Form, poor. Fun, high.
Dec. 6th, 2010 08:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lagilmanIn-between meetings and meals, there was time for a spin at Bryant Park Pond....
Despite not having been on skates in three years, my early training* kept me upright and reasonably graceful...(no falls, no collisions, no pitying looks from the skate guards). Will def. have to do that again before the winter's over.
*yeah, once upon a time I was one of those, the bratty 4-year-olds zipping around the rink, no fear and probably no brains, looking like Olympic wannabees before the idea of getting up every morning at 5am to practice sank in and I decided I'd rather go with riding lessons...
Despite not having been on skates in three years, my early training* kept me upright and reasonably graceful...(no falls, no collisions, no pitying looks from the skate guards). Will def. have to do that again before the winter's over.
*yeah, once upon a time I was one of those, the bratty 4-year-olds zipping around the rink, no fear and probably no brains, looking like Olympic wannabees before the idea of getting up every morning at 5am to practice sank in and I decided I'd rather go with riding lessons...
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Date: 2010-12-07 01:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-07 02:23 am (UTC)No, really.
The one time I was on a pair of ice skates was back when I was 14, and we were at a winter festival where there was a skating rink with rental skates. Looking back on it, I'm amazed that I didn't end up with two broken ankles.
What's the temps over there in NYC? It's been in the teens all day here in Cincy.
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Date: 2010-12-07 02:44 am (UTC)[once upon a time I had skates. And skis. Then I married a guy who hated cold weather and there went that..]
I think we might have touched 39, but only briefly. Nights are down to 20. Nice and seasonal.
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Date: 2010-12-07 09:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-07 12:01 pm (UTC)Oh, and your package is en route. :-)
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Date: 2010-12-07 01:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-07 02:00 pm (UTC)(but the ice is well-maintained, the skates in reasonable repair, and the lockers free, if you brought your own lock (I did). So....
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Date: 2010-12-07 02:19 pm (UTC)I worked for Bryant Park for a short while, right at the time they were starting the first year of the rink.