not much more to say at this moment. but it’s 12:34 and my part is done!  i can skate for fun again!

Got this one on the Null myspace page and it was just too good to not post.  Maybe I’ll start a new category called ‘sponsor me’ kinda like how Emerica used to to it.  My favorite part of this one is the dad.  Sure you only get to see him for a brief second at the start, but he sure looks like a bad ass right?  And the choice of music is epic.  I can almost remember the glam rock song, but not quite.  Guess that means it wasn’t Poison.

The exact requirements and process for selecting a Nobel Peace Prize laureate can be vague and secretive. But we think we’ve cracked the code for 2009 winner and favorite Chicago president of all time Barack Obama. Way to go B!

9. He likes Europe and tries to have reasons for his jaunts across the pond.

8. Cuz he’s pretty and he talks good too.

7. He’s a lover, not a fighter. Except for that one time with the light saber.

6. He doesn’t let a little thing like results get in his way.

5. He wanted to prove the audacity of hope.

4. Prospects for a Chicago 2020 Olympics doesn’t seem as far-fetched, now do they?

3. Sales of his Chia pet and other branded merchandise needed a boost.

2. He’s a Sox fan.

1. Remember Martti Ahtisaari, who won it last year?! Exactly. The committee got the memo.

Brilliant.

Skated Rampy for a bit with Ollie before dinner.  Pretty chill session.  My moon boot I-Path shoes still seem a bit large, but better then the Adio football cleats.  Later on Nate came over and we skated for a couple hours.  It was looking like a pretty uninspired session so we started racing to dumb tricks we haven’t done a whole lot.  I won nose stall fakie.  Nate one ollie rock fakie and back smith grind.  I had to work at a lot of tricks like front d and front tail.  Had a couple decent feeling back nosegrinds.  Rampy is hard to skate.

Click the photo for pure awesomeness.  Pirates attempted to overtake a Navy ship and no, it’s not the Onion.

Another hectic day at work after waking up way too early with a headache that wasn’t induced by beer.  Ugh.  Got off work around 4:30 and met Jason and Nate at the bank spot.  We had fun for awhile, but the spot definitely started to wear on me.  I got a lot of crooks pop offs and standard boring slasher 5-0 things over the hole.  Grinded the lower part once.  Jason had a super good back 5-0.  Nate did a back 180 over the hole.  Sick!Oh yeah, I had acquired these I-Paths over the weekend (thanks John) and decided that anything has to be better then those Adio shoes.  I was right.  I had some energy and actually skating for the first time in awhile.  We left after awhile and went to the new manny pad spot behind Colorado Sports.  Nate killed it with nose manny nose grind.  Jason and I tried manualing 3 pads in a row.  I got manny, nose manny then manny scrape.  How the hell did Jack manny all 4 without touching down in between?Anyways I didn’t skate with my orthotics in again and my legs are dead.  I don’t know how people do it.  Not having the in doesn’t seem to save my achilles anyways so next session, their back in.  Yippee.

After a rough day at work I had about 40 minutes of free time and decided to spend it embarrassing myself on a skateboard.  I went to the new bank spot that’s new to me and met Nate there.  I was sucking as much as usual for late.  Ugh.  I absolutely hate my new Adio shoes.  They have the weirded shape.  My heel was acting up and could not push or ollie comfortably.  I managed one fakie pivot fakie (not over the hole) and a few back smith scrapes over the hole.  Those are fun.  Nate is recovering from a heel bruise he obtained playing soccer, but still did lots of cool stuff like hurricane on the ledge and long back smiths over the hole.  Toward the end I tried to kickflip over the hole and almost died.  I got even more bummed and left to try and get home in time for India to make it to ballet class on time.  She was late.  My fault.  Sweet.

Not sure why this bums me out so much, but boo Cory Kennedy.  Sure those tricks are pretty cool, but it sure comes off as jocky and cocky to throw those out of the gates.  Ramondetta still rules.