After a stressful day of work I busted out for a quick one at the tennis court before my brother would arrive. It was cool out. There were a few other skaters there for the first time. They were pretty chill and nice. I’m dealing with an arthritis flare up, but was able to skate pretty well for me. I mean I didn’t really land a ton or anything, but I skated more how I want to skate with lots of flippers in lines. I almost got a line of f/s flip, switch noseslide, fakie bigflip. Been struggling with fakie bigflips lately. Had fakie flip, halfcab noseslide, almost heelflip. Halfcab flip, crooks, b/s flip. None of these were great, but I was really trying and it felt cool. Had some slappy crooks, a little switch front board on the curb, multiple front 50s which is the first time getting up on the ledge that easily. Even got a front shove out of one. But they were all pretty slow. Ended trying switch front nose shoves and then a manual on the little pad. I got really sore at the end, but I had to go anyway. I had hucked a lot of other flippers, some of which were close.

(8.25 null spanbauer, jessup ultragrip, venture 5.2 lows bones medium bushings, spitfire 51mm 101a classic shape with 2 washers inside, new balance numeric 288S b/w size 11.5 440 insoles)
(pain level 6/10 arthritis)

It was nice that the rain timed it with an indoor old man night at Square House. I arrived pretty late. Saul, Eric, Furlong, Brian, Christian, and Furlong’s kid were already there. I struggled on the ramp, was very sore and pumping hurt it. Somewhat quickly Saul and I did some slappies. Switch ones are hard, but it was fun. I think I actually slightly rolled my ankle on that axle stall to fakie slam because it’s really hurting. I got a couple kickflips up the euro, a good feeling crook on the bump to ledge and not close to b/s flip the hip. Back to the ramp. Brian had some of his fun patented bonk lines and is 100% on one footed front rocks. Furlong shredded, the long front smith was great. Eric had some good fakie tailslides, back ds, long back 50s to fakie and got some pivot fakies. Christian is a beast, he would go on to get a long front noseblunt. I struggled and wasn’t getting anything harder and Brian suggested a butt dropin to roll in. Somehow it seemed fun and I went for it. I actually had to try it a few times which is embarrassing, but it was actually pretty fun and it seemed to kind of warm me up. So I challenged Ace to a game of SKATE. My legs were shot and he destroyed me. But at least I got a first try halfcab flip and he said “Oh okay then” like it was a real game. After that we hucked some tricks. I got a sex change and came close to nollie tre. Fun night, rad crew.

(8.25 null spanbauer, jessup ultragrip, venture 5.2 lows bones medium bushings, spitfire 51mm 101a classic shape with 2 washers inside, new balance numeric 288S b/w size 11.5 440 insoles)
(pain level 4/10)