they're each hoping to find someone who knows how to waltz.

i can't stop thinking about this

some favorites from the art museum today

a few pics from a busy two days at work

once again the universe is trying to teach me to chill the fuck out. 🫠

FUNNY STORY: it's the second to last class in the session and i just found out i'm actually a level *ahead* of half the class. i would have felt so much more comfortable in the previous classes if we would have started like this!!

(i also want to be clear that this is a me problem and a good challenge for me to be able to exist in this space and not be weird about it! no one is being mean to me or excluding me... if anything, they're including me too much!! i can't skate like them!!)

(there are like 10 students that have all been learning together, so it really does feel bad/awkward that i'm new to the session and also behind in skills)

last week the teachers were chuckling that i brought my skills checklist. i think they thought it was endearing & cute, but i ended up feeling silly. still, like, hello??? it's not surprising i can't learn a mohawk in 2 seconds when no one has taught me edges on a circle!!

reminding myself that i have had exactly TWO skating lessons. the pressure i'm putting on myself because i'm afraid of holding the other students back is pretty insane. that's 1.5 hours of group instruction only.

my brother is getting married in LA in august, so i actually have to shave twice this year (hopefully the second time will be quicker haha)

working on my annual leg shave. i have to do one leg per day because it takes so long 😅

rikuryu vs p2 is also hard!! especially now that i've actually seen rikuryu's olympic program and their k&c reactions. both teams with their crybaby boys have my heart now.

i'm glad you had a fun lesson!

pics that have lived rent free in my brain for over a decade: johnny weir and stephane lambiel practicing a pairs routine

got some pretty unbearably sad news today.

i absolutely MUST stop taking an hour-long nap after dinner. idk, maybe i need to start taking walks after work instead of lounging. my sleep schedule has been so fucked since this became a habit, and it's a habit that only reinforces itself, because i get more tired every day. 😭

i hope he takes a selfie with the pope when he meets him tomorrow.

i am desperately tired. like, "close my eyes and i'm asleep in seconds" tired. but i will rally for my skating lesson. i am determined not to let work burnout get in the way of my stupid little hobbies!!

truly setting myself up for success today by eating cassata cake and potato chips for breakfast

kevin aymoz bringing bolero back was such a joy this season. getting to see it live in lake placid was euphoric. i finally had some time on my hands, so i decided to make the memory permanent through embroidery. my favorite part is the little beads. i was skeptical, but they worked perfectly 🥰

ah, yeah, i was wondering if it was weather-related. it was snowing here a bit this morning, so it's hard picturing those temps!!!

do you know what makes it more draining? (i really like seeing your photos btw!)

it was the skam performance!

looked ahead to future match ups. and i'm excited to see kazuki's SP getting some flowers. i hope he moves on 🤞

i'm feeling pretty 😵‍💫 about being perceived, but i'm still glad he got to see it because i put a lot of heart into making it ☺️

OH MY GOD 🫠💖🫠💖🫠 (i did make my account public before i posted just in case he was scrolling through his mentions, but holy shit, kevin saw my art!!!!!)

here are some progress pictures, for folks who like that sort of thing. (not pictured: the night i stabbed myself so hard with a needle i almost bled on the fabric 😰)

kevin aymoz bringing bolero back was such a joy this season. getting to see it live in lake placid was euphoric. i finally had some time on my hands, so i decided to make the memory permanent through embroidery. my favorite part is the little beads. i was skeptical, but they worked perfectly 🥰