tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:20:57 +0000About everything figure skating and most things me.http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/noreply@blogger.com (Dejah)Blogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-7964704113357415835Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:07:00 +00002008-12-22T21:11:16.349-05:00figure skatingskating blogsUS NationalsA long time SkateFan and close friend of mine resides in Cleveland, home of the 2009 US Nationals. She's started a blog to provide nationals coverage plus maybe some neato local tips and tricks for getting around, where to eat, where to see and be seen, etc. Okay, maybe just some great coverage of Nationals. If you're going to be there, or if you'd just like to pretend you are, drop by Ought Ninehttp://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2008/12/cant-miss-nationals-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-4823759045762565910Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:58:00 +00002008-08-19T20:59:53.425-04:00Reviewsfigure skatingI'm not sure if I should be comforted or not that the game begins with a disclaimer that "rules and techniques have been changed from real-life." It's not an auspicious beginning. One wonders what they got right and what they got wrong... and how annoying it will be. But, I soldier on.First, I choose a skater. All choices are girls in the large-eyed, cute anime style. I'm going for the http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2008/08/review-imagine-figure-skater.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-3153743544551696427Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:49:00 +00002008-07-10T09:49:19.113-04:00For those of us not lucky or dialed-in enough to attend this year's governing counsel, Janet Lynn gave a speech at the Alumni Dinner. I haven't seen this bandied about on the net too much. It hasn't been mentioned on Skatefans. But About.com has the full transcript of Janet Lynn's speech and it looks like a gem.Without further ado, I give you the timeless Janet Lynn:When I was a new figure skaterhttp://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2008/07/janet-lynn-speaks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-6172920966690250192Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:00:00 +00002008-04-03T15:10:55.867-04:00PODAmazon SucksSo, it's been a long time since I've posted. Lots of reasons. Mainly, I guess, that I've been busy with paying work--a contract that went south a couple weeks ago leaving me high, dry and as usual, broke. In the meantime, Amazon.com did something appalling. And it concerns me because:1) I am an Amazon stockholder; and,2) because I have long planned to publish the On the Edge books under Private http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2008/04/dont-buy-your-books-from-amazon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-1878153160978624996Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:34:00 +00002007-08-30T22:41:47.509-04:00videopoliticsOkay, so this was kind of spammed to an email list I am on. It is:1) hysterical2) too true3) about a critical problem here in the US.My family is very fortunate that we have good healthcare (my husband is military and they have comprehensive healthcare), but I am often concerned about others I know who do not. Many of my friends have no insurance. My own brother had none and ended up with $20K inhttp://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/08/insurance-pirates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-2249628488385451768Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:30:00 +00002007-08-29T15:46:16.833-04:00memesSo, a friend of mine, JulieAnn Henneman got a meme from someone else and didn't know what a meme was... for those who don't, it's an idea that propagates itself across the net in a viral fashion. Anyway, the meme amused me and I decided to try it. Basically, you had to look up your own name and see what kind of images popped up. Since I can't seem to contact some of the illustrators for http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/08/ego-surfing-in-technicolor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-3284766850417204163Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:42:00 +00002007-08-18T13:32:35.651-04:00personalprofessionalsurvey jonesIt's been a while since I have updated this blog. I've been overwhelmed this summer. For most of the month of June, I was down with kidney stones, a sprained ankle and moving. Since I got better, I have been working my behind off trying to get the city house ready to sell (JUST in time for the housing market to go completely south). But, I was reading Crooks and Liars yesterday morning (as usual)http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/08/survery-jones-my-political-compass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-5725824219052987865Thu, 10 May 2007 01:15:00 +00002007-05-09T21:18:41.284-04:00professionalwritingI read Salon pretty often. Recently after the VT murders (which hit me really hard as you well know, I wrote a comment on an article on what English teachers ought to do about students who write disturbing stuff. Out of 122 comments, mine was chosen as one of 20 Editor's Choices. I'm tickled. Read view/index3.html?show=ec">my comment. You may need to click through a "day pass" advertisement if http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/05/editors-choice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-1002162340163449283Wed, 09 May 2007 03:27:00 +00002007-05-08T23:32:56.048-04:00new featuresA while back, Blogger (which I use to manage this blog) added a labels feature. Of course, they didn't provide a way to LIST the labels for old style templates--only for the new style XML templates. That stunk.So, being bored and grumpy tonight, I decided to write a script that would do exactly that. If you scroll down below the Skating News, previous posts and the archives in the sidebar at the http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/05/new-figure-skating-feature.