GrooveStomp @groovestomp@social.linux.pizza

My 8 year old daughter seems to have an affinity for skateboarding so far.
I just picked her up a used complete deck for $20 and some kneepads to go with it for $5.

I'm excited for father-daughter skateboarding!

#SkateDad #Skateboarding

I landed two stationary kickflips today. I wasn't intending to try them yet, but the kids asked if I could do it, so I *had* to try. 🙂

#SkateDad #Skateboarding

Rain cannot beat my motivation to learn flatland tricks! I was going to clear a space in the garage when I remembered we have a covered patio! I moved the outdoor furniture off to the side and cleared a space.
Got some manual and nose manual practice in. Did some Ollie practice and learned nollies to boot. Learned cavemans both regular and switch, and railstands.
Started working on no comply 180s.

#skateboarding

If you suffer from a chronically stiff lower back like I do, maybe you will appreciate the cat-cow and deep squat with reach mobility exercises that I favour.

Cat-Cow: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fcnv4gyMzf8
Remember to activate those glutes when arching your back up.

Deep Squat With Reach: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BP-n1w_eoLI

#fitness #mobility

Motivated to learn some flatland tricks today, but it is unfortunately raining.

#Skateboarding

I had a really good RWD run in Dirt Rally 2.0 tonight. The last section I made a few bad mistakes, but the first two sections were awesome.
RWD rally has been very difficult to learn.

#SimRacing #RallySimRacing

Proportions look bad now when I look at the photo. Ha ha. Oh well. Drawing #2, so can't complain too much.

Started today's journalling off with drawing for a change. I'm quite happy with this wolfman, although the original has a black shirt with band art that I didn't want to reproduce, and I couldn't figure out how to do natural looking wrinkles or folds.

#drawing #sketchbook #sketch

I just learned of Team Brit. Awesome stuff!

CHANGING MOTORSPORT. CHANGING LIVES. - TEAM BRIT
https://teambrit.co.uk/

It appears my midlife crisis involves listening to NOFX and skating bowls.

Frontside carves are super scary, but riding a bowl with speed, like most things in skateboarding, actually makes them easier.

#Skateboarding

I rode this bowl today!

I haven't skated seriously in about eight years, and I was never very good.

Last week I rode the pump track for the first time and then again yesterday. Today I rode this bowl.

Everything has been scary, but just like programming, I break it into small problems and tackle each piece until I feel confident to start stringing them together.

I rode this bowl from top to bottom doing frontside and backside carves. I have never done that before.

I'm turning 40 this year.

I'm wondering what place technical work will hold in my future.

I have done zero hobby projects on the computer in quite a while. (6 months -- over year since I dedicated serious time or effort.)

Maybe it'll come back after more time off; maybe I just have a personal hurdle to overcome.

Maybe a life transition is happening.

Did a little sketch from BoneHead this morning.
It felt great to do "fun" drawing after the slog that was the starting parts of Draw A Box.

Griffin bowl in North Van is effing gorgeous.

#Skateboarding

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