afternoon quickie

in only a single day of shutting down the factories for the holiday, taiwan's toxic, choking air has cleared out and we have completely blue sky and the brightest sunshine I can ever remember. I celebrated by heading out towards a flatground spot I know with a small gap in the middle of it. it's not much, but it's just big enough to force you to pop your tricks, or at least try them at a reasonable speed. i never got there. 

i tried to cut through a school yard on the way and found another flatground spot with lots of very tiny cracks, none of which were a problem. it also has a two stair with a flat granite ledge coming off it, and semi circle painted curbs. it was so hot that i skated shirtless, which is a first for a few months. i didnt have any wax, but the curbs didnt really need it. then something happened to both of my front bearings at the same time, and they refused to spin. i walked around the school, and it's got 4, 6, 8, and ten stairs, most of which have big fat handrails. There is also a series of weird, curved wallrides. Nine more days of skating and eating to go.