tiistai 5. kesäkuuta 2012

Coming up soon: Longboarding 24/7 in Lapland!

Can you imagine anything better than longboarding with your friends under the midnight sun !? At this time I cannot. We are making a skatetrip to Lapland, where the real Santa Clause comes from. Heading to eastern part of Lapland, where should be the Finnish Maryhill, Kaunispää. There are some of the biggest mountains of Finland, without any traffic in the roads (perfect!). Maybe we pop up to see Arctic ocean as well we are so close to Norway! Midsummerfest is just a week from this so the sun doesn't go down at all and you can skate 24/7 if you want.



We have a car too, thanks to Huittisten laatuauto,  trunk full of Rayne longboards and we have an awesome crew to skate with; Roosa-Liida, Päivi, Lena, Reetta and me. It's going to be fun, fast and furious! Cross your fingers so it doesn't rain!

We'll be making the most amazing video just for you babes<3
Skate or diet! 

Skatekisses,
Kaisa

p.s In Finland with our four beautiful season we can only skate for few months in a year but we can do it 24/7!

sunnuntai 3. kesäkuuta 2012

The ABC of dating a skater girl

Besides brozoning there are also other issues that skateboading girls face up with.
What if you are dating a guy who doesnt skate?
In this text we will go trough some of the problems we girls face up with.

I have never been dating a guy who skates.
I think the problems start from the point that you meet a guy who skates and he brozones you.
Soon you stop looking the guys you skate with. You don't even think them as possible boyfriends.
So when ever a new guy starts to hang out with your skate crew, you instantly friendzone them whitout thinking about it.
And if you happen to find a skating guy who doesn't brozone you then you have to face the fact that you are sharing your hobby with him.
Is it going to be annoying that he skates better than you or learn the tricks faster than you?
Or how hard it would be for him if you skate better than him? That crushes every guys soul!

It's easier to meet a non-skater guys ofcourse.
But I have noticed that every time you tell a guy that you longboard they look at you like "U sure girl?".
You try to tell them that YES I LONGBOARD. They just imagine you in minishorts and high heels carrying your board around the city.
This is how I alwas look while skating.
And when the for example see your facebook page filled with photos and videos of you longbaording they are like: "What? I thought you were joking..."
So now he knows that you actually longbaord. Now there is two ways he can handle this situation.
Some guys are super stoked about the fact you skate and others just dont like it.
The one who don't like it you should just dump instantly. The ones who like that have more hope.

Then the non-skater guy have to listen to you to go on and on about sliding, downhill, wheels, bushings and how you just bought new bearings. Also they have to put up with your bleeding elbows, broken legs, bruses and infected knees. Nice.
If they can handle all that, great!
Part of the longboard girls of finland <3
Next step is when you travel to freerides, competitions or just for fun.
Ofcourse you travel with guys. First you go to places like france. Then you skate, maybe have "some" beer and after that sleep in the same tent/bed with them.
Might sound scary for your boyfriend, but luckily the guy you skate with has already brozoned you so no worries!
Skating takes a lot of your time, you travel a lot and hang out mosty with guys. If you find a guy who can handle all that and at the same time watches longboard videos with you, he's a keeper!

So here's some tips for you non-skater boys:

1. Do not worry about the skater boys, they have brozoned your girl already.
2. Don't tell her that her injured knees or bleeding elbows are horrible, just bring some band-aid and close your eyes.
3. When she talks about skateboarding to you just say: "That sonds awesome!" even tough you have no idea what she's talking about.
4. And most important thing: Just love her!

-Roosa-Liida
I wouldn't stop longboarding for any guy but I can dump guys if they can't handle the fact that I longboard or just can't handle me.