fat girl on skates!
May. 27th, 2009 03:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nilchanceI've started rollerskating, after maybe 15 years without, because of a dog we overnighted. Patches, that sweet-natured pit mix, who surged at the end of our leash and who needed more running that I'm used to. I jogged with her, but it jarred me like my bones would come undone. So, skating.
The first day was easier, in a funny way, because I had no idea what I was doing. I expected to fail, and to fall on my ass, and to get up and fail better. Kyan, our dog, is very interested in the skates; he shoved his snout in one and pushed it around the living room and wagged. When I go out to skate, he follows and herds me and nudges with his nose and circles and clamors on my lap when I fall. It's good to spend a little time with him, this dog that is usually my sister in law's buddy and our room-mate.
The second night, I actually did better with the skating (I watched a vid on YouTube on how to skate for beginners) but I did worse with the patience. I expected myself to, idk, immediately GET it. I did not; I lurched and stumbled and jerked along, and my back spasmed, and it was a mess. But I lost that sense of FUN from the first day.
I expect too much from me. Failure is OKAY; it's about spending time with Kyan and T, and learning a new thing, and maybe for the dogs we'll adopt in the future. It's not about being some skater savant, ffs.
The first day was easier, in a funny way, because I had no idea what I was doing. I expected to fail, and to fall on my ass, and to get up and fail better. Kyan, our dog, is very interested in the skates; he shoved his snout in one and pushed it around the living room and wagged. When I go out to skate, he follows and herds me and nudges with his nose and circles and clamors on my lap when I fall. It's good to spend a little time with him, this dog that is usually my sister in law's buddy and our room-mate.
The second night, I actually did better with the skating (I watched a vid on YouTube on how to skate for beginners) but I did worse with the patience. I expected myself to, idk, immediately GET it. I did not; I lurched and stumbled and jerked along, and my back spasmed, and it was a mess. But I lost that sense of FUN from the first day.
I expect too much from me. Failure is OKAY; it's about spending time with Kyan and T, and learning a new thing, and maybe for the dogs we'll adopt in the future. It's not about being some skater savant, ffs.