Ha. Yeah, I picked that up a couple trips back at the T&C store on Oahu. They have sales and I snag all the $8 shirts normally, but this hoodie caught my eye; had the OG sorta Nintendo colors for the logo. As a kid I freaking loved T&C and all the cartoon graphics they had. I’d make my Dad go to Sears when I was in the 1st and 2nd grade so I could look at that shirts with Thrilla Gorilla. And I also liked Rusty. I had a Rusty, “friendship”, 😂 bracelet that was turquoise and hot pink with a Rusty logo on it. Yeah, Rusty still going!! Their biggest rep I’d say is this kid named Zeke from SD that has a TH-cam channel called OTC (off the chain), I think. He’s sponsored by them and has all this old school Rusty retro remake gear. Today’s session was short, just trying to land one of each from my general bag of tricks. I like to do a handful of certain tricks every time just so I don’t lose them. But it’s been hard lately just holding onto those because I’m skating less. Surf surf surf, and dealing with the injuries from that, not trying to compound issues to retard my surfing more than what’s normal. I watched your last video board setup. I’m still banned from commenting independently for being a bad boy on TH-cam. The nerds have me on comment timeout. But I can respond, and only on my page it appears!
Hey dood. I'm so happy to see you back on a board 🤙the stoke must go on... I myself stopped skating since sometime in early November. It's the saddest thing. I've been going through some heavy trials. I'm utterly embarrassed. My wife and I live out yonder but yet still have a neighbor out here in God's country that's trying to destroy our lives. I can't count how many times the police have been called or how many times I've been to court in the past 2 months. Anyway instead of morning burpees and skate sessions I've been waking up hungover and feeling like fucking shit because I've eating like shit too. Started smoking again too. It's like I can't even control myself in this misery. But even after saying all this I have faith that God will prevail through all this and that I'll find my stoke again. Be easy~ always a pleasure to have your videos come up in my feed. I wish there was a way to to dm on TH-cam smh. Be easy~ 🤙🤙
Brah, sorry to hear that. There’s things in life that definitely weigh us down. I think you’re right about faith, that’s what we all need to ultimately prevail. I never ask God for a thing, I thank him for everything I have, even the bad these days. Then I tell myself, God helps those whom help themselves, and I flip the script, change the narrative to favor any outcome as a positive. If I get injured, it’s a blessing to have a day or two off, something like that. Because I struggle when I can’t do what I want. Seems trivial compared to the kind of things you’re describing, but if you’ve asked God for strength, maybe he’s seeing if you’ll lift the weights he’s giving you. God helps those whom help themselves. Best thing I ever did was quit drinking. I had used it as an on and off again crutch to help me forget some of the realities I once lived. But that ultimately just makes everything in life worse to deal with. Force yourself to do what you know you need to do, because no one else will. Then just do it over and over and don’t look back. Merry Xmas Eve.
@mikeuptegrove Amen! I agree 100%. I've been writing these sermons for many years and only recently just started sharing them with my friends and family. Anyway, I wrote one recently that resembles your response. I would never condone my bad choices. However, I do believe that sometimes God throws us in the fire just to be the one to pull us back out. To save us. Metaphorically speaking. And while I know the right thing to do, I sometimes feel obligated to do the bad while God is working me closer to Him. Does that make sense? I'm trying to say this in a way that doesn't sound blasphemous but also isn't the length of a book. But truth be told, God is sovereign. He controls all. He will work through the good and bad together. Yin and yang. Even when I was battling cancer, I believed it was God showing me how Job felt. It was earthmoving. Part of why I like surfing is because it is the place where we go to find the ultimate balance, where God splits land and water. How wild is it to find balance where those forces meet? Not trying to sound like a hippie. But my trials reawaken me and opened my eyes when they started to close. You're a solid dude. Merry Christmas to you. Thanks for always saying positive stuff back. Sometimes, people like us need to have these conversations as they are part of the story. Like minds, internet friends for sure. Be easy~ I'm always here if you ever need an ear back. 🤙
Crushing it. ❤ The T&C hoodie too. That's my OG style right there. Rusty too. Is Rusty Surf still out?
