getting back into ice skating, it's really fun! i found a great place in sacramento that's really nice, i'm getting a lot of personal attention from the teacher there b/c there aren't that many people in my level. today, i went to practice with two friends from lab, and my teacher was there and he gave all of us some "pointers". he taught my friends how to skate forwards, backwards, and even to spin b/c he thought they were ready. and he was right! by the end, they were spinning even up to two revolutions. i worked on my spins too, which are abysmal. it was nice that my teacher was there, and one of my friends is going to accompany me to skating lesson on saturday.

it's fun exercising again. i realized that i REALLY can't keep up the gym thing for long - i really need to exercise thru ballet, ice skating, or something fun. i almost got talked into taking a ice dancing lesson yesterday - the teacher was wearing an olympics jacket, and everyone skating on the ice was so good. if i went out on the ice, the teacher would have been thinking how far he's fallen, from the olympics to teaching me. :P so i spared him the embarrassment (and myself) and saved my $12.