Got home from work and had to do the Null 2011 taxes so Liz would finish up our taxes. That took awhile and halfway through I got a frantic call from 303 wanting more boards ASAP. I wasn’t really planning on skating, but a trip to Denver to sell boards and skate sounded fun. A quick call to Carleigh who is pretty much always down to skate anything and we were off. We met Chad at 303 then headed to the 12th Ave hill to start out. I blew it by not being at the starting line when the light when off and had to sit at the light like an idiot. Cool. I hate how timid I am at the start of sessions these days wondering if my knee is gonna act up. We got kicked out of the art center area before we even snapped our tails. Across the way to the library where we lasted a bit. I was just pushing along as was Carleigh and Chad is nosebonking benches. We did some slappy grinds, wallrides on the beams, etc. Then cruised around looking at some stuff before ending up at the grated manny pad where we lasted awhile. Carleigh was doing wallrides on a 90 sculpture as well as ollieing into/out of the grate. Chad and I were trying lines starting across the street. He would start with switch back 180 up the curb all steezy and then do some crazy good stuff after that I couldn’t really see. I got a line of front 180 up the curb, f/s halfcab flip on flat, ollie in ollie out then a kickflip on flat. I wanted to b/s flip into the street, but traffic prevented that. I got close to another line of front shove up the curb (which took me awhile), ollie in, front 180 out, but slammed and we got the boot. Around the corner we found a crazy banked red curb that Chad front tailed for about 10 feet. I couldn’t slide it even one foot. My arthritis was messing with me. It makes everything harder and makes me feel less coordinated than I already am. Carleigh might have done a couple little back tails on it. We ended up at ‘the only spot in denver‘ yet again. Some old man was there telling us he saw 20 skaters there the day before and “none of them could land shit.” Ha. I told him he was gonna be even more disappointed if he watched us. Chad did manage to kickflip a white pillar in front of him, but he still thinks we should magically be grinding the benches that are skate stopped. Funny stuff. I almost got my manual, powerslide, boardslide line in a couple tries. Carleigh upgraded her best tailslide at the spot. I wanted to ollie one of the white posts and started on the mission. Chad was trying to hype me up with a b/s flip (seriously though if Chad of all people can b/s flip it surely I could ollie it right? ha no) and it took him awhile. It’s ok because I could not commit to the ollie to save my life. So awkward. Chad got a perfect b/s flip and I didn’t get his back. He then rattled off switch heel (first try), nollie half cab (first try) and heelflip before I finally put down the worst ollie ever that somehow cleared the post and didn’t break the tail off in the landing. Whew. I was so sore. I haven’t jumped that much in months. Glad I got it though. Thanks for waiting Carleigh and Chad.