Ha. Yeah, I picked that up a couple trips back at the T&C store on Oahu. They have sales and I snag all the $8 shirts normally, but this hoodie caught my eye; had the OG sorta Nintendo colors for the logo. As a kid I freaking loved T&C and all the cartoon graphics they had. I’d make my Dad go to Sears when I was in the 1st and 2nd grade so I could look at that shirts with Thrilla Gorilla. And I also liked Rusty. I had a Rusty, “friendship”, 😂 bracelet that was turquoise and hot pink with a Rusty logo on it. Yeah, Rusty still going!! Their biggest rep I’d say is this kid named Zeke from SD that has a TH-cam channel called OTC (off the chain), I think. He’s sponsored by them and has all this old school Rusty retro remake gear.
Today’s session was short, just trying to land one of each from my general bag of tricks. I like to do a handful of certain tricks every time just so I don’t lose them. But it’s been hard lately just holding onto those because I’m skating less. Surf surf surf, and dealing with the injuries from that, not trying to compound issues to retard my surfing more than what’s normal.
I watched your last video board setup. I’m still banned from commenting independently for being a bad boy on TH-cam. The nerds have me on comment timeout. But I can respond, and only on my page it appears!
Hey dood. I'm so happy to see you back on a board 🤙the stoke must go on... I myself stopped skating since sometime in early November. It's the saddest thing. I've been going through some heavy trials. I'm utterly embarrassed. My wife and I live out yonder but yet still have a neighbor out here in God's country that's trying to destroy our lives. I can't count how many times the police have been called or how many times I've been to court in the past 2 months. Anyway instead of morning burpees and skate sessions I've been waking up hungover and feeling like fucking shit because I've eating like shit too. Started smoking again too. It's like I can't even control myself in this misery. But even after saying all this I have faith that God will prevail through all this and that I'll find my stoke again. Be easy~ always a pleasure to have your videos come up in my feed. I wish there was a way to to dm on TH-cam smh. Be easy~ 🤙🤙
Brah, sorry to hear that. There’s things in life that definitely weigh us down. I think you’re right about faith, that’s what we all need to ultimately prevail. I never ask God for a thing, I thank him for everything I have, even the bad these days. Then I tell myself, God helps those whom help themselves, and I flip the script, change the narrative to favor any outcome as a positive. If I get injured, it’s a blessing to have a day or two off, something like that. Because I struggle when I can’t do what I want. Seems trivial compared to the kind of things you’re describing, but if you’ve asked God for strength, maybe he’s seeing if you’ll lift the weights he’s giving you. God helps those whom help themselves. Best thing I ever did was quit drinking. I had used it as an on and off again crutch to help me forget some of the realities I once lived. But that ultimately just makes everything in life worse to deal with. Force yourself to do what you know you need to do, because no one else will. Then just do it over and over and don’t look back. Merry Xmas Eve.
@mikeuptegrove Amen! I agree 100%. I've been writing these sermons for many years and only recently just started sharing them with my friends and family. Anyway, I wrote one recently that resembles your response. I would never condone my bad choices. However, I do believe that sometimes God throws us in the fire just to be the one to pull us back out. To save us. Metaphorically speaking. And while I know the right thing to do, I sometimes feel obligated to do the bad while God is working me closer to Him. Does that make sense? I'm trying to say this in a way that doesn't sound blasphemous but also isn't the length of a book. But truth be told, God is sovereign. He controls all. He will work through the good and bad together. Yin and yang. Even when I was battling cancer, I believed it was God showing me how Job felt. It was earthmoving. Part of why I like surfing is because it is the place where we go to find the ultimate balance, where God splits land and water. How wild is it to find balance where those forces meet? Not trying to sound like a hippie. But my trials reawaken me and opened my eyes when they started to close. You're a solid dude. Merry Christmas to you. Thanks for always saying positive stuff back. Sometimes, people like us need to have these conversations as they are part of the story. Like minds, internet friends for sure. Be easy~ I'm always here if you ever need an ear back. 🤙