HAHAHA “REINVENTING THE SURF GIRL—> Now no need to show her face”…Seriously guys?!As having been an intern at SURFING Magazine in 2008-2009, I’m pretty disappointed in this ad… With all of the hard work women have put forward in order to be taken seriously in action sports…this is simply another slap in the face to female athletes everywhere. GET WITH IT SURF INDUSTRY.

HAHAHA “REINVENTING THE SURF GIRL—> Now no need to show her face”…Seriously guys?!

As having been an intern at SURFING Magazine in 2008-2009, I’m pretty disappointed in this ad… With all of the hard work women have put forward in order to be taken seriously in action sports…this is simply another slap in the face to female athletes everywhere. GET WITH IT SURF INDUSTRY.

Posted on April 23, 2012

Tags: blog


Have you seen this?! Have you heard about this?!
The 2nd best thing to Mexico ;) Come out and jam with us!

Have you seen this?! Have you heard about this?!

The 2nd best thing to Mexico ;) Come out and jam with us!

Posted on April 16, 2012

Tags: news blog


Had a blast taping this “Got Milk?” Commercial this past week :) Thanks to amazingly talented director Chris Anthony for being so awesome!

Posted on April 16, 2012

Tags: blog news video


"I like to think of it as: the songs are in the guitars"

— Bill Pfordresher

Posted on April 10, 2012

Dear full moon,

Between still having no voice from class on Wednesday, getting in a car accident literally 3 blocks from my house yesterday, receiving less than favorable results from The Great American Songwriting Contest on Tuesday, and repeatedly being told wrong directions during LA rush hour traffic this afternoon..I’d just like to say that you’ve somewhat jaded my work week.

also: F U. I got BETTER THINGS TO DO. I’m having fun this weekend.

Love (not so much),
Suzy

Posted on April 07, 2012

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SLIDE TWO of “Harassing/Convincing friends to visit you in CA!”

Judy Judith Sheindlin, lovingly aka “JUDGE JUDY,” has had the longest spanning reality television show ever. Spanning 16 seasons, the program has been touted as “a show where justice is dispensed at the speed of light.” JJ describes her father, a dentist, as “the greatest thing since sliced bread” and her mother as “a meat-and-potatoes kind of gal.” Her show has been reported to have 10 million viewers a day, an audience comprised of roughly 75% / 25% female to male ratio. Prior to the 14th season, when a jazzed version of a theme from Beethoven’s 5th Symphony was adopted as the show’s theme music, no changes were ever made to the program’s format. Notorious for her little tidbits of wisdom called “judyisms”, Judy laps up a life of sunshine and leisure in her huge f-ing house IN CALIFORNIA while defending the global the name of justice. Everywhere.
 — with Steve Heymann.

SLIDE TWO of “Harassing/Convincing friends to visit you in CA!

Judy Judith Sheindlin, lovingly aka “JUDGE JUDY,” has had the longest spanning reality television show ever. Spanning 16 seasons, the program has been touted as “a show where justice is dispensed at the speed of light.” JJ describes her father, a dentist, as “the greatest thing since sliced bread” and her mother as “a meat-and-potatoes kind of gal.” Her show has been reported to have 10 million viewers a day, an audience comprised of roughly 75% / 25% female to male ratio. Prior to the 14th season, when a jazzed version of a theme from Beethoven’s 5th Symphony was adopted as the show’s theme music, no changes were ever made to the program’s format. Notorious for her little tidbits of wisdom called “judyisms”, Judy laps up a life of sunshine and leisure in her huge f-ing house IN CALIFORNIA while defending the global the name of justice. Everywhere.

— with Steve Heymann.

Posted on April 05, 2012

Tags: blog


"Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them."

William Shakespeare

(via my incredibly talented teacher and friend, Benjamin Mathes)

Posted on April 04, 2012

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—my failed attempt at harassing my BFFL Steve Heymann into coming out to cali and paying me a visit this summer by convincing him all the cool kids are here. ..here goes nothing:


