This is it! All of the posters are in my possession. At least two thirds have name tags attached. Everybody on the organizing committee has been working tirelessly. Rumour has it, a particular telecommunications company has been sponsoring some man hours on this competition! The same telecommunications company is (knowingly) donating a heck of a lot and it will be on tv and I believe on-line.
What I am trying to say? The Western Canadian Festival of Synchronized Skating is this weekend!! My head has been at skating for two months and I think that personally, I'm ready to go. I hope that the rest of my team is just as ready. I also hope that I can keep my nerves under control. They go for my knees and I really need my knees.
I believe that there will be a couple of fans in attendance. I welcome any and all fans! But the particular fans I'm talking about will likely call me Madame. That makes me more excited than nervous. Why are my students coming? Because I gave them tickets! It's part of the deal - they made artwork, they get to go for free. Parents? No, they have to pay. Do you know how much this competition costs? We need somebody to pay!
So, if you are interested in seeing some fabulous skating, here is the info: http://www.westernfestival2009.ca/
Wish me luck!
Seriously, I am not responsible enough to own a house. I do well to get to work on time. I just finished step 2 of some home repairs.
Here is the story: I didn't pay a attention (a few times) when water was spraying beyond the protective layer of the shower curtain. This isn't so good for gyp rock. It made it all squishy in one small space. Squishy gyp rock is not so good. So I started pulling it apart. What do I discover? Black mold. Whoa. That's quite bad, isn't it? It was just a bit, and I pulled it all out. You're supposed to wear gloves or a mask or something when you work with black mold, right? Well I didn't.
I had a bit of a hole, so I put in some putty. Today, in my work clothes, I found another squishy spot. No black mold. But I made quite a deep hole! I just filled it with lots of putty. I'm not sure that this is the best idea. Oh well. So I sanded the dry putty and put some more in. I will sand later, when it's dry.
I went to the gym this morning. Mostly because the membership is awfully expensive if I never go. A secondary reason was the shower. I mean, if I am trying to fix things in my bathroom, I should probably try to keep it dry.
I'm going shopping this weekend for a new shower curtain. Things will be better in the future.
Oh wait, I have a medal! My team won bronze at our competition in Calgary this weekend. Those 3min30sec went by in a flash! I'm not even sure what I did well and what I goofed up on. I know that as soon as the music started, my knees got nervous! Knees are key for skating. I chilled before the end of our first piece of music so I think things were okay after that point.
I feel like a champion for being at work (it is recess) when the bus arrived in town at 3:00am. And what a trip back! So many semis and cars in the ditch. I was so happy to be in a bus.
That's it; I'm mega tired.
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The hormones are making me crazy. Really, truly crazy. As I was driving to work this morning, I almost understood how hormones could make a person want to commit murder.
I'm not that crazy.
I woke up to a nightmare that I was fighting with my roommate* and in my head, it has been all downhill ever since. I'm a raging ball of fury.
I'm sure that it will all conclude at some point today with a meltdown of tears. And then I will feel relieved.
Is there a full moon ? Cause this is NOT a regular occurrence. Thank goodness for that.
I have never really been a coffee drinker. I save it for emergencies. Like when I need extra energy because I don't sleep enough or I'm hungry and need to suppress my appetite. Obviously, both emergency uses of coffee ( well, just the caffeine) are part of a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle.
Sometimes I do drink coffee for fun. I've been known to drink coffee with friends, just because it's there. Or with Bailey's, on a ski trip. Okay, I would drink it with Bailey's all the time but that really would be going too far.
Since turning 30, things have evolved. I'm pretty sure I've had coffee more often than not. 3 work days = 3 cups of coffee. Even worse is that two of those cups have been "specialty" coffees. Tons of sugar and fat. Love it.
Getting through the work day is not a reasonable use of caffeine. I don't need this vice. I have plenty of vices! Besides, I may want to have a baby in the next 5 to 10 years and then I'll just have to quit! I'm not good at quitting. If I get addicted to coffee, a serious intervention and therapy will be the only way out.
So tomorrow, I will not have coffee. And I will be okay.
It's all skating all the time over in the world of Five Seven. Yes, I turned 30, yes it is 2009. I will blog about all of that another time.
We are preparing for a competition THIS WEEKEND! 2 weeks of a relaxing vacation has shot my cardio. Is it possible to bring it back for Sunday? I don't think my team has ever had a full practice. This is a little freaky. We are a team. What ever happens, happens to the team. If there is a mistake, it is the team's mistake. I can only control what I do on the ice. That means keeping my nerves in check. Here's a short sidebar on turning 30. I have had reason to be nervous (I can't blog about it) and I haven't really been nervous. So maybe in my 30s, the nerves won't be such an issue. I can visualize our program and my skating, make sure that I can do my rocker and chawktaw, plaster some expression on my face and hope for the best.
I am in charge of clothing for my club. This involves ordering jackets and tights for everyone. Do you know how much tights for a club can cost? About 90 airmiles worth. There is confusion regarding the bill. If I kept my mouth shut, I could pocket about $300. I never considered this. But it is a little frustrating to try and sort it out.
The bigger issue is the jackets. As in, China no longer makes the jackets. Ga! So we have a whole bunch of fleece, and no shell. We have been trying to borrow jackets from former skaters. E-mail after e-mail, trying to organize this has been a bit of a nightmare. I don't know how many times I have driven across the city. Why do all former skaters live in the SE? Because they are wealthy, I suppose.
And then there was the order from one team. We want this many jackets. No we want this many. Ooops, we want this many. Oh my goodness. And most of that team is angry with ME because China no longer makes the jackets. As well, none of them have their initials on their jackets, because I would have to be told in order to arrange that. Someone would have to tell me that that's what they want.
So one would think that I would no longer want this position. Oh no. I'm seriously motivated. I'm skating next year, if only do do a great job with this position! I'll whip those teams into shape with sharp directions and deadlines. I will get the factories in China on board. I will rule the world!
