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crossthefingers

my favorite things this week

Jul 23, 2010 15:11

What a fun week it has been. Days at the beach and late nights with friends. Also, there have been some wonderful things on _skating.

I adore my friend mirror_hands and she photoshopped a picture of Adam Rippon on a Hawaiian beach at sunset for me. ALOOOOOOO-HA!

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mirror_hands July 23 2010, 19:30:45 UTC

awwwww you posted my montage :) I'm glad you liked it
All that skate was amazing :)

My week was boooooring living far from the beach sucks, but I had fun with my friends anyway :D

crossthefingers July 23 2010, 20:45:30 UTC

I was trying to think of a good macro for "Adam at Sunset", but nothing seemed to fit. My best try was "This way to my private luau, BB".

I agree, the All That Skate watchpost was really, really fun. I'm so proud of Jeremy. His tweet was "First outing over...went as well as it could for a 2nd runthrough! :D Happy to have a starting point! Only up from here!" I hope he does not feel he has to make excuses for his performance. But he's right, it will only improve.

Have a good weekend!

mirror_hands July 23 2010, 21:05:45 UTC

That'd be a really good macro :D or sth like "Impossible to outshine me" or "try to find the sunshine here"... Dunno, I'm sleepy LOL

I'm sure Jeremy will improve it, and I can't wait for seeing the final result

upnights July 24 2010, 12:16:11 UTC

The beach is the only way to enjoy the outdoors in the summer.

I can't do livestream, so I'm so grateful to those who recorded and posted high-quality vids. Love the close up of Stephane leaning back onto the ice, dragging his jacket.

Last week, I had the excitement of meeting krazykat and her daughter, and going to the Liberty competition. This was a quiet week. I stayed inside in the AC and did household chores, watched dvds, sketched, and got a lot of sleep. I also worked two overtime shifts. Might as well have them pay for the AC, as well as time & 1/2. Next week, the Mostly Mozart festival starts at Lincoln Center. It's delightful to top off a summer day with a concert.

crossthefingers July 25 2010, 13:01:03 UTC

Mostly Mozart festival sounds like something to really look forward to. I think it's great how you take advantage of all the music and art opportunities in NYC. It will be especially good after a quiet at home.

Your email about the Liberty Competition gave me a good glimpse of what the atmosphere there was like. I think you should have written more in your comments about the skaters primping in the bathroom, comparing them to the "bunheads" (love that term).

Let's hope we have a few summer weeks with bearable weather. We've been indoors here alot, too.

hesmagic July 24 2010, 13:31:40 UTC

Haha that pic of Prince charming... his dark side shines through, it's not all rainbow and sparkles! I had no special week but _skating was fun. And of course I had a lot of fun with Ricky Martin thanks to mirror_hands!!! This music is cheering me up so much! Also LMAO when I read the post about the Chinese wedding on ice and the description of the skaters...hahaaaaa Ranbir and Laimbeer... Ranbir reminds me of Lord of the Rings or such stuff, it sounds very Prince-like. I felt I had to do a macro about this and I posted it in the ATS 1 post. But nobody reacted... :-( But anyway it doesn't matter, I had fun to do it anyway ( ... )

crossthefingers July 25 2010, 13:09:41 UTC

I didn't see your exchange with mirror_hands about Ricky Martin so I don't know the song you love so much. If you remember, I'm interested in the song or link me to the comment. Also, I can't find your macro in any of the ATS posts. Is it in the post with the photos or videos?

I know, "Laimbeer" is a ridiculous translation, and Ranbir is very LOTR. Do you like LOTR? We are big fans in my house. I read the books years ago, and I think I liked the movies better, LOL.

I love Thai food, too. Red curry = om nom nom. Jeremy's first try at Antonio's program was IMO very good, and I thought he looked sufficiently buff and intense to carry it off. Others felt differently. I'm glad to hear you liked it, too.

hesmagic July 25 2010, 18:17:03 UTC

The macro was here: community.livejournal.com/ontd_skating/694441.html
(it was on the 22.7. videos ats)
And the song is: Dame mas (or in English: Loaded)
Listen to it, it's great!!!

missusk July 25 2010, 11:09:02 UTC

hahahaha - I guess Stephane didn't want to have his moment with Trankov disturbed. Even flicking the bird, Stephane is adorable. Where did you find that photo?

Had a lot of fun with Upnights at the Liberty competition - saw some great (and not so great!) skating. Patrick Chan's short program really suits him. Can't say the same thing about Jeremy's at this point but it should get better.

Steph was on fire at that All that Skate show -

It's been ideal beach weather this week for sure! No beach for me yet - been a busy week between working, schlepping the kids around, and trying to walk an extremely recalcitrant dog - it's just too darn hot for him!

crossthefingers July 25 2010, 13:14:30 UTC

Ha ha, I saw the bird picture on tokitama tumblr, who apparently got it here from Art on Ice backstage. I think it's hilarious.

I hope you make it to the beach. The summer slips away quickly.

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crossthefingers August 4 2010, 14:42:50 UTC

She never made it into the very top group of elite women skaters but her nude Nike pictures are stunning. Her costumes are usually lovely, too, but not as lovely as Kweens OFC