We're heading out to Reggae today!!! This will be my third year going and it's gonna be a lot of fun. I'm pretty busy right now getting everything all together but I just wanted to post something up before I leave. If you're an 'OG' reader of The Truckug Chronicles, you probably remember my post about Reggae last year. For all of you that aren't though, here's the link!! I'll get some pictures and stuff up from this year when I get back next week. Happy Reggae!!!!
People need to relax!!
Hahahaha awesome.
So the new Harry Potter movie was released a little less than week ago and it has already broken numerous box office records. It's already considered to be the best movie of the year!! The critics loved it, your family loved it, your friends loved it, EVERYONE loved it.... but you don't care. You're "not really that into" Harry Potter, right?
Well that's BULLSHIT!! It doesn't matter who you are. You know you love Harry Potter. The books were the best books you've ever read in your life and you can't wait until the day you can read them again. You probably still have the whole series just stashed away at your parents house or something. Everyone loves Harry Potter no matter how embarrassed they are to admit it. Am I right?
Don't worry, you don't have to answer. A lot of people feel the same way. Well we here at The Truckug Chronicles came up with a solution!!!! Just add one of these book covers to whichever Harry Potter book you want, and then you can read it anywhere!!!!
1. front cover
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You will soon be endulging your mind in a fantasy world of wizardry and magic, but to everyone else you'll look like a complete badass!!! Please choose your cover accordingly. Enjoy your book!!!!
Did you know that popular reality TV star Ryan Sheckler is ALSO a pro skateboarder!!? That's right!! After a long days work of bitching and moaning about life on his hit tv show "Life of Ryan", he goes out and rides some wood...... and then after that finally goes skateboarding!!!!
If you're a fan of Ryan Sheckler you're probably not a fan of skateboarding, so I'm including a list of all his sponsors below. Everyone knows that the more sponsors someone has the more fabulous they really are!!!
Ryan's Super Sponsor List:
-Plan B skateboards
-Bones Wheels
-FKD bearings
-Volcom clothing
-Red Bull energy drink
-Active Rideshop
-Panasonic electronics
-Etnies flip flops/slippers
-Nixon bracelets
-Oakley swim goggles
-Proactiv acne medication
-Axe body spray
-Kit-Kat bars
-Chia Pets
-Play-doh
Isn't it amazing how much free shit you can get just by selling your soul to The Man?
Anyway, check out some of his new promo videos for Axe body spray........
Click on this link to see the video that I really want you to see. I haven't figured out how to post flash videos on here yet so all I can do is link it.
And here's one more...
Ok, so I really can't be serious anymore. what the fuck!?!?!Double Pits to Chesty??? This is so dumb!! I'm sorry but it just seems like he's not even a real person. It's a joke just like this whole post is. I mean he is really good at skateboarding and stuff so don't get me wrong, but I just can't believe anyone would be willing to sell themselves out so easily. It's fucking retarded.
If I were to ever be in a deodorant commercial, it would at least have to be this one...
Well, I can't believe I just spent time writing a blog about Ryan Sheckler. I had to google up images of him and stuff.. that sucked. I must be bored or something so I'm just gonna end this here.
Don't forget to follow The Sheckster on Twitter!! (Fake Sheckler) https://www.twitter.com/ImRyanSheckler
I don't really know what I think about this. In my opinion it will never work but I guess it's just the thought that counts...
and of course it's in Santa Barbara hahaha.
Campus Installs Skateboard Lane
This summer, UCSB marked off a pilot skateboard lane in the main campus corridor to judge the possibility of keeping the skate-friendly portion of the student body from thrashing the pedestrian and bike population.
The first of its kind at the university, the 5-foot wide path is considered a first attempt at a project to improve the safety of pedestrians and skateboarders alike. According to Ron Cortez, the associate vice chancellor and chair of the skateboard committee at UCSB, the skate lane, which consists of several hundred feet of paint, graphics and signs cost $12,500 to install.
Cortez said Summer and Fall traffic on the skate path will be guinea pigs so the university can judge if the paths are effective.
“The lane has emerged as a way to make the campus pathways safer for everyone,” Cortez said. “[The committee] will be judging closely throughout the Fall Quarter to see whether or not it works and how the students are reacting to it. It may make things safer, but then again it may make things difficult. It’s all going to decide whether we want to expand and put more lanes throughout campus in the future.”
With the implementation of the lane, skateboarders must now abide by it at all times and stay clear of the pedestrian pathways beside it.
Associated Students and the campus “Be Smart About Safety” fund matched the $7,500 that two students from the Skateboard Committee, Jose Magana and Raymond Collins, fundraised for the construction of the lane.
“Ray and I raised $7,500 for the lane and have done a lot to spread awareness for skateboarding safety,” Magana said. “I think this lane will reduce skateboard related injuries because pedestrians will have their own area to walk in. We just don’t have sufficient amounts of bike racks, so by skateboarding, it alleviates bike congestion on the paths.”
Of the total $15,000 allocated for the skate path, only $2,500 remains, Cortez said, in case the skate path is not received well and needs to be removed.
Magana said that if the lane proves to be a success, it will only make sense to install more lanes around campus. However, the most important thing right now, he said, is for skateboarders to unite and ensure that skateboarding doesn’t get banned.
Tina Cheng, a third-year comparative literature major who regularly skates to class, gave a skateboarder’s perspective on the new lane.
“I’m happy that there’s a lane because that means skateboarding won’t get banned anytime soon, but I am a bit skeptical about how the lane will work,” Cheng said. “Skateboarding has a different way of control than biking in a sense of its speed and direction. I’m sure there will be less crashes towards pedestrians, but there may be more crashes between skateboarders. The lane just seems too narrow for comfort.”
Magana noted he is currently in talks with Cortez for possible ways to get students accustomed to the new lane, one idea being a skateboarding education section in this summer’s freshman orientation.
“I saw a lot of people on campus looking at them in confusion,” Magana said. “I want to make sure that skateboarders know the laws and the rules so that everyone can get to class in peace.”
While the pavement of the skate lane may be rough and patchy in spots, Cortez said the whole campus corridor cement is scheduled for replacement in the next several years and no large-scale work is planned before that.
This story was originally written by Matt Matejcek at Skateboarding Blog.
There are some people in this world that just make you happy no matter what. People whos' presence alone can put a smile on your face and make everything seem just a little bit better. They're always cheerful and optimistic, and always willing to spread their love...
This post is dedicated to Keri Nunes because she is by all means one of these people. If you know her than you know what I mean. She's one of the strongest, most loving people I've ever met. Without going into much detail, I just want to say that we all miss her and that we can't wait to see her again.
Below are some picures from Keri's going away party. It was a lot of fun and now we're all counting down the days til she's back!! We love you Keri!!!
Thank god for the internet...
IT"S BACK!!!! The Truckug Chronicles has been "under maintenance" for a long time but is now finally back up and running. I had originally taken it down to do some HTML editing and also to switch web hosts, but accidently ended up deleting it all. But I finally fixed it!!!!! I'll have a new post up pretty soon.
