Clearly understood... It took me a couple of months to learn to stand up - but I did it the hard way... I only had a short board... 6'8".
If you get your hands on a long board (the longer the better) you'll have much better success learning faster. ;)
When "the big one" comes, they say that Arizona will be the new California... After Cali drops into the ocean! :O
Haha, no holding my breath for that one.