Do/Don't Essay

Let me tell you about BMX! I am going to give you a couple tips and tricks for riding BMX.  It is all about balance and speed.  I'm going to give a list of a couple do's and don't's in order to be successful in riding BMX! Hopefully this will help you in a positive way if you decide to ride BMX in the future.

DO:  One thing you must always do before you go riding is a bike check. A bike check is when you make sure all your screws, and bolts, and other parts are all put on securely and tight. It's required that you have a crescent wrench and a set of Allen wrenches in order to do this. If you do not do a proper bike check or you forget to, it could end very badly, trust me I learn from experience.

DON'T:  One thing you don't ever want to do is put the pedals on your bike improperly! There is a certain way to put pedals on your bike. First of all you want to make sure you have them on the right sides. One thing that always confuses people is when you tighten your pedals, you have to turn it left to tighten them instead of right. It's kind of confusing.

DO:  you always want to be sure that you wear the proper safety gear when riding BMX! I never used to wear a helmet while biking until the day my best friend / brother crashed and lost most of his teeth and suffered severe head injuries. The helmet I would recommend is a full face BMX helmet. Not only because they are the safest, but because they make you look cool hehehehe.

DON'T:  Another thing you don't want to do when riding BMX is rush yourself! Just go at your own pace. If you rush yourself to learn tricks and stuff you might injure yourself. Just wait till the time is right, and until it feels right before throwing a big stunt. Practice makes perfect.

DO:  Another thing you want to do if your going to ride BMX is practice everyday, or at least a couple times a week. You may not believe so, but the more you practice the more you get used to the feeling of it and the better you get at it. Trust me, a couple years ago I could barely ride a bike, now I can flair and pretty much any trick you can name!

DON'T:  Something that you don't want to let get to you while in the process of learning to ride BMX is other bikers, skaters, and other people. Because they have a tendency to talk smack, but you know what I do when people start talking smack? I look away, put my headphones in, and do my thing!t

My Favorite Mistake

We were all having a good time, steady mobbin' down the streets of Salt Lake in a Lexus IS300! Feeling good, being together, just having a good time. But that all changed as we saw the red and blue lights flashing in the rear view mirror. My favorite mistake has to be the night I got my DUI charge.

I remember getting pulled out of the car by one of the officers and going through all the sobriety tests.  Next thing I know is I'm being put in handcuffs and in the back of the patrol car as my car was being searched. I can remember how awful I felt knowing that my girlfriend and all my homies had to watch me get put into the car and get transported away. 

The night of my biggest mistake started out with me, my girlfriend, and a couple of the homies kicking it at my brothers house. We were just listening to music and playing Battlefield 3 on the PS3, when I got the call that decided my fate. It was one of my best friends and he said he had a grip of money, and that we should go party it up in Salt Lake. Knowing me, of course I was down, I loved partying!  I hung up the phone, grabbed my keys, and we were off.

Once I picked up my friend we drove to buy some liquor and a bag of weed. I'm very against drinking and driving, so while all of my homies were in the back drinking, I was in the front, puffin the pipe and listening to A$AP Rocky. It was actually a very fun night. It was about 3 A.M. And we were on our way home,we were almost there, in Highland.  That's when we saw the flashing lights, and that's when I knew the night was over.

So I've been locked up since May 20th, and what I've learned since getting locked up is that having one night to do whatever I want isn't worth spending up to nine months in Procter care and other facilities! I will never make that mistake again, even though it was my favorite mistake!

Twitter Memoir

Long before getting locked up, I was living the dream! Some might call it the high life. I was alone, free to come and go as I please, my life revolved around music and BMX.

Six Word Memoir

Have all faith; see no fear!