Giggy The Piggy

This dog can be super cute alot of the times and the devil the other half. He's usually a big punk, but I guess tonite he'd just had enough of being messed with. Luckily for me, I just happened to have my camera closeby.

THANKS ALOT.

Sometimes I wonder what would be so different if I actually had encouragement? Just a smidge. Just a little. If anything, I feel like I am always the one who is pulling people out of the downward spiral that is self doubt. Man. It's crazy. I watch all these skate videos and see certain groups of people and think, "Holy shit, these guys are good." I figured it out. They feed off each other. They push each other. I look at the majority of things I have done on my board, that were worth it's salt were because I was amped on the session. I was FEEDING off of those around me. They are out there trying to push themselves just a little farther than before.

It's a little tiresome being the motivator. It makes me feel like a wound down clock at times. Ok, scratch that. I feel like a self winding clock. Because half the time there is no one around to pump me up. Too many, "I can't's" and "I used too's"...fuck that shit.

You can. But you won't try. You might, but you'll never know. The list goes on and on.

They say skateboarding is a one man sport, if you even wanna call it one, but it's so much better with someone out there pushing just as hard as you are.

FIRST TRY FRIDAYS WITH POMP

I love the Berrics. It's one of the best things ever to watch. So this was my small rendition. It came out better than I expected. I used iMOVIE HD. Lord knows I know nothing about how to use FINAL CUT. Sometimes you just gotta work with what you got.

California Dreamin'

I have NEVER been to California. Close to it, but have never been. When I was in Arizona, I saw a sign for it one day. I was only 6 or so hours from it, but never made it. Too close... I see all the spots in the skate videos and can only dream of how it is to skate there. I'm hoping that it becomes a reality someday. I really do. It seems so beautiful out there. Usually I only wear Boston or New York fitteds, but I just had to get an LA fitted. I figured if I look at it enough, it will force me to turn it into a reality.

Don' Be Scurred.

Man, for some odd reason, I just really enjoy scaring the crap out of anyone that stays over my place. I dunno know why, I just do. Even better, I love to record it for prosperity. Here's my home Kandal (it's one "L" he assured me) getting a lovely dose of how I like to torment my friends.

know graffiti

Damn, sometimes my mind just gets away from me. This is a spot that my buddy J-bo and his compadre Kyle Knoblauch made...I guess you can't really see what they made exactly...But I asure you, there IS a spot there. It's tucked away in a wooded area and surprisingly everyone knows about it, but it isn't blown out. Truth be told, I have only been there 1 other time where there was actually other people skating there. Not exactly your hot spot.

There is all sorts of art and whatnot here and there. The place is really clean. Today, I was left waiting for people to show up and I happened to have a lovely can of spray paint in my truck...So, I decided to make a little art of my own. Call it a self-motivational piece nonetheless.

Solo Sesh

It's crazy. What's crazy? Well, life is crazy. Skateboarding is so much better when you are skating with the homies.. Yeah, I know skating is a one man sport, or artform, or whatever you wanna call it, but it's always so much better when you are skating with the homies. Shiiiiit. I don't have that going on. I just don't. It's amazing how I get anything done on film, or a photo, or how people even see me at all.



I know, people can say..."Ki, get out of the skatepark.." Well, go where? I woke up early on a thursday to go skate...Where am I supposed to go? I live in Philly, and there just isn't central meeting spots like there used to be. We just don't have that anymore. I call people, but most of them flake or whatever. Or, they don't answer their phones. People in Philly are very secretive about who or where they are skating. I've noticed it becoming worse and worse over the years. It's kinda funny and sad all at the same time.



So I get stuck at the skatepark, trying to keep whatever talent I may have left. It's a hard process to motivate yourself, but it's there. You just have to make sure you keep the fire stoked. However you choose to do it.