Being A Man

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free. 

That's being a man. Being afraid of something and yet, still, going through with it. I will live off this goddamn quote. Jim was the man, his legacy will be on this planet for centuries to come! Jim Morrison is a perfect role model. You have to be smart to choose him as a role model for the right reasons. He was a drunk, loud, obnoxious clown. He was also a poet, a lover, a man, a very smart human being with unique ideas. Jim was a man's man. The type of guy who starts fights at bars and takes home the sweet mamasitas. A bloody blues poet. He left us with a vast collection of music, poems, and quotes. Where's your will to be weird? Enough about Jim. 

Being a man isn't about being tall and muscular. Its about being confident and independent. 

A Penny Skateboard Review

The Penny Skateboard, it's retro, fun to ride, and it turns heads, but is it worth buying? 

Penny has been around "Since Forever", it's the Australian company with "The Original Plastic Skateboard".  

I recently bought one for myself and boy is it awesome. The price is one of the down-sides to this skateboard (It's $99!). I had to sell my Schwinn road bike to buy this. Penny claims that this is a special "new" plastic, but from what I can tell, it's plain-ol plastic (I've had other products made out of this material). Stating that, I'm not saying it's crappy board, a car can literally run it over and the skateboard will not take damage. Aside from being practically unsnapable, the board is very susceptible to burning down. It's made out of plastic so friction is a killer (Make sure you don't use the tail to slow down). It's quick and agile, carving is as smooth as slicing butter. The wheels are extremely high quality, however the bearings, oh, they're ABEC-3. You'll have to buy better ones to go faster (I recommend Bones REDS, they're $15). As you can see, the board has no grip tape, but it grips really well. 

Although this skateboard is nearly perfect! It has a couple flaws. I would rather buy a wooden version of this skateboard. The plastic just seems... cheap. But I love board and it definitely deserves the hype it's getting.