Longboarding Techniques

hey yall,
dont mean to bother you with another similar post. i bought an old malibu(single fin, about 8.5-9 feet) from my uncle for 5 bucks a couple of years back, but i have only surfed it a couple times. i mainly ride shortboards, because whenever i ride my longboard, i cant really think of doing anything other than riding down the line. i havent really tried noseriding, but my board comes to a point at the end. what else should i do to make my longboarding more interesing?
thanks,
Tommy
dont mean to bother you with another similar post. i bought an old malibu(single fin, about 8.5-9 feet) from my uncle for 5 bucks a couple of years back, but i have only surfed it a couple times. i mainly ride shortboards, because whenever i ride my longboard, i cant really think of doing anything other than riding down the line. i havent really tried noseriding, but my board comes to a point at the end. what else should i do to make my longboarding more interesing?
thanks,
Tommy