The life and times of Will on a wednesday

“on your longboard you cannot be upset… only about your own mistakes.”- Sebastian Hertler

My headphones broke so I bought some new ones and they are shit. I cant listen to anything until I go out and buy some more.

Game went into administration so I cant use my gift card.

I missed my bus today.

The art I drew today wasnt good.

I feel a bit tired.

I could have gone home early from college but had my time wasted. For the first time in a while, this makes me feel pissed off and I think I show it.

I feel bored but lazy.

I dont make enough effort with things and people because I dont think its going to get me anywhere, and then I feel annoyed that I havent made the effort because it might actually have got me somewhere.
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Im ranting on the internet.

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Anyway I went for a skate and when im skating that quote at the top is true. Nothing can go wrong and I cant fail. Im not so good at the bit when im not skateboarding and I know it.

My funny new setup

I've got a funny new setup.

I think its gonna be good.

Lush globe slide with some evil grip, TKP's-with angled risers in order to be a trifle more twitchy  and Classics.

and I might do a soft wheel standup slide and I might not but EITHER WAY

its gonna be SICK and TWITCHY and STUPID and most importantly FUN

Because if you aint having fun, you're doing it wrong, and coincidently are a massive great fool.

Will

The best Bopeep skate yet.

Sunday 11th March. The best day in my downhilling life.

I rock up a bit late as usual. Havent got a techslide setup with me due to all my hard wheels being screwed so I spend the whole day on my speedboard. And what a day it was.

EVERYONE was having it. Folks who I havent skated with for ages, folks who i've never skated with in my life, everybody was going mental.

Plenty of cars and tractors (including the odd police car) but our spotting system is so damn good and the ability of most riders to stop themselves QUICKLY meant there were no incidents.

Also I was pleased with my own riding. I think on my fastest runs I was hitting 35ish, three pushes from some tree. Not tucking on those runs but damn... it feels fast on that hill. And now I understand my grippy cults and how to slide them, I now understand the magic of them. They grip like hell. They slide as smooth as anything. It makes no sense and you cant explain it.

So I decided to try something a bit different. Going from just above the kink before carnage corner, pushing and gripping round- no slide. First go I thought i'd misjudged things spectacularly. But it worked. And I got faster and faster around that corner and it felt amazing. I was shutting down at the end of my run and jumping in the air, laughing like an idiot.

I dont care any more where my speedboarding takes me. I dont care if I have no style and if I never get any good at what the "cool kids" are doing. I dont care if I never get sponsored and I dont care about being the "best".

I just want to be skating at sessions like this for as long as i'm around.

Will

Blah Blah skateboardy goodness

Still dont think Im going to be going for leathers unless I somehow find something vintage with few panels.

So for the moment (for the fast stuff) its gonna be kneepads, upper body armour and a fullface. With whatever abrasion resistant clothing I can get hold of.

Also, Cult Converters on the way for when my classics die...

and money left for when the new sabre baseplates drop.

The year is getting going, time to go fast!