Roller Skating Update

So I’ve kind of become a little obsessed with this whole roller skating thing. Kelly and I are taking two classes a week, and I’m thinking about going even more. Most importantly, it is actually good exercise, and I hadn’t really been getting any of that. With my condition, exercise is definitely something that I could use more of. So that’s good.

But I’ve also found out that I’m pretty good at this, for some reason. I think that in part it is because I spent many, many hours playing hockey on skates when I was younger. So I’m pretty comfortable being on skates, and skating around. But I don’t think that is all of it. I think, as scary as this is to admit, that I might have a little bit of natural talent at this. *shudder*

So yeah, I can already sort of do some spins, and I can do some jumps, including a toe loop, which anyone who has watched the Winter Olympics knows about. I also suddenly care about posture, and knee strength, and bone density. These are things that I’ve never cared about before.

And then I think about all of it, and I write a post like this, I get this kind of queasy feeling inside myself and wonder what the hell has become of me.

This entry was written by Nathan, posted on 10/1/2009 at 9:51 am, and filed under Pointless Ruminations, Roller Skating, Stupidity.

4 Comments

  1. Matt
    Posted 10/1/2009 at 11:14 am | Permalink

    I get a queasy feeling too.

    You should put rockets on the skates, that would make it wayyyyy more acceptable.

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  2. Elaine
    Posted 10/1/2009 at 12:26 pm | Permalink

    At least there’s still no spandex involved.

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  3. ange
    Posted 10/1/2009 at 4:58 pm | Permalink

    did you see my facebook wall post (or are you ignoring that?) Seriously, you have found something that 1) you enjoy, 2) you are good at, and 3) is good for you. You can’t get much better than that, except if you can make money doing it. Maybe Sonic is hiring? Ugh…I can’t stop. There’s the conundrum part of being in this family…our undying sarcasm juxtaposed with our, ummmm, “quirkiness” that begs to be made fun of. I say, it’s all okay as long as it makes you happy and won’t get you killed. Just be careful, because rollerskating is kinda in that gray area. ;)

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  4. baba
    Posted 10/1/2009 at 8:51 pm | Permalink

    You do well (no make that Sensational) at almost everything you do. That is life’s great adventure to keep trying new things, and see what you do enjoy.

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