Since International Surfing Day was yesterday (duh), and the next episode of Curl Girls comes out on Monday, I thought now would be a good time to give you a mini-tutorial about the world of women’s surfing.

Think of me as your own personal Lisa (Kelly LeBrock) from Weird Science. I have much to teach you. So put your bras on your heads, and let’s get started. By the way, this information will be useful whether you want to be a surfer girl or just want sit on the beach and hold a surfer girl's towel. It’s up to you.

First, let’s review some of the top women surfers in the world, starting with top-ranked Australian Stephanie Gilmore: … continue reading

Curl Girls just premiered this week, and while I know Malinda didn't like the show, judging by your comments I'm closer to the rest of you in kinda digging it. Maybe it's because I've seen all six episodes, and it gets better as it goes along (although sadly, one cannot say the same about Jessica's ability to utter a grammatically correct sentence).

The whole surfing competition angle didn't really interest me, partly because most of these women are casual surfers at best — it's not like watching Kate Bosworth or Michelle Rodriguez (or their stunt doubles) ride a pipe on Hawaii's North Shore. (On the other hand, we're not forced to watch any of the Curl Girls women clean up used condoms in hotel rooms, either.)

I just get a kick out of watching a reality show all about queer women, even if the plot's a little on the thin side. A bunch of attractive women talking everything to death, hooking up occasionally (after a lot of talking), and surfing once in awhile? Who needs a strong plot? (See Work Out for proof). If I have to suffer through a summer of "cougars" and kittens" battling it out for a bachelor who looks like a ferret, I need some kind of lesbian relief!

And I can't say I don't recognize some of my friends in these women. As bad machine says in her very funny recap of the first episode, "There's sure to be a hookup, a breakup, a fight or two, some unnecessary crying, judgmental trash talk and lots of attitude. Or, as I like to call it, Saturday night." Damn, I hate it when she's funnier than I am.

Gingi is the Curl Girl who seems to get the most attention, both from the camera and the other women.

She actually seems pretty cool, and I like the fact that she doesn't give in to the occasional bi-phobic comments (the rest of the women are lesbians), although her inexplicable attraction to Jessica does make me question her judgment. This scene where Gingi is introduced to the other women on the beach is pretty funny for its complete lack of pretense, as the women all comment lasciviously on her physical appearance: … continue reading