New Hem!
There is NEW HEM OUT! Okay, so it's a five-song EP and only two of the songs on it are new, but they are lovely, lovely, lovely. "Soft Landing" is my favorite, because I'm a sucker for airplane imagery, and I appreciate the counterintuitive way the melody goes up as Sally sings "softly as we land." "Place Names" is also quite good--reminds me of their more country-influenced songs--and I have to say, I never expected to hear Cynthiana, KY, mentioned in a song, especially one by a Brooklyn-based band.
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You know you're a Real Skater when you wonder, "Where could I have put [insert item here--in this case, Benadryl cream]?", look all over for it, and finally throw up your hands and buy a new one only to find it two days later in your skate bag.
Oh, well.
I got my costume for the show yesterday, finally. It's a black long-sleeved leotard and ballet wrap skirt, to which I will add black cat ears (sigh). I'm thinking perhaps a white scarf to mimic those black cats who have white patches on their throats and chests, and also in an effort to keep warm. My super-thick tights I ordered along with my boots came yesterday, and they are quite cozy. Basically they're tights made out of sweater material, but it's not completely obvious, so they'll work for the show. It would be nicer if they were fleece-lined, but I don't think I could get away with that.
(I was always envious of the girls who had ballet skirts when I was in dance classes. I don't remember why I never had one--if I never asked because I knew it was an unnecessary expense or if I asked and was told that. Maybe I was going through a tomboy phase and didn't want to admit any interest in skirts? Anyway now I have one. It's boring black, but oh, well.)
As I mentioned, I ordered my boots, and they came on Friday! YAAAAAAY! Even straight out of the box, not broken in or heat molded, they're almost as comfortable as my current Riedells, so I think this will work. I need to get the right ankle punched out, and maybe stretch the balls just a teensy bit, but overall I am very pleased. I actually get the suction effect when taking my feet out of them, which is how you know they fit well, especially around the heels.
Now I'm in the middle of Snosealing the crap out of them while I wait for my blades. Fun times with the hairdryer this weekend.
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comments over there.
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You know you're a Real Skater when you wonder, "Where could I have put [insert item here--in this case, Benadryl cream]?", look all over for it, and finally throw up your hands and buy a new one only to find it two days later in your skate bag.
Oh, well.
I got my costume for the show yesterday, finally. It's a black long-sleeved leotard and ballet wrap skirt, to which I will add black cat ears (sigh). I'm thinking perhaps a white scarf to mimic those black cats who have white patches on their throats and chests, and also in an effort to keep warm. My super-thick tights I ordered along with my boots came yesterday, and they are quite cozy. Basically they're tights made out of sweater material, but it's not completely obvious, so they'll work for the show. It would be nicer if they were fleece-lined, but I don't think I could get away with that.
(I was always envious of the girls who had ballet skirts when I was in dance classes. I don't remember why I never had one--if I never asked because I knew it was an unnecessary expense or if I asked and was told that. Maybe I was going through a tomboy phase and didn't want to admit any interest in skirts? Anyway now I have one. It's boring black, but oh, well.)
As I mentioned, I ordered my boots, and they came on Friday! YAAAAAAY! Even straight out of the box, not broken in or heat molded, they're almost as comfortable as my current Riedells, so I think this will work. I need to get the right ankle punched out, and maybe stretch the balls just a teensy bit, but overall I am very pleased. I actually get the suction effect when taking my feet out of them, which is how you know they fit well, especially around the heels.
Now I'm in the middle of Snosealing the crap out of them while I wait for my blades. Fun times with the hairdryer this weekend.
This entry was originally posted at http://icepixie.dreamwidth.org/958641.html. It has
comments over there.