Again With the Post Delays!

I must say, I really need to keep blogging if I really want a fan base and followers on this site. MINDSET!

Anyways, I have several things for this post. Firstly, I will be happy to let you know I will be doing a review of my newest board, my enjoi Red Light District board very soon. It's a very good deck, I must say.

Next, I am getting another enjoi! That's right, I got money, and decided to invest it into some new product. Not only am I getting another enjoi, but I am also getting a new pair of shoes. The shoes are an Etnies x enjoi collaboration made for Jose Rojo. Look them up, they are called the Jamesons. They are an older shoe, I think they are from spring 2010. You won't be seeing this style on the etnies website. Here is the Zumiez link to the shoe. http://www.zumiez.com/catalog/product/view/id/176705 As I am posting this, there are only 5 pairs each of size 9 and 11, and only one pair each of 10 and 10.5 (EACH ARE U.S.A SIZES!) I luckily had bought the last pair of 12s. I am really looking forward to both of these.

And finally, I will be reviewing my Vans AV Era 1.5 shoes. Undoubtedly, these shoes have to be one of the best shoes I have ever bought.

Now for the story time. During last week, we had two "disasters" out here on the east coast. On Tuesday, August 23, there was a very peculiar and unexpected earthquake in Virginia. I am not sure where the exact epicenter of the "vicious" 5.9 quake was, and I am definitely too fucking lazy to look it up. Comment if you know where. I was headed to the train station in Long Island to get to Manhattan so I could get to my cousin's office so we could head out to New Jersey for our "big vacation" to Massachusetts. As I was leaving, I noticed the couch was shaking. Then I saw my piano shake. And that's when I knew this trip was gonna be interesting. Then all of a sudden there was a big hullabaloo about the earthquake all over facebook and twitter and people uploading all these pictures making fun of the quake. My first reaction was, "What the fuck? Overreaction much..." Anyway, that doesn't matter. What matters was Hurricane Irene. Stupid bitch Irene ruined my vacation. My cousin (who I shall refer to from now on as Jon) and I left New Jersey on Thursday night, August 25, a day after his 33rd birthday. We left with the hype of Hurricane Irene at its strongest. People were loud and complaining and panic buying. We went to ShopRite and called our purchase of two cases of Rockstar Zero Carb and Nature Valley Yogurt Granola panic buying. So we journeyed on, and getting lost near our destination, being as we had drunk 3 liters of water and each had 2 Rockstars, we desperately needed to pee. Jon's piss took like 3 seconds. Mine felt like it took 5 minutes. And we pissed illegally. Not only illegally, but in a ghetto. A freaking ghetto. With gangs patrolling the area. But we got through it, no scuff. Anyway, we slept in a nice cheap hotel that night and woke up too late to eat breakfast. So we drifted on and went to one of the coolest museums I have ever been to; the Higgins Armory Museum. Amazing stuff in there, I'll tell you that much. You have to go see it yourself to truly understand how breathtaking it was. After the museum, we stopped by a wildly acclaimed burger joint called Wild Willy's Worcester *let it beknown to all of you reading out there that Worcester is pronounced Wuhz-tah* and had amazing hamburguesas. Then we went on to the Cheesecake Factory in Natick, MA where I actually puked from eating too much amazing goodness in one day. But we trolled on and made it to Cambridge. From my perspective, the biggest college town in all of America. I mean REALLY, the words "institute university college tech" should be included in the name, seeing as every single building had at least one of those words imprinted and embossed on its side. Anyway, we at Foundry's On Elm, a trendy hipster bar restaurant in Somerset/Cambridge. The food was amazing, and there I found one of my newest favorite dishes called POUTINE.  Anyway, enough rambling, the night went on without a hitch and I was all fine and dandy. We slept at my godfather's house and left the next afternoon after eating at Eat at Mike's Diner in South Boston. What a wonderful vacation.

*3 things! I have received my shoes and board, and now have ordered another pair of shoes and board; Jerry Hsu 2 Fusion in black and an Almost Double Impact board. More to come!!!

Everyone Has Their Bad Day

So I was skating today, just going through my "simple trick checklist."
The list consists in ascending order of the tricks I like to do without trying. Here's the list.
1. Ollie
2. FS 180
3. Fakie ollie
4. FS Half-cab
5. BS Pop Shuvit
6. Fakie BS Pop Shuvit
7. Nollie
8. Nollie FS Pop Shuvit
9. Nollie FS 360 Pop Shuvit
10. Kickflip
11. Fakie Kickflip
12. Nollie FS Bigspin
13. BS Pop Shuvit Rewind
14. Switch BS Pop Shuvit
15. Switch BS Pop Shuvit Rewind
16. Fakie 360 BS Pop Shuvit
17. Fakie BS Bigspin
18. BS Half-cab Flip
19. BS 180 Kickflip
20. Heelflip

Yeah, I know, mediocre list, but it is just a warmup. Today, I couldn't do half of those tricks. And I felt like a dike. Bad day.

Here they are

Alright guys, here are the wheels. A nice set of Bones STF 51 mm Jake Duncombe pro models. I already started skating them, and they are doing wonders for my ride.
And just in case you were wondering, I bought them for $38.02 at my local Zumiez. Pricey sons of bitches...

Just Got New Wheels

Hey there followers and fellow bloggers, I just got a new set of Bones STF 51mm Jake Duncombe wheels. My old wheels were the Bones STF 52mm Sierra Fellers wheels. I've used Ricta wheels and Spitfire wheels before, and I am guessing my next pair of wheels will be Autobahns. Personally, I like Rictas and Bones STFs a lot. I'll keep you posted. :D

A Review of My Good Old Toy Machine

Specs:
Brand- Toy Machine
Size- 8.375x32.25
Technology- None
Pro- Ed Templeton Pro Model

REVIEW: 9/10
To be honest, I got this board used, for free, from my friend Steve. Steve is the manager of my local Zumiez. He gets a new board every other week, so he barely used this one. There was obviously a little wear on the nose and tail of the board when I obtained it, but it was in pretty good shape.
First Thoughts: At first sight, I thought it was a great board. I was getting a pretty good deal, too. I went into my Zumiez that day to get new trucks. Steve saw my dilemma, so he sold me his Tensor Magnesium Response Mid trucks with Bones Hardcore Medium bushings for $10 dollars. He also saw how shitty my Superior board was, so he gave me the Toy Machine for free!
Concave: Medium concave, which made it seem a little less wide than the size made it. It was pretty steep on the nose and a little more mellow on the tail. 9/10
Durability: Lasted me 2 months (actually just 1 month of heavy duty use due to my school schedule) 7/10
Graphic: Pretty sick looking board graphic. It was the typical sect monster you come to expect from Toy Machine. The monster was below this sick, trippy-ass rainbow blotch. It looked awesome. Paint didn't chip too easily which is a good thing, but the paint became patchy in some areas. But this is a Toy Machine x Emerica Stay Gold collaboration board, so it is awesome. 9/10

GO GET A TOY MACHINE BOARD. :D

K. Fuck this.

Man, at the moment, I am at a laundromat. I'm stuck here. And I didn't bring my skateboard or headphones, so I have been reduced to fingerboarding. Wonderful.
If only I had been smart enough to bring a laptop. Good thing I have my trusty android phone.

Shinner

Watch "Worst Shinner Ever!" on
YouTube

Man, my shin started hurting just from watching. I would be crying and freaking out.