Things You Are Not Stoked On

[fineslime]

Got a vasectomy on Friday so I can’t skate for two weeks. The procedure was pretty funny though because the doctor working on me had a pretty in depth conversation with me about the NFL while giving me the snip.

What was your overall experience like? Obviously it was local anesthetic, but were you nervous? I think getting snipped is going to be the right move for me real soon.

[fineslime]

Just saw a shirtless dude standing dead center in the middle of the street, slumped over, get hit head on by a pickup truck going 30 mph. Dude had to have died. There was blood everywhere and he was knocked out of his shoes.

Man, I'm so sorry you had to witness that. Something like that can be extremely traumatic. Check in with with yourself over the next couple days and how you're feeling. Don't beat yourself up if you have a hard time getting over seeing something like that. I've seen some pretty fucked up things too. Don't be afraid to reach out.

[tuesday]

found out Im gonna need a bunch of dental implants due to tooth grinding/clenching.  i'm obsessive about brushing, flossing, etc, and I'm ironically gonna have to lose  some teeth due to stress (fractured a tooth during finals week which led to this recent dental assessment).  spent about a decade of my youth in braces just to end up here is pretty frustrating. 

@augustmoon would a mouthguard for brusxism be an option or is it already too late? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouthguard

[augustmoon]

They’re gonna need to get me a custom one when all of the work is done.  I tried an over the counter one years ago, but I felt like I was gonna choke on it.  They actually told me those are bad for you because your mouth is always shifting with them, so they end up causing more harm than good. 

This also probably happened due to me having ulcerative colitis.  I was on such a heavy dose of steroids for so long it likely caused osteoporosis, which could have weakened my jaw and teeth as well. 

The bright side is, I got in as a patient at the dental school so it’s not going to be impossible to get done, it’s just gonna set me back a bit, and it’s honestly freaking me out that I’m gonna lose more teeth before it gets fixed.  Grateful to have a way forward in getting it all handled though

[MorningSesh]

Not really stoked on life. Things are generally going ok for me on paper and im not suicidal at all but I often don’t feel like life seems worth it. Actively working on improving my mental health helps but it gets exhausting. I just want to skate and work less.

[TheBoognish]

It's damn near -50c with the windchill right now here in Quebec City.

[Jebediah]

Not really stoked on life. Things are generally going ok for me on paper and im not suicidal at all but I often don’t feel like life seems worth it. Actively working on improving my mental health helps but it gets exhausting. I just want to skate and work less.

Just try to keep making your life worth it. If you want to work less to skate more you can make that happen if you focus on it, if that means a new job or less money then so be it.

[tuesday]

They’re gonna need to get me a custom one when all of the work is done.  I tried an over the counter one years ago, but I felt like I was gonna choke on it.  They actually told me those are bad for you because your mouth is always shifting with them, so they end up causing more harm than good. 

This also probably happened due to me having ulcerative colitis.  I was on such a heavy dose of steroids for so long it likely caused osteoporosis, which could have weakened my jaw and teeth as well. 

The bright side is, I got in as a patient at the dental school so it’s not going to be impossible to get done, it’s just gonna set me back a bit, and it’s honestly freaking me out that I’m gonna lose more teeth before it gets fixed.  Grateful to have a way forward in getting it all handled though

Sounds heavy. All the best to you! Look forward to get a custom one. They are nice.

[matt_2993]

The condition of the tiles at Palais de Tokyo and milano centrale

[Lenny the Fatface]

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Got a vasectomy on Friday so I can’t skate for two weeks. The procedure was pretty funny though because the doctor working on me had a pretty in depth conversation with me about the NFL while giving me the snip.

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What was your overall experience like? Obviously it was local anesthetic, but were you nervous? I think getting snipped is going to be the right move for me real soon.

I was in and out relatively quickly, maybe 40 minutes tops. The front desk was pretty dismissive, think how Supreme used to treat Asian students that didn’t skate.

Actual procedure wasn’t bad though, most of the discomfort was from setting up the anesthetic stuff. It’s super awkward having your balls just hanging out of a sheet while a guy is working on you, fortunately the doctor was very talkative and obsessed with the minutiae of NFL defenses.

Recovery was fine. I had a bag of ice on my nuts (which felt amazing) for about a day, and just sat around and played videogames for the weekend. Just recently been cleared to ejaculate, and It’s a little under a week until there’s no risk in skating again.

