  Well it's my wrist actually not my elbow, but perhaps my mom was right for once. I'm not sure I ever posted about getting a skateboard on here, but I did. I have always kind of wanted one. Not because of Tony Hawk, or Bucky Lasek, but because of urlLink Julie from Real World: New Orleans. She was the Mormon from Wisconsin, who incidentally rode a skateboard. I'm not sure if they showed her on her board more than once, but I do remember that that is what made me want a skateboard. Wierd. She seemed ok on the show, she wasn't a huge skank, but I really gained respect for her after reading a bit into her after (like a year after) the show was over. A girl who understands the beauty of one of the top 5 films of all time, Fight Club, and can identify with it's message as evidenced by urlLink this, is cool with me. Anyway she was skateboarding through the airport and I thought to myself "Man, I really want a skateboard. " So anyway my dream of skateboard ownership recently became reality, but I did not get out riding till yesterday.
Mom was like "You are going to wear pads and a helmet right? " What can you say to that...? I'm sure the typical kid response would have worked, "But mom I don't want to look like a dork! " but I chose the much more truthful and less traditional "Fuck that, I paid to much for the board, I'm not buying all kinds of accessories too!
" So I am looking like a total fucking dork even without the pads up in Southwestern's school parking lot practicing standing up while pushing the skateboard, and then kind of slowly rolling down the almost nonexistent incline and trying to pactice turning. I can not yet push the skateboard with my one foot and get going and then transition into getting on with both my feet. In short: I really suck so far. But I can remember a time in my life when I couldn't ride a bike, and as it ended up I could do that pretty well once I could stay up without crashing.
So I had the first of what will probably be many skateboard crashes. I was kinda just standing on the board trying to practice balancing, and I leaned forward to try to get rolling. I went forward, my skateboard went backwards at an incredible rate, and my wrist stopped my fall. For a second I thought my Mom may have been right about the pads. Those thoughts were quickly replaced by thoughts like OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
I stand by my no pads position though. I only hurt my LEFT wrist, so I hardly notice. :) In any event I just wanted to give congrats to Tammy on her new temp to own (hopefully) job. With that I'm done for today. Pray for my stupid ass's saftey. 
