Today was a good day. I put out the Skate or Die text call out and hit the skate park. I spent three hours there, mostly trying to do a simple thing--- go up, turn 180 degrees around, and come back down. The last two hours of the session was with Soybot, J, and xFx. I was able to go up and back down on a ramp, which I had previously only been able ( Read more... )

Went to the skate park again today, taking advantage of another sunny afternoon. This time with three friends. I had a major breakthrough, finally for the first time in my life completing kickturns while in motion. This opens up a lot of things for me at a park. I can now get into the bowl and skate around and around, and up and then back down. I'm ( Read more... )