[mfweeno]

Broke two decks on back-to-back morning sessions trying another stupid fucking flip trick on a pyramid.

I am one of those people who has a hard time walking away from a trick that I can't land or haven't landed to my arbitrary standards of perfection. It's starting to make skating less fun, but the habit is so ingrained I'm having trouble changing my behavior. I have an addictive personality so I'm sure it's just an extension of that - it's tough when the activities you use to escape/work through the bullshit start affecting your mental wellbeing too.

[Sizzle]

Ol’ Papa Sizzle hit me with the classic “you need to go to a psych facility or put a bullet in your head or your mother won’t be at peace” then spent a good couple minutes absolutely enraged telling me how he would love to stomp my face into bloody pulp, wasn’t the worst family meeting but it was in a restaurant in front of a shitload of people so I got out of there ASAP. Pierogies were fucking bomb though and I didn’t have to pay so hey silver linings

[in love w/ fs shuvs]

Not really stoked on life. Things are generally going ok for me on paper... I often don’t feel like life seems worth it. Actively working on improving my mental health helps but it gets exhausting.

It's a pain in the ass fr. Being normal is a shit ton of work.

[BALARGUE]

The condition of the tiles at Palais de Tokyo and milano centrale

you were there recently ?
Palais de Tokyo ground has been reworked a few years ago. They didn't change all the tiles but the most damaged areas are pretty good right now

[matt_2993]

I think I'm becoming something like a pat Bateman short of a murderous rampage of course but the rest of the mind set.

[BL0B]

Dave from De La Soul passing, very not stoked. RIP

[HeavyAndExpensive]

I’m on vacation with my Aunt/Uncle and younger cousin. He’s fairly smart and realizes it, but is utterly insufferable. I’ve been “corrected” 600,000 times n the past 72 hours and I’m about to punch him in the fucking face. Probably the biggest know it all I’ve ever had the displeasure of being around in my life. I’ve never spent this much time with him and I wonder how he navigates life being this unbearable. He corrects EVERYTHING anyone says. He’s gonna be a lonely person if he keeps this up

[vicious cycle]

So i bought a tripod and today, I filmed my self skating for the first time. I got a few clips from a few years ago but I never filmed a full sesh. My initial thought was, before I get to old and shit,(I will be 40 in 3 months) why not documenting what I do all day so I can look back later on in life.
And boy.. My skating looks terrible. I mean it looks totally different than it feels. I'm stiff as fuck. OK it was 4 degree celsius and my body is still a bit fucked from a slam on sunday.. But man I really have to work on the way i use my legs. I basically don't bend my knees at all and my back foot stays down after I pop. And sometimes my tail does not follow my back foot fast enough, maybe because my front foot does not extend that far. No wonder i lost so many tricks..

[Mean salto]

I’m on vacation with my Aunt/Uncle and younger cousin. He’s fairly smart and realizes it, but is utterly insufferable. I’ve been “corrected” 600,000 times n the past 72 hours and I’m about to punch him in the fucking face. Probably the biggest know it all I’ve ever had the displeasure of being around in my life. I’ve never spent this much time with him and I wonder how he navigates life being this unbearable. He corrects EVERYTHING anyone says. He’s gonna be a lonely person if he keeps this up

This has been the last 3 Xmas for me. Luckily not a holiday just a day at family's house. You gotta fight by just being even dumber.

[Jebediah]

So i bought a tripod and today, I filmed my self skating for the first time. I got a few clips from a few years ago but I never filmed a full sesh. My initial thought was, before I get to old and shit,(I will be 40 in 3 months) why not documenting what I do all day so I can look back later on in life.
And boy.. My skating looks terrible. I mean it looks totally different than it feels. I'm stiff as fuck. OK it was 4 degree celsius and my body is still a bit fucked from a slam on sunday.. But man I really have to work on the way i use my legs. I basically don't bend my knees at all and my back foot stays down after I pop. And sometimes my tail does not follow my back foot fast enough, maybe because my front foot does not extend that far. No wonder i lost so many tricks..

Watching myself skate on video has definitely helped me develop what I feel is a better style. It can be shocking if you haven't seen yourself skate in a long time. If you keep that footage in mind and work on making it better you'll be stoked on the changes and better habits you make.

