April 27 2009 will mark three years in "real" freestyle. I started hacking in Spring of 01, learned a few tricks here and there, but didn't really know what I was trying to do. I moved to Chicago after college and met the guys in CIC in May of 05.
Even after that, it took me about a year to make the mental and emotional commitment required to get good at this sport. Slacker image be damned.
2009 is going to be about improving my weak side, adding variety to my runs, and increasing string length.
2010 will be about battling space aliens.