I haven't skated in a while. Hopefully I won't lose any of the things I had worked on. Sometimes it helps to break you of your bad habits, even if you sometimes lose your good ones ( Read more... )

... that there are much worse things than missing a figure skating session.

... at least I'm not missing a class, or wrecking my car, both of which are infinitely more costly than missing a stupid figure skating session.

... and it's at freaking 5:50 AM. That's an excuse better than any.

... why do I not feel any better?

I know I'm a retard.

It hurts when someone AGREES with you when you admit it.

:( That is all.

I think I'm getting a little better at this skating thing.

Nowadays it's pretty common for Laura to say, "I can't do (insert something here ( Read more... )

Ugh, I am so not ready for school to be back in ( Read more... )

• On threes in the field, make sure they get close to the boards. Make sure to LIFT foot instead of scooping hip. Don't use trail foot as a means to make the turn. Work on just holding the back inside arc as long as possible.
  
• On power pulls do not break at waist even a little bit. Work on switching feet on backwards.
  
• On 5-step mohawk work on cadence ( Read more... )

OMG SKATING IN INDIANAPOLIS IS AEWSUM.

GAIL JUU AND AYE NEED TO GO UP THERE TOGETHR.

• On power threes be more assertive, fix opening lobe so that turn is heading towards the boards. Make bad-side threes a knee action to keep body from bouncing.
• On extended crossovers get closer to boards on end pattern, work on extension.
• On threes in the field, place back threes properly (line up hip and body to ( Read more... )

 Annoyingly arrogant people hardly ever live up to their own hype.

That is all.

People sometimes tell me that I should look into ice dance. That I'd "be good" at it. It's nice to hear compliments. It really is, because it's so rare. But when someone tells me this in a middle of a pretty craptacular spin session it makes me wonder if I'm just that bad of a spinner. I will persevere! You can't write off something I haven't ( Read more... )