http://aaroncheckwood.transworld.net Just another transworld.net weblog Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:11:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, last time I wrote about the things people do without surfing thinking I would be actually participating myself...little did I know I would be sitting on a flat spell from hell entering it's fourth week (I think). Now I know how heroin addicts feel coming down off the shit...not ... http://aaroncheckwood.transworld.net/2009/01/03/bird-watching-is-the-new-surf-photography/ I love to watch people. It's what I do. I'm fascinated by what their lives consist of and if they're truly content. I always sit and ask myself, "What the heck do they do?" I mean, when they wake up on a Saturday morning what do they look forward to ... http://aaroncheckwood.transworld.net/2008/12/24/life-without-surfing/ I Love Film!  For a few years now I've spent a lot of time on the North Shore for the Triple Crown. However, this year, instead of the usual month-long marathon in Hawaii, I spent just one week, brought very little camera gear and clothes and everything else that makes it ... http://aaroncheckwood.transworld.net/2008/12/17/gettin-irie-on-the-checkylolo/ For years, Chris and I have been doing Broisms and we?ve even done offshoots such as Gnarisms and Braisms. But one I?ve always wanted to do (and can?t cause Chris won?t let me) revolves around my favorite word in the whole wide world?c?t. That?s right, I said it, c?t, c?t, ... http://aaroncheckwood.transworld.net/2008/11/12/time-to-introduce-c%e2%80%94tisms/ I constantly get the call from surfers and photographers alike: "Yo, Checky, bro, what do I have to do to get a shot?" Well, I'm here to tell you that it's all about the creativity...things have changed in the photography world and we here at TransWorld SURF are at the ... http://aaroncheckwood.transworld.net/2008/11/10/time-to-break-down-photography-trends-for-2009/ About three months ago my ears just started popping and closing up. My normal Doctor, Dr. T, sent me to La Jolla to see a specialist-Dr. Bone. Ha! Doctor Bone...get it? The funny thing was I saw my acupuncturist that morning and his name is Dr. Wang, so in one ... http://aaroncheckwood.transworld.net/2008/10/31/doctor-checky-says-wear-the-ear-plugs/ At the Lowers WCT I saw this dude wearing this shirt that said "The Truth" and wanted to steal it. Why? Because it's the name of my ping-pong serve, not an all-star forward from the Celtics. As you can see by my coworker's blogs there's been a lot of welts ... http://aaroncheckwood.transworld.net/2008/09/12/you-cant-handle-the-truth/ Our good friends at Chemistry surfboards are about two things: innovation and pleasing their female consumers. To prove it, they recently decided to unveil a fin they think will change the surfing world forever called the Wanged Keel. Designed by shaper Wally "Hot Chocolate" Puha, the fins performance is based ... http://aaroncheckwood.transworld.net/2008/09/03/is-that-a-fin-or-are-you-just-happy-to-see-me/ Fed up with the cruel, cruel world and the way it's treated him for being a Ranga, local photographer Eric Warner (ewarnerphoto.com) got fed up and took things into his own hands. The photo below is the result. I was alerted to this clever disguise by Chris Abad who gave ... http://aaroncheckwood.transworld.net/2008/09/02/hey-guys-does-this-disguise-work/ I was watching Drive Thru on Fuel, again, and it made me think of my favorite human on Earth-Greg Browning. A while back Chris Cote came back from the Dude Cruise trip with Ry Craike and was talking about a You Tube clip called The Legend Of Old Greg. Greg ... http://aaroncheckwood.transworld.net/2008/08/30/im-old-greg/