chin up buttercup
a few nights ago, i decided to stalk a friend or follow or read or whatever you want to call it. i got to a few blogs where i knew exactly what this person was talking about. then, i found a post that could probably pinpoint the day we started talking.
a lot of the time, i think that people don't care what i say. that i'm nice to talk to in the moment but i'm not memorable, nor are my conversations. but people somehow manage to surprise me. sometimes, i matter and it shocks me. of course, it is nice to know that i do matter. it also made me realize that i ALWAYS need to watch what i say. no matter how mean, how angry, how nonchalant, how emotionless, or how much of an emotional wreck someone is, I need to always show compassion. at the very least, be myself. i find i can say some shockingly mean and hurtful things and i don't like it. every now and then, i look in the mirror and don't like what i see. i need to change that.
it's interesting to see how funny things can change your life. an all nighter with someone i thought was quiet now has me a friend who won't shut up. and he does exactly what i hate, which is challenge everything i say. do you believe in soulmates? why? what is love? how does society treat it? why does therapy matter? sure, ask someone that who thinks she wants to be a psychiatrist. he seriously had me thinking i didn't want to do it for life if i had someone talking to me like that day in and day out. i wanted to give up and not answer his questions, i was very frustrated. but he managed to get me to push through.
in the end, he said something along the lines of i think you've changed my life.
kinda profound. maybe psych can stay as a potential field!
i'm also shocked at how quick i am to trust people. i guess people never cease to amaze me.
thank you, olga korbut. you made me a new friend
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
dear body, don't settle
i've been working out, although not consistently, so i could be all "bikini ready"... in the fall/pre-winter. but my body/the scale is not cooperating. oh well. supposedly, charlie likes me for who i am. right? o__o
tonight was gymnastics and it was fun, of course. we worked on back handsprings (on mat with yuriy spotting us and on the tumble track) and front handsprings onto a mat. yuriy's ukranian! i'm glad i found out without having to ask him. he's a cool guy. he randomly did one of those handstand thingies that guys can do on the parallel bars and then decided to do a standing back tuck i think. jo ling's so graceful on her front handsprings and i think i just muscle them around. hmmm.. nastia/shawn anyone? hopefully i don't run like shawn! she then taught me the beam routine after i worked on my bars. i can do a pullover, cast, back hip circle. i worked on my single leg cut backward. it's crazy how fast you go. i can only imagine how the olympians feel, it must really feel like flying.
less than 2 weeks to hawaii! can't wait!!!!
and yet i'm scared at the same time, but life goes on.
off to study for finals
tonight was gymnastics and it was fun, of course. we worked on back handsprings (on mat with yuriy spotting us and on the tumble track) and front handsprings onto a mat. yuriy's ukranian! i'm glad i found out without having to ask him. he's a cool guy. he randomly did one of those handstand thingies that guys can do on the parallel bars and then decided to do a standing back tuck i think. jo ling's so graceful on her front handsprings and i think i just muscle them around. hmmm.. nastia/shawn anyone? hopefully i don't run like shawn! she then taught me the beam routine after i worked on my bars. i can do a pullover, cast, back hip circle. i worked on my single leg cut backward. it's crazy how fast you go. i can only imagine how the olympians feel, it must really feel like flying.
less than 2 weeks to hawaii! can't wait!!!!and yet i'm scared at the same time, but life goes on.
off to study for finals
Friday, November 5, 2010
it's just those rainy days
one of my top 10 favorite songs of all time. i used to sing it when i had to swim the 200 fly... long course. that last lap, oh man! it's like the wall gets further and further away with each stroke!
It's just those rainy days
Spend a lifetime tryin to wash away
Until the sun come out and shines again
Smile for me, smile for me
All of those rainy days
Spend ya lifetime tryin to wash away
Until the sun shines and I see your face
Smile at me, smile at me
We were always livin so crazy and sexy and cool
And we began to love it
Watchin all of the heartache and pain of the world
And thinkin nothin of it
And baby I got love for you
And I know that you got me, baby
But everytime the sun shines bright
It gets so cloudy
Nobody loves the rain
Can't stand it
We know we've seen it before
Baby, handle it
Baby, what did we tell ya before
About chasin those waterfalls
Sometimes the rule don't mind the rain
It kinda feels like I'm drownin in the Lords pain
Until the sun comes out and shines again
Smile, and give me reason to keep believin
That everything ain't misleadin
And I, kiss the clouds on them rainy days
And, smile for you when ya skys are gray
Babe, cuz I'm a tear drop away from crying
And a few shots away from dying
Dear Lord, would you shower my pain
Let it rain, let it rain on me
While I cherish the air I breathe
I'm an angel, that can't soar, can't fly
And I, mastered it Lord knows why
I feel like an angel
With my broken wings
So I can soar again
Lord let me in
Baby through all the passion the pain and the hurt
I feel like I'm fallin, yeah
Makin clothes for all of those that
Spread love
And for those who can't take it
Stand up
Baby, we gonna make it
In the words of Marvin Gaye
War is not the answer
Til the sun shines
Just smile for me
Know in your heart, that we are free
Free to believe, whatever we feel
So feel somethin real, baby
i've decided that i want to go to haiti for the summer. it's not school-related, it's me related. i loved france so much and it was my first time out of the us (depending on whether or not you count puerto rico). i think i should go back. back to somewhere i've never been. who knows, maybe i'll find my long lost twin haha :)
another quiz weekend coming up. i can't focus long enough to study, i mean it is friday. i might go to jl's and get a bit of work done. i want to finish biochem and that last cto (aka histology) lecture so that tomorrow i have physio and anatomy to look over and then i can start actually studying and memorizing. it's funny how after more than 2 months i still don't have a study schedule down. oh well.
finals are coming up and the stress level is slowly rising, mine and my classes. it was bound to happen but i don't like it. i want one more post-quiz party. i want more good times BUT i also can't wait for thanksgiving break. it couldn't come soon enough. i'm getting so frustrated with my roller coaster of emotions, stress from this test, stress from finals, and just trying to stay positive. oy.
dear rollercoasters,
normally, i love you, but this roller coaster i want to get off of. please?
k. thx. bai!
It's just those rainy days
Spend a lifetime tryin to wash away
Until the sun come out and shines again
Smile for me, smile for me
All of those rainy days
Spend ya lifetime tryin to wash away
Until the sun shines and I see your face
Smile at me, smile at me
We were always livin so crazy and sexy and cool
And we began to love it
Watchin all of the heartache and pain of the world
And thinkin nothin of it
And baby I got love for you
And I know that you got me, baby
But everytime the sun shines bright
It gets so cloudy
Nobody loves the rain
Can't stand it
We know we've seen it before
Baby, handle it
Baby, what did we tell ya before
About chasin those waterfalls
Sometimes the rule don't mind the rain
It kinda feels like I'm drownin in the Lords pain
Until the sun comes out and shines again
Smile, and give me reason to keep believin
That everything ain't misleadin
And I, kiss the clouds on them rainy days
And, smile for you when ya skys are gray
Babe, cuz I'm a tear drop away from crying
And a few shots away from dying
Dear Lord, would you shower my pain
Let it rain, let it rain on me
While I cherish the air I breathe
I'm an angel, that can't soar, can't fly
And I, mastered it Lord knows why
I feel like an angel
With my broken wings
So I can soar again
Lord let me in
Baby through all the passion the pain and the hurt
I feel like I'm fallin, yeah
Makin clothes for all of those that
Spread love
And for those who can't take it
Stand up
Baby, we gonna make it
In the words of Marvin Gaye
War is not the answer
Til the sun shines
Just smile for me
Know in your heart, that we are free
Free to believe, whatever we feel
So feel somethin real, baby
i've decided that i want to go to haiti for the summer. it's not school-related, it's me related. i loved france so much and it was my first time out of the us (depending on whether or not you count puerto rico). i think i should go back. back to somewhere i've never been. who knows, maybe i'll find my long lost twin haha :)
another quiz weekend coming up. i can't focus long enough to study, i mean it is friday. i might go to jl's and get a bit of work done. i want to finish biochem and that last cto (aka histology) lecture so that tomorrow i have physio and anatomy to look over and then i can start actually studying and memorizing. it's funny how after more than 2 months i still don't have a study schedule down. oh well.
finals are coming up and the stress level is slowly rising, mine and my classes. it was bound to happen but i don't like it. i want one more post-quiz party. i want more good times BUT i also can't wait for thanksgiving break. it couldn't come soon enough. i'm getting so frustrated with my roller coaster of emotions, stress from this test, stress from finals, and just trying to stay positive. oy.
dear rollercoasters,
normally, i love you, but this roller coaster i want to get off of. please?
k. thx. bai!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
honesty is the best policy
crazy how much gymnastics i post about. this is normal haha.
honesty is the best policy
"next time, dont do it down the middle" -j
"you look like a martian" - r
at least they were honest. i braided my hair down the middle and didn't like it but wore it to school anyway. guess i dont do well with things like that down my head haha
today, in on doc, we did the cardiac exam. i'm falling behind in my on doc work and i need to do it so i can be the ultimate doctor! jk. it's only fair to my patients that i know what i'm doing.
we did two things i'm self-conscious about. 1. people looking at my chest and touching my boobs. damian was playing around and practice on me but wouldn't let me practice on him. how rude! overall, it was fun. i think our on doc group is super close now. note to self - always bring sports bra to on doc! the 2nd thing was that i was made fun of for sweating (a lot). that's my other thing i'm self-conscious about - sweating. anything that makes me "excited" makes me sweat a lot - including laughing and i like laughing!! how frustrating :( so nick made fun of me for that and ppl were staring at my chest and i couldn't see what they were looking at. scary haha. or odd more than anything.
now i'm off to study and stay on top of everything. i don't want a repeat of last week/sunday/monday morning and i don't think i'll be entirely functional over the weekend. we'll see!
<3
honesty is the best policy
"next time, dont do it down the middle" -j
"you look like a martian" - r
at least they were honest. i braided my hair down the middle and didn't like it but wore it to school anyway. guess i dont do well with things like that down my head haha
today, in on doc, we did the cardiac exam. i'm falling behind in my on doc work and i need to do it so i can be the ultimate doctor! jk. it's only fair to my patients that i know what i'm doing.
we did two things i'm self-conscious about. 1. people looking at my chest and touching my boobs. damian was playing around and practice on me but wouldn't let me practice on him. how rude! overall, it was fun. i think our on doc group is super close now. note to self - always bring sports bra to on doc! the 2nd thing was that i was made fun of for sweating (a lot). that's my other thing i'm self-conscious about - sweating. anything that makes me "excited" makes me sweat a lot - including laughing and i like laughing!! how frustrating :( so nick made fun of me for that and ppl were staring at my chest and i couldn't see what they were looking at. scary haha. or odd more than anything.
now i'm off to study and stay on top of everything. i don't want a repeat of last week/sunday/monday morning and i don't think i'll be entirely functional over the weekend. we'll see!
