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Movie remakes and sequels... please just stop already.

In all reality, his English is probably better than most Americans... LOL. :)

I would have liked that teacher, personally.

Nothing to be nervous about it. If you don't like it, it's an easy fix.

Agreed. I increased the radius when I had my runners profiled to eliminate the forward pitch.

Or combine the two... eBay soon after a Ducks team sale ;)

eBay is where I get all my pro stock socks

Re-Akt helmet combo finally sold, $115+shipping on eBay.

You can't upload to the site so use an image hosting service, preferably imgur.comCool skates though :)

I skated without the neoprene sleeve on my ankle a couple weeks ago. Big mistake. It's still an issue for me. At least the fix is easy (5 seconds to slip the sleeve on).

Edit: oops wrong thread

Had my second session this past Tuesday. MUCH better. I was much more comfortable out there, and not completely dehydrated like the first time. I managed to figure out how to get my blocker off quickly to get a drink during line changes (its pickup so I have about 15 seconds every time they change lines since theres both a beginner line and an advanced line on each team and when one changes the other has to as well). I also was able to alleviate much of my foot pain by resting the balls of my feet fairly often. Since the skates have no rocker, I could get into almost a crouch and put 90% of the weight on my heels and wiggle my toes around. That seemed to really help. Ultimately I'm still looking for a used pair of Makos to convert (or buying Mako M8 or Mako II or VH for my player skates and converting my current Makos) but this will help for now. One issue I found is that I find it extremely difficult to get up if I find myself on my butt. Rolling over is difficult, and I end up having my pad rotate around my leg so the pad front is on the outside of my calf. Obviously its just a practice thing, but it's a bit annoying not being able to get up quickly. Still can't close my 5-hole, but I actually do find it much easier to butterfly on ice than on carpet or hardwood. Twice now though I've taken shots on my inner thigh and it just happens to miss the padding in my pants and my thigh guard part of my knee pads. Once last week and once this week. Seriously considering changing my bauer long pants out for the ones with the yellow padding on the inner thigh and knees. Either way, I'm pretty happy with the progression so far, and I'm actually kind of pumped to play in an actual game next month.

Sharpening is nothing special. And I dunno how he was screwing them up. IMO the ebay deal is a no-brainer, but I've also had my Makos for over a year with not a single issue so its easy for me to say that. What size? :) Curious, for about the same price would you guys prefer last years Mako on sale, or this years Mako M8? I don't think I have the need to go to the full Mako II at my level.

No it's nothing special.

RIP 2-game old Tacks stick

Wayne Static of Static-X. They were a crap band but I keep hearing about him dying so I figured I might as well post it.

Today is bag day! First, I survived one evening of having a non-wheeled goalie bag and ordered this Grit tower immediately the next day. Yay for IW and their 20% off and overnight shipping ;) I ordered the 40" and taking it out of the box I thought there was no way this would ever fit my stuff. Honestly, I probably could have got the 36", but I guess its nice not having to absolutely stuff everything in. The only issue is that I don't have leather thigh/knee straps and I don't want to stretch out my elastic knee strap so for now I just attached some skate lace (that I need to trim) but I'm going to order some leather pad straps that I can use to hang the pads from the hooks. Look how tiny my pads look compared to this massive bag!! Next up... my new Mammoth hockey bag arrived! This thing really lives up to its name. It's MASSIVE. Well, the outer dimensions are the same as my other bag but it has no external pockets (booo!!) It does however have one large pocket built into the top flap that I can use for my laundry, which is the most important bit to keep separate for me. I don't mind the skates being inside as long as I can grab everything out of the laundry pocket and throw it in the washer when I get home without having to fish around for it all. This thing is FANTASTIC. The construction is well above expectations, the aluminum handles and bottle opener are nice touches, the zippers are solid. I also love how the inside is light grey so you can actually see the insides of the bag. The shoulder strap is wonderful as well. I'm very happy I ordered one.

I'm 100% buying a vintage graphics EK15 the day they're released.

After trying on elbows at the Monkey again for the first time in a while, the RBZ were the only ones that came even close to being as comfortable as the old white Projekts I wear now. Not quite, but close.

LOL because the holders are the worst looking part of that photo :P

My makos are just as low cut as my reactors, actually.

How is it any different?

Let in a bajilion goals in my first time as a goalie, but definitely got better as time went on. Made a couple nice glove saves too :) Nice to see some black marks on my pads finally! Oh, and almost threw up. 1hr45 is too long for me at this point. Didn't help that I was too afraid of not being able to get my blocker back on to take a drink. Need skinny bottles so I don't have to! But yea, being pickup it was nonstop. Never in their end long enough to chance it. That's my own fault though, should have just done it anyway. Oh, and my feet REALLY hurt. I need to get some makos converted ASAP.

First crash ever, let alone in a rental.

Car insurance companies. Looks like I'll be taking the horribly overpriced full coverage on all rental cars from now on. Can't afford to let the insurance company pay only half the claim and be on the hook for thousands every time.