Random Confessions

[Diana Delafield]

Awww, you don't know what you're missing! Here's the address:

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/

Please be aware that not every settlement has a sightings page. With that in mind, I would not advise a first timer to use the search facility, as chances are the specific place you are in isn't on it (my home town isn't). If you're new, it's better to zoom in on the map to see what places they do have a sightings page for in your general area. Then click on the pin point that is nearest you, and then click the link to get to it's sightings page.

They do have my small city. Their map shows Vancouver and Surrey, with a river between them. Richmond, where I live, occupies an island in the river halfway between the two larger cities. (Actually it's all one sprawling Greater Vancouver area with no spaces between the peripheral suburbs.)

But the space station is a very bright dot that moves in a straight line across the sky. And you can tell the difference between it and an aeroplane, because the aeroplane has flashing lights. The space station doesn't.

That I'm used to. Richmond shares the island with the Vancouver airport. We see planes of all sizes, night and day, going east-west across the north edge of town -- unless there's bad weather and they have to use the extra runway, in which case the planes go north-south overhead, but high enough that they're not noisy.

 

[Diana Delafield]

I don't know if this counts as General Chat, but I'll put it here for now.

As if I wasn't spending enough time at the club, what with skating on the ice and on the roller floor, I just signed up for fencing lessons, a sport I got one of my big brothers to teach me when he took it up in university. Not that my current skating partner and I are planning on making a sort of past-centuries version of Fear and Gibson's Rocky, but we started trying to remember skaters who had done pantomimed sword-fighting programs. There was Brian Boitano in his Napoleon program in 1988, and Paul Wylie as Henry V in 1992. My partner remembered Philippe Candeloro playing d'Artagnan in 1998. Any others we've forgotten?

 

[TallyT]

I don't know if this counts as General Chat, but I'll put it here for now.

As if I wasn't spending enough time at the club, what with skating on the ice and on the roller floor, I just signed up for fencing lessons, a sport I got one of my big brothers to teach me when he took it up in university.

My sister does fencing with the little local club (she's out at the minute hitting folk with swords) and a few years ago I bought her a bag and drink bottle to take with the following logo...

 

[Diana Delafield]

My sister does fencing with the little local club (she's out at the minute hitting folk with swords) and a few years ago I bought her a bag and drink bottle to take with the following logo...View attachment 7838

Love it!

 

[NanaPat]

I don't know if this counts as General Chat, but I'll put it here for now.

As if I wasn't spending enough time at the club, what with skating on the ice and on the roller floor, I just signed up for fencing lessons, a sport I got one of my big brothers to teach me when he took it up in university. Not that my current skating partner and I are planning on making a sort of past-centuries version of Fear and Gibson's Rocky, but we started trying to remember skaters who had done pantomimed sword-fighting programs. There was Brian Boitano in his Napoleon program in 1988, and Paul Wylie as Henry V in 1992. My partner remembered Philippe Candeloro playing d'Artagnan in 1998. Any others we've forgotten?

Smart and Diaz Zorro (complete with sound effects at approximately 2:00, 3:50 and 4:10). But watch the whole thing: this video is new to me, but is the best version I've ever seen, especially the sound.

 

[Diana Delafield]

Smart and Diaz Zorro (complete with sound effects at approximately 2:00, 3:50 and 4:10). But watch the whole thing: this video is new to me, but is the best version I've ever seen, especially the sound.

Oh, my partner's going to wish you hadn't showed me that ! I hadn't been thinking in terms of couples who've used fencing, just singles, but that has given me choreographic ideas and I haven't even started lessons yet, just ordered my foil and bought the facemask and padded jacket. (Now trying to remember if I still have a tape of the music my old partner and I used in competition, the overture to Man of La Mancha. We didn't get filmed in practice sessions in my day, but listening to our old music brings the choreography back to mind........) Thank you! You're right, the sound is much better quality there!

 

[elbkup]

Speaking of sword action..
Neset and Markelov FD Pirates of the Caribbean, Yo Ho.. complete with sword fight in the final half

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[elbkup]

The other evening after supper I sat down to catch up with a BBC series Beyond Paradise; the main characters were having a dinner conversation debating the pros/cons of an issue when the male lead commented “It’s a bit like imagining Donald Trump ice skating.. “.. I choked on my tea

 

[NoNameFace]

Current status: sitting with hair coated in conditioner, under a cap, and debating everything under the sun.

I swear, I envy those who can switch off the constant thinking and just go day by day. I could never. I can only hope I can shake off this dread state & be more present in a way I would be comfortable with, despite expectations to always be 'in', at work, towards family and everything in between.

 

[TallyT]

Current status: sitting with hair coated in conditioner, under a cap, and debating everything under the sun.

I swear, I envy those who can switch off the constant thinking and just go day by day. I could never. I can only hope I can shake off this dread state & be more present in a way I would be comfortable with, despite expectations to always be 'in', at work, towards family and everything in between.

I know the feeling (it's worse though when you wake up at 3 a m and can't stop thinking). I remember words on a keybob I once owned, maybe by Mark Twain and maybe not, but definitely full of fellow feeling...
"I have spent most of my life worrying about things that have never happened."

 

[NoNameFace]

Guess who was foolish enough to leisurely calculate Boston Worlds cost for herself today during dinner break at work...



Well, the song going forward shall be Britney's 'Work B&tch' on repeat (or getting at peace with chipping some of my savings off) lol. Montreal made travel need even more prominent and I can blame myself only. We shall see.

