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Frank_Sinatra · Post by **Frank_Sinatra** » 14 May 2008 08:49

Congrats again.

So, when are you in Chicago? We gotta hook something up. Especially now that Tom is back.

Reid · Post by **Reid** » 14 May 2008 16:21

That cheese looks delicious. Yum.

we were actually back this week, but there was no time to make a trip to the city. Right now no job, so trips back to the city are probably possible. I'm also going to be in town for a wedding in mid june.

Not-so-ripped Warrior · Post by **Not-so-ripped Warrior** » 19 May 2008 15:36

Shred with Reid today. Workin' in a new pair of shows and an out-of-shape body. I hit a lot of flipside mirages and steps. Went for a bunch of spins. I have a feeling I'll have my game back soon tho.

Reid did some good stuff.

I gotta finish modding my lavers tonight. Later!

Reid · Post by **Reid** » 27 May 2008 08:10

blurry double legover bsos and steppping same side double legover bsos one string...

first 3dex>3dex for me, all though it was the same move pixie double legover

finally hit rubberman

45 contacts of good stuff.

knee has been giving me trouble. whirls are almost completely not possible on one side, but the rest of my shred is still going great.

pixie torque

Reid · Post by **Reid** » 29 May 2008 21:47

late night session with eric. Some good stuff. Fury bsos...almost.

Liz is the bomb, I don't tell all my blog readers that enough.

JeffRichards · Post by **JeffRichards** » 01 Jun 2008 19:28

Props on first first 3dex>3dex, rubberman and 45 contacts of good stuff.

Hope your knee feels better and that i can shred with you guys some time over the summer!

Not-so-ripped Warrior · Post by **Not-so-ripped Warrior** » 03 Jun 2008 23:19

Jeff! You and Chris and Jon should drive down to Champaign one weekend and stay at Reid and my apartment and shred and drink and party with us! Less than a 3 hour drive...

Kicked with Reid and Rachel today. Rachel hit some toe stalls and a couple inside stalls. Reid hit some nice merlins, some nice long runs. I hit:

-little apple BSOS
-symposium blink BS (I'm working towards WHAT?!?)
-some random long runs

Nothing all that special I suppose. Hopefully I'll shred soon and have some highlights. Peace out fizzied.

Reid · Post by **Reid** » 04 Jun 2008 16:50

Thanks Jeff for the kind words. Session with matt, and a graduate student named Ian Davis, who hasn't played since 1996 or so, but has been to worlds back then and knows scott davidson, and others. Some good stuff today. Knee was has been feeling better. Worked mobius and vortex, and stepping drifter. Bsosed all three in one run. Peace.

Reid · Post by **Reid** » 23 Jun 2008 14:52

so there i am having on of my best runs ever, 35-40 contacts in and wham go for paradox blender my pivot foot slides to far on the concrete and my body tumbles over my ankle. Sprain. Looks bad, but hopefully not. Most swollen ankle sprain i ever had, but the pain isn't too bad so hopefully the swelling will come down and it will be ok.

Frank_Sinatra · Post by **Frank_Sinatra** » 23 Jun 2008 15:07

Oh no, that sucks. I hope you heal up!

Reid · Post by **Reid** » 23 Jun 2008 18:26

Thank you sir

Reid · Post by **Reid** » 25 Jun 2008 20:51

my ankle after swelling has gone down

Chim-Chim · Post by **Chim-Chim** » 26 Jun 2008 07:54

I hope you have an easy recovery with that.

g00d33 · Post by **g00d33** » 26 Jun 2008 08:02

Wow, your sprain totally kicks my sprain's ass

Frank_Sinatra · Post by **Frank_Sinatra** » 26 Jun 2008 10:44

Oof. Nasty looking sprain. My ankles cringe for you.

CIC flurry · Post by **CIC flurry** » 26 Jun 2008 11:32

Moxie · Post by **Moxie** » 26 Jun 2008 12:08

I knew that picture looked familiar. Look, we're ankle-injury twins!

You're just 3 years late. Dude, we even have matching Ace Bandage marks, yeah!

Reid · Post by **Reid** » 28 Jun 2008 13:18

wow, yeah they are the same. How long did it take for yours to heal?

I appreciate everyones support, I only wish my ankle would give me some too.

Moxie · Post by **Moxie** » 28 Jun 2008 14:12

It took approximately... forever... It was so swollen for so long. It was weird too, that for a while it didn't hurt at all but it looked so bad. Try to show it off to the ladies, you'll get pity points.

My parents asked me to go to the Dr. because they had never seen an ankle sprained that badly before but the Dr. said it was just a sprain, not a break. He said it was still a good idea to get it checked out because it could have been broken or fractured. A bad sprain can take longer than a broken bone to heal, according to that Dr. They wanted me to walk on crutches. I still have scar tissue on my ankle from that sprain.

Ice and elevate. People say heat then ice and switch again, but I was told by several people that heat is actually a bad idea because it increases swelling since it increases blood flow. Or something like that.

Anyway, ice and elevate and keep it wrapped tightly enough to help support your weight. For me it was really tempting to walk on it since it was so swollen that I still felt supported. Don't do that.

Good luck.

Frank_Sinatra · Post by **Frank_Sinatra** » 01 Jul 2008 13:26

More good advice - get an ankle brace - ace bandages offer compression but not support.

What's new with Eric? Coming to the birthday jam?

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