BEHOLD. In this first slide, we have writer/comedian/tv host Conan O’Brien. Well over 6 feet tall and of proud Irish Catholic decent, Conan by no means is a quintessential california hippy, surfer bro, or beach bum. In fact, he’s quite scared of the sun due to his fair complexion. A graduate of Harvard University known for his signature “ginger flip” hairstyle, he is a blatant democrat who does not participate in yoga, raw veganism or the use of words such as DUDE, GNAR, HELLA, or GROOVY (..well, maybe an occassional “groovy.”) Fun fact: In 2011, Conan was ordained as a minister by the Universal Life Church in order to legally be able to perform same sex marriages. He is happily married to his beautiful wife Liza, who is also a writer. Conan is alive and well living in his $10.5 mansion in Brentwood, Los Angeles…..IN CALIFORNIA.
 — with Steve Heymann
—my failed attempt at harassing my BFFL Steve Heymann into coming out to cali and paying me a visit this summer by convincing him all the cool kids are here. ..here goes nothing:
BEHOLD. In this first slide, we have writer/comedian/tv host Conan O’Brien. Well over 6 feet tall and of proud Irish Catholic decent, Conan by no means is a quintessential california hippy, surfer bro, or beach bum. In fact, he’s quite scared of the sun due to his fair complexion. A graduate of Harvard University known for his signature “ginger flip” hairstyle, he is a blatant democrat who does not participate in yoga, raw veganism or the use of words such as DUDE, GNAR, HELLA, or GROOVY (..well, maybe an occassional “groovy.”) Fun fact: In 2011, Conan was ordained as a minister by the Universal Life Church in order to legally be able to perform same sex marriages. He is happily married to his beautiful wife Liza, who is also a writer. Conan is alive and well living in his $10.5 mansion in Brentwood, Los Angeles…..IN CALIFORNIA.

— with Steve Heymann

Posted on April 04, 2012

Tags: blog


The life-changing Monterey Adventure !

hey guys,

I told myself I’d be blogging way more as my April(?) resolution. So here goes nothing..

This week I drove up to Monterey, CA which is a good 6 hour drive to fight a traffic ticket I received back in October. Mind you, the cop gave me a ticket for a bogus “illegal U-turn” the weekend of my birthday back on October 28th. He clearly saw on my license that I was A.) from out of town and B.) turning 23 in literally two days ….and still felt like being a dick and ruining my evening.

Upon walking into the courthouse in Monterey—which FYI—is the COOLEST courthouse building I have ever been in/around. HANDS DOWN. It was seriously uncrowded, air conditioned, clean, and not to mention an architect’s dream of assymetrical use of of dark wood. Figures. Monterey is so classy.

Anyways, upon walking in, the officer spotted me from across the room and made a bee line towards me, as if he was going to write me up for looking nervous and confused as well as overwhelmingly fascinated by the craftsmanship of the walls…

Instead, he goes:

“JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, MISS SKARULIS, IT IS YOUR LEGAL RIGHT TO KNOW THAT I HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE OF YOU IN VIOLATION OF A 3 POINT TURN BEFORE TRIAL BEGINS.”

Ok. you got me. It wasn’t exactly a U-turn. But that’s what I attempted. My turning radius is horrrendous in my car…like borderline embarassing. I can’t help it if songwriting hasn’t hit off to the point where I can go buy a brand new 2012  BMW and not feel horribly guilty about tossing the old faithful 2001 Honda (that is a matter of fact, completely paid off!)

Anyways, long and the short of it is, I walked in and proved to the judge that it was completely legal to do a U-turn at that intersection (or atleast attempt one) while managing to publicly embarass the officer for being such a complete ass.

I know right? I WON AT TRAFFIC COURT! THIS NEVER HAPPENS.

To celebrate, I of course hit up the Monterey Bay Aquarium. If you remember, we got to see this place last year on the West Coast Tour… and WOW. This time it really grounded me. I wasn’t expecting it to be so lifechanging, especially since I knew the in’s and the out’s of the place from last year. Still, it hit me: how every so often I forget how much I find the ocean to be home; to be the life-source of my creativity—it’s crazy. I honestly felt like I was in AVATAR.

Living up in the hustle and bustle in LA sure is motivating, but to be truthful, I felt the most at home in that aquarium I have felt ever since I moved out to California..like almost more than Windansea status. In those few hours with my fingers up against the glass, I just stared at wildlife simply coexisting in the ocean: the inhale and exhale of life (and in warm water for once), a peacefulness unable to be interrupted,  and on top of it all  the breathtaking beauty that was perfect just as is. It reminded me of where I’m from and of what is really important to me. Both Florida and Hawaii are such a part of how I was raised…but at the same time, so is all this music/acting jazz. I’ve always been able to take the ocean for granted. Anyway, the aquarium demanded that I slow down and check in with myself—to make sure I’m paying attention to what really matters to me in my life………….weird right?

HEY. I’m a beach girl, what can I say?

xoxoxoxo

Posted on March 29, 2012

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"You’re too level-headed to be a songwriter."

— California Associate Justice

Posted on March 23, 2012

Tags: blog