Thanks babe - hope you feel better soon too
I wont be at Wayne on Thursday morning - only Friday morning.
Plus I wont be at nyack tomorrow night

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Have a wonderful time, all of you! Those of you who are unwell, don't worry too much. If you can get yourselves to the rink, adrenaline will probably carry you through, although you may well flake out afterwards.

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Well, I've never done this before - am going to skate in two very low level events at Adult Mids, and I do believe I am flaking out NOW. I have been wanting to do this, but it's as if I've just now realized that I AM ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THIS, YIKES! Wish me well.

Good Luck - what event will you be in? I'll see if it is close to mine, so I can cheer

I know exactly how you feel. I say those exact words as soon as I take the ice for my 5-6 min warmup.
"I cant back out now, I already paid, Im already dressed, too late to get out of it "

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I didn't sign up for any events this year. In a way I have some regrets because part of me likes to compete. But for the most part, the lack of stress in my March and April is a welcome change.

I just played a little game - pretend I *am* competing, then think "what if I could go back in time and not send in the application." Then let the relief wash over myself ...

I have so much respect for all of you that do it year after year. Good luck!

Tim

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Good Luck!! I know how you feel, too! Every competition, I threaten to withdraw right up until the last minute! In my opinion, the anticipation of getting out there is wAAAAAAy worse than actually doing it!

My nerves are starting to kick in alright. Last lesson today before the competition (my first ever) and some things just stink, still. I guess that's the way it goes. My coach did pay me a compliment, she said she didn't make my program "easy" for me. I appreciate that... or I will more after it's over.

Anyay, at 1:40 it will go by fast.

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I skated in Wayne this morning, and it was not too cold (well, compared to the subzero rinks I usually skate in).

It was a bit nerve-racking to do the programs with Viktor Petrenko and Galina Z. watching and then as Johnny Weir was warming up off ice. I tried not to knock Viktor down as I was barreling around the edge of the rink (and probably not in a predictable or steady fashion ). And there were 4 other Easterns competitors there, reminding me that this comp is fast approaching!

The rink also seemed smaller than I remembered it--I came close to the ends a few times during the program runthroughs. (Perhaps it's because this rink *is* warmer than my other rinks, and I can actually move my legs!)

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Whew!
Just had a extra lesson with Secondary Coach to prepare for this weekend, in which she salchow'ed me to death and I declined the offer of doing back to back runthoughs of my freeskate (this was after doing the Bronze CM program twice). Maybe I'll take her up on the offer tomorrow on my regular lesson day.
All I want for now is to just get into Wayne on Friday without any problems.

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Coool, I'm sure wont do the swan runthrough in front of his Weirness that would be very intimidating

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Yeah, Camille might snap at you!!!

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I am a bit worried because I've had a back injury for the past 2 weeks for which I've been in physical therapy. It was getting better, but then last night and this morning I was essentially paralyzed with spasms. Went back to the dr. and now I have to have an MRI tomorrow. I've missed so much practice already and I just don't know what's going to happen. Hopefully the MRI will be clear and the spasms will be gone by Wednesday, and I can get a few days in.
Why now!!!???!!!

LOL, stacyf419, that reminds me of a dream I had last year before a competition: I was at the competition and realized I had forgotten my makeup, and, worse, I somehow had a horrid shade of orange lipstick on. I ran around in a panic, trying to find a schedule (so I could figure out if I had time to go buy new makeup), but no one had a schedule. One would think the nightmare would be about skating badly, but no!

Have a great time and enjoy your first competition!

I wish I could be there to cheer everyone on, but I'm not going (I'm doing the CRC competition at Mt. Vernon Ice Arena in Virginia, instead--last-minute decision).

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Oh those crazy dreams:

~ You forgot your skates at home so you have to use rentals
~ The ice turned into concrete or a swimming pool
~ You had to wear your windbreaker pants because you left your costume
~ You missed your warmup & competition and had to beg the judges to watch you

One nightmare that came true:
~ I forgot my music I had to shuffle through other skater's program that were already done and listen to the opening for 20 seconds and listen the 15 second ending, walk over to the music box and hand them the music 3 min before warmup

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OMG.

I would have just died. I love them, esp. Johnny. I don't know if I could have skated!!

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This is where I'm grateful for my anal-retentive project management background - 2 weeks ago I created a 'project plan' for the competition complete with a checklist of everything I need to bring and in what bag. I don't leave the house until we do a physical 'check off' of everything on that list. Definitely has helped me in the past on synchro trips!

Whn I was doing my singles program, one of Galina's students was in my path (and I certainly was not about to move since my program was going so well up to that point ). Well, Galina, saw me coming and yelled something very loudly in Russian--the young girl flew out of my way, and I was so startled that I almost stopped the program. I think Galina scared the bejeesus out of both of us!

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For those of you in the "why ever did I think this was a good idea?" stage - one we all go through, every time - don't forget that the darkest hour is invariably just before dawn, and a bad dress rehearsal means a good performance, and.....

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That is so true Mrs. Reboots, I cannot tell you have many times I have won the warmup and just skated like absolute CR*P! It is cosmic justice at its worse.

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At last year's Mids, I turned in my music from two years prior! Then, I didn't give my coach my extra cd (which is something I always do) so I had to run off the ice and into the locker room to get my cd, then back onto the ice to give it to the music people. Oooops!

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"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." -- Unknown

It's amazing how your mind can absolutely desert you at stressful times. For me, if it's not on paper, it just doesn't get done. I don't know if it's being 40 or if it's just because I'm dippy, but my mind becomes a sieve!
(note to self: doublecheck cd's to make sure current music and not 'Def Leppard - Pyromania' copy)

You get kind of used to skating on the same ice as the elites. But at first, it's intimidating as hell.

Yep, me, too! I have a packing list and a to do list that I check off before leaving for the airport. I also have an itinerary for every day, including maps and phone numbers to all of the places I need to go. It's not because I'm organized; it's because I know I am a total airhead and can never remember anything, LOL! God forbid the Master Plan should ever go missing. . .

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As for my week leading up to Easterns.....
This morning I woke up at 2am for no apparent reason. Every time I tossed and turned and tried to go back to sleep, I kept hearing my program music in my head... finally got back to sleep around 3:30.

This afternoon, had a good runthrough of both my Bronze CM and Pre Bronze freeskate programs on lesson with Secondary Coach, who commented that this is the most prepared she has seen me for a event in the three years (this week!) that she has coached me.

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I just realized when I looked at a calendar, that Daylight Saving's Time begins this weekend - Saturday night. This may not normally affect me much, but since I'm competing early Sunday morning, this is something that I have to think about so I can plan my morning accordingly.

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