After a super shitty day of work I ended up in the new area behind steelyards shortly after dark. I pushed around for awhile. My regular pushing felt the best it has felt in months, but I still mostly pushed around switch. I ended up at one well lit area between some building with some random stuff nearby and tried some flatground to get used to the 8″ board. At no point did it feel very good with the exception of landing a few heelflips. I did some gap to axle stalls. Then put together a couple lines that sound okay on paper. Heelflip, noseslide a tall bench, ollie a 3 stair. Halfcab flip, boardslide, front 180 3 stair. I rolled around some more then left once again feeling quite bummed out. Work is killing me.

(setup 8″ null archway, jessup grip, venture 5.2 cast baseplate v-hollow axle, venom 91a bushings, 50mm spitfire f4 99a classic shape, new balance numeric 212 cream size 12 numeric 272 insole)
(pain level 0/10!)

On a nice night I went to the newer research area with the perfect knobbed wood benches.  To my delight it was lit very well and the lab was closed so no one watching me through the windows.  I felt odd on my skateboard, very odd.  It took awhile before I could even land a kickflip.  I felt like a total beginner.  I would manage a few slow tricks like fakie flip, halfcab flip and a fun f/s halfcab flip.  But never got to treflip, heelflips were not close.  I managed a couple ollies up onto the bench.  I got tired after an hourish and went home quite depressed on how little confidence and skill I have anymore.  

(setup 8.25 nullosaur, jessup ultragrip, thunder 148 team hollows, bones 52mm 103a v1, new balance numeric 212 white size 12 with nb# 272 insoles)
(pain level 2/10)