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Here in L.A., it's up to $2.25 (and that's for regular- at the cheapest stations)... I remember the summer of '02 when it dipped below a dollar.

Limewire all the way! Have been using it for a year now, and no problems!

Yucky blister on the back of my right foot, and a constantly tight left hamstring... nothing life-threatening... but they suck. Because both of my legs are messed up, I look really funny running.

No... I wasn't able to see it, but I saw a clip of her pole vaulting on a commertial and was very curious. I was going to ask the same question!

Hi... I am from a no-name school in the pole vault in CA, and I have been getting horribly frustrated the past few weeks because my coach knows NOTHING about the vault, and I am no longer progressing. His workouts are for ALL jumpers (high, long, triple, and pole vault) but I think that the workouts...

In highschool they called me Superman. Because I could fly. But now in college my Nickname is "Nok Su Kal", which means White Warrior for those who didn't know. I think this nickname is much cooler. Hi Matt. Didn't know you joined the site. Nice to see you, though! :) NOK SU KAL all the way... you'...

We actually got a "skydex" this year when our entire facility was re-done. It's a litle different from what I am used to, but I like it. Other people that have jumped on it have mixed opinions. My teammate doesn't do well with it because she claims it makes her pole bounce as she hits the back of th...

My coach trains up straight through both seasons. We have about 2 weeks of a break of seasons... and my coach uses those 2 weeks to heavily train and condition. Although it is hard to find the motivation to continue the hard training, it usally lets all us athletes peak at the right time.

Nicknames... hmmm... well, my name is Dawn, and these are some that I have gotten: "Donatello" (like the Teenage Mutent Ninga Turtle- I was wearing a purple shirt to practice), "Dawnster the Monster" and "Country" (I moved to L.A. from a small country town in Southern California)

My teammates and I have a motto:

There is one rule about pole vaulting: Never think.

"Penetrate! You gotta get it in to win!" <-- That's the best I've heard so far! (Besides the others I have read here)

Techno and Punk... I try to not make it a habit though... but I like upbeat stuff