March 22, 2009 at 12:38 am (Random)
Tags: "Full of Grace", "The Twitter Song", College, hair, Ingrid Michaelson, Miss B., photos, Sarah MacLachlan
So Miss B. got mad at me for posting about wanting to take my hair out publicly, and she let me take it out. FINALLY. I really like this new hairstyle. Here are some pictures of my “new” hair:
Because I am pre-med and majoring in biochem. Here is my rat skeleton. Don’t ask about the real one.
Checking out my new ‘do. I actually really like how the color of my hair turned out in this photo, on the real (non-mirror) me.
Full view
Close-up
Also… my new favorite song!!
January 29, 2009 at 12:51 am (College, Friends, Random)
Tags: "Far Away", "How Lucky We Are", ballet, Coach OH!, College, Creighton, Girl Scouts, Harper, Homeschool, Hope S., Ingrid Michaelson, Meiko, Miss B., nationals, new coach, oncology, popcorn, Relay for Life, Samantha, scrapbooking, skating costume, venturing
OK, I was homeschooled, right, so I really don’t know too much about normal school. Well, everyone I kept talking to said college is really difficult. I honestly kind-of think that once you hit a specific point, the material doesn’t get that much harder (at least in subjects like history), just more detailed and specific. And you are just expected to think more. It’s not as bad as everyone made it out to be. Plus we have tons of free time. Miss B.’s friend gave her a scrapbooking kit and she said she might let me work on it. That would be so cool – I’ve never scrapbooked before. Hope is still trying to trick me into doing Relay for Life. I don’t want to. Harper said she is going to do it, and Sam said she probably will then too but really, I would just feel uncomfortable. Hope is totally pumped about it, Harper’s kind-of embarrassed (why, I am not sure), and Sam doesn’t want to leave me alone if she doesn’t do it, but I can tell she’s really trying to support Hope.
16 random things about me (idea stolen from Miss B.’s facebook):
1. I am a competitive ice skater and just placed third in nationals.
2. I have made my own ice skating costumes ever since I started. My mom and coach help.
3. I am really good friends with my coach, Coach OH!
4. It takes me a long time to trust people. I make friends pretty quickly but my very good friends are few and I’ve known them for a long, long time.
5. I am pretty outgoing and some people might describe me as brutally honest and/or blunt.
6. I am fascinated by medicine. I want to be a pediatric oncologist who specializes in leukemia.
7. Coach OH! is supposed to move to Omaha soon, but in the meantime I am working with a new coach who is really cool, but he’s really demanding. I like that in a coach.
8. If I had gone to “normal” school I’d have missed so many days I would have probably been kicked out.
9. This past spring and summer I sailed around the world with my venturing crew.
10. I was never a Girl Scout, but I did take ballet. Those are like the two essential elements of girlhood. I am back taking ballet now because of skating.
11. Miss B. has this box of popcorn on her shelf that she won’t share with me, and popcorn is my favorite food. When I smell it, I can’t resist making a bag myself or stealing some from wherever it is. It’s like an addiction.
12. Contrary to a lot of homeschoolers, I’ve never taken an online course. I like having someone there in person to teach me. I have taken classes with other kids before I came to college.
13. I’m not sure if I want to have kids, but I think it would be after I got my career established. But I do want a big white wedding. And to marry a lobsterman and live on an island in the blue bay. No seriously.
14. I am still waiting for a prince to come whisk me away on his white horse. I LOVE Disney films.
15. I like to go around singing random lines from songs, really off-key. Currently my favorite is “How Lucky We Are” by Meiko. It tends to drive people crazy.
16. I can tie every knot in the Boy Scout handbook, except for the noose. I refuse to learn that one, for obvious reasons. I love tying knots. Learning them can be hard at first, but really rewarding, at least for me.
December 7, 2008 at 5:27 pm (College, Random)
Tags: "Winter Song", blog, College, Confessions, Grand Prix, Ingrid Michaelson, Mom, music, OWT College Connections, Paris, Sara Bareilles
I thought I’d change it up a bit and go with a new theme. This one makes it look like I write more 
I’m not totally sure if I like it yet, so I might still be going with a new one. I googled tons of WP themes and finally found one that I like, only to discover you have to pay to customize your own theme! Ugh! Well, whatever. I liked the green girl one, but honestly it made my posts look super short, and I was looking for something different. I’m also totally procrastinating some of the reading I have to get done for OWT. It’s a sorority-type thing, right? Or so I thought. We have some required reading, namely, The Confessions of St. Augustine, because most of the girls are reading that now and oh, wouldn’t it be fun if everyone did? No seriously. That’s what I was told. Please. I guess it’s not totally a sorority because it’s based on honors and there aren’t tons of people in one place so you only get together on the holidays… but still. Mom thinks it’s a good thing that we have required reading, of course! Oh, and I’m getting ready for (drumroll) Grand Prix! YES!
WP also changed their editing layout. I like it now that I’m used to it. I am sometimes not a huge fan of change, but it at least looks nicer now. Haha.