<3
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
cry baby cry
cry baby cry - santana, sean paul, and joss stone
just found this song. i think it's a really interesting fusion - joss stone's sweet, soulful voice, santana's flavor on the guitar, and sean paul's... sean paulness haha. it was pretty good.
school's stressing me out but i'm trying not to let it. i stayed up late and knew i would have trouble today. we had a half day and i spent my normal amount of time studying as opposed to more.
i watched the sad glee episode. maybe thats why i'm like this but right now i just want to cry. scheduling tutoring is making me sad and stressing me out. ironic, since it's supposed to help but i have 3 tutoring sessions and they don't seem to be helping since i keep failing. its disappointing, aggrevating, frustrating, i could go on. i'm gonna go cry, listen to some sad music and hope i wake up tomorrow feeling better.
just found this song. i think it's a really interesting fusion - joss stone's sweet, soulful voice, santana's flavor on the guitar, and sean paul's... sean paulness haha. it was pretty good.
school's stressing me out but i'm trying not to let it. i stayed up late and knew i would have trouble today. we had a half day and i spent my normal amount of time studying as opposed to more.
i watched the sad glee episode. maybe thats why i'm like this but right now i just want to cry. scheduling tutoring is making me sad and stressing me out. ironic, since it's supposed to help but i have 3 tutoring sessions and they don't seem to be helping since i keep failing. its disappointing, aggrevating, frustrating, i could go on. i'm gonna go cry, listen to some sad music and hope i wake up tomorrow feeling better.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
adult gymnastics at northern lights!
can i just say that i had soo much fun. although, my levator scapulae is now sore, it was totally worth it. we got the the gym and met yuriy - hybrid bela karolyi and valeri liukin. i fell in love. sorry, charlie. he told me and jl to do handstands and walk across the floor. jl and i were wondering how in the world that was gonna happen. so we tried. wiggled our way down and doing a new handstand every 2 hand-steps. 4 was an accomplishment. then he came over and said, "ok, forward rolls." i couldn't tell if it was because our handstands were so horrendous or if he just wanted to see where we were at. we did that, dive rolls, which i had never done. then we did cartwheels on our good and bad side. my bad side was an epic fail and i need to work on squaring off. did some round offs. same squaring issue. he told me i had to be careful otherwise, i'll go on the tumble trak and fly off or into the wall, neither of which is fun. then we did some front handsprings on a mat and by some divine miracle i nailed my first one. nailed a few, squealed and fell on a few but such is life. then i did a drill to work on...??? i have no idea. i think on being hollow bc i'm pretty sure that's a problem of mine.
then we went and played on bars. yayy!!! i have the first move down, well, not when i focus on keeping my legs straight. and we did 3 casts to a hip circle things. i was going so fast. more screaming. then, i tried the one leg over thing and that didn't go to well. i fell a few times and the only times i got around, he was definitely helping a lot. then we jumped on the tumble trak. i tried a front tuck twice and didn't nail either of them. i fell out of one, landed on my head for the other. oh well. then we stretched. over all, it was tons of fun.
these 2 girls had a beam routine to airplanes and i really liked it. i've decided i need to put together a routine - level 3 is fine. then i can pretend i'm cool and can say i've done gymnastics :)
then we went and played on bars. yayy!!! i have the first move down, well, not when i focus on keeping my legs straight. and we did 3 casts to a hip circle things. i was going so fast. more screaming. then, i tried the one leg over thing and that didn't go to well. i fell a few times and the only times i got around, he was definitely helping a lot. then we jumped on the tumble trak. i tried a front tuck twice and didn't nail either of them. i fell out of one, landed on my head for the other. oh well. then we stretched. over all, it was tons of fun.
these 2 girls had a beam routine to airplanes and i really liked it. i've decided i need to put together a routine - level 3 is fine. then i can pretend i'm cool and can say i've done gymnastics :)
Saturday, September 4, 2010
jessica gil ortiz competing again!
i'm glad that she's finally competing again. her floor routine had tons of potential. this is the bad: clickie. and here's her full routine:
she qualified for event finals on floor at panam games. she was 10th but because of the 2 per country rule i think she's 8th. i hope she does well! i don't know if she's competed since then.
everyone's been talking about mckayla maroney and how awesome her vaults are. i wanna see this and see how much trouble asac is potentially in. i dont know how much alicia actually wants to go to the olympics. i actually believe her when she says one day at a time. worlds is tough enough, going to the olympics and facing all that sh*t again would be tough! so, hoepfully she makes worlds this year and we'll deal with next year and 2012 when we get there.
she qualified for event finals on floor at panam games. she was 10th but because of the 2 per country rule i think she's 8th. i hope she does well! i don't know if she's competed since then.
everyone's been talking about mckayla maroney and how awesome her vaults are. i wanna see this and see how much trouble asac is potentially in. i dont know how much alicia actually wants to go to the olympics. i actually believe her when she says one day at a time. worlds is tough enough, going to the olympics and facing all that sh*t again would be tough! so, hoepfully she makes worlds this year and we'll deal with next year and 2012 when we get there.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
update time
i haven't written in a while and i was inspired by another dms student who has been writing in her blog. sometimes, i get really nervous and embarrassed about the things i like - glee, gymnastics, sound of music. hmm. i'm trying to think of other things but i can't right now.
i'm gonna get ready for bed soon. today i was more on time than the first day, but still not totally there. i wanna be like 5 minutes early so i can get a good seat. we have physiology to me which seems pretty hard and biochem. right now, biochem is very basic protein information then we go more into genetics-y stuff before we get to the pathway stuff which is the part of biochem i enjoyed the most.
the people here have been tons of fun! found a friend to do adult gymnastics with me and watch make it or break it, stretch our splits, go to the gym, get ben & jerry's, form study groups, go out to dinner, or just go out for drinks. its nice. we had to do a letter to ourselves and i'm pretty sure i wanted to like the person i will be at graduation. i think i'm on the right track. i'm kinda liking this ashley right now and i can't remember the last time i said that :)
also, i'm trying something new with my hair. it kinda smells funky but we'll see how it looks tomorrow. i'm going for the wavy look that i used to do wayyyy back in junior high school when i had thicker hair haha. but i would just braid it and leave it out. this time, i made sure to take care of it before i did that with appropriate oils, conditioners, and styling thingies. we'll see how it goes!
i'm gonna get ready for bed soon. today i was more on time than the first day, but still not totally there. i wanna be like 5 minutes early so i can get a good seat. we have physiology to me which seems pretty hard and biochem. right now, biochem is very basic protein information then we go more into genetics-y stuff before we get to the pathway stuff which is the part of biochem i enjoyed the most.
the people here have been tons of fun! found a friend to do adult gymnastics with me and watch make it or break it, stretch our splits, go to the gym, get ben & jerry's, form study groups, go out to dinner, or just go out for drinks. its nice. we had to do a letter to ourselves and i'm pretty sure i wanted to like the person i will be at graduation. i think i'm on the right track. i'm kinda liking this ashley right now and i can't remember the last time i said that :)
also, i'm trying something new with my hair. it kinda smells funky but we'll see how it looks tomorrow. i'm going for the wavy look that i used to do wayyyy back in junior high school when i had thicker hair haha. but i would just braid it and leave it out. this time, i made sure to take care of it before i did that with appropriate oils, conditioners, and styling thingies. we'll see how it goes!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
bela karolyi on make it or break it.
bela karolyi will be on make it or break it! i found this first: CassieScerbo: (girl who plays lauren) Ahhh! INSANE news! Béla Károlyi is going to be on #MIOBI! Can u guess who he’ll play? We’re so excited! Find out more: http://bit.ly/9Kf2F5
bela on miobi! he'll be playing sasha's father. funny to anyone else? did anyone else notice how sasha went from total hard ass to like gym dad. oh payson, stay safe, you're not ready for nationals. i believe in you. you can win if you become a ballerina.
another website talks about how payson, ayla bell, danced professionally for 14 years. interview here. also interesting. i must say, though, that she looked WAY better than lea (rachel) in glee when she danced to total eclipse of the heart.
nastia tweeted about the 2 yr mark til london olympics and also mentioned that she picked out music for the gymnastics and skating show. when and where is this? maybe we'll see if she's at all in better shape? i wonder if she'll pull the anti-payson and with her new body become a power gymnast haha. just kidding. i think nastia will always have beautiful lines.
i also saw lauren gottlieb's name in the opening credits and thought, hmm is there a girl on miobi with the exact same name as my favorite sytycd-er? it was her. i squealed. she didn't look that great dancer. that tootoo, man oh man haha.
bela on miobi! he'll be playing sasha's father. funny to anyone else? did anyone else notice how sasha went from total hard ass to like gym dad. oh payson, stay safe, you're not ready for nationals. i believe in you. you can win if you become a ballerina.
another website talks about how payson, ayla bell, danced professionally for 14 years. interview here. also interesting. i must say, though, that she looked WAY better than lea (rachel) in glee when she danced to total eclipse of the heart.
nastia tweeted about the 2 yr mark til london olympics and also mentioned that she picked out music for the gymnastics and skating show. when and where is this? maybe we'll see if she's at all in better shape? i wonder if she'll pull the anti-payson and with her new body become a power gymnast haha. just kidding. i think nastia will always have beautiful lines.
i also saw lauren gottlieb's name in the opening credits and thought, hmm is there a girl on miobi with the exact same name as my favorite sytycd-er? it was her. i squealed. she didn't look that great dancer. that tootoo, man oh man haha.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
everyone's talking about it.
kayla williams retired. first us vault champion at worlds. it was an awesome vault. i remember watching her dty and dropping my mouth. it looked damn near perfect. well, she's decided she probably won't make the worlds team so she's focusing on college. cant be surprised with the competition being so much tighter in the us than the past.
