Prompted to be Sweeeeeet!

Summary

An enthusiast shares their experience and love for boogie boarding, reflecting on surf culture and the joy it brings, despite not being a surfer.

Abstract

The article titled "Prompted to be Sweeeeeet!" is a personal reflection on the joys of boogie boarding, inspired by a sweet story from "The Brain is a Noodle." The author, though not a surfer, found a connection to the surfing community through boogie boarding, an activity they describe using surf lingo like "barreled" and "pitted." Despite missing out on surfing during their youth, the author embraces boogie boarding as their way of engaging with the ocean and surf culture. They consider it an equivalent to "cool" or "lit" experiences, expressing that there's never a bad day when spending time in the water. The piece concludes with a playful nod to a poetry prompt challenge and a list of individuals tagged in the article, suggesting a sense of community and shared experiences among water sports enthusiasts.

Opinions

The author expresses a sense of regret for not learning to surf in their youth but has found enjoyment in boogie boarding as a consolation.
Boogie boarding is portrayed as a fun and engaging activity, using various terms like "sweeeeet," "gnarly," and "bitchin'" to convey its appeal.
There is an acknowledgment that surfing has a unique language and culture, which the author admires and partially adopts through boogie boarding.
The author seems to have a lighthearted and self-deprecating sense of humor, referring to themselves as a "gremmie sponger" and using emojis to emphasize their enthusiasm for the water and the surfing community.
The article suggests that the author values the experience of being in the ocean and the sense of community among water sports enthusiasts, as indicated by the tagging of various individuals at the end of the piece.

Not so Sweeeeeet, but OK

I missed out on the cool of surfing, a lasting aftereffect of a misspent youth, even though I lived near the beach growing up. Not being able to surf is still a bummer, one of my few regrets in life.

In the last few years though I’ve taken up boogie boarding, also called “body boarding” by some adults attempting to sound less childlike about their somewhat-less-cool-than-surfing activity.

The Sweeeeeet! Part

I boogie board because it’s sweeeeet! That’s the same as “cool” or “lit” or “dank” or even “bitchin’” or “neato” if you’re a person of a certain age.

I’ve been “barreled” and “pitted” while boogie boarding just like the cool guy above is attempting to describe. But mostly, I’m happy riding closeout waves and just getting salty. As we say, “there’s never a bad day in the water.”

So thanks Lucy The Eggcademic (she/her) for including this gremmie* sponger** in your prompt.

It’s gnarly dude … and sweeeeeet!

Oops, just realized this is supposed to be a poetry prompt. Maybe Lucy will let it slide. We’ll see.

🤙 🌊 🤙 🌊 🤙 🌊 🤙 🌊 🤙 🌊 🤙 🌊 🤙 🌊 🤙 🌊 🤙 🌊 🤙 🌊 🤙

*gremmie = beginner

**sponger = another name for a boogie boarder

Prompted to be Sweeeeeet!

By a sweet story in The Brain is a Noodle

Sweeeeeet Surf Lingo

Not so Sweeeeeet, but OK

The Sweeeeeet! Part

A Sweet Surprise

Poetry Prompt: a sweet surprise