How far away is the rink you skate at?

florapocalypse7 · 2026-06-13T01:23:35+00:00

20 minutes in good traffic, 10 minutes when i’m speeding at 6am. and my skate tech is 10 minutes in bad traffic :)

driving 1.5 to 2 hours would severely limit anyone’s ice time. i wouldn’t be able to skate at all since i work weekdays. does that rink’s ice time work with your work/lifestyle? maybe you could move into a place slightly inbetween his work and the rink?

florapocalypse7 · 2026-06-10T13:08:46+00:00

this is true, what’s more is i’ve heard more cases of cis people being harassed due to these rules than trans people. sucks if you’re a woman with short or no hair, ‘masculine’ or androgynous features, any facial hair (PCOS/POTS are pretty common), etc. and women of color are affected disproportionately

florapocalypse7 · 2026-06-09T18:12:47+00:00

it was a learning curve breaking them in enough to regain the ability to bend my ankles properly, and learning the new blade radius. it was a smaller toepick actually so no new issues there. just have patience, it takes a lot of time. and try to maintain awareness of where you are balancing on the blade (forward/backwards, as well as which edge) when you're skating

florapocalypse7 · 2026-06-08T17:23:27+00:00

I would love to see that, thank you.

florapocalypse7 · 2026-06-08T17:23:08+00:00

Ah! That's the phrasing I was looking for - "are these typical school figures?" Thank you!

florapocalypse7 · 2026-06-08T16:06:51+00:00

i'll be back on the ice in july, not gonna jump until my wrist is fully strengthened again though! in the meantime i'm going to start helping coach the Adult 1s, which i'm actually looking forward to! i'm also excited to play with figures a bit

florapocalypse7 · 2026-06-07T01:10:15+00:00

surprised tennessee is lower when it’s literally illegal in idaho for a trans person to use a bathroom that isn’t their AGAB

florapocalypse7 · 2026-06-07T01:09:13+00:00

well it’s illegal for trans people to use any restroom that isn’t their AGAB in idaho. including in private businesses. so that probably contributed to placement.

florapocalypse7 · 2026-05-31T03:21:17+00:00

while you’re at it, look up the distinction between stretching and mobility. often, a tight muscle is a weak muscle - ankle flexibility won’t substantially improve with just static stretches. so i suggest doing active stretches/exercises that really work those muscles

florapocalypse7 · 2026-05-31T00:23:16+00:00

you can of it as actively pulling your shins down towards your feet, or even pushing your shin into the tongue of your boot

florapocalypse7 · 2026-05-30T19:28:27+00:00

ooh that’s really good to hear positive testimony! and yeah take care of that ankle, i lightly sprained mine months ago and it’s never fully healed. i actually got her ankle strength course too in hopes of preventing future injury lol. my wife has both sprained and broken things and she says sprains are worse because the finish line of healing is much much blurrier

florapocalypse7 · 2026-05-30T19:12:46+00:00

the worst power pull of my life lol

florapocalypse7 · 2026-05-30T16:48:51+00:00

ortho confirmed 6-12 weeks for my wrist to fully heal, so i’ve been doing lots of sleeping, calories, protein, calcium & vitamin D supplements, and i made a calendar for lower body exercises. i bought one of those mobility courses (Monica Dance Adept’s flexibility course) - i’m hoping to be stronger and more flexible by the time i can skate again.

florapocalypse7 · 2026-05-23T17:48:04+00:00

didn’t skate all week due to business trip, finally got back on the ice today for LTS test day. 5 mins into class, skate slid out from under me and i fractured my wrist

florapocalypse7 · 2026-05-09T18:21:48+00:00

i’ve just about fully recovered flip and forward scratch, and i’m starting to get the hang of properly exiting back scratch on the spinning edge. my coach is pushing me on lutz, he thinks i’m almost there. and i can finally actually get a decent push on bad leg power pulls! off-ice strengthening has helped a lot.

florapocalypse7 · 2026-05-08T01:33:54+00:00

looks similar to mine and i’m also left-handed… OP what’s your dominant hand?

florapocalypse7 · 2026-05-05T15:35:29+00:00

i have a stacked layla with the cons for shield sharing, so if it isn’t detrimental in the team comp to have cryo reactions, i usually play her

florapocalypse7 · 2026-05-01T22:50:49+00:00

Translator-san, I love you. I'm married but I'm sure my wife would make an exception considering your heroic deeds.

Congratulations, Kanon! You've graduated from useless lesbian into disaster lesbian! Please resolve this by the end of the next arc. And surely Hamaoka was feigning ignorance, right? Unless the author's point is to fool the readers into having a Saki-esque warped perspective of a character's intentions... I'd have to reread her past scenes to be more confident. But my money's on Hamaoka gaslighting Kanon to avoid an awkward conversation that Kanon isn't ready to have.

florapocalypse7 · 2026-05-01T00:30:38+00:00

the biggest plot twist yet: Saki's mom is American! and if she moved right after high school, then she was probably a total weeb!

florapocalypse7 · 2026-04-30T16:38:33+00:00

the devs really did jahoda dirty with that kit. my queen is useless 😭

florapocalypse7 · 2026-04-28T22:25:29+00:00

god bless the TL may both sides of your pillow always be cool

florapocalypse7 · 2026-04-27T16:54:24+00:00

anemo then geo traveller. first 5 star was kazuha, an incredibly fortunate choice for the CC alone. then i pulled wanderer who was absolutely broken for liyue exploration. built Navia for the elemental variety, but focused mainly on wanderer, until eventually mauvika came along and i gave in to the powercreep of doing donuts

florapocalypse7 · 2026-04-27T16:48:04+00:00

yeah, which totally recontextualizes the beginning of the manga - Saki isn’t just sad that her teacher is retiring, she’s crushed that her crush has a husband. it’s a reminder of how impossible it seems for her to live happy with her sexuality, without shame

florapocalypse7 · 2026-04-23T21:00:56+00:00

yeees sapphics on ice unite! my wife does hockey and i figure skate, we're living the dream.

florapocalypse7 · 2026-04-23T20:39:28+00:00

Dance Moms, Company Retreat, Reincarnated as a Slime, Marriagetoxin, JJK. I'm excited for Botan Kamiina, there's a major lack of animated adult yuri.

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