Talking about Vampires, here's one.
We get sunlight at 4.00am because Queensland refused to adopt daylight savings like the southern states! :disapp: Can't sleep.
Spikey where did you get that picture? Trust Patrick to be clowning around.
Oh, and to all the naysayers who think Patrick is now chasing Hanyu, you are setting yourself up for a letdown, acting like it's a done deal and Hanyu will win and not Patrick.
Ravensque, I'm a little concerned about the condition of his knee. I hope it isn't so serious.Patrick put out a best ever performance in Japan which was good to see. I hope it didn't take too much of a toll on him though. I think he really suffers from Jet lag when he travels long distances, more so than others.
Thank you Aprilsnowy for your report on the reception of the Japanese fans. Again, our Japan Bureau rocks.
Japanese fans are so sophisticated and appreciative of the sport. Their support for Patrick is touching especially since he is a major rival to their beloved Japanese skaters. I think a factor of such unfettered appreciation is their more recent fandom so that they have a good understanding and acceptance of the current standard and scoring system under which Japanese skaters have done extremely well thereby popularing the sport in Japan. It is also good that their perception of Patrick is not first poisoned by the English press during 2009 Worlds and especially the 2010 Olympics when they used and spinned a young gullible rising star to generate controversies, and then by fans who felt their favorites had been wronged.
Unbiased and enthusiastic support of the sport and the skaters is indeed heartening.
Chasing is mentally far better than being chased, isn't it?
Makes sense. Easier to kick in front than front behind.And physically, it's an excellent position to kick #$%^
Oh yeah, vampires go searching for blood and energy ALL the time. They move from one to another.Let someone else be the hunted. Additional Olympic media bait is also good. Those vampires have huge appetite.
I think Patrick read our posts regarding blood thirsty vampires and decided to load the pix on his FB!OK, spiky, do explain these clowns please.
I think Patrick read our posts regarding blood thirsty vampires and decided to load the pix on his FB!
I heard his knee had hurt when he finished his LP at the GPF. I have no idea if it's healed already.
He did look like he was in pain after the GPF LP. Hopefully it's just "normal" aches and pains and not a serious injury. Patrick's physical health is very important going into Sochi. Best wishes that he will return to full health soon. Patrick's skating is so difficult that I'm actually surprised he hasn't been injured more often. He's only had to miss one international event in approximately seven seasons on the Senior circuit. Why is that? A combination of good technique and luck, I guess. Some skaters do seem to get injured more than others. (I've thought of starting a thread about this in The Edge after Sochi but wondered whether it would be a "safe" topic if I used Patrick as an example).Rest, Patrick, we need you healthy! And he was coming off an injury in Vancouver
spikydurian said:Oh yeah, vampires go searching for blood and energy ALL the time. They move from one to another.
Here's Patrick kicking somone's ***!Coriana said:Because he just happened to have one handy. Let's try to test this theory. What else might he have a picture of, I wonder?
Their favourite past time is to look for victims. Shall we make a guess who the likely victims will be if and when Patrick retires?They usually go for easy victims but sometimes target seasonal favorites.
When you can't stay out of their way, it's good to have other tasty baits around. Best if they find someone else more delicious.