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Posted by PJ on Jul 30, 2005 | Comment |

Sk8ter Boi

Another birthday is bearing down on me.

I decided several months ago that this would be the year in which I take up arms against my impending adulthood. This year I would fight back. This year I would stave off the demon.

But what would be my weapon in this battle? The question weighed heavily on me, not unlike the extra fifteen pounds I’ve gained since my last birthday.

Tonight Erin, Phil, and I were walking past a skate shop in Fairfax and the answer hit me like a thunderbolt. I would wage my war on maturity with a skateboard.

The store clerk at Asylum Skate Shop was very helpful. I would give him a public endorsement by name, but I don’t want to undermine the slacker image he seems to have put so much (inherently ironic) effort into cultivating.

The guy was even a sport about answering a barrage of my questions while he assembled my board:

  • Which end is the front?
  • Where’s the big plastic brake thing in the back? I seem to remember they had those fifteen years ago or so.
  • Why do all these skateboards have people’s names on them? If I order one, will it have my name on it?
  • Will I need to grow floppy hair? Is it protective? No? Then why do all your customers have floppy hair?

Two minutes after purchasing the skateboard and taking it for a spin on the sidewalk outside I was struck with a new set of questions for the clerk, so I returned to the store:

  • Do you have any Band-Aids? Would you mind if I used your sink to wash my gaping hand-wound?

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Better Than a Substitute Teacher

Maureen Dowd is on book leave at the New York Times and Sarah Vowell is filling in.

Posted by PJ on Jul 11, 2005 | Comments Off |

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