I definitely did the thing with the back foot not coming up far enough to match the front, I worked on dipping the nose down while raising the back foot to get a more presentable slightly tweaked Ollie which has become my new standard.

[vicious cycle]

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So i bought a tripod and today, I filmed my self skating for the first time. I got a few clips from a few years ago but I never filmed a full sesh. My initial thought was, before I get to old and shit,(I will be 40 in 3 months) why not documenting what I do all day so I can look back later on in life.
And boy.. My skating looks terrible. I mean it looks totally different than it feels. I'm stiff as fuck. OK it was 4 degree celsius and my body is still a bit fucked from a slam on sunday.. But man I really have to work on the way i use my legs. I basically don't bend my knees at all and my back foot stays down after I pop. And sometimes my tail does not follow my back foot fast enough, maybe because my front foot does not extend that far. No wonder i lost so many tricks..

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Watching myself skate on video has definitely helped me develop what I feel is a better style. It can be shocking if you haven't seen yourself skate in a long time. If you keep that footage in mind and work on making it better you'll be stoked on the changes and better habits you make.

I definitely did the thing with the back foot not coming up far enough to match the front, I worked on dipping the nose down while raising the back foot to get a more presentable slightly tweaked Ollie which has become my new standard.

Yea I already began to work on it in my head. Now that I know I can fix it. I wonder why no one ever told me the obvious. I mean if I would see a homie struggle with tricks an see what they do wrong I tell them.

[Stu Pickles]

finally got a chance to skate in the winter after not skating for 3 months and the tweaked shoulder i thought healed in that time flared up next day after the session without any bails or non-ordinary strain on it and its persisted for a while. too poor to attend physio or see a specialist to get it assessed so im just doing pushups and other shoulder exercises until it feels better but its only felt worse. I just want to be healthy when the spring comes...

[vicious cycle]

finally got a chance to skate in the winter after not skating for 3 months and the tweaked shoulder i thought healed in that time flared up next day after the session without any bails or non-ordinary strain on it and its persisted for a while. too poor to attend physio or see a specialist to get it assessed so im just doing pushups and other shoulder exercises until it feels better but its only felt worse. I just want to be healthy when the spring comes...

I had a tweaked shoulder last year and I wouldn't go away for months. The first doc I went to told me that it needs endoscopy because he thought that my rotator cuff is fucked.. (based on some MRI pictures) then I went to a doctor that is kinda specialized in shoulders and all it took was one little injection under the bone. It basically healed over night. I think a normal doc can do this too.
I did some exercises with a rubber band too.
If it's really that bad, see a doctor. You only have one body ya know..
 

[Jebediah]

I'm really paranoid, but not without reason.

[matt_2993]

-Ex-gf (mutual friendly breakup) makes big plans to move across the country
-gets a job offer in her field with significant raise
-gets apartment all lined up w/ app fees paid in full
-put in official resignation notice with current job
-had another job interview during the workday which her supervisor approved and agreed to cover her during it
-next day the supervisor says too busy with a meeting to be able to cover
-she takes the interview anyway which somehow translated to a HIPAA violation and now she's fired one day later.
...........
-No idea if she'll be eligible for unemployment
-No idea if this will circle back to losing prospective new job and cancel her entire plan to move
-No idea if we'll even be able to cover rent on our current apartment with this loss of income let alone her be able to afford the move now

Just a fucking cluster bomb of events this week all from taking one fucking job interview at the wrong fucking time

[lamfordie]

Did my taxes and looks like a I owe money to the IRS.

[skate_bored]

i think i hit that weird age where everyone around me is getting married or having kids or their dog is dying. im 35 so it makes sense that everyone got a dog around the end of college but damn i cant open instagram without fucking crying half the time. my buddy is 10 or 11 and i am looking over at him with tears running down my stupid face.

dogs rule!!!!

[Jebediah]

I feel like I just go from one shitty job to the next. I'm definitely in a better place than last year but I'm just sick of dealing with nasty coworkers.

[Uncle Flea]

My grandmother Cheryl Campbell died. I loved her very much. She recently taught me to read and write music.

I'm in a dark place. I was the second to last person to know. All I got was a sorry. I was crying and crap. She was getting better. I needed more visits with her. Once I brought

Life is hard.

[Lenny the Fatface]

Got a speeding ticket for going 40mph in a 35mph school zone. Can you guess my race?