... You go to a dance with your skating partner and do lifts to rap music (oh yeah....you're cool!) -You cant listen to a piece of music (even if its rap) without immediately thinking of how you would skate to it. -When a friend tells you "oh he got a mohawk" you think shes talking about the skating move and not the hair style. -You've dreamt of driving the zamboni -The rink people took pity on you and actually let you take the zamboni on a joy ride. -Watching public skaters walk on cement with their blades makes you want to scream. -You think you're just the coolest person ever screaming synchro team cheers at the top of your lungs at a Mcdonalds on the way to Lake Placid. -You've gotten used to the wierd looks when you go into the supermarket in a skating dress and tights...but you still wear your club jacket with the huge "____ Skating Club" written on the back, just in case anyone wonders. -Counting the number of holes in your tights becomes a competitive sport. -Counting the number of holes/bruises on your legs becomes an even more competitive sport. -You go trick-or-treating around the ice rink because "practice isnt cancelled for halloween" -You and your friend can polish off a whole bag of chinese food in between sessions because you have been skating for two hours already and are STARVING! -You have supersupersupersuper ultra hair spray and have developed an allergy from using it so much. -Your parents have taken the red-eye flight across the country to see you skate without missing work. -You have so many skating ornaments on your christmas tree (because thats what EVERYONE gives you...except other skaters, who know that you probably have a ton) that the tree falls over under the weight -Your first thought upon falling is, "well at least I dont have to ICE it" -Your partner cracks a funny joke while youre waiting for the music to begin at a competition just to make you smile...but then you cant stop laughing and have to skate the whole program trying not to crack up in front of the judges. -You think falling 8093475928357927365918374912387651983571935 times in one practice is a GOOD day -You fall really hard at a huge competition (not a GOOD day)but get up and finish with a smile even though youre crying. -Youre parents and coach give you a hug anyway and tell you that you did your best and theyre proud of you... and that suddenly makes it all ok. - You try to drag your younger siblings to skating, and tell them to get up when they fall - You never cry when you fall on land, because concrete is so much softer than ice - You can't wear mini skirts becuse you have cuts and blisters all over your legs from falling on the ice - You spend your free time sewing beads on costumes to save money - You spend all your time on skating websites under the cover of "checking emails" - Your non skating friends don't understand how you can want to hang out at a dingey old rink for hours a week, and when you try to explain, they interrupt with "but, it's so gross" - The rink owners know you by name, and if you go to a public session, they let you go on a little early so that you can have the ice to yourself - You've tried so many times to get a job in the rink canteen, just so you can spend time aroudn the skaters - but they wont give it to you because they know that you're going to actually USE all the free ice time!
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