That first plunge under the shore break on a chilly fall morning. It forces a sound out of one's body that is kind of a whoo-ahhh! - shocking and refreshing all at once. You become acutely aware of your body and your surroundings, which is helpful when you're about to paddle out to sea.

Britney Spears. Because she's a girl, I wouldn't smack her - I'd lock her in a closet with poisonous spiders or something. Let her think about what she's doing to the youth culture of America.

I feel like a little kid who just walked into a candy store. I think that's something to smile about.

I follow a dairy-free and gluten-free diet, which can be challenging in some places.

Above our heads exists an infinity of unfathomable fantasiastics: and fields of future fireside fables trail close behind

Never underestimate a dumb question.

Music is a lot more like solving an intricate puzzle with moments of pure, random creative bliss... whereas painting is much more purely random creative bliss with moments of problem solving.