 

[Jeanie19]

Guess who was foolish enough to leisurely calculate Boston Worlds cost for herself today during dinner break at work...



Well, the song going forward shall be Britney's 'Work B&tch' on repeat (or getting at peace with chipping some of my savings off) lol. Montreal made travel need even more prominent and I can blame myself only. We shall see.

I hope you can go.

 

[Arriba627]

Guess who was foolish enough to leisurely calculate Boston Worlds cost for herself today during dinner break at work...



Well, the song going forward shall be Britney's 'Work B&tch' on repeat (or getting at peace with chipping some of my savings off) lol. Montreal made travel need even more prominent and I can blame myself only. We shall see.

You're going! Get going on your crowns!!!

 

[Marirue]

To be honest that I was kinda relieved that the qualification round was not pushed through meaning the skaters and their team especially with small fed skaters don't need to spend more money for a week or two which there is a strong possibility of giving an underwhelming performance during the SP.

 

[Marirue]

Just like the push&pull of gymnastics which I noticed about certain areas between the skater and fans which had similar dynamics especially with particular areas that cause diviseness between the two sides for example a number of fans wanted Audrey Shin who just move to pairs to move away from Tammy since her jumps have issues due the way Gambil handles her skaters (her forte is politics) yet Ms. Shin still chooses Tammy as her jump coach due to personal reasons which it might be concerning from the fan's POV.

At certain times that us fans wanted what is best for the skaters specifically with safety and well-being which it supposed to happen in a perfect world yet in reality that skaters makes choices that either unusual or less than ideal which makes a number of fans express their different opinions about their actions/decisions and it's okay for as long as the skaters are responsible enough held themselves accountable of their own actions/choices (although that there a certain number of skaters might learn the hard way)

That reminds me of my one of my online friends from Europe whom I lost contact with a few years ago wants to support a local boy who is a skater by setting up a fan account for him as a way for asking him for forgiveness due to a misunderstanding in the past yet he didn't accept it (in fact she told me that he messaged her that he didn't want her to contact him ever again nor his family since what she did is disrespectful)

Before I was about to jump into conclusions that I though about it for a while even if that I didn't get to know about his side of the story yet I get the gist when I image what it's like to be in his shoes since he's a skater which he spends so much time at the rink hence he is left in the dark about my friend and possibly emotionally hurt of what's going on between the two of them in the past.

I forgave that young man despite of what he did to my friend since he didn't know about her side what was going on that fateful day in other words that it has a misunderstanding in both sides. I feared that his unforgiveness might come back to haunt him and bite him in the butt.

Going back that if ever I became a sponsor with ample resources that I have to be ready to walk away and support another skater who is open and willing to follow the conditions I gave to him/her when the negotiations are breaking down and the skaters whom I'm initially sponsor with is not thinking it through.

 

[elbkup]

Cataract surgery is no picnic but less stressful than I anticipated.. no pain to speak of and I was able to drive myself to the follow up appointment early the next morning .. without glasses! wow! Colors way more intense..
But sunglasses are a must; another world
THINK what this means watching skating!

left (worst) eye done; right to be done next week…

 

[Diana Delafield]

Cataract surgery is no picnic but less stressful than I anticipated.. no pain to speak of and I was able to drive myself to the follow up appointment early the next morning .. without glasses! wow! Colors way more intense..
But sunglasses are a must; another world
THINK what this means watching skating!

left (worst) eye done; right to be done next week…

I had both eyes done last year. The nuisance part was the antibiotic drops twice a day for two weeks after each eye (one done Dec/23, the other after Christmas in Jan/24). Either I have terrible aim or I flinched when I squeezed the tiny bottle, but half the time I'd think I had the bottle all lined up and then instead of landing in my eye, the drop would roll down my cheek and drip on the bathroom counter .

But it's nice to be able to see the instant I wake up each morning! Worn glasses since I was 7 and contacts since my 20s, so I'm used to a blurry world in the mornings. (Makes me think of Dorothy Hamill in the K&C, always squinching up her face trying to read her marks without her glasses, and still having to have them read out to her by her coach .) I hope you progress well, especially once the second eye is done !

 

[elbkup]

I had both eyes done last year. The nuisance part was the antibiotic drops twice a day for two weeks after each eye (one done Dec/23, the other after Christmas in Jan/24). Either I have terrible aim or I flinched when I squeezed the tiny bottle, but half the time I'd think I had the bottle all lined up and then instead of landing in my eye, the drop would roll down my cheek and drip on the bathroom counter .

But it's nice to be able to see the instant I wake up each morning! Worn glasses since I was 7 and contacts since my 20s, so I'm used to a blurry world in the mornings. (Makes me think of Dorothy Hamill in the K&C, always squinching up her face trying to read her marks without her glasses, and still having to have them read out to her by her coach .) I hope you progress well, especially once the second eye is done !

I can totally relate to the drops.. awful but upside I will finally be able to see what I am commenting on here

 

[TallyT]

I am currently working and someone else is sleepily watching the Tour de France on tv - I just looked up and one of the leaders is (and I am not making this up) wearing white skin-tight lycra covered with huge pink and blue polka dots. My eyes, my poor eyes..........

I really should never complain about the costumes in our sport again (okay, I will, but I shouldn't).

 

[cheerknithanson]

Today marks 10 years since I joined Golden Skate. Wow! I'm so happy I have done so. These 10 years sure have flown by.