Today was an easy day for me...
I've come to grips with the fact that I will never be caught up. I now feel I can move forward, much like a straight-line step sequence under the International Judging System. You know, take a few steps, regress a bit, a few more steps, get a little off the path you had planned, stumble, recover, continue until you finally hit the wall.
Today was an easy day for me. The dance events started late, so Daphne, Karen, and I met up with Katie for breakfast at Baker's Square and then actually made it to the arena early. Yes, me. Early.
First on the schedule: senior compulsory dance, so that meant it was Yankee Polka time!
Meh.
Yes, it is perky and the costumes have the potential for some excellent material (no pun intended (OK, maybe a little)) for level 4 snarkage. I'm just happy when an outfit is not white. That's my standard this season. Stop wearing white in competition. Please.
Anyway, the compulsories were about as exciting as one would expect. (Ambiguity there.) It's not my favorite CD to photograph. In fact, it is my least favorite non-waltz. I shot backside, so that was even more limiting. However, I wanted to challenge myself to not shoot behind the judges for a change, so backside it was.
My favorite dance by far was Meryl and Charlie's, and I was disappointed when they didn't place first. They were so light and bouncy and polka-y, yet had gorgeous edges and never once made me feel like they were going to fall. Bonus points for neither wearing white.
Once the CDs were finished, I was off photo duty for the rest of the day. Sat at the media tables in the corner of the arena, pulled pictures, and Photoshopped them for Daphne to upload. I was able to keep an eye on the junior men and senior pairs. The junior men's event is so deep with young talent. Adam Rippon rocked, and it was great to see his score hold up as skater after skater took the ice. I wish he left his hair curly, though. I really don't understand people with gorgeous curly hair who straighten it. I would kill to have hair like Adam's (well, except mine would be down to my waist and copper red).
As I'm typing this right now, Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig just rocked the house in the pairs short program. When the announcer introduced Mark as being from Minnesota, the crowd went nuts. They skated very well, making it into the final flight for the free program. I'm very happy for them. You'd be hard pressed to find two people more friendly and just genuinely nice to be around. In fact, they sat in the stands to watch the earlier flights and cheered on their competitors. Class act.
The last team just skated, so it's time to pack up and head back to Karen's. I'm hoping to get a second wind, so I can post more later.
Today was an easy day for me. The dance events started late, so Daphne, Karen, and I met up with Katie for breakfast at Baker's Square and then actually made it to the arena early. Yes, me. Early.
First on the schedule: senior compulsory dance, so that meant it was Yankee Polka time!
Meh.
Yes, it is perky and the costumes have the potential for some excellent material (no pun intended (OK, maybe a little)) for level 4 snarkage. I'm just happy when an outfit is not white. That's my standard this season. Stop wearing white in competition. Please.
Anyway, the compulsories were about as exciting as one would expect. (Ambiguity there.) It's not my favorite CD to photograph. In fact, it is my least favorite non-waltz. I shot backside, so that was even more limiting. However, I wanted to challenge myself to not shoot behind the judges for a change, so backside it was.
My favorite dance by far was Meryl and Charlie's, and I was disappointed when they didn't place first. They were so light and bouncy and polka-y, yet had gorgeous edges and never once made me feel like they were going to fall. Bonus points for neither wearing white.
Once the CDs were finished, I was off photo duty for the rest of the day. Sat at the media tables in the corner of the arena, pulled pictures, and Photoshopped them for Daphne to upload. I was able to keep an eye on the junior men and senior pairs. The junior men's event is so deep with young talent. Adam Rippon rocked, and it was great to see his score hold up as skater after skater took the ice. I wish he left his hair curly, though. I really don't understand people with gorgeous curly hair who straighten it. I would kill to have hair like Adam's (well, except mine would be down to my waist and copper red).
As I'm typing this right now, Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig just rocked the house in the pairs short program. When the announcer introduced Mark as being from Minnesota, the crowd went nuts. They skated very well, making it into the final flight for the free program. I'm very happy for them. You'd be hard pressed to find two people more friendly and just genuinely nice to be around. In fact, they sat in the stands to watch the earlier flights and cheered on their competitors. Class act.
The last team just skated, so it's time to pack up and head back to Karen's. I'm hoping to get a second wind, so I can post more later.
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