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-7315905638057726868Tue, 08 May 2007 13:13:00 +00002007-05-08T09:42:51.285-04:00videofigure skatingFrozen in TimeDorothy HamillI love YouTube. I really do. I love how you can finds all kinds of video from all kinds of time periods, from all over the world. So I am starting a little video series. From time to time, I am going to post videos of figure skaters, famous and not. Sometimes, when there's time, I'll do some commentary and other times, you'll just have to cope. So, to kick this off, here are two very interesting http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/05/figure-skating-frozen-in-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-3747395539309260312Sun, 06 May 2007 03:35:00 +00002007-05-05T23:37:21.435-04:00survey jonesI find this on a blog I read called Crooks and Liars. It's a survey about how/whether/when you read blogs. Feed YOUR survey jones. Please take my blog reader survey!http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/05/blog-survey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-4929575030491001401Fri, 04 May 2007 23:31:00 +00002007-05-04T19:58:02.072-04:00figure skatingpersonalprofessionalThis week has been hellish, I tell ya.My mother is visiting this week and as my MIL says, "houseguest are like fish, they stink after 3 days." No, honestly, I love my mom, but she is tiring herself out and she really seems to resent the fact that I am working my ass off from dawn to dusk. I don't know why that is. She feels put upone because she's not allowed to bother me. Okay... she's not http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/05/last-day-and-ob-figure-skating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-6106324623570799808Tue, 01 May 2007 02:39:00 +00002007-04-30T23:29:04.283-04:00my health sucksI finally saw the pain specialist about my arthritis today. The news was not particularly good. He thinks I'm having some back problems (knew that) and that the pain in my hip might be mostly due to that. I don't agree with that, because my back is not particularly bad now, but my hip is EVIL and worse when it rains--explain to me how muscle pain gets worse when it rains?Anyway...He agreed with http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/04/f-word.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-666988685592118268Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:07:00 +00002007-04-24T20:22:49.263-04:00videofigure skatingIt's about time for an "ob skating" post. For those of you not on SkateFans, that's an obligatory mention of figure skating in an otherwise totally off topic post. And this blog has not much been about skating lately. My bad, I've been so busy that I watched Nationals in reruns and only parts of worlds. One thing I did catch though was the fluffy Latin on Ice. At least, I saw part of it. When Robhttp://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/04/smooth-figure-skating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-8223150142426688547Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:13:00 +00002007-04-20T08:34:10.599-04:00personalprofessionalThis has been a crazy, stressful week (on top of about 8 crazy stressful weeks just passed). My anxiety disorder is in high gear, meaning that I'm constantly on edge and restless and worried. We've put a contract on a house that could well be overwhelming, but is what we can closest afford (or COULD have afforded). I'm deep navy blue over the shootings at Va Tech. And yesterday, to top it all offhttp://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/04/what-bad-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-2305315258216101109Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:59:00 +00002007-04-18T15:52:04.292-04:00personalnational newsThe slaying of 32 people at Virginia Tech has been all over the news the last couple of days. I was shut up in a community center in Hampton Roads, VA (the south-east corner of the state) most of the day Monday doing taxes for the AARP's TaxAide program and did not hear anything until nearly 2 PM. My response was the same as everyone else: incomprehension at the senselessness of the violence, http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/04/close-to-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-7705662247036110233Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:34:00 +00002007-04-18T08:53:50.984-04:00personalCarroll PlantationSo, it's been an insane spring time. My arthritis is still bad, but I finally have a medication which controls the pain (Celebrex, ie yi yi, regarding the associated risks!). I wrote a novel and a quarter. I visited San Francisco (on business) for the first time in 8 years. I am hip deep in writing the