Oh, and earlier today, they had a "piece" about how the winter games involve lots of waiting. Seriously. Someone got paid to talk about how the skaters and such have to wait to see if they won or not.

I remember tracing figures long, long ago. Tedious, but I did learn a lot from it.

Yeah. I kinda liked it, actually. It required precision, and precision was something I could do, much more than I could do speed or strength.

And now that I think about it, I definitely remember figures in competition in at least 1993, but that was ISIA, not USFSA.

They used to show them, too, didn't they? Or am I remembering skating movies?

They'd usually show them at weird times, not during the prime time broadcast.

and I would have bought it but I'm a wreck when it comes to mailing things.

Oooh, I am Kat. Which reminds me, I mailed things yesterday! So if you were expecting something from me, I might have mailed it. Unless you are Perkins, or Trudy, or my parents or Netflix. So mostly just Kat. Um... I fail at postal.

I still have not baked cookies. I have a daughter who swears I promised to send her some home baked cookies. So I fail at baking and postal. Maybe Thursday.

eta - I apparently also fail at typing.

What's up, Barb?

Silliness, really. Had a story idea last night while I was watching the ice dance (no, not a skating story).

My immediate reaction when I woke up this morning was "Oh God, NO, it's a freakin' paranormal/urban fantasy type story and it's actually a pretty good idea and... GAH!"

Lewis spent most of the morning torn between laughing at me and shaking his head that I get depressed at the thought of a good idea because it's not good on the terms I want it to be on.

Clearly, I have some sort of whacked out allergic reaction to potential success.

Feh.

Also, do they make the ladies or men do compulsories anymore?

Nope. Dropped them in 1990, which, if I'd bothered reading further, I would have seen that Hil already answered.

I get depressed at the thought of a good idea because it's not good on the terms I want it to be on.

What terms?

I loved compulsories and I'm glad ice dancing still has that portion.

What terms?

I desperately want to sell an adult novel, but I want it to be a women's fic, which is my passion. I just have this fear that if I sold a paranormal, I'd be painted into that corner and wind up writing it indefinitely.

Which is RIDIC, of course, and well do I know it, but try telling that to my subconscious.

I loved compulsories and I'm glad ice dancing still has that portion.

Maybe not for long. There's some talk that after this season's meetings, the Compulsory Dance may be removed from the competitive schedule.