Due to the magic of post scheduling, I have had several posts up over the past week, though I have been busy at the regional championships. Regionals was an interesting mix of highs and lows. On the one hand this is the most events I have placed well in (4th or better therefore qualifying in … More Good to be Home
Ok, so I was supposed to be sewing practice outfits for myself. Instead I made these: Necklace, earrings, and hair barret Close-up of the necklace Most of my jewelry is over the top gaudy stuff for skating, and these pieces are no different. Basically I found a cheap(ish) necklace at an accessory store in the local … More The Family Jewels
Although I have already done an extensive number of in-depth posts on my transition to Roll Line plates, I thought I should do a more general post for my skating equipment series. *Disclaimer* I want to state that all of my reviews are opinions formed based on personal experience and are not meant to be … More Skating Equipment: Let’s Talk Plates
Continuing my discussion of skating equipment, I thought I would focus today not so much what goes on the skate, but what goes over or under it – namely, the skating tights. For those of you who aren’t skaters you must be wondering how tights can be considered equipment, but for those of you who … More Skating Equipment: Let’s Talk Tights
Sewing, I have been doing some! Actually, a lot! But, sadly, it has been almost all for other people… So no pictures (I feel awkward showing pictures of things I make for non-family people because (1) I don’t necessarily want them to know about the Blog and (2) I don’t want them to feel weird … More Sewing Update
Since my sewing has been completely focused on skating costumes for others recently, I have very little to show, I thought I would continue my Skate Equipment review series so that I at least have *something* to talk about. My plan is to do a weekly skate-part review post until I have covered a majority … More Skating Equipment: Let’s Talk Bearings
I did a fair bit of talking about skate equipment this past year as I documented my transition from Atlas Plates to Roll Line Plates (and something of a transition back on my loop skates). I thought it might be fun to do something of a series on skating equipment and the options available. Since … More Skating Equipment: Let’s Talk Wheels
This past week has been crazy! Presentation at school/work/real life thing that I do (I don’t know how to describe grad school… it is not a job but it isn’t really school… oh well, whatever) occupied a lot of time. And then preparing for upcoming skating competitions (we are heading into the major part of … More Totally Stoned
So, it seems the the USARS has changed the look of its website. A bit annoying to try and find some things now, but at least the big story on the main page is the announcement of the regional/national requirements for this season. You can download the PDF of the requirements HERE. Time to get … More Newsflash – 2012 Regional/National Skating Requirements Posted
Ok, so I actually have been doing a fair amount of sewing… but it has all been skating costumes. My competition dresses always take a long time to make, especially compared to my regular practice dresses. Often I have to make multiple versions to meet my expectations (this year was no exception), mostly because I … More A Sneaky Peak
Doctor T Designs 