After a stressful day of work I drove past my friends at Close and went to campus. I wasn’t sure if I would skate 5 minutes then go buy some Holidaily, or skate a long time to get the frustrations out. Turns out I would skate for awhile, but not all that long. I started in the meet up lot with a slappy crooks or two. Then kinda extended a line using the new parking blocks. Boardslide, manual, slappy crook, nollie shove. Then nollie lip, nose manual, slappy crook. But the nose manual was taking forever and I started trying some terrible regular lipslides to start the line. I am so bad at that trick, but I guess I shouldn’t expect much since I never try it. I got the line though, front lip, nose manual, slappy crook. It was quite fun. I cruised right on down to the flagstone ledge. I thought I might just cruise around not focusing on anything, but I ended just skating the ledge. It was fun and hard as always. The low trucks made the ledge feel taller. No denying that. My flatground game was the only thing kind of saving me. I got a few halfcab flips in a row, a few slow heelflips, couldn’t get treflip though. Those were all as setup for front 50s. I only got a couple front 50s, one felt extra good though. Backside I had the basics and almost added fakie nosegrind. I hucked quite a few flippers. I got really close to f/s halfcab heelflip, but never rode away. I ended just trying to ollie onto the ledge and off, but never got it. I was able to get up it, but the quick out was too hard. One day I really want to ollie on it and drop into cali grind. Some day! Glad I skated hard even if I didn’t land too much.

(setup  8.25 null curby deck, venture 5.2 awake low trucks custom hollow cast baseplate, doh dohs 88a boardside bushing no washer minilogo 94a roadside with flat washer, 51mm bones stf v1 wheels with 3 speed washers on the inside, new balance numeric 288s white/gum size 11.5, no insoles)
(pain level 3/10)