i immediately thought "omg! alicia can make it now!" everyone kept saying the only thing stopping her was williams but that was a big IF. no if anymore. i'm excited for alicia and i think marta will give it to her. i'm more curious about kytra hunter and where that puts her. i know we think of aly raisman as alicia ii but what about kytra? she's an everything but bars girl. she has awesome tumbling. she's STRONG in the 3 events she does. i think she deserves a shot.
only time will tell.
i wanted to write an article for the couch gymnast on adult gymnastics but i see someone has already done that. maybe i can do it from the perspective of someone who has never done it? i dunno. i just looked and there are adult classes in hanover. well, actually in vermont but only 10 minutes from dartmouth. the downfall is that it's just a 1 hr class. the class at mit was 2.5hrs! i'm curious how much you stretch and how much guidance you get. the class at mit was also a lesson. we all learned pretty much at the same time. maybe we worked on different things or the same thing but doing drills at different levels but it was still instruction. i'm not sure if i'll get that anymore :(
just saw despicable me! it was lovely. a good pg movie. definitely pg for rude humor, i mean, russel brand is in it! but cute movie overall. when we left, the moon looked orange. i said maybe it was vector's jumpsuit. next, i wanna see ramona and beezus. maybe i'll watch that on my computer when it's available and skype chat with my sis. i miss her. i leave for dartmouth on sunday! excited, terrified, anxious, and curious? all at once.
i immediately thought "omg! alicia can make it now!" everyone kept saying the only thing stopping her was williams but that was a big IF. no if anymore. i'm excited for alicia and i think marta will give it to her. i'm more curious about kytra hunter and where that puts her. i know we think of aly raisman as alicia ii but what about kytra? she's an everything but bars girl. she has awesome tumbling. she's STRONG in the 3 events she does. i think she deserves a shot.
only time will tell.
i wanted to write an article for the couch gymnast on adult gymnastics but i see someone has already done that. maybe i can do it from the perspective of someone who has never done it? i dunno. i just looked and there are adult classes in hanover. well, actually in vermont but only 10 minutes from dartmouth. the downfall is that it's just a 1 hr class. the class at mit was 2.5hrs! i'm curious how much you stretch and how much guidance you get. the class at mit was also a lesson. we all learned pretty much at the same time. maybe we worked on different things or the same thing but doing drills at different levels but it was still instruction. i'm not sure if i'll get that anymore :(
just saw despicable me! it was lovely. a good pg movie. definitely pg for rude humor, i mean, russel brand is in it! but cute movie overall. when we left, the moon looked orange. i said maybe it was vector's jumpsuit. next, i wanna see ramona and beezus. maybe i'll watch that on my computer when it's available and skype chat with my sis. i miss her. i leave for dartmouth on sunday! excited, terrified, anxious, and curious? all at once.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
some gymnastics math
it seems like the us will be in trouble again at worlds. ppl say we would have lost the olympics anyway because china's sv was higher than ours. it seems like we might have this problem again.
i realize, though, that i'm jumping to conclusions. these are based on classics and chinese nationals. i dont think it's fair to compare since key people were missing from classics.
what i did/am doing: i'm looking at the us scorers in the 6.0+ d-score and assuming they make the team.
macko - 6.2 bars - barf, i don't really like her
kytra - 6.1 beam
alicia - 6.3 vault, 6.0 beam
bross - 6.2 bars (horribly overscored 9.25 e-score), 6.0 beam
bridget - 6.0 bars
just looking at that, it looks like we're in trouble. only 2 of those people are definites.
lets look at chinese nationals. this is also based on names i've heard thrown around for them
he kexin - 7.4 bars,
deng linlin - 6.8 beam,
su liu - 6.4 beam, 5.8 floor,
wu liufang - 6.9 bars, 6.0 beam,
huang quishan - 6.6 bars,
actually, scratch what i said before. i think it will become a battle of power-house strength versus artistic-ness. oh yeah, artistry. china is clearly dominant on bars with their lowest sv being 6.6. i'm confident hexin is going so she can win the bars final medal. their beam is higher than us values unless bridget didn't throw something. us seems to be better on vault, thank you asac. based on nationals, the highest sv from china was 6.0 from li yiting (whose other vault was 5.0). she has the highest average. i'm confident the us can better that with asac, kytra/kayla, bross maybe? not sure but it's higher than china's. with floor, it seems the us will have a slight advantage. but that's not to say there are more chances for errors on us floors - see out of bounds by nastia and shawn in 08. we shall see
i realize, though, that i'm jumping to conclusions. these are based on classics and chinese nationals. i dont think it's fair to compare since key people were missing from classics.
what i did/am doing: i'm looking at the us scorers in the 6.0+ d-score and assuming they make the team.
macko - 6.2 bars - barf, i don't really like her
kytra - 6.1 beam
alicia - 6.3 vault, 6.0 beam
bross - 6.2 bars (horribly overscored 9.25 e-score), 6.0 beam
bridget - 6.0 bars
just looking at that, it looks like we're in trouble. only 2 of those people are definites.
lets look at chinese nationals. this is also based on names i've heard thrown around for them
he kexin - 7.4 bars,
deng linlin - 6.8 beam,
su liu - 6.4 beam, 5.8 floor,
wu liufang - 6.9 bars, 6.0 beam,
huang quishan - 6.6 bars,
actually, scratch what i said before. i think it will become a battle of power-house strength versus artistic-ness. oh yeah, artistry. china is clearly dominant on bars with their lowest sv being 6.6. i'm confident hexin is going so she can win the bars final medal. their beam is higher than us values unless bridget didn't throw something. us seems to be better on vault, thank you asac. based on nationals, the highest sv from china was 6.0 from li yiting (whose other vault was 5.0). she has the highest average. i'm confident the us can better that with asac, kytra/kayla, bross maybe? not sure but it's higher than china's. with floor, it seems the us will have a slight advantage. but that's not to say there are more chances for errors on us floors - see out of bounds by nastia and shawn in 08. we shall see
nastia's workout!
i feel unique for posting this.
nastia gave her routine in elle. no wonder she looks the way she does. you can't go from elite 7 hr workouts to a 30 minute run and 60 situps. yes, i know the average person can't do it but the average person is also significantly larger than nastia.
nastia guest blogger on ellegirl
although, she does look smokin here: picture from supergirl premier i think. i dunno, i think she grew into her forehead rather nicely.
nastia gave her routine in elle. no wonder she looks the way she does. you can't go from elite 7 hr workouts to a 30 minute run and 60 situps. yes, i know the average person can't do it but the average person is also significantly larger than nastia.
nastia guest blogger on ellegirl
although, she does look smokin here: picture from supergirl premier i think. i dunno, i think she grew into her forehead rather nicely.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
2010 cover girl classic
so excited! they just showed alicia and i got chills! i'm excited for mattie larson and am curious to see what aly can do. alicia, rock it! hope bridget can stay strong to 2012.
lovely ass shot of alicia. looks like she lost weight but she is pure muscle now! asac's interview is cute, love the makeup and the braid but that montage was shit. ok. she looks terrified. i'm terrified.
alicia, calm down! your nervous face is scaring me but your smile is so cute :)
does live streaming always do this? why is live streaming buffering?????
shucks, mom needs computer. bebacklater...
darn, can't rewind live stuff, huh? saw alicia, saw someone on bars and someone of floor (kytra hunter maybe?). refreshing da paggeee. saw the back of alicia's head. couldn't tell if that was "i'm so damn sad" posture or "shake it off, focus on vault" in a positive or negative way. she's smiling!
go aly!! needs to be more flexible. wobble. needs to rock the low beam part better. man, her flexibility isn't all there. finally, a twist on that 3 part combination. interesting full turn. shit! almost sat down but nice!!! 5.8, 8.5 beam =14.3
cassie!!!!!!!!!!!! she;s gotten a lot bigger. or maybe that leo just doesn't compliment her eyes the way it used to. lovely first pass. nice. stayed in! she kinda runs like a hunchback. nice turn. her choreo is meh. love that she combines her flips. not sticking but it happens. nice dbl tuck. that routine was blah. cassie=!floor exercise girl. until the judges prove me wrong haha.
i'm in the car right now and my rents are playing music. maybe its good cuz i cant hear the commentators. tim and his manboobs drive me crazy.
do i sense some bridget and alicia drama? at first, i thought they were talking to each other now it looks like bridget is glaring.
damn cameras. leave mattie alone and focus on the gymnasts ACTUALLY COMPETING!
mattie on beam. here we go! [yay, bridget, aly, and alicia are friends :) or so they want everyone to think] nice mount. nice extension and flexibility on mount. needs more on split. almost fell! i dunno, she looks kinda sloppy right now. like she's doing the moves but landing sloppily. the triple thing i'm starting to hate. horrible split thing! lets hope it was the camera angle. i like full turn in split. the half memmel as the couch gymnast class it. uh! fell on landing. 2.5twist (i think) she was doing so well. she and her coach both look disappointed but hey its her first meet back. nice leo though.
sam shapiro chalking up. beam in the bg but i think its for barssss. my fave. nvm. its beam. i didnt know she was 17. nice, chalk in the ass. she's matured A LOT since pac rims.
mattie's a good sport with the cameras. i think i wouls be saying GTFaway from me!!! who are those girls near her? 5.7, 7.75 = 13.45
sam shapiro. lovely, unique mount. more flexible than mattie and looking better. landed to close to the edge on her sheep jump but she held on. not sure if she meant to but she lost connection in that 3 part thing. i'll get the name the next time i see it. tolerable full turn. she's going into split but its not graceful. but how graceful can you expect sometone to be, right? solid front tuck. her ears are so cute on her. dbl pike. big step back. nice though. she has a smile and so do i.
commercials. i hope mattie can stay positive. i'm not sure if she's qualified for nationals already so i hope this didnt ruin it for her.
so much temptation to read other ppls blogs but i dont want to find out about alicia and be crushed! macko warming up. she looks scared. wtf, shes in the lead? i dont know why but i dont like her.
who is this pretty girl? amanda jetter, 15. she's so cute. probably home schooled but otherwise the boys would be crazy. MLT baby. let's see what happens. vault. dty. nice. i thought she asnt gonna make it. something looked weird in the air and on the run but she survived. she walks with a woddle. hope she's not injured. aww, hug from bridget.
parents got lost and started arguing. oh gps, the problems you cause my family.
red head, looks like the australians. woga. riley. bars! work it ah la nastia. nice handstand, high overshoot. nice straddled jaeger, leg separation on gienger. she like stopped in the air but landed well. nvm. she looked so good. oh someone, wanted her 5 seconds of fame.
kytra hunter. nice vault. dty. small step/hop but otherwise awesome. is that vazam?
aly take 2. she looks like your typical high school athlete. strong, pretty, messy bun. again, probably homeschooled but she pulls it off well. aww, alicia, is so cute! nice, stayed in. arabian dblt ftont. nice, she's doing well. can i say shitty choreo? whoo. looked like she was gonna fall out of that. shake it girl. nice dbl pike. awkward end pose. overall, good. agree with the commentators, lack of artistry.
pause. gps says i should be home by 9:10. oh miss bross. nice leo. bars. miss handstand. nice overshoot. missed again. nice tkatchev. miss. nice straddled jaeger. nice pak salto. stuck landing. smile. and valeri is happy so i'm happy. i love him. if there were 2 coached i could marry, it would be him and bela haha. no tasha. i see no nastia. am i retarded? she missed handstands!!! let's see what the judges say. if her execution is above 9, thats concerning.
commercial break... tik tok.and we're back.
more mattie. floor. i hope her floor routine is still good. these ppl dont like giving scores.
