THPS3 In the House

Luke picked up THPS3 today, so guess what I'm doin tonight! It's wierd to me how popular the game is. I wouldn't think people who have never skated would like it that much. I guess there's a universal appeal, but I think it's so much better to actually know what the tricks are and have attempted them (kind of) yourself.

Skateboarding in my mind is associated with everything that is good. Pushing down the street with friends, not a care in the world. I love the whole experience. Now that I'm an old man though and have no friends to skate with, Tony Hawk Pro Skater is the best way to relive the glory days. Thanks Tony. I'll be trickin' off everything very soon.

Sites I look at

I check out the picture of the day on Kodak.com almost every single day. Today's picture is kind of lame, but they have some pretty cool ones.

DSS

Ha..Apparently we do have a privacy policy:

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Amped

Had a good snowboard trip to Okemo this Sat. I rode the whole day without having one major wreck! This is definately a first and I was even pushing myself to go fast and ride blacks, so it was a noteable achievement.

Once I figured out that I could make it down without crashing I imediately started thinking about riding switch or heading for the jumps. It's my old skateboard attitude that if you don't fall down you're not trying hard enough. Trouble is, if I don't push myself I get kind of bored, but if I do push myself I get really sore! At least I'm now good enough to keep up with people who know what they're doing and that's a good skill for winter in New England.