work is fun… but skating is more fun
OK – so last week I thought I’d be skating up a storm. The circumstances were perfect and I was (essentially) healed from a couple of bails I took at the skate park. And when I say “essentially”, I mean that the scrapes healed up – I think I may have bruised a bone in my elbow, but it’s essentially inconsequential. The funny thing is, most of my scrapes are as a result of the pad slipping on contact with me wiping out. So the pad itself is causing the scrape – I’ll have to find something to change that…. I digress…
Anyway, I went out for a ride around the neighbourhood with my buddy Ryan last night. He took out his Arbor with super-wide trucks, and I took out my longboard. I think it may be the 2nd or maybe 3rd time I’ve ever ridden my longboard – even though I’ve had it for years. It’s like I just figured out that my ‘hood is just right for riding this board!
Now I’ve got the taste again, I’m looking forward to riding Bonsor. And to get myself stoked, I found this video on Bonsor on YouTube. The funny thing is – it was filmed just after the park opened, so there’s no graffiti in the video. And when I’m riding, I actually use the graffiti as a marker – something to aim for – so it’s kinda funny for me to watch this. …And no – I don’t go in the big bowl yet… yet…