15.45 for bross. you must be kidding me unless her dd is really high.
my bad start value not diving haha.
nice dbl layout, mattie! her music is nice. hops out of triple twist. lots of hand dancing. nice 3rd pass. nice triple twist. showing slexibility. showing floor humping ability. sass. dbl pike and it froze. and she... please let me type lands! and she lands but out of bounds. not her meet. maybe she'll only go up from here. i like that her running matches the music. she's so cute. "i was like no!" hug from aly.
again, who is the girl in green? nice 8.9 is real good considering.
almost home for me!!!! i'll watch sam than pause.
let's see who tim calls the best dancer. so far so good. she reminds me of beth tweddle. lots of power. supposedly in bounds. 1.5 twist punch full twist. dbl tuck with a bounce. a little hop. nice dbl pike, again hop. she looks good. i approve. and she's very balletic in her style. k. write more later!
rewatching from the beginning haha. now i get to watch alicia! true, starting on beam. i hope she lands her mount!
so now i know who vazam is. she's on vault. that must be tough to do college and then decide to go to the olympics. oh good luck to her. i never paid attention so i dont know what she's going for, all 4 events or what. she's a small girl for a college gymnast. think of what elise ray and shayla worley look like in college. nice vault but huge steps.
macko. i dont like that nickname. she looks like shawn, like actually looks not talking about gymnastics. same nose and the pony tail and all. going to u of f but deferring. lame mount. nice jaeger off the bat. nice ray? pak salto. combo. misses a lot of handstands. she has a lot of tricks but its not pleasant to watch. nice landing. small shawn-esque step.
man, alicia looks so much smaller but she looks good. hope she can do it! camera man MOVE AWAY!!!!! serious face on. yes! perfect mount! small wobble. nice full turn! nice front pike, aerial back walkover. yes dbl pike and she landed! step but hey. she's smiling and hugging her coach. she's good!!! marta looks excited. go alicia!!!!!!! 5.9, 8.9 = 14.8, nice!
i was right, kytra hunter. nice twist in her hair. interesting music choice. and she stuck it! full twisting dbl layout. arabian dbl front pike, nice. not sure i like this music. needs more flexibility but expected with the strong gymnasts. like the tempo change. nice twisting combo. yeah, the beginning sucked, but this is much better. fell out of triple twist. cute ending.
back to macko. nice side somi off the bat. wobbles like no other and loses connection in her threesome. wobble and fall! looks like she's cryig but shes stron. almost fall again. nice korbut. dbl tuck? knees hit, i think. we'll see. is it just me or did the crotch of her lea eem really narrow.
kaitlyn clark. like the music, can she keep up? nice arab dbl tuck. lots of power on dbl twist, full layout. meh flexibility. i dont mind, but why is no one doing dbl pikes anymore? nvm, dbl pike. gf's got hips. overall, liked it.
ooh brady quinn is there. so cute! my boyfriend loves the broncos and i love alicia, so we fit haha. they could've spent all this time showing other gymnasts.
jordyn's weiber, meh. don't know why but i dont like the color i guess. wieber, best aa in the world, whoa!
ooh, sabrina was FAR behind. i wanne see ohashi's entire set.
brossy baby. screwed up that full turn again. i do like her hips to beam part. the low part of the korbut. she looked like she slipped on the roundoff. fall. ouch. that was her last event.
bridget on bars. caera ppl GO AWAY! nice pak salto, take that woga. hits her feet oddly on low bar and get stuck in handstand but she gets it up. she lands her dismount but looks like she could fall flat or fly forward. an interesting combination.
aly. why aly? tried to do an amanar. i heard something funky when she hit the vaulting table but hey. tried an amanar and fell. poor aly.
kytra hunter. typical strength gymnast having trouble on bars. lets see what she does. bridgets score universal sports? nice low to high. falls on hindorff. so far from it. she's too strong for her own good. awful handstands, not sure if that's emotional, though. nice dismount. i think she shouldnt do bars unless she gets ore fraceful.
mattie. please! yes, she lands. dty. looks out but she stayed in, as can be seen in the replay.
cassie on bars. better be good! lame mount. she does like a stalder into pike tkatchev. nice overshoot. nice endo's. this is nastia-esque.
wtf happened to sam??? shit, lock legged landing. is it bad that i wanna see it?
alicia. vault. so much hype, i hope its good. esp, after that. brady's happy :) she looks far on the vaulting table but she lands it. that was her handspring rudi. it looked pretty similar to 08 to me. she looked GOOD! nice! FTY? i need better eyes cuz i didnt see the difference. brady is so cute!
dear time, could you say names of moves? talk abt the sport. al these families of vaults stuff. what are they? what families did she choose?
VaZam - solid scores. hope she qualifies for Nats. nevermind. she already qualified. nice full turn, different prep than i'm used to. wobble on her onodi. slip/fall on layout step out. nice 2.5 twist. shouldnt be too bad, her score. thats a lot of personal attention and she has no friends like all the other girls.
what is that blue leather warmup thing?
hmm. all this talk about bridget is getting me thinking. can she hold on to 2012 and are the karolyi's really heartless coaches? she's injured, leave her alone. at least she is competing.
alicia is so cute!
hmm, do british commentators do interviews like that? interesting turn out with the scores. the #1 "seed" in 6th. wonder where macko is.
aly. bars. nice routine. nice l-grip tkatchev.
cassie. beam. please dont screw up! so far so good. full turn wobble. 2 slips but no falls. good, she looks steady again. fall on an easy element. there goes that. terrible 2.5. looked like a double with a hop to make it a 2.5.
mattie on bars! lets see. simple mount but looks like she's gonna fall when she switches grips, like her elbow will give out. nice straddled tkatchev. scary overshoot but she made it. nice tkatchev. stuck dbl layout! i think she can go to worldssss!!!!!! i think i love her again. she misses a few handstands but overall good!
vazam floor. nice dbl layout. cute floor. she's having fun. hope that the judges can handle it. nice 2nd pass. twist with an aerial walkover. her routine is nice bc its simple dance that fits the music with tumbling that doesnt require her to stand in the corner for a half hour. cute routine. let's see what the judges say. she's cute.
amanda jetter. great chance for 1st. lets see what she does. needs 14.06. i kinda want mattie to get it but hey. at least mattie will medal. same mount ass teammate. bad full turn. side somi. alicia-esque body roll. nice standing arabian. touches the beam, lets see what time says abt the deduction. solid arabian dbl front dismount. small step.
mattie came over. girls seem like quite the gossiper. i think jetter gets it, just barely. she has a lot of hair in that pony tail haha. valeri's sitting there like those stupid girls.
NICE MATTIE LARSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yay!
she's so happy. macko made it up there [unfortunately in my opinion] poor aly. hopefully she learns something now as opposed to at the olympics, a la alicia.
so that was fun but i dont think i like live blogging. i rather read and then comment. oh well, i'll do that next time. twas a fun experience though! will cleaen up the post later. goodnight!
lovely ass shot of alicia. looks like she lost weight but she is pure muscle now! asac's interview is cute, love the makeup and the braid but that montage was shit. ok. she looks terrified. i'm terrified.
alicia, calm down! your nervous face is scaring me but your smile is so cute :)
does live streaming always do this? why is live streaming buffering?????
shucks, mom needs computer. bebacklater...
darn, can't rewind live stuff, huh? saw alicia, saw someone on bars and someone of floor (kytra hunter maybe?). refreshing da paggeee. saw the back of alicia's head. couldn't tell if that was "i'm so damn sad" posture or "shake it off, focus on vault" in a positive or negative way. she's smiling!
go aly!! needs to be more flexible. wobble. needs to rock the low beam part better. man, her flexibility isn't all there. finally, a twist on that 3 part combination. interesting full turn. shit! almost sat down but nice!!! 5.8, 8.5 beam =14.3
cassie!!!!!!!!!!!! she;s gotten a lot bigger. or maybe that leo just doesn't compliment her eyes the way it used to. lovely first pass. nice. stayed in! she kinda runs like a hunchback. nice turn. her choreo is meh. love that she combines her flips. not sticking but it happens. nice dbl tuck. that routine was blah. cassie=!floor exercise girl. until the judges prove me wrong haha.
i'm in the car right now and my rents are playing music. maybe its good cuz i cant hear the commentators. tim and his manboobs drive me crazy.
do i sense some bridget and alicia drama? at first, i thought they were talking to each other now it looks like bridget is glaring.
damn cameras. leave mattie alone and focus on the gymnasts ACTUALLY COMPETING!
mattie on beam. here we go! [yay, bridget, aly, and alicia are friends :) or so they want everyone to think] nice mount. nice extension and flexibility on mount. needs more on split. almost fell! i dunno, she looks kinda sloppy right now. like she's doing the moves but landing sloppily. the triple thing i'm starting to hate. horrible split thing! lets hope it was the camera angle. i like full turn in split. the half memmel as the couch gymnast class it. uh! fell on landing. 2.5twist (i think) she was doing so well. she and her coach both look disappointed but hey its her first meet back. nice leo though.
sam shapiro chalking up. beam in the bg but i think its for barssss. my fave. nvm. its beam. i didnt know she was 17. nice, chalk in the ass. she's matured A LOT since pac rims.