I am also counting down the days until I get to go to Paris! I’m so excited that it’s really not funny. My mom’s like, but you get to compete in South Korea… hell no, Paris is fifty times cooler! And I can actually tour (if we do, which I’m hoping and really assuming we will), not compete. I want to meet everyone. And I kinda want to get away from ME and all its boringness and doctorness. Yes, I just made that word up. I am excited to start college though not the work. It’s been nice having the past year off from schoolwork. Mom thinks this has totally ruined me forever. Whatever, I’m sure I’ll cope.
Ingrid came out with a lovely new video also starring Sara Bareilles. My two favorites. You can see the “Winter Song” vid here:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20244199,00.html
SOOOOOOOO cute!!
November 4, 2008 at 4:53 pm (My Lovely Life, Skating)
Tags: "Far Away", Coach OH!, College, Dr. Kolberts, gold, Grand Prix, Ingrid Michaelson, lobsterman, Maine, Mom, music, nosebleed, Olympics, Skate America
I’ve obviously forgotten to update… and no lost Ethernet cord stories to excuse that. I’ve just been really busy. But before we get to that complaining, I have a little bragging right.
That’s right, 99% chance I’m going to Grand Prix. I won Skate America! Coach OH! just kept saying “I knew you could do it! You knew you could do it!” Mom was happy but I think she’s a little tired of this skating thing. You see, my mom’s been balancing my skating plus my doctor’s appointments/ER visits/inpatient sessions/etc for at least the past 8 years or so. I started getting really serious about skating when I was 10 or 11. My favorite doctor (Dr. K of course!) and I met about a year later. So basically I am my mom’s life and I think she’s getting tired of that. I kind-of understand. It must be really frustrating. I mean, I get frustrated with my schedule 24/7. (Like right now, how I haven’t written… yup, I’ve been super-busy.) And I know the medical stuff can be ridiculously stressful, but seriously the worst thing I’ve had in a few years was that nosebleed in September. I’ve got sectionals coming up and my mom is just kinda doing the sad smile thing.
At the same time, I’m really frustrated with my mom. Becuase on top of this whole skating thing (she actually asked me “Do you really want to be an Olympic skater? Because I just want you to realize the pros and cons that have just started for you.” I was like, this has been my dream since Tara Lipinski), she’s been agitating me about college. I’ve gotten in; what else am I supposed to do? She’s worried I won’t be prepared and wants to start doing some extra stuff during whatever free time I have from skating and my job. I’m in the special honors program, so why does she even care? I’m sure I’ll be ready. I’m just really annoyed.
So because she keeps trying to decide what my life is going to be, I just decided I’m going to stay in Maine and marry a lobsterman. How cliche, but I’m gonna do it. It’s from an Ingrid Michaelson song (whom I LOVE becuase she’s so fun, and because we look alike). So I’m going to go (not) “Far Away” and say goodbye to skating.
Must be easier than chasing your dreams anyway!
September 25, 2008 at 4:51 pm (My Lovely Life, Skating)
Tags: "Pachebel's Canon", career, Coach OH!, College, doctor, job, Long Program, Mom, new skates, Olympics, oncology, rental counter, Sarajevo 12/14, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Vancouver
I’ve had those stupid new skates for about a week now and I think I’m FINALLY starting to break them in. The only problem is I haven’t improved! Well, okay, I only fell once during practice today, which was an accomplishment seeing as I was there from 6-3, but still… I’m not feeling “the vibe” yet. I got a job working at the rental counter because my mom is killing me about paying for costumes. Maybe she should’ve brought this up awhile ago… like in high school? Then again, I did have school – and I was working way ahead because I know it’s cheesy but I enjoyed school. And I did have the greatest teacher ever… my mom Anyway, I’m now working at the rental counter and it’s pretty fun. I work from 5-8 every day which is when they have group lessons. Half the kids can’t see over the railing, it’s so cute! Plus, I realized I’ve never been “backstage” at the rink. Weird, right, considering I’m Coach OH!’s little advisee for the Big O, aka the Olympics. Haha. So it’s cool to talk to the manager and see how things work. I don’t think I’d go into business (more on my career later) but it’s definitely interesting. If I’m not busy, I’m allowed to demonstrate for the classes, which means I get a bonus! The girls I’m working with are great so far. I love this job; I don’t know why I ever thought of working here myself.
For those of you who don’t know, I’m going to be a doctor, probably an oncologist. But that’s if I can get through Vancouver and fit college in with training. I know I can’t skate my whole life 
so I definitely need a career. And I’m really interested in medicine… we’ll just leave it at that.
Right now we (Coach OH! and I) are trying to figure out what song I’m going to use for the Long Program. I’m really leaning towards Sarajevo 12/24 (Carol of the Bells) or just a medley of Trans-Siberian Orchestra songs. I LOVE them; saw their show a few years back and it was AWESOME. They are pretty much the coolest classical musicians… if you can even call them “classical”. I’m not sure if S12/24 is long enough, but we’ll see. I’m kind-of upset I can’t use “An Angel Came Down” or “This Christmas Day”, but I’m totally adapted to the no-lyrics rule. In fact, I think I’ve unconsciously saved TSO for my qualifier routine. Well, not really. I’m not THAT cool! We were just throwing some ideas out there. Honestly, if I had to pick another classical song, I think I’d go with Pachebel’s Canon. I know, so cliche, but I love it. Not sure how much of a routine you’d get out of it compared to TSO though. I’ve done instrumentals in the past too. We shall see.
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