God I went surfing today and it felt so amazingly good. It has been about 6 months since I last short boarded. I was rusty on the first wave but after that It was old hat. There is nothing like dropping in and pumping a few times before doing a snap and throwing a spray of water. My friend and I almost did not go out because of the horrible onshore winds, but once out it was insanely fun. It just makes every problem melt away. All my qualms about the fandom and my place in it couldn't be further from my mind at this point.