First and foremost, the week started out with a bang. Since I ride for Muerto Skateboards and the weather has been favorable where I live, I thought I would treat myself to a new skateboard setup. I'm now riding my signature model (Ben Vigil Chief) with Geoff Rowley signature Rictas, Bones Red Bearings and Independent Trucks. Let's just say that this setup is probably the most legit I have skated in a long time. After reading up on Ricta Wheels, it turns out that they use a certain polyuerathane formula which makes Ricta Wheels resistant to flat spots, which is great because the last thing I want to hear when bombing down a gnarly hill is the tromolo of my jankety-ass wheels.
Second, I am yet again, a member of Myspace. I originally had an account and deleted it, then created another account a year later, only to delete it again. Now for the third (though I doubt final) time, I have create a page on the site to boast my antics and personality. In all honesty, I'm realizing it's potential as a networking tool, particularly since I will be running my own skateboard company in the near future. Creating a new account made me realize that many of my friends haven't really made too much personal progress in their lives as their profile pics depict them in better days. Many of them have not aged well . Maybe I've grown out of my friends, maybe I need to make new friends that are more abitious. Realizing this made me ponder our place in existance, are we designed to strive or simply expire? Are some people comfortable with their bland and repetitive lives or are they stuck in a position they cannot help? So many questions I don't have time to answer. Either way, I now have somewhere to link my photos from. If you are feeling curious, you can check out my skateboarding photos and videos on myspace, I will be adding more content when I have time.
Third, and this is the one I'm most proud of. I am finally on Xbox Live!
I was against the whole paying for online thing but I got a free trial for a month and I have to say, I'm quite impressed. I consider myself a force to be reconed with online and even after only two days, I have already risen a few ranks in both Halo3 and Skate 2. I plan on playing some Turok online this weekend. If any of you giant bombers are feeling like getting a beat-down on Live, my user name isOld Skool Ben. Now, I'm still new to both Live and the new 360 interface but I love some good competition, especially on line. Be sure to look me up :)
This week started off pretty good. The weekend seems as though it will repeat the good vibrations. I'll definately be enjoying the sunshine, the gaming, and the skateboarding. Catch you crazy cats layta.
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