After a run to 303 I went skating on a really nice night. I felt like skating some random spots since I never seem to do that anymore. So I parked near Hazel and walked/pushed around for awhile. Had a fun little hill bomb into a garage. Checked out a couple things and ended up at this bench I’ve skated a couple times before. It was taller than I remembered and the cracks were infinitely worse than I remember. It took me awhile to work up the courage to boardslide it. Noseslides didn’t go as well as I had hoped. Crooks happened quick, but I couldn’t get a good one up on top. I didn’t skate it frontside because there was people working in the window where you would start. I cruised/walked around some more and hit a little gap Jason and I probably skated 20 years ago. It was over a curb and down about a 3 stair height drop. It took me a couple more tries than I wanted it to, but it was still fun. That was it for me. No flatground which is kinda weak, but whatever I had fun skating some random.

(setup 8.5″ null lazer deck, venture ftc 5.8s, doh dohs bushings (blue 88a barrel boardside one, yellow 92a roadside) no boardside washer, bones stf v1 pj 53mm wheels with all washers on the outside, new balance numeric 212 b/w size 11.5 with rubbery sti insoles)
(pain level 6/10)

On a nice morning I went over to the school with Ollie. We started on the curb. I had a few fun 50s and a great feeling front 5-0. Ollie followed me and did a nollie front tail. That was cool. I was sore and not wanting to do a whole lot so we started dorking around at this sign. We ended up being there for quite some time and it was so much fun. I don’t know how to document the tricks because they were so silly. Manuals while holding on to the poll were fun. Ollie was the first to get his board to the fence and back. Then he added the 360. So awesome. I had a no comply to tail, hold onto the poll shove back to tail. We were laughing. Sean showed up. Ollie took off and Sean and I played a game of curb SKATE. It was also fun. Lots of different axle stalls. Sean had the fakie and nollie ones to get me. I was happy to get a kicfklip axle stall to not get a letter. Also front nosepick to disaster to smith. We did backside nosepick to disaster to sugarcane too. Then it was off to Wilville. Ollie and Gabe joined us. Gabe can kickflip up curbs now. I did a couple manuals/nose manuals in before filming for awhile. Sean had a nice kickflip nose manual. Then I filmed Sean for a bit before an intense wind came in and ruined everything. We dorked around for awhile. Basically I just felt old and fell doing dumb stuff. Ollie, Gabe and Sean had fun doing some dorking.

(setup 8.5″ null lazer deck, venture ftc 5.8s, doh dohs bushings (blue 88a barrel boardside one, yellow 92a roadside) no boardside washer, bones stf v1 pj 53mm wheels with all washers on the outside, new balance numeric 212 b/w size 11.5 with rubbery sti insoles)
(pain level 6/10)

On a snowy morning Kevin and I went to 303 and then the sun came out and we went to Douglass. Some great people would join. Rob was there before us. Jack, Carleigh, Sean shortly after. Matt & Ed much later. I don’t really know where to begin on this one as so much was happening. Kevin, Rob and I were doing the line thing starting in the parking lot. Kevin front 50d the ledge first try. Rob got me hyped to do a no comply up the curb which felt extra rewarding. I went and messed around on the side for awhile. Almost got killed by a pit bull, but the owner saved me and left. I had fun run of kickflip the micro hip, 50 the micro ledge, 50 the somewhat taller ledge that Sean gapped out of. I thought I was ready for the big ledges and went and joined everyone. Jack was killing the ledge. I unknowingly joined a requirement to do noseslide to fakie. Rob was doing them in lines with fakie bigspins. Carleigh was getting them on the bench and doing kickflips. Kevin was doing tricks like front nosegrind, front tail, super good crooks, heelflips, nollie flips, ripping. Sean was chilling for awhile initially, but still able to do 50 then manual then nosebonk like it was nothing. Oh yeah, Kevin did a bunch of wallies in a row. I was struggling with halfcab flips and I blame the Adidas 3sts I was skating. Then I settled in on trying to 50 a bench. As Jack was doing 8 foot long back tails, crooks, bluntslides, nosegrinds, etc etc I just kept trying 50s. I almost got it second try, but then it was another hour or so before I would get it. It was such a struggle mentally. I was very close to focusing my board at times. But I knew that I would feel terrible all night if I didn’t go until I got it. When I landed the 50 it did feel great. I got it a few tries after just ollieing onto the ledge for some confidence. Note to self, ollie onto the ledge first! Anyway, I don’t remember much from myself after that. Kevin was still going strong as was Jack. Bluntslide to manual kickflip out, nose manual to nose manual to shove out. Sean had awoke and did the line above in like two tries. Matt 50’d the ledges first try both ways. His back 50s look so good. He took a bit to get back tail. At least he agreed the ledges are tall there. I didn’t see Ed skate much. Him, Carleigh and Rob were on the lower side ledge while I was battling the 50. I was still stoked to see him. Fun day even if the 50 was a struggle. That night at Holidaily was fun too. I am so fortunate to have such great friends.

(setup 8.5″ null lazer deck, venture ftc 5.8s, doh dohs bushings (blue 88a barrel boardside one, yellow 92a roadside) no boardside washer, bones stf v1 pj 53mm wheels with all washers on the outside, adidas 3st 003 for awhile then NB# 212)
(pain level 4/10)