I have no idea what that means. It was just in my head. You will have to excuse me. Short sentences are acceptable for my current state of mind. I have been working 16 hour shifts since last wednesday. that equates to 79 hours since last monday. Thats a lot of time in the hospital. Don’t get me wrong, I love working at MUSC. I am just very, very, tired. I am actually at work right now. Actually I am past the point of tired. I am  …mmm …..dillusional. AHAHAHAH…..mmm…yes….dillusional. Thats the word.. Enjoi!

I need some time with a video camera. SAC show needs a new show. ANd I have just the weekend for it. Can we say turkey day? I dont know what im thinking right now…. but it involves a turkey….a baster….. the boys….. and who knows…. carnage? mayhem? a night on the town plundering innocent tourists of their turkey loving freedom!?!??!!? I sure as heck hope soooo…………

FOR THE QUEEN!

So, yesterday I was chatting with Jose when he mentioned something about not being able to find his pictures of mattress surfing… This intrigued me. I want to go mattress surfing! After a short discussion, him explaining what happened and such. I decided that we could probably pull something like that off without too much trouble.

There are only three things we need… a mattress, a location, and somebody who’ll do it. As of right now, I know where the mattress is coming from; location will be scouted in time; and you know I’m always up for something like this!

Before I ever had anything together for the street luge, I knew that I needed to get a full motorcycle helmet. First stop, Mike’s Bikes… Unfortunately they didn’t have anything there. Nothing on street luging, no helmets that I liked (or were anywhere near my price range), and not much more then, “There’s this shop that might know something about something on the other side of town.” Yeah, that’s helpful.

We went across to the other side of town to ‘Air‘. Unfortunately the guy there was about as helpful as a pimp at a women’s rights rally. (you like that one? hehe…) Ended up getting some trucks and wheels there, but not much else. Not even any ideas.

Ended up going by the Money Man Pawn by my house and found the helmet. Listed in there at $30, online the equivalent is around $55. Thanks to my amazing bargaining dealings… and having a friend who works there, I ended up getting it for $20. It fits perfectly, feels good, and now with some de-fogger doesn’t fog up. I love it!

First, let me stress to you that this is NOT a safe sport. Seriously. I can not say this enough… Anything I do, I think through, I weigh the risks, and I take precautions. Don’t mess around or do anything stupid with this. I’ll come to the hospital and finish the job. Yes, you will die.

Anyways, moving on… How did I actually make this death contraption? Basically, I took a skateboard deck, drilled it onto a length of 2×4, attached the trucks and wheels, put a couple more pieces of 2×4 onto that for foot, head, and neck supports, and another with hand holds. Last I put a little padding onto the head/neck support and we were good to go.

I’m probably going to be putting mountain board size trucks on after I break the ones I have on there now. I have broken one already, by the way.

Yeah, I’m working on a street luge… It’s not the prettiest of projects, but it’s been a lot of fun so far. I meant to get some pictures of it yesterday or the day before, but have been too busy making it. So today I’m going to be walking you through the process.