<center>2006.11.29</center>
<a name="rockemsockemwk"><h3>it's rock'em sock'em wk on <i>the beno journal</i>.</h3></a>
<p>저녁 이지만 아직도 직장에서: can u believe that nov's almost o'er? &nbsp; wow! &nbsp; i was scannin' thru my ol' werk e.mails n' started reminiscin' 'bout back in 8월 aug'f this yr. &nbsp; 'member that? &nbsp; 'twas a bit hot this summer, eh? &nbsp; oh man! &nbsp; what's cooler than being cool? ice cold! &nbsp; what's colder than ice cold? &nbsp; <u>our house</u>! &nbsp; it's so cold in our house these days cos the our furnace's broken! &nbsp; it's a frigidaire pilotless gas furnace attached to an air conditioning unit. &nbsp; i've searched online, n' it looks like the problem might not be easy to fix. &nbsp; we'll prob'ly hafta hire some1 to fix it. *sigh* where'm i gonna get the $$$ to pay 4 all this?! &nbsp; i need to $ave $$$ 4 snowboarding! &nbsp; i need a lift ti&cent;ket budget n' $$$ 4 gas. &nbsp; lodging? &nbsp; well, i'll mostly make day trips.
<p>this morn, i didn't go to the sunnyvale skate park. &nbsp; i was <i>gonna</i> skateboard, 'least 'round the block, w/ sooni but chickened out when i saw my neighbours. &nbsp; 'member: i'm self.conscious 'bout my neighbours cin' me skate 'round the neighbourhood cos i think they'll think i'm an irresponsible homeowner. *sigh* &nbsp; well, i walked sooni 'round the block. &nbsp; i was gonna rush off to the sunnyvale skate park but realised 'twas 2 late.
<p>yah, i started thinkin' that this wk just ain't a skateboardin' or even a boardsports wk 4 me. &nbsp; i started thinkin' that maybe 'tis simply more'f a martial arts wk. &nbsp; i went to turbo kick box (tkb) on mon nite @ the e arques sunnyvale 24 hr fitness. &nbsp; i went to taekwondo praktice n' taught taekwondo class last nite. &nbsp; 2nite, i'll prob'ly go to 'nother turbo kick box (tkb), hopefully @ the fremont ave sunnyvale 24 hour fitness. &nbsp; well... as i was thinkin' that this wk's just a martial arts wk n' not a boardsports wk... i ended up pullin' 4 1st "lunchtime skate sesh" @ the sunnyvale skate park. &nbsp; woohoo! &nbsp; i sed skrew it n' took off durin' lunch 4 the sunnyvale skate park. &nbsp; i worried: would it be full'f punk, teenage kids? &nbsp; would it be full'f pro skaters w/o day jobs that'd laff @ me? &nbsp; well... there weren't kids. &nbsp; there <i>were</i> many adults that just cmed not to have jobs n' were definitely good skaters. &nbsp; then, there were some other yuppieish guys there that might also've been pullin' off "lunchtime skate seshes." &nbsp; i dunno. &nbsp; like, there was this 1 asian dude... a bit older than me n' quite a bit better than me @ skatin'. &nbsp; he looked like a professional career guy. &nbsp; i had a good time. &nbsp; i wasn't wearing sunscreen tho'.
<p>man, it's been really cold lately. &nbsp; this morn, when i walked sooni, saw that all the lawns were frosted over. &nbsp; <i>2morrow</i> morn's s'pposed to be <i>even</i> colder! &nbsp; crazy! &nbsp; i'll need to wear my quiksilver down jacket. &nbsp; man, down jackets've been all the rage this season, eh? &nbsp; i almost regret buyin' the expen$ive quiksilver jacket cos i've cn <i>sooo</i> many other, &cent;heaper down jackets @ all sorts'f stores. &nbsp; however, my quiksilver down jacket's funktional 4 snowboarding... altho' it ought to have a 2.way zipper. *sigh* i need that not only 4 pee breaks but so i can lift my knees nice n' hi durin' big airs... n' i plan to catch lots'f big air! ha ha ha. &nbsp; *sigh* i can't wait, man.
<p>yah, 2day, while tryin' to ollie the "pyramid" @ the sunnyvale skate park, i made a conscious effort to lift my knees hi. &nbsp; yup, that resulted in my ollieing higher. &nbsp; good. &nbsp; i still can't clear the flat deck/table, but w/ a li'l more speed i prob'ly can.
<p>do i need better bearings or wheels to get more speed? &nbsp; i dunno; but a wk or so 'go, i realised that the more i think 'bout buyin' a new, additional skateboard setup, the more i wanna stick w/ my current 1. &nbsp; only cos there r so many choices n' i stress over what's the best choice 4 my  next setup. &nbsp; dude, that's the same prob i have w/ snowboarding equipment. &nbsp; i can hardly believe i bought these burton cartel super.dope bindings just on a whim. &nbsp; in the past, i did mondo research b4 buyin' big snowboarding equipment. &nbsp; however... the more i think 'bout it... the more i figure this was my best choice. &nbsp; what other model/brand would i've gone w/? &nbsp; lib tech? &nbsp; forum? &nbsp; i want bindings good 4 freestyle, as u know. &nbsp; what do the pros use? &nbsp; *sigh* yah, i aktually care what the pros use, but it's a li'l sad to me that most'f the big name pros've now gone w/ companies that i'm <i>not</i> as into... like k2 or salomon or rossignol or, well, burton. &nbsp; i guess u've got guys ridin' 4 lib tech or gnu... &nbsp; me... i'll always appreciate santa cruz 4 their true skateboarding roots. &nbsp; man... my board rt now has a santa cruz deck w/ sims bindings... dude, that's totally straight out'f the ol' days'f skateboarding! &nbsp; i've got like the dogtown snowboarding setup, eh? &nbsp; however, i'll soon change out the outmoded sims bindings 4 these super.dope burton cartel bindings... then what? *shrug* well, burton... burton's been a big name in snowboarding since the start... not a big name in skateoboarding by ne means; but a big, big name in snowboarding.
<p>on mon nite, i cooked chicken curry @ home after sach's turbo kick box (tkb) class. &nbsp; i've been cookin' more lately. &nbsp; mostly, i'm tryin' to $ave $$$, but... *shrug*
<p>[later] 906p: well, i'm watching <i>ong bak</i> after eating dinner after coming home from turbo kick box (tkb) class. &nbsp; maybe it <i>is</i> martial arts wk here @ <i>the beno journal</i>. &nbsp; ha ha. &nbsp; man, it's cold here. &nbsp; i've plans to remove our snowboard bindings 2nite. &nbsp; i hope i get 'round to it. &nbsp; i guess i'll just watch <i>some</i>'f this. &nbsp; furthermore, it won't take long to remove the bindings.<br><br><br>