Yesterday:
I woke up 2 hours early because I was thinking about my first lesson in 3 years (started skating 4 years ago at age 46). The lesson wasn’t until 7:30 that night.

Before the lesson I had the same kind of nerves that I used to experience as a teenager just before a musical audition (yes, I was in the band, orchestra and other groups).

After the lesson I couldn’t get to sleep ‘cause I was all pumped-up (it went well), re-living the lesson and thinking about my next practice session.

I really feel like taking a nap, but I have to skate again at lunch today. Sleep tonight!

Youth is not wasted on the young. I feel like I've got plenty.

She probably doesn't want to have to get up that early herself and drive you there!

This morning I woke up kind of sick, but not so sick that I couldn't function. I was debating whether or not to go to work and my husband asked me, "If you don't go to work, are you going to go skating?" I thought about it, and when I realized I wasn't tempted to go skating, I realized I MUST be sick! So that's how I decided to stay home, LOL!

She wouldn't have to, she doesn't drive me there anyway, I'm a train person.
So, she doesn't really have a reason not to let me go.

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You go to see Twyla Tharp and Billy Joel's "Movin' Out" and all you can think is
"dang, his spin is better than mine" or
"I wonder how that dress would flow on the ice on me?" or
"That move would look good on the ice if I could do it"

My husband was at me.

You're addicted to skating when you watch Nationals on TV and see coaches who either you or your friends worked with or take lessons from!!!!

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Adult Nationals, 2009 "The Time of My Life"

I hadn't even thought of that! I stayed up until 1:30am EST to get results from my best friends' event. I got all excited when ABC showed their pictures briefly during the full results recap. I emailed my mom at work to tell her to look at the USFS photos because my coach and two of my friends were pictured. And I was thrilled when some rinkmates from my old rink won their event. I really need a life.

But what really makes me obsessed was that during two different events, when they did shots of the skaters' parents, I noticed a judge that I know sitting behind them! She's a national judge who I assume was probably judging another event, and she's been on my last couple of test panels. I'll have to remember to tell her the next time I see her that I saw her on TV!

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Shae-Lynn and Victor: We knew you were champions, and on 3/28/03 the whole WORLD found out! Thank you for twelve wonderful years!

Me: MOM! remember her? I took lessons from her! Remember?

*you know how to do a perfect bun.
*dont understand how people can leave thier waist length hair down while practicing.
*start wanting to yell at the little kid or rink attendant duing public skate!(actually happens to me )
~kittie

Oh, man! I have something like that with a former private coach of mine. A year ago, I saw him on TV as a celebrity judge for a professional "ice competition." When we're at local competitions, he still says hello to me and addresses me by name! And in my mind as I say hello back to him, all I could think of was "We're not worthy!!! We're not worthy!!!" (Of course, the best part about this is that he's just the sweetest and nicest celebrity I've ever met!)

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11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

This one's an oldie, and not original, but it's coming alarmingly true:

• You go to the rink to avoid having to go to the gym - and then you start going to the gym to improve your skating!

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Ice dancers have lovely big curves!

Hahaha bumping another interesting thread here...
You know you're obsessed when:
- You wait for buses in the spread eagle position or doing one-foot squat
- You develop "non-skating-days-syndrome" or NSDS
- You express happiness by doing a one-foot spin on the floor

Or you watch men's figure skating and go like "I met that dude once! He's shorter than me for cryin' out loud!" I'm not that tall but he really is.

I can relate to seeing a male skater in person. I also note how short and small they are. I also note those who are balding in the back.

You know you're obsessed when:
You buy a pair of off-road inline skates.
Yes, I did this. Never wore them.
Also have inline speed skates.


You know you're obsessed when:
You pack 2+ pairs of skates for vacation.

Kay

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• You walk into court with the other lawyers and the judge looks up and say, "Ms. ____, how did your test session go?"

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You miss 100% of the shots you never take.--Wayne Gretzky

* You are talking about skating dresses with your mom and someone just overhears something about butts hanging out and they assume you are talking about skating.

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"All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you're not good enough or strong enough or talented enough; they will say you're the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a thousand times no, until all the no's become meaningless. All your life they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly. AND YOU WILL TELL THEM YES." --Nike

Ahhhh love it.

And how did you answer that question?

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jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

You know you're obsessed when......your low training season is skating 4 times a week.

You've become so accustomed to getting up at 4:30AM to make the 6AM session that you can't stay awake after 9pm even on a Saturday night.

You purposefully post controversial statements on skating forums just to frustrate others!

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Why are you skating so slowly? Get out of my way!

If you skate faster, it makes everything look better!

"Very well, Your Honor, thank you for asking..."

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You miss 100% of the shots you never take.--Wayne Gretzky

After you break an ankle on the ice, the first thing you ask the doctor is "when can I start skating again?"

And he says "you can't even drive for six weeks, what are you thinking?"

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Great forum quotes:
On Falling: '...it doesn't matter, it's what you do AFTER you fall that's more important' ISK8NYC

And you're DAMN good at it too!!!

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jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

-Your ipod is filled with Disney, Broadway, Classical and instrumental pieces
-Your constantly choreographing programmes to every song you hear
-You're more excited about staying at the condo with the ice rink in it, than going to the actual beach
-You secretly practice jumps and spin positions at work
-When in an elevator alone, you see if you can hold a spiral for the entire ride...extra points for going up.
-You enjoy going to dance competitions just for the sake of getting new ideas for choreography
-Getting up at 5Am is nothing for you
-Your parents are more against the fact that you're skating all the time, rather than going out drinking.(That was a big one in my college yrs)
-You conned your non skating friend into skating and now he/she is loving it.

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