second edition of Google Analytics (officially Google Analytics 2.0).About 2 months ago, due tohttp://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/04/45-certifiably-crazy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-1813143163589001730Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:24:00 +00002007-04-17T16:50:01.841-04:00videosportinspirationA friend of mine posted this video about Dick and Rick Hoyt. Due to lack of oxygen at birth, Rick is almost completely physically disabled—but he's still "in there" with a great sense of humor and a passion for sports. He and his father Dick compete in marathons and triathlons, with Dick pulling, pushing, and carrying Rick throughout the competition. I watched this video of them and literally http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/04/sport-power-to-inspire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-3626046131837352758Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:29:00 +00002007-04-13T14:39:04.394-04:00On the EdgeserialspublishingwritingThanks to the three people who wrote to me that On the Edge the Serial: Chapter 100 was broken. It seems like I've fixed this problem at least 23 times since I started running the site and every time I write the code over, I forget to do it right and do it wrong and then 2 years later, it requires fixing yet again. Anyway, I finally DID fix it. Future chapters should work.Thanks much to the http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/04/on-edge-serial-chapter-100-has-been.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-4338193741290369582Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:18:00 +00002007-04-10T23:01:04.172-04:00fireOn November 4, 1997, at 4:04 AM in the morning. I heard an intermittent buzzing. I sat up in bed, bleary-eyed, and put my feet on the cold floor. I stood up and took one step. And in between that one step and the next, before my bare foot hit the hardwood floor, I thought, "The house is on fire." I wasn't thinking straight, and I called to my husband and threw open our bedroom door. He says that http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/04/fire-fire-fire-help.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-5097111898107500855Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:13:00 +00002007-04-06T09:05:48.986-04:00videomusicpurpleARGH. Damned laptop shut down AGAIN for no reason and I lost my WHOLE blog post. I HATE that. Worse yet, for some stupid reason, FireFox didn't keep the session information for the thirty five windows I had open. Argh and double argh. Let's see, where was I?Oh yes.I'm very fond of the poem "When I am old, I shall wear purple/with a red hat that does not become me." It reminds me of my friend http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/04/for-cathy-who-is-purple-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-670922886160004586Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:13:00 +00002007-04-05T19:17:35.449-04:00religionpoliticsfreedomI don't normally talk about politics here. Okay, sometimes I give you a peek into what I feel strongly about--but only sometimes. Anyway, I saw this video this morning and felt I had to share it. It hits me particularly close to home for many reasons. Freedom cuts both ways.http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/04/first-freedom-first-trailer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-3859456510595191822Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:47:00 +00002007-03-29T13:53:12.661-04:00skate momThis is not a well known fact, but I have a curious soft spot for the "Pimp My Ride" genre of TV shows. My first car was a classic (a 65 For Falcon) and I love the old muscle cars. In fact, DH owned a 1971 Chevelle when we met. It added much to his charm. As far as Pimp My Ride goes I am most certainly NOT the demographic. My car fetish even goes as far as watching Trick My Truck (on CMT where http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/03/figure-skating-moms-minivans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-209146131826514875Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:34:00 +00002007-03-24T14:48:24.912-04:00movingworldswritingI got a comment the other day which asked if I was going to do play by play coverage of Worlds this week. While I'm gratified that someone was interested enough to ask, I must confess that I have a BAD case of busy this spring. I barely have time to watch skating much less spend hours watching every skater while typing reports.Presently, I am working hard on the second edition of my Google book. http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/03/figure-skating-worlds-coverage-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480543.post-8255884756078405357Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:26:00 +00002007-03-05T22:51:17.027-05:00programmingsurvey jonesAh, my survey jones thirsts for useless online "tests!" This one, supposedly based on the Myers-Briggs personality survey tells you what kind of programmer you are (my myers-briggs is SCARY balanced, BTW). Apparently, as a programmer, I'm a:DLSBYou're a Doer.You are very quick at getting tasks done. You believe the outcome is the most important part of a task and the faster you can reach that http://www.figure-skating-blog.com/2007/03/what-kind-of-programmer-are-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dejah)0