mattie's a good sport with the cameras. i think i wouls be saying GTFaway from me!!! who are those girls near her? 5.7, 7.75 = 13.45
sam shapiro. lovely, unique mount. more flexible than mattie and looking better. landed to close to the edge on her sheep jump but she held on. not sure if she meant to but she lost connection in that 3 part thing. i'll get the name the next time i see it. tolerable full turn. she's going into split but its not graceful. but how graceful can you expect sometone to be, right? solid front tuck. her ears are so cute on her. dbl pike. big step back. nice though. she has a smile and so do i.
commercials. i hope mattie can stay positive. i'm not sure if she's qualified for nationals already so i hope this didnt ruin it for her.
so much temptation to read other ppls blogs but i dont want to find out about alicia and be crushed! macko warming up. she looks scared. wtf, shes in the lead? i dont know why but i dont like her.
who is this pretty girl? amanda jetter, 15. she's so cute. probably home schooled but otherwise the boys would be crazy. MLT baby. let's see what happens. vault. dty. nice. i thought she asnt gonna make it. something looked weird in the air and on the run but she survived. she walks with a woddle. hope she's not injured. aww, hug from bridget.
parents got lost and started arguing. oh gps, the problems you cause my family.
red head, looks like the australians. woga. riley. bars! work it ah la nastia. nice handstand, high overshoot. nice straddled jaeger, leg separation on gienger. she like stopped in the air but landed well. nvm. she looked so good. oh someone, wanted her 5 seconds of fame.
kytra hunter. nice vault. dty. small step/hop but otherwise awesome. is that vazam?
aly take 2. she looks like your typical high school athlete. strong, pretty, messy bun. again, probably homeschooled but she pulls it off well. aww, alicia, is so cute! nice, stayed in. arabian dblt ftont. nice, she's doing well. can i say shitty choreo? whoo. looked like she was gonna fall out of that. shake it girl. nice dbl pike. awkward end pose. overall, good. agree with the commentators, lack of artistry.
pause. gps says i should be home by 9:10. oh miss bross. nice leo. bars. miss handstand. nice overshoot. missed again. nice tkatchev. miss. nice straddled jaeger. nice pak salto. stuck landing. smile. and valeri is happy so i'm happy. i love him. if there were 2 coached i could marry, it would be him and bela haha. no tasha. i see no nastia. am i retarded? she missed handstands!!! let's see what the judges say. if her execution is above 9, thats concerning.
commercial break... tik tok.and we're back.
more mattie. floor. i hope her floor routine is still good. these ppl dont like giving scores.
15.45 for bross. you must be kidding me unless her dd is really high.
my bad start value not diving haha.
nice dbl layout, mattie! her music is nice. hops out of triple twist. lots of hand dancing. nice 3rd pass. nice triple twist. showing slexibility. showing floor humping ability. sass. dbl pike and it froze. and she... please let me type lands! and she lands but out of bounds. not her meet. maybe she'll only go up from here. i like that her running matches the music. she's so cute. "i was like no!" hug from aly.
again, who is the girl in green? nice 8.9 is real good considering.
almost home for me!!!! i'll watch sam than pause.
let's see who tim calls the best dancer. so far so good. she reminds me of beth tweddle. lots of power. supposedly in bounds. 1.5 twist punch full twist. dbl tuck with a bounce. a little hop. nice dbl pike, again hop. she looks good. i approve. and she's very balletic in her style. k. write more later!
rewatching from the beginning haha. now i get to watch alicia! true, starting on beam. i hope she lands her mount!
so now i know who vazam is. she's on vault. that must be tough to do college and then decide to go to the olympics. oh good luck to her. i never paid attention so i dont know what she's going for, all 4 events or what. she's a small girl for a college gymnast. think of what elise ray and shayla worley look like in college. nice vault but huge steps.
macko. i dont like that nickname. she looks like shawn, like actually looks not talking about gymnastics. same nose and the pony tail and all. going to u of f but deferring. lame mount. nice jaeger off the bat. nice ray? pak salto. combo. misses a lot of handstands. she has a lot of tricks but its not pleasant to watch. nice landing. small shawn-esque step.
man, alicia looks so much smaller but she looks good. hope she can do it! camera man MOVE AWAY!!!!! serious face on. yes! perfect mount! small wobble. nice full turn! nice front pike, aerial back walkover. yes dbl pike and she landed! step but hey. she's smiling and hugging her coach. she's good!!! marta looks excited. go alicia!!!!!!! 5.9, 8.9 = 14.8, nice!
i was right, kytra hunter. nice twist in her hair. interesting music choice. and she stuck it! full twisting dbl layout. arabian dbl front pike, nice. not sure i like this music. needs more flexibility but expected with the strong gymnasts. like the tempo change. nice twisting combo. yeah, the beginning sucked, but this is much better. fell out of triple twist. cute ending.
back to macko. nice side somi off the bat. wobbles like no other and loses connection in her threesome. wobble and fall! looks like she's cryig but shes stron. almost fall again. nice korbut. dbl tuck? knees hit, i think. we'll see. is it just me or did the crotch of her lea eem really narrow.
kaitlyn clark. like the music, can she keep up? nice arab dbl tuck. lots of power on dbl twist, full layout. meh flexibility. i dont mind, but why is no one doing dbl pikes anymore? nvm, dbl pike. gf's got hips. overall, liked it.
ooh brady quinn is there. so cute! my boyfriend loves the broncos and i love alicia, so we fit haha. they could've spent all this time showing other gymnasts.
jordyn's weiber, meh. don't know why but i dont like the color i guess. wieber, best aa in the world, whoa!
ooh, sabrina was FAR behind. i wanne see ohashi's entire set.
brossy baby. screwed up that full turn again. i do like her hips to beam part. the low part of the korbut. she looked like she slipped on the roundoff. fall. ouch. that was her last event.
bridget on bars. caera ppl GO AWAY! nice pak salto, take that woga. hits her feet oddly on low bar and get stuck in handstand but she gets it up. she lands her dismount but looks like she could fall flat or fly forward. an interesting combination.
aly. why aly? tried to do an amanar. i heard something funky when she hit the vaulting table but hey. tried an amanar and fell. poor aly.
kytra hunter. typical strength gymnast having trouble on bars. lets see what she does. bridgets score universal sports? nice low to high. falls on hindorff. so far from it. she's too strong for her own good. awful handstands, not sure if that's emotional, though. nice dismount. i think she shouldnt do bars unless she gets ore fraceful.
mattie. please! yes, she lands. dty. looks out but she stayed in, as can be seen in the replay.
cassie on bars. better be good! lame mount. she does like a stalder into pike tkatchev. nice overshoot. nice endo's. this is nastia-esque.
wtf happened to sam??? shit, lock legged landing. is it bad that i wanna see it?
alicia. vault. so much hype, i hope its good. esp, after that. brady's happy :) she looks far on the vaulting table but she lands it. that was her handspring rudi. it looked pretty similar to 08 to me. she looked GOOD! nice! FTY? i need better eyes cuz i didnt see the difference. brady is so cute!
dear time, could you say names of moves? talk abt the sport. al these families of vaults stuff. what are they? what families did she choose?
VaZam - solid scores. hope she qualifies for Nats. nevermind. she already qualified. nice full turn, different prep than i'm used to. wobble on her onodi. slip/fall on layout step out. nice 2.5 twist. shouldnt be too bad, her score. thats a lot of personal attention and she has no friends like all the other girls.
what is that blue leather warmup thing?
hmm. all this talk about bridget is getting me thinking. can she hold on to 2012 and are the karolyi's really heartless coaches? she's injured, leave her alone. at least she is competing.
alicia is so cute!
hmm, do british commentators do interviews like that? interesting turn out with the scores. the #1 "seed" in 6th. wonder where macko is.
aly. bars. nice routine. nice l-grip tkatchev.
cassie. beam. please dont screw up! so far so good. full turn wobble. 2 slips but no falls. good, she looks steady again. fall on an easy element. there goes that. terrible 2.5. looked like a double with a hop to make it a 2.5.
mattie on bars! lets see. simple mount but looks like she's gonna fall when she switches grips, like her elbow will give out. nice straddled tkatchev. scary overshoot but she made it. nice tkatchev. stuck dbl layout! i think she can go to worldssss!!!!!! i think i love her again. she misses a few handstands but overall good!
vazam floor. nice dbl layout. cute floor. she's having fun. hope that the judges can handle it. nice 2nd pass. twist with an aerial walkover. her routine is nice bc its simple dance that fits the music with tumbling that doesnt require her to stand in the corner for a half hour. cute routine. let's see what the judges say. she's cute.
amanda jetter. great chance for 1st. lets see what she does. needs 14.06. i kinda want mattie to get it but hey. at least mattie will medal. same mount ass teammate. bad full turn. side somi. alicia-esque body roll. nice standing arabian. touches the beam, lets see what time says abt the deduction. solid arabian dbl front dismount. small step.
mattie came over. girls seem like quite the gossiper. i think jetter gets it, just barely. she has a lot of hair in that pony tail haha. valeri's sitting there like those stupid girls.
NICE MATTIE LARSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yay!
she's so happy. macko made it up there [unfortunately in my opinion] poor aly. hopefully she learns something now as opposed to at the olympics, a la alicia.
so that was fun but i dont think i like live blogging. i rather read and then comment. oh well, i'll do that next time. twas a fun experience though! will cleaen up the post later. goodnight!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
covergirl classic!
excited for the cover girl classic! i just need to make sure I can watch it because my sister moves up to Albany that weekend :( I'll record it otherwise
usa gymnastics and gymnastike have posted the names of competitors for the 2010 cover girl classic. i must say that i am super pumped!
seniors i'm excited for
alicia sacramone! it's her first competition back since beijing. i even made a montage dedicated to her. i think she's working beam and vault. i hope her vaulting keeps up with the rest. i'm pretty sure she would bc she was the best us vaulter at the time and i don't think she has crazy amount of vaulting competition. i'm also curious what her beam looks like. how much ass shaking and posey booty popping choreo she'll have. i'm VERY curious about her mount onto the beam. that gave her problems in the past but it was VERY original considering all the boringness peole use nowadays (not everyone but some ppl just jump on).
mattie larson i was excited for her in 2008, heard she got an injury and was bummed. she's training again and is ready to compete! not sure which events but i'm pretty sure it's not aa. i looked at all her stuff again and didn't get why i liked her so much so i'm hoping that this gives me reason to like her again. i was hoping she would be a huge contender for 2012 so we'll see.
Bridget Sloan wanna see what she's made of, that world champ and the only 08 olympian to continue with the sport.
