Holly-Damn-Vans

Well well well....here we are again! Goodness me. There's an abundance of blogs already. You just wait. Come October, there'll be pages and pages!
I figure it's a new week so another blog is due.

So yesterday I went skateboarding (longboarding) again.I decided if I wanted to act the part I better looked the part and seeing as I was struggling to hold my trousers up on Saturday I needed to find some better attire! I found a pair of red vans slip ons that I'd bought about a year ago but I've never worn in. I'm a bit of a wimp when it comes to wearing in shoes...I hate it..I wish they were just comfy straight away. At least that way you wouldn't have to go through the whole blisters and rubbing thing! Then I plonked my slim leg jeans...A size smaller than the other ones may I add!! woohoo..the slimfast and gymming it is paying off! Popped my other halfs' aesthetics hoody on, filled my runaid bottle full of water, went and fished out a first aid kit (just in case) and set off to find my quiet skating spot. I set myself targets about what I wanted to achieve again and as soon as I got there I was straight on the board. I felt soooo much more confident on it already. I was told I had a better posture too. I didn't expect results that quickly. Admittedly I've got a long long way to go (no pun intended) but the confidence increase from just a few hours skating the day before was impressive! Practice really does make perfect! My balance is getting better as is my footing. I'm goofy footed which means I face the left with my right foot infront and pushing with my left foot. I always knew I was special in some way! So anyway, my aims were to learn to turn. Firstly, I got my foot placement sorted then I started doing the leaning thing! I did a few good turns in the wider part of the road, unfortunately none of them were when the camera was on me...gutted! That seems to happen....I can do it until I have to show someone..then it all goes wrong! I think the change of clothes was also a bonus....I looked more comfy and I could feel the board better underneath my feet seeing as I was skating in actual skating shoes! (I'm a brightspark I know).

Hopefully I'll be going a few times this week again. Can't wait. It's quite frustrating because I just want to get good. I've got to get into the habit of instead of walking with the board and placing it down.....skating the board and turning it with my feet! Tsk!
But I tell you what...skateboarding for a few hours once a day for two days is making my legs ache so so much! I can really feel them working....I know that's a silly thing to say...but when I go to the gym I can feel it working whilst im' doing....but afterwards I'll be fine because I'm used to it. The gym doesn't even compare to skateboarding for exercise! not one jot!

With me learning to board...the majority of it is just confirming what I already know...that Dave's actually gone in the head. Lights are on but no one's at home. Engines on but no one's behind the wheel. That kind of thing. I really don't know how he's going to do it, both with BFUK and BFOZ but he'll have his team behind him every step of the way, feeling empathy pains!!

The cat (Edith) is now looking at me weirdly...like she's about to pounce. So this is the point where I go and make a cup of tea and reflect on my blog/bolg/glob/golb/obgl. (this is just getting silly now).

farewell to you, thine reader!