Went across the street on a cold night after a windy day. I started out on the curbs. Oh yeah, I was on my 8.5″ setup just because my loyalty to Venture was bugging and I really don’t like how the Thunders turn. The curb was alright, I wasn’t as into it as I had been. Still got a back 50 back 180 out and some slappy crooks though. Then went to the ledge I’ve never really hit before because it’s right by the entrance to the school and there are normally still teachers leaving. I had some bad attempts at crooks, some fun noseslides, switch noseslides and took forever to get the front 50. It’s hard to see from this angle, but the ledge is rounded so you have to come out right away. I felt a little bad about marking up the ledge, but it’s kind of perfect. Then I went behind the school. I ended up trying a very long line. Front axle stall on a taller rock than I would normally do it on, noseslide to fakie a picnic table bench, halfcab flip on flat, manual the longer rock, ollie onto the narrower one. I didn’t think I would get any axle stalls on the rock since it was taller, but I started to really enjoy the pop of the bigger setup and got quite a few. Now if I could have just done the stupid noseslide to fakie I could have gotten the line. I only got to the halfcab flip a couple times and struggled with it. It ended getting too dark to do the rock stall so I gave up on the line and went home. I was tired from being called into work at 4am. Hyped I skated as hard as I did.

(setup 8.5″ null rabethica deck, venture black icon 5.8 trucks, venom 88a bushings, old 52mm bones stf v5 wheels, 3 washers outside each axle, new balance numeric 212 size 11 with footprints gamechanger orthotic insoles)

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