Sam Shapiro I didn't realize that she was a senior! she looked good at the last pac rims (09 i think). curious to see if she makes it into the 6 for worlds.
VaZam I don't follow college so I'm curious to see what this girl is made of that you all keep talking about.
Aly Raisman She's interesting. I forget how she started. Was she picked as the 2nd American for the Tyson Cup or something? It's like she was picked out of a hat and then her career just went on from there. Like Martha was like "eenie meenie minie mo" and landed on Aly who happened to be amazing. I'm curious how she fares next to Alicia since a lot of ppl call her Alicia II.
[bross left out intentionally...]
juniors
the obvious threesome.
jordyn wieber has a cute interview here: "read the last question! i like her and approve of her consistent winning sprees.
kyla ross is such a cutie. her bars at pac rims was nice but only a 5.0 sv. she gor 9.25 in execution which is pretty amazing considering how they watch every single angle and extension and everything. i wonder if she upgraded. her fx is really nice too.
sabrina vega! she's from ny haha. thats the main reason i like her! jk. well, partially. look at ny on the list of qualifiers. SHE'S THE ONLY ONE! she was on beam at pac rims and did well, i thought. she looks confident on beam and although she has wobbles, she stays on with a little class. she doesnt look like a terrified puppy.
k. thats all i have time for!
night!
usa gymnastics and gymnastike have posted the names of competitors for the 2010 cover girl classic. i must say that i am super pumped!
seniors i'm excited for
alicia sacramone! it's her first competition back since beijing. i even made a montage dedicated to her. i think she's working beam and vault. i hope her vaulting keeps up with the rest. i'm pretty sure she would bc she was the best us vaulter at the time and i don't think she has crazy amount of vaulting competition. i'm also curious what her beam looks like. how much ass shaking and posey booty popping choreo she'll have. i'm VERY curious about her mount onto the beam. that gave her problems in the past but it was VERY original considering all the boringness peole use nowadays (not everyone but some ppl just jump on).
mattie larson i was excited for her in 2008, heard she got an injury and was bummed. she's training again and is ready to compete! not sure which events but i'm pretty sure it's not aa. i looked at all her stuff again and didn't get why i liked her so much so i'm hoping that this gives me reason to like her again. i was hoping she would be a huge contender for 2012 so we'll see.
Bridget Sloan wanna see what she's made of, that world champ and the only 08 olympian to continue with the sport.
Sam Shapiro I didn't realize that she was a senior! she looked good at the last pac rims (09 i think). curious to see if she makes it into the 6 for worlds.
VaZam I don't follow college so I'm curious to see what this girl is made of that you all keep talking about.
Aly Raisman She's interesting. I forget how she started. Was she picked as the 2nd American for the Tyson Cup or something? It's like she was picked out of a hat and then her career just went on from there. Like Martha was like "eenie meenie minie mo" and landed on Aly who happened to be amazing. I'm curious how she fares next to Alicia since a lot of ppl call her Alicia II.
[bross left out intentionally...]
juniors
the obvious threesome.
jordyn wieber has a cute interview here: "read the last question! i like her and approve of her consistent winning sprees.
kyla ross is such a cutie. her bars at pac rims was nice but only a 5.0 sv. she gor 9.25 in execution which is pretty amazing considering how they watch every single angle and extension and everything. i wonder if she upgraded. her fx is really nice too.
sabrina vega! she's from ny haha. thats the main reason i like her! jk. well, partially. look at ny on the list of qualifiers. SHE'S THE ONLY ONE! she was on beam at pac rims and did well, i thought. she looks confident on beam and although she has wobbles, she stays on with a little class. she doesnt look like a terrified puppy.
k. thats all i have time for!
night!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Harry Potter!
The official trailer came out and I'm excited. This post is gonna have spoilers
It seems like it stays pretty true to the book. You see Voldemort using Avada Kadavra on Harry. Harry looks all nice and mature - looks like there's a little scruff there and the heir of traveling for days. Harry and the goblin with Bellatrix aka Hermione in Gringotts. Ollivander looks properly tortured and tired. They show the escape of Harry with Hagrid. Poor Hedwig!! Ron and Hermione getting cozy :) Harry, under the invisibility cloak, with Hermione going to Godric's Hollow. I'm curious why Harry's lying on the ground in his cloak and a tie. Can't think of the scene for that. Not sure what's going on with that man and the Hogwarts Express or what scene it is when Hermione raises her hands.
They show Ron, Hermione in a red dress, and Harry after Bill and Fleur's wedding. I'm curious how much of that they're gonna show. If people didn't read the book, they'd have no idea about the wedding. I'm excited for the scene with Ron killing the Horcrux.
Overall, super excited for the movie!
I went to see Eclipse with my sister and some of her friends. It was interesting. I saw twilight that morning and they told me what happened during New Moon but I still feel like I missed out on some of the emotions and stuff. I see why people like it but, in all honesty, I hope the world gets over this vampire craze. Twilight, True Blood, Vampire Diaries, i think The Gates is about vampires. C'mon people, it's getting a little crazy. On the other hand, I know I'm not one to speak because of Harry Potter. Magic. Something not in the "real world" or something that can't quite be explained. Same with vampires.
Overall, good weekend. Excited for the 4th tomorrow!
Ashley
It seems like it stays pretty true to the book. You see Voldemort using Avada Kadavra on Harry. Harry looks all nice and mature - looks like there's a little scruff there and the heir of traveling for days. Harry and the goblin with Bellatrix aka Hermione in Gringotts. Ollivander looks properly tortured and tired. They show the escape of Harry with Hagrid. Poor Hedwig!! Ron and Hermione getting cozy :) Harry, under the invisibility cloak, with Hermione going to Godric's Hollow. I'm curious why Harry's lying on the ground in his cloak and a tie. Can't think of the scene for that. Not sure what's going on with that man and the Hogwarts Express or what scene it is when Hermione raises her hands.
They show Ron, Hermione in a red dress, and Harry after Bill and Fleur's wedding. I'm curious how much of that they're gonna show. If people didn't read the book, they'd have no idea about the wedding. I'm excited for the scene with Ron killing the Horcrux.
Overall, super excited for the movie!
I went to see Eclipse with my sister and some of her friends. It was interesting. I saw twilight that morning and they told me what happened during New Moon but I still feel like I missed out on some of the emotions and stuff. I see why people like it but, in all honesty, I hope the world gets over this vampire craze. Twilight, True Blood, Vampire Diaries, i think The Gates is about vampires. C'mon people, it's getting a little crazy. On the other hand, I know I'm not one to speak because of Harry Potter. Magic. Something not in the "real world" or something that can't quite be explained. Same with vampires.
Overall, good weekend. Excited for the 4th tomorrow!
Ashley
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
excited
because i just looked at onemodelplace and modelmayhem . com and found out that my modeling career doesn't have to end! i looked and there are a few legit photographers in new hampshire and i'm actually interested in working with most of them. i discovered OMP from a friend during senior year. i did one photo shoot in boston and i loved it. my sister came as support but ended up being my make up artist too. it was great. a little weird because it was my first time in front of a camera like that - alone, without people, selling myself, not trying to just have a pretty smile and keep my eyes open. it was different.
obviously, i'll be busy with medical school and tests every 2 weeks but if i plan it right i think i can do maybe 3 shoots throughout the year. that sounds great to me! 1 shoot a term. i'm excited just gotta lose more weight!
and i know that picture isn't great, but hey, it's me. and that's my first shoot. i can only get better, right?
Monday, June 28, 2010
made my alicia sacramone montage!
either it's me or youtube changed again and forgot something but i don't see the embed video link. so, here's the video. let me know what you think!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvOl5aXF5bg
i joined internation gymnastics online forum. so far so good. its cool to be around other ppl who like gymnastics so much and know so much. i looked up jessica gil ortiz. she fell on her head during 2010 floor exercise finals at worlds. she's ok and is back in the gym. she even has a youtube channel. JGO1207. here's her full routine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px6_MlZLgco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvOl5aXF5bg
i joined internation gymnastics online forum. so far so good. its cool to be around other ppl who like gymnastics so much and know so much. i looked up jessica gil ortiz. she fell on her head during 2010 floor exercise finals at worlds. she's ok and is back in the gym. she even has a youtube channel. JGO1207. here's her full routine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px6_MlZLgco
Saturday, June 26, 2010
gymnast update
i just found out about internationalgymnast forum. its pretty sweet but i'm not sure if i'm gonna sign up. i dont know that much about gymnastics...
so, i remembered someone who i really liked watching 08 or 09 pac rims. bross was there as a junior. as was sam shapiro. there was a canadian girl, peng peng lee, also known as christine, who performed. she had http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spondylolisthesis but i believe i found a video or something telling me that she has competed this year. that makes me happy because i really liked watching her. she was only ajunior at the time and is listed on gym canada as a senior so i assume she qualified somehow.
mattie larson has already competed! as did sam shapiro. they both only performed on 2 events - bars and beam. they're total scores were 28.550 and 27.600. it makes me wonder who usa gymnastics thinks they can get with a 30 points for 2 event qualifying criteria for us nationals. pretty harsh if you ask me. i guess its good because you get more all arounders but why would you want to discourage/make it REALLY hard for specialists? if they're good, let them prove it at nationals with all the other girls who snuck in there.
alicia sacramone was at the last camp and scored a 15andchange on vault. if she gets that on beam/floor, she has a chance. people are also saying she can petitions, which i believe, since she's a former olympian/world champ.
sam shapiro - i hope the us doesnt turn into china. you remember how they had that girl flying but she wasn't the one who actually sang, it was a girl who they deemed wasnt attractive? i hope we dont factor looks into things. think about it, the most unattractive is bross right now and she's #1. ppl say nastia was unattractive (when she was younger, didnt know how to deal with the forehead yet) and she's 08 all around champ. pretty legit. i just hope they dont ignore her for reasons like that. i think marta is entirely too focused on winning, though, to let looks affect things.
another girl keeps popping up, alexandra christensen. i wanna look her up. i know an anna with her last name so i always get so confused when i see that!
so, i remembered someone who i really liked watching 08 or 09 pac rims. bross was there as a junior. as was sam shapiro. there was a canadian girl, peng peng lee, also known as christine, who performed. she had http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spondylolisthesis but i believe i found a video or something telling me that she has competed this year. that makes me happy because i really liked watching her. she was only ajunior at the time and is listed on gym canada as a senior so i assume she qualified somehow.
mattie larson has already competed! as did sam shapiro. they both only performed on 2 events - bars and beam. they're total scores were 28.550 and 27.600. it makes me wonder who usa gymnastics thinks they can get with a 30 points for 2 event qualifying criteria for us nationals. pretty harsh if you ask me. i guess its good because you get more all arounders but why would you want to discourage/make it REALLY hard for specialists? if they're good, let them prove it at nationals with all the other girls who snuck in there.
alicia sacramone was at the last camp and scored a 15andchange on vault. if she gets that on beam/floor, she has a chance. people are also saying she can petitions, which i believe, since she's a former olympian/world champ.
sam shapiro - i hope the us doesnt turn into china. you remember how they had that girl flying but she wasn't the one who actually sang, it was a girl who they deemed wasnt attractive? i hope we dont factor looks into things. think about it, the most unattractive is bross right now and she's #1. ppl say nastia was unattractive (when she was younger, didnt know how to deal with the forehead yet) and she's 08 all around champ. pretty legit. i just hope they dont ignore her for reasons like that. i think marta is entirely too focused on winning, though, to let looks affect things.
another girl keeps popping up, alexandra christensen. i wanna look her up. i know an anna with her last name so i always get so confused when i see that!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
my blog?
