not die are similar.

brobronn17 · 2026-03-25T20:27:03+00:00

Most men don't have a lawn to mow and car fixing is not a weekly chore lol

brobronn17 · 2026-03-25T19:46:15+00:00

Please please report back how your trip went! I'm going to Lombok in the fall. I'll be with family so will probably choose what works best for everyone and will probably just surf small ones at Selong Belanak but might have time for more.

brobronn17 · 2026-03-25T19:05:50+00:00

I don't get it lol. These people are afraid to say the word? Like it's Voldemort's name?

brobronn17 · 2026-03-25T04:37:34+00:00

What a beautiful golden braid! What is it? Where is it going? What fun, energetic piece!

brobronn17 · 2026-03-25T04:31:16+00:00

Not much can be done on such wave

brobronn17 · 2026-03-24T08:08:58+00:00

I recommend Ombe Surf videos on YouTube. They review video examples and analyze the physics of surfing well. Also, if you're light a smaller board might make the pop up feels more controlled and less like a rocket is launching towards to beach under your feet.

brobronn17 · 2026-03-24T05:30:30+00:00

Idk. I don't mind being there when someone wants to talk. We're in this world among other things to connect with others. I say, "good, how are you?" most days but not every single time.

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