Disaster

Well, today was a total disaster for me. Test day for skating, and the last possible chance for me to pass my course, for my level 2 coaching. TOTAL WASTE OF TIME!! Not one of my skaters passed their tests, so now I have to restart my level 2 coaching, from the beginning. Over the next few days, I will be re-evaluating my coaching career, and the direction it's heading in. I have basically made up my mind, that I'm going to quit teaching. This was my last chance.

In other news.. you guys look at my posts, but you don't post comments? WTF??

100 things about me

1. I'm an aries.
2. I'm the oldest of my siblings.
3. I had the same job for almost 8 years.
4. I could still be working at that job if I really wanted.
5. I have my NCCP level 1 coaching in Figure Skating.
6. I will soon have my NCCP level 2 coaching in Figure Skating.
7. I'm a gold test skater, even though I've never been recognized as one.
8. I didn't leave home until I was 27 years old.
9. I didn't get the chance to go to college.
10. I regret not going to college.
11. I passed my driver's licence on the first try.
12. In High School, I could type 80 words per minute.
13. I can make my own clothes.
14. My hair has a natural wave.
15. I hate my hair.
16. I'm afraid of dentists, and doctors.
17. I'm not real big on pain.
18. I've had my wisdom teeth extracted.
19. I've had the pleasure of a root canal.
20. I have only ran into 2 people I went to school with, and they weren't my friends.
21. I'm a gay man.
22. I'm the only male member in my family to carry on the family name.
23. I was constantly reminded of that when I was younger.
24. I have worked in retail all my life.
25. I hate retail.
26. I enjoy sewing, knitting, quilting, general needlework hobbies.
27. I have too much fabric.
28. I have too much yarn.
29. I buy too much of both at work.
30. I have clothes in my closet that I have had for over 5 years that I don't wear.
31. I'm a packrat. (Big surprise there!)
32. I used to be an organized person.
33. I wish I still was.
34. I still have my first pair of figure skates.
35. I collect anything skating related.
36. I can read the same book over, and over, and never get tired of it.
37. I have a strange sense of humor.
38. Bad grammar, and bad spelling drive me around the bend.
39. I love chocolate.
40. I love ice cream.
41. I love kitchen gadget stores.
42. I love antique dishes, just don't have the space for them.
43. I love old quilts.
44. I own a knitting machine, and I rarely use it.
45. I'm afraid of heights.
46. I'm afraid of all reptiles. (Stray cat lady, remember the pet store incident??)

47. I love history.
48. I like to golf, I'm just not good at it.
49. I can cry easily.
50. I get depressed very easily.
51. I don't handle rejection very well.
52. I'm afraid of water.
53. I will only swim in a pool.
54. I know how to make my own preserves.
55. I love to cook, and bake.
56. I hate my car.
57. I have a dream car.
58. I love to take pictures.
59. I was in the band in high school.
60. I know how to play the piano, clarinet, and flute.
61. I'm not a very good singer.
62. I like vodka.
63. My favorite drink is Strawberry Daiquiri.
64. I hate beer.
65. My favorite color is green.
66. I have had a bone marrow biopsy.
67. I love to watch it snow.
68. I love rain storms.
69. I like rugged looking men.
70. I have never had a girlfriend, or wife.
71. I'm quite happy with my partner of 5 years.
72. I once was involved with a married man, and I'm not proud of it.
73. I'm afraid of violence.
74. I have Crohn's disease.
75. I wish I had accomplished more as a skater.
76. I grew up in a small town, and I miss living there.
77. I hate the city, I like the convenience though.
78. I can watch the same movie over, and over again.
79. My favorite tv show is/was The Facts of Life.
80. My favorite cartoon was Scooby Doo.
81. I have won substantial amounts of money at the casino.
82. I don't play the lottery.
83. I didn't leave the country until I was 29 years old.
84. I had a sheltered life growing up.
85. My best friend is in her 40's. (thank god she doesn't read my blog often)
86. I lost my best friend to suicide.
87. I think about her every day.
88. I have won prizes at the fair for my baking, and needlework.
89. I refuse to vote for politicians.
90. I used to track every penny I spent, I have since lost interest.
91. I love Siamese cats.
92. I don't like seeing movies in a theatre.
93. I have never been arrested.
94. I prefer baths over showers.
95. I believe in love at first sight.
96. I love shopping.
97. My favorite store is Ikea.
98. I love going to markets.
99. I hate grocery shopping.
100. I still have a lot left to write!

Correction time

I had no idea that I had a grammar error on a previous post, until Paul pointed it out to me today. Imagine, me, who corrects everyone else's spelling, and grammar, made a mistake. What is the world coming to? Yet, another mundane day at work, since it was a holiday here, we had hardly any customers, and for a change, management was around for the holiday, which meant that I had to give the illusion that I was working. Didn't do a lot over the weekend, other than hang out online for a bit, did some chatting with the boys of menwhoknit.com, did a bit of knitting, played with the embroidery machine a bit. See pic below....

I should rephrase that I tried chatting, I got up to get a drink, and came back to this...

Oh, I also updated my links today, and added 2 more blogs, both are family members, I'm wondering who else in the family now, is going to get a blog. Any ideas????