I wasn't sure what I wanted this blog to be about. I friend all different kinds of people - friends from school, gymnast enthusiasts, fashion enthusiasts, and just people opinions i like to read. This blog was solely about gymnastics for all of oh 5/6 of the 11 posts. I was worried what people would think of me any my blog. As a swimmer, why do I love gymnastics so much? If I like fashion so much, why do I dress so normally? All these questions, I couldn't answer and it made me kind of ashamed of myself. That's why I don't advertise my blog. It's not on my facebook or anything. I haven't actually commented any of my friends although I'm subscribed to them and I guess it's worked. I've had so few visits and no followers. This isn't one of those "I need more comments" it's a "WTF do I want my blog to be?"
I've thought about this all day as I popped from gymnastics blog to fashion blog to med student blog. Everything written is important to that person. Why am I so ashamed to write what's important to me? Why care so much about other's opinions? I'm me and although I don't quite know who me is, I shouldn't hide her.
With that, today I continue my post on the Olympics. It's actually funny because I realize how swayed I am by the commentators! I was watching Mattie Larson and there was footage that said she would be the next big thing. This was it and I oohed and ahhed. She's good but I don't know why I was so in love with her, to be honest. She would be on my 2012 list but I think she needs to be more interesting.
I looked her up and she is back in the gym after an injury, ankle I believe. She competed at that USA-GER (I think it's a tri meet). This is her all around.
Watch at least her vault and bars. She's like a mini Alicia Sacramone. I'm gonna be honest and say that the reason that I might have liked her more than I intended to is because she might be part black. As a swimmer, I was always the only black swimmer on my team, except for my high school team at Tech. It didn't bother me in the sense that it made me want to quit but it was frustrating. The girls touching my hair, asking me why it was different, and just not having anyone who understood me. Jenny Thompson was my role model but I remember Sabir Muhammad trying a million times to make it. I remember Anthony Ervin tying for a freakin' gold medal and not really embracing/acknowledging the fact that he could be the inspiration for people that were like him, or half like him. Then, Cullen Jones made it and you can't get much darker than that. He was on that epic 4x100 free relay. He's made a movement in the black community encouraging Black kids to at least learn how to swim since he almost drowned when he was longer. Basically, I say all this because it's hard to get into a sport where you're part of a team but still alone. It doesn't have to bother you but I think everyone at least notices it. No matter how color blind you are, you know when someone doesn't look like you. And as you get to better and better swim meets, as you get to a more elite gymnastics style, the chances of you finding another African American get slimmer and slimmer. It's nice to have role models.
I remember watching this and jumping up and down cheering. I almost had a heart attack it was so close. Cullen was the slowest leg but I think he was always the slowest. Hey, 4 people, 1 of you has to be the slowest, right?
So, after yesterday's post, I also looked more at Ivana Hong and I don't think I like her that much either haha. All my favorites are leaving me! I think WOGA was good/will be good for her but I think they need other coaches other than just Valeri. He's coached 1 girl for the past how many years? [I think he only coached Nastia]. He's a great coach but I don't know where his originality is. Their beam routines are all very similar as are their bars now. I like Ivana's old bars where she had that funky shoulder thing. German giants. It's weird if you look at that video and another from 09. Her Tkatchev's have gotten lower. You'd think you'd get stronger. Yes, you weigh more, but you took out the german giants before hand, so no excuse. tsk tsk ivana.
K. I think I'm all blogged out now :)
I've thought about this all day as I popped from gymnastics blog to fashion blog to med student blog. Everything written is important to that person. Why am I so ashamed to write what's important to me? Why care so much about other's opinions? I'm me and although I don't quite know who me is, I shouldn't hide her.
With that, today I continue my post on the Olympics. It's actually funny because I realize how swayed I am by the commentators! I was watching Mattie Larson and there was footage that said she would be the next big thing. This was it and I oohed and ahhed. She's good but I don't know why I was so in love with her, to be honest. She would be on my 2012 list but I think she needs to be more interesting.
I looked her up and she is back in the gym after an injury, ankle I believe. She competed at that USA-GER (I think it's a tri meet). This is her all around.
Watch at least her vault and bars. She's like a mini Alicia Sacramone. I'm gonna be honest and say that the reason that I might have liked her more than I intended to is because she might be part black. As a swimmer, I was always the only black swimmer on my team, except for my high school team at Tech. It didn't bother me in the sense that it made me want to quit but it was frustrating. The girls touching my hair, asking me why it was different, and just not having anyone who understood me. Jenny Thompson was my role model but I remember Sabir Muhammad trying a million times to make it. I remember Anthony Ervin tying for a freakin' gold medal and not really embracing/acknowledging the fact that he could be the inspiration for people that were like him, or half like him. Then, Cullen Jones made it and you can't get much darker than that. He was on that epic 4x100 free relay. He's made a movement in the black community encouraging Black kids to at least learn how to swim since he almost drowned when he was longer. Basically, I say all this because it's hard to get into a sport where you're part of a team but still alone. It doesn't have to bother you but I think everyone at least notices it. No matter how color blind you are, you know when someone doesn't look like you. And as you get to better and better swim meets, as you get to a more elite gymnastics style, the chances of you finding another African American get slimmer and slimmer. It's nice to have role models.
I remember watching this and jumping up and down cheering. I almost had a heart attack it was so close. Cullen was the slowest leg but I think he was always the slowest. Hey, 4 people, 1 of you has to be the slowest, right?
So, after yesterday's post, I also looked more at Ivana Hong and I don't think I like her that much either haha. All my favorites are leaving me! I think WOGA was good/will be good for her but I think they need other coaches other than just Valeri. He's coached 1 girl for the past how many years? [I think he only coached Nastia]. He's a great coach but I don't know where his originality is. Their beam routines are all very similar as are their bars now. I like Ivana's old bars where she had that funky shoulder thing. German giants. It's weird if you look at that video and another from 09. Her Tkatchev's have gotten lower. You'd think you'd get stronger. Yes, you weigh more, but you took out the german giants before hand, so no excuse. tsk tsk ivana.
K. I think I'm all blogged out now :)
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Who for 2012?
I'm writing this on my itouch so bear with me with the spelling errors.
After reading different ogs, I've decided to look up WTF an elite qualifier is. Basically, different meets give you the chance to qualify for elite. If youget a certain score, you can go to the USclassic which is the last opportunity toqualify for nationals. Or, like Vanessa Zamsomething, a high enough score can land you straight to US Nats. Once on that team, you cancompete for spots on the US international squad for things like worlds and the Olympic. I skipped a step with international elite but life goes on. Alicia will
be at the classic :)
I was wondering who would make the 2012 squad. A lot of people speak highly of Rebecca Bross but I don't like her. I think she's too much of an in-between. She's not super flexible and she's not so powerful that I ooh and aahh at every tumble. I hope Bridget Sloan can stay relatively injury free to make it to 2012. She's not my favorite but I don't mind her representing my country at all. She did a damn good job in 08 when the team was falling apart. She could've crashed and burned on her 1 event but she didn't. She's a very solid competitor to me. Next is the darling Ivana hong whom I hope can recover soon! She truly deserves a spot that she arguably shouldve had in 08 when the team broke. Most of her awards are on beam but I personally love her bars routine. Aly raisman is meh. I like her over bross and as long as she doesn't crack like Alicia in 04, she should be ok. I like the juniors more. I tend not to like the ones in the spotlight re: Jordyn Wieber. She's cuter, and better IMO, then Shawn as far as being america's commentators favorites. Maybe vega and Ross or one of the other yet to be noticed juniors will steal the spotlight.
After reading different ogs, I've decided to look up WTF an elite qualifier is. Basically, different meets give you the chance to qualify for elite. If youget a certain score, you can go to the USclassic which is the last opportunity toqualify for nationals. Or, like Vanessa Zamsomething, a high enough score can land you straight to US Nats. Once on that team, you cancompete for spots on the US international squad for things like worlds and the Olympic. I skipped a step with international elite but life goes on. Alicia will
be at the classic :)
I was wondering who would make the 2012 squad. A lot of people speak highly of Rebecca Bross but I don't like her. I think she's too much of an in-between. She's not super flexible and she's not so powerful that I ooh and aahh at every tumble. I hope Bridget Sloan can stay relatively injury free to make it to 2012. She's not my favorite but I don't mind her representing my country at all. She did a damn good job in 08 when the team was falling apart. She could've crashed and burned on her 1 event but she didn't. She's a very solid competitor to me. Next is the darling Ivana hong whom I hope can recover soon! She truly deserves a spot that she arguably shouldve had in 08 when the team broke. Most of her awards are on beam but I personally love her bars routine. Aly raisman is meh. I like her over bross and as long as she doesn't crack like Alicia in 04, she should be ok. I like the juniors more. I tend not to like the ones in the spotlight re: Jordyn Wieber. She's cuter, and better IMO, then Shawn as far as being america's commentators favorites. Maybe vega and Ross or one of the other yet to be noticed juniors will steal the spotlight.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
comebacks!
not really sure what i'm updating here. i feel super scatterbrained right now.
