It's been almost two years since I last posted a "Sunday Surfing" post and back then it was more of a silly little thing, complete with simple little badges I created and gave to the bloggers I featured. I'm still going to feature great bloggers/writers, but I'm doing away with the pretentious badges. I want this to have more of a "pay it forward" type of vibe and less of a "cheesy blogger who fawns all over other bloggers" vibe. I'm mean, hell, if you still want me to come and fawn all over you, sure, I can manage that. I just won't be so cheesy about it. Genuine admiration for something that has impacted me, made me think, made me smile, or changed the way I perceive the world; is what this is all about.
Without further ado, how 'bout we get on with the show?
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I'm not sure when I first started reading Britt...a couple of years ago maybe? I don't even recall how I found her. I didn't read her very regulaly and I commented even less (to be honest, I don't comment very often any more on anyone's blogs because a.) no time b.) I can't think of something to say without sounding trite or redundant!), but I appreciated what I read. It wasn't until I read this post, The Ocean Doesn't Care, a few months ago that I started to read her more regularly and became a real admirer of Britt's.
Britt is the first person I have ever come across that gets it...she really gets it when it comes to the ocean and the way she feels about the ocean down in Florida is exactly the way I feel about my beloved Maine coastline; it centers me. She understands that it's this autonomous living, breathing thing, powerful and goes on and on regardless of what happens around it. And Britt gets it.
You have no idea how wonderful it was to finally find someone who knows what it's like to stand at the edge of the seemingly endless indigo depths of the ocean and feel centered and at peace. The ocean doesn't care that I see myself as an abject screw-up, that others see me as less than because I am more than what's considered ideal or perfect, it doesn't care that I've been divorced twice and married three times, and it doesn't give a crap that I am constantly taking three steps forward and then slipping one or two backward (Coke, they name is EVIL!)...it simply doesn't care. It's always there, singing it's song to the cerulean sky above and sandy shore at it's side and holding me firmly to the place where I feel my best.
Britt is genuine, funny, fearless and someone I think you'd like to get to know.
OK so truth be told, I have just discovered this blog but I spent no less than two hours the other night out there, laughing loud enough to wake up Gareth and get one of "those looks" from him. You know the ones I'm talking about! That right there told me that I absolutely had to share this hidden gem with you guys.
I'm not sure how to describe Josh so I'll cut and paste from his "Yours Truly" page because honestly, the line about the tampon gun sent me over the edge.
"Hi there, I’m Josh. Some of you might know me as kaost, or the guy who once climbed a clock tower and started shooting mommy bloggers with a semi-automatic-air-powered-tampon-gun, or maybe you remember me as the guy who once towel snapped your ass three times with a shamwow. That would be me, unless, of course, you’re like 7 ft tall now and still pissed off about it. Then dude, that totally wasn’t me.
I’m kind of a big deal you know. I have about 3 twitter followers, I’m probably facebooks most hidden friend and stupid Google doesn’t even acknowledge my existence."
He's funny and his photos of his adorable boys are darling and if he doesn't make you laugh, then you probably have an incurable disease of the medulla oblongata and if that's the case, I feel terribly sorry for you. I think we're going to be seeing a lot more of Josh around the blogosphere...and hey Josh, you might wanna keep that tampon gun close at all times - sometimes us mommy-bloggers could use a shot to the head to help deflate the egos!
A few of my favorite posts of his so far are, "Twilight is Ruining My Marriage", "Another Unusual Day at the Park", and "Hurry Up and Smell It Before Mom Comes Home!"
That's all I have time for today! Too much surfing makes a mommy cross-eyed and leaves her family wondering just where the heck dinner is!
Take some time to go and visit Britt and Josh and be sure and tell them I sent you!
Hang ten!
