Wednesday, April 12, 2006

watching as my cigarette is spinning smoke into the wind---watching as the time goes by i think about the fix i'm in
Ugh. I feel so tired right now, which is a little odd since I slept throughout the plane ride home.

Anyway, the show was a lot of fun. My sister and I got fifth row seats, which basically put us about 10 feet away from the rink. I only vaguely remember each performance, so I'll just run through the more memorable parts.

The Really Cute Moments
- Anything involving Kimmie Meissner. She's absolutely adorable in person, and she's so tiny, like a graceful little fairy. In the middle of her first skate, she stopped right in front of my section and posed for pictures. Awww. (FYI, Irina Slutskaya also posed for pictures in front of my section.)

- The entirety of Evan's second program. The first half was hip-hop and the second half was more country, and his skating reflected the change in music. It was very entertaining, probably my favorite program of the night.

- A couple moments involving Plushenko (otherwise known as the Men's Olympic Gold Medalist). First, since Plushy is an audience-pleasing whore, near the end of his second program he stopped in front of my section and blew a kiss to the audience. Then, while leaving the rink, he fumbled over the exit, composed himself, then did a "ta-da!" pose. Very cute.

- At the end, while re-introducing all the skaters, Johnny did a little dance to the music playing in the background. Also very cute.

Things I Took Note Of
- Kind of an odd thing to notice, but Michelle Kwan has really nice flowing hair. I wish I knew what conditioner she uses.

- I guess I didn't take note of this during the Olympics, but Shizuka Arakawa has very elegant arm gestures. (My sister noticed this as well.)

- EDIT: One thing I forgot to add, before Arakawa's first skate, a small group of people yelled, "Ganbare!"

My OMG!Moment Of The Night
- At the very end of the show, the skaters all took to the ice and threw autographed giveaways to the audience. I didn't get anything, and by the time I made it to the edge of the rink, Johnny was already long gone. Evan, however, stopped RIGHT NEXT TO ME to autograph another girl's sign. He has a very loopy signature. :3

The showcase will be televised on ABC some time on Sunday afternoon, I think. Who knows, I might be on television.
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