1. i'm excited alicia sacramone is coming back! she'll be competing at us nationals. it will be hard for her to "make it" (or break it haha), depending on how you define it. i think she can be in shape and not make it. the current seniors are good and the juniors that were at pac rim are good too. so the olympics might be a long shot but maybe she'll travel for something in the near future.
2. according to Aunt Joyce, ivana hong is training again! i'm excited for this which leads to my next comment.
3. comebacks. i'm excited for alicia but don't know how far she will go. ivana has a beautiful body and i think she can do well if she ever starts to show some consistency and STOPS BREAKING!!! i couldn't care less for sam pezcek coming back. or shawn johnson for that matter. she will be pure disappoinment. a, she's HUGE. b, i have no idea what could make her interesting again. america liked her for her cute smile, her triple combination on balance beam, and called her the new it girl. they have an it girl in bross, which i do NOT agree with. nastia, i was excited for but she too has not really been training. someone called her chipmunk cheeks and i think thats very accurate. i dunno if she can get that 5'3", 99lb body back. she's probably grown more too with the lack of pounding and the increase in nutrition.
i'm having gymnastics withdrawal. i follow college so i have no idea what's going on. i feel like i'm in a gymnastics draught.
on the up side, i found a place where i can do gymnastics in new hampshire :) i'll definitely need a car but it'll be worth it.
1. i'm excited alicia sacramone is coming back! she'll be competing at us nationals. it will be hard for her to "make it" (or break it haha), depending on how you define it. i think she can be in shape and not make it. the current seniors are good and the juniors that were at pac rim are good too. so the olympics might be a long shot but maybe she'll travel for something in the near future.
2. according to Aunt Joyce, ivana hong is training again! i'm excited for this which leads to my next comment.
3. comebacks. i'm excited for alicia but don't know how far she will go. ivana has a beautiful body and i think she can do well if she ever starts to show some consistency and STOPS BREAKING!!! i couldn't care less for sam pezcek coming back. or shawn johnson for that matter. she will be pure disappoinment. a, she's HUGE. b, i have no idea what could make her interesting again. america liked her for her cute smile, her triple combination on balance beam, and called her the new it girl. they have an it girl in bross, which i do NOT agree with. nastia, i was excited for but she too has not really been training. someone called her chipmunk cheeks and i think thats very accurate. i dunno if she can get that 5'3", 99lb body back. she's probably grown more too with the lack of pounding and the increase in nutrition.
i'm having gymnastics withdrawal. i follow college so i have no idea what's going on. i feel like i'm in a gymnastics draught.
on the up side, i found a place where i can do gymnastics in new hampshire :) i'll definitely need a car but it'll be worth it.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
2004 olympics all-around
watching the 04 all around. carly's beam was pretty cool. allana's floor was really low and i thought sveta's bars was too high for all the mistakes she's made. one thing i've realized though is that the code of points changes so what was allowed then, might be a deduction now. so who knows. maybe its ok to be totally sideways in your handstand.
anna pavlova's floor music is lovely and i like the tumbling pass that ends in a front walkover. its pretty and i feel like you don't see things like that today with all the crazy amounts of tumbling and combination and high passes that people want to get in.
courtney kupets did screw up on beam but i didn't think it was <9. courtney kupets score on floor was kinda low but she did step out of bounds and stuff. oh well, she tried. her floor music makes me wonder though...
the interview: "what were you thinking during khorkina's floor?" carly: silence. haha. i'm pretty sure she was thinking something nasty and downright mean.
anna pavlova's floor music is lovely and i like the tumbling pass that ends in a front walkover. its pretty and i feel like you don't see things like that today with all the crazy amounts of tumbling and combination and high passes that people want to get in.
courtney kupets did screw up on beam but i didn't think it was <9. courtney kupets score on floor was kinda low but she did step out of bounds and stuff. oh well, she tried. her floor music makes me wonder though...
the interview: "what were you thinking during khorkina's floor?" carly: silence. haha. i'm pretty sure she was thinking something nasty and downright mean.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
long time, no talk of gymnastics
back now! school is finally out of session and i'm glad. I've graduated and I will be heading off to medical school next year.
Posted my first gymnastics video. I'm really happy. Let me know what you think! It's the first one, so I'll gladly take criticisms.
I started to go to that gymnastics class. I will have gone to 10 classes by the end of this week. I like it so much. I can do a cartwheel, pop cartwheel, and round off. I've been working at my handstands. I'm not used to getting up in the air so I'm at that point where I'm in handstand and don't know what to do so I fall over.
Right now I'm watching the 2004 women's team finals. I can't believe I don't remember what happens. I vote US Silver. I'm actually shocked at how poorly Carly performed (I haven't seen floor yet) considering she got her act together to win the AA.
Posted my first gymnastics video. I'm really happy. Let me know what you think! It's the first one, so I'll gladly take criticisms.
I started to go to that gymnastics class. I will have gone to 10 classes by the end of this week. I like it so much. I can do a cartwheel, pop cartwheel, and round off. I've been working at my handstands. I'm not used to getting up in the air so I'm at that point where I'm in handstand and don't know what to do so I fall over.
Right now I'm watching the 2004 women's team finals. I can't believe I don't remember what happens. I vote US Silver. I'm actually shocked at how poorly Carly performed (I haven't seen floor yet) considering she got her act together to win the AA.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Shake it, shake it, shake it girl. Make sure you don't break it, girl
Home now for spring break! Hopefully, I'll be OK and there won't be too much fighting. I think I'll be going down to NYC for at least one day and hopefully I will get to see Sharon. I have a bit of med school stuff to do - accept/withdraw schools, find scholarships - clean my room, start packing for next year and organizing, all that good stuff.
I've been watching a lot of gymnastics lately. I've watched the 2006 aa and the 2007 worlds team finals. The 2006 aa was kinda underwhelming. I'm happy for vanessa ferrari considering that was her first worlds but overall, there was nothing to interesting. I found Isabelle Severino again who is in Stick It - she plays the main character's gymnastics double. Her floor music was the black eyed peas! How awesome is that?
I'm watching the 2008 pac rim's now. I wanna see what people were saying about Sam Shapiro's floor music. I read somewhere that they were comparing her and Jordyn Weiber to Nastia and Shawn respectively. We shall see. I can't believe we're nearly half way through the quad, I'm so excited for the olympics already! To be honest, I hope Rebecca Bross isn't our AA hope. I need to find a new favorite and fast. I wonder if any of the young Chinese will be returning. I really loved Jiang Yuyuan at the Olympics. She is just too cute.
How does that not make you smile?
I went to my adult gymnastics class on Tuesday. It's called FOCA gymnastics - google it. It was fun! We worked on candle sticks, front and back rolls, and the beginning parts of a handstand. We'll be doing handstands, cartwheels, and I think round-offs in the next 2 classes. After that, I think I'll start going to the advanced class. I'm lucky I'm doing this while I'm still young and still have some of my swimming strength and flexibility, hence why I want to go the advanced class. It's 1.5 hours of instruction and 1 hour of open gym. During the open gym, I walked along the balance beam and pretended to do jumps, chalked up my hands and I went on the uneven bars, and ran towards the vault but didn't actually jump onto it haha. It's actually kinda terrifying. Hopefully this is something that I can continue at/after medical school!
I've been watching a lot of gymnastics lately. I've watched the 2006 aa and the 2007 worlds team finals. The 2006 aa was kinda underwhelming. I'm happy for vanessa ferrari considering that was her first worlds but overall, there was nothing to interesting. I found Isabelle Severino again who is in Stick It - she plays the main character's gymnastics double. Her floor music was the black eyed peas! How awesome is that?
I'm watching the 2008 pac rim's now. I wanna see what people were saying about Sam Shapiro's floor music. I read somewhere that they were comparing her and Jordyn Weiber to Nastia and Shawn respectively. We shall see. I can't believe we're nearly half way through the quad, I'm so excited for the olympics already! To be honest, I hope Rebecca Bross isn't our AA hope. I need to find a new favorite and fast. I wonder if any of the young Chinese will be returning. I really loved Jiang Yuyuan at the Olympics. She is just too cute.
How does that not make you smile?
I went to my adult gymnastics class on Tuesday. It's called FOCA gymnastics - google it. It was fun! We worked on candle sticks, front and back rolls, and the beginning parts of a handstand. We'll be doing handstands, cartwheels, and I think round-offs in the next 2 classes. After that, I think I'll start going to the advanced class. I'm lucky I'm doing this while I'm still young and still have some of my swimming strength and flexibility, hence why I want to go the advanced class. It's 1.5 hours of instruction and 1 hour of open gym. During the open gym, I walked along the balance beam and pretended to do jumps, chalked up my hands and I went on the uneven bars, and ran towards the vault but didn't actually jump onto it haha. It's actually kinda terrifying. Hopefully this is something that I can continue at/after medical school!
Monday, March 15, 2010
i'll post as many times as i want
this is my blog and i can talk about whatever i want for however long i want :)
i've been watching so much gymnastics and i think it's unhealthy. i just discovered a whole section of youtube devoted to all these (well, mostly) level 10 gymnasts showing their routines and showing them at practice working on different moves. it's good because now i'm learning names. it's bad because there's just so many to watch.
i start tomorrow :) so excited!!! i'm gonna work on my bio homework, watch a few videos, then look for clothing for tomorrow that's worthy of gymnastics. maybe i should just wear my bathingsuit? hmm...
i've been watching so much gymnastics and i think it's unhealthy. i just discovered a whole section of youtube devoted to all these (well, mostly) level 10 gymnasts showing their routines and showing them at practice working on different moves. it's good because now i'm learning names. it's bad because there's just so many to watch.
i start tomorrow :) so excited!!! i'm gonna work on my bio homework, watch a few videos, then look for clothing for tomorrow that's worthy of gymnastics. maybe i should just wear my bathingsuit? hmm...
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Excited
Im not going to lie. I'm super excited to start gymnastics on Tuesday. It's at MIT and will cost $15 I believe. It's for 2.5 hours and I'm glad it fits into my schedule. I hope I actually get something out of it and learn some cool moves. I also hope that we get to use all 4 apparati. Gotta get my uneven bar routine down so I can cross it off of my list of things to do before I die :)
Thursday, March 11, 2010
updating!
I've decided I'm going to start using this blog more whether it be for gymnastics, fashion, or just rants on life. I want a place to write :)
On a happy note, I found a place to do gymnastics right at MIT. I hope to go next Tuesday. I'm so excited!
On a happy note, I found a place to do gymnastics right at MIT. I hope to go next Tuesday. I'm so excited!
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