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Some Nexus 8000 skates I mounted for a teammate. They were a PAIN IN THE BUTT. Took me nearly 3 hours. Way too long.

It is to some people, usually the ones that think a scout is going to pluck them out of a beer league at 40.

I chuckle at guys who talk about mixing up lines in game or captains sitting guys in certain situations. Its beer league and everyone paid their fee. Is the tee shirt really that important?

Beut's! Got a co-working wanting to do the same thing to her pair. Can you send a pic of the mount?

Does the school have any tutoring resources, or does the instructor make himself available outside of class time (usually this is required of college teachers for at least an hour a week per course)? You may find he's able to present info in a way that suits you better one-on-one than to a group, or may be able to steer you in the direction of someone who can help you. IIRC, you're starting out in college, so forgive me if this "advice" is redundant - at this level, in general, it's not necessarily expected that you do everything without help, but it will be assumed that if you don't ask for help, you don't need it or don't care.

I had a great Gen Chem I teacher for the first Summer semester. Now, for Gen Chem II, my teacher is AWFUL. He's a really nice guy, but he doesn't present the information well at all. This sucks, because Chemistry is THE course that intimidates the crap out of me. Plus, this is the quantitative chemistry class, and I am BAD at math. Getting concerned/overwhelmed. Ugh. Just need to push through I guess. No July 4th festivities for me . I'm gonna go to the library all weekend and see if I can figure this information out.

Beer doesn't care if you win or lose, only that you showed up.

If we win, I get a beer or two after the game, then I go home tired and hungry. If we lose, I get a beer or two after the game, then I go home tired and hungry.

You get a t-shirt? Lucky! We get nothing and people still behave like this.

I'm currently wearing the APX. I've baked the Mako, but I haven't had an opportunity to demo the skates on ice. Here's some observations for you: - I fit a 7.5D in the APX and a 7.5D in the Mako. - The Mako has better heel lock/a narrower heel for me than the APX. - The Mako has a wider toe box and forefoot for me than the APX (had to punch my APX, wouldn't be needed in the Mako). - The Mako has slightly less volume through the forefoot, arch and instep than the APX, but it's REALLY close to the APX. - My APX feel stiffer than the Mako. - The Mako feels slightly shorter cut (maybe closer to a Graf cut) with more range of motion. - The Mako has more aggressive forward pitch/stance than the APX. - The Mako seems to have more build-up in the arch of the skate, compared to the more flat arch area in the APX. - The interior materials of the Mako seems softer and more comfortable, especially in forefoot and toe box than the APX. - Both skates give me a lace bite feeling on on the upper part of my ankle near the upper eyelets. I've remedied this completely in my APX by doing outside-in lacing, but didn't try this on the Mako. - The Mako wraps a LOT over the top of my foot and has a fairly close lacing pattern. My lacing pattern in the APX is normal. Hopefully that helps a bit.