Friday, January 30, 2009

16 Rollers Make My Legs Go Poof!

My Horoscope: Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You raise your self-esteem with a pep talk and suddenly realize that life has put you right next to the people you are supposed to meet.

I wonder who I'm supposed to meet. We're all wearing full face helmets and padded gear up there, I can't tell who anyone is. It's not like surfing where you can see everyone's face and their tan line too. Mmmm . . . tan lines.

Practice was delightful. Hmm, first time in my life I might have said that, regarding any practice for any sport. I texted my old boyfriend to tell him I was back in the VIP tent making dozens of sandwiches and stuffing my pockets, like we did in the Athlete's Tent at the X Games. Ahh, to be so poor and so athletic. Ah well.

Back on course early tomorrow morning. One more day of practice, visualization, and well, high speeds baby.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix

Someone asked me, on a scale of 1 to 10, what was I at. I couldn't answer. Every hour I fluctuate from a 5, maybe a 4, then up to a 7 a few hours later, then maybe an 8. I think that's the beauty of being an athlete before a big competition. I love and hate the anxiety, anticipation, the joy, and the energy. It has replaced the drugs I used, the highs of love and lows of loss. I dig boardercross. It's very real - shaping snow into features so that we can slam into each other and then into bank turns. Too cool.

Coarse inspection and practice starts tomorrow for the Grand Prix at Boreal.

Oh, and that's my room above. I love that there are snowboards around every turn in our house. We're people full of passion.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Sunday Night of the X Games

Every year I watch the X Games. Every year I give everything I've got to snowboarding. Right now the fire is raging, Snowy is chewing a bone, Chipwich is blaring from the ipod in the background, and Louie Vito just hit his run in the pipe in the finals of the X Games on tv. A jibber boy I dig may or may not show up here at Ziemba pad in Alpine, and I've got 5 days until the Grand Prix Boardercross at Boreal. Could things be better? I don't know. I don't think so.


Shawn White has to rely on his 3rd run in the pipe to see if he medals. I have to ride and relax the next few days, and no, things couldn't be better. This is juuuusssttt finnne.


rip rip rip schred my friends.


dig and be dug.