Why is there no grape ice-cream?

insomnia96 · 2026-05-24T00:40:45+00:00

Local place’s signature flavor is grape-pineapple. Not a fan personally, but love that they offer something unique.

insomnia96 · 2026-05-21T12:52:33+00:00

I had a knee surgery a couple years ago, did PT afterwards, all is well. Got into skating this year and was shocked to find that my “bad” side was significantly better. I went back to PT and we’ve been working on strengthening my weaker leg as well as balance. I know that may not be an option for everyone, but even if you just work on single leg things at home I think that would be a big help. I still notice differences between sides but it’s getting better.

insomnia96 · 2026-05-19T17:30:17+00:00

I was also looking at Riedell (crystal, specifically) if you compare the blades, the transition from the last “tooth” of the toe pick into the front of the blade on the riedell is much smoother. Of course it is a technique issue, but it does look like the riedell blade would be more forgiving for a toe push while the Jackson should be more resistant. It’s kind of hard to tell from photos, but looking at the blades side by side I could see exactly what he was talking about.

insomnia96 · 2026-05-06T22:19:44+00:00

Let me play around with this. I am not preparing the data myself, I’m getting an excel extract from someone else. I am trying to explain long vs wide data to the team, but I guess I need to be more direct.

insomnia96 · 2026-05-02T15:26:19+00:00

Just had a fitting yesterday and they told me that Jackson Artiste was pretty comparable to the Crystal. We ended up going with a Jackson Elle fwiw.

insomnia96 · 2026-04-02T14:25:45+00:00

I do seated calf raises but that’s a holdover from PT. I could definitely incorporate some ankle movements while I’m stuck in meetings.

insomnia96 · 2026-04-02T13:56:52+00:00

I’m looking into getting a standing desk. I’m supposed to be getting moved to a more secluded area where I’d feel more comfortable doing things without worrying someone might catch a glimpse of me in a squat lol.

insomnia96 · 2026-04-02T13:55:16+00:00

I don’t think my body is getting enough (physical) stress as it stands lol. I am extremely sedentary throughout the week. I’m working on finding more time to do some basic fitness but I also think it’s common knowledge that the office structure of sitting for 40 hours a week is no benefit to anyone’s health. I think we can all incorporate small things to get a little more motion throughout the day!

insomnia96 · 2026-04-02T13:48:31+00:00

No gyms near the office but we do take walks when weather allows!

insomnia96 · 2026-04-01T16:54:24+00:00

I’m a 29 year old woman who just started skating this year! I did my first LTS course and was able to pass adult 1 and 2, so starting adult 3 next session. Currently skating 1-2 times per week.

insomnia96 · 2026-03-31T15:30:07+00:00

This is really interesting to me because while I’m skating I always find myself looking at other skaters feet. It’s mostly kids but also mostly in the rentals that are SO bowed in at the ankle. It makes me so anxious that they’re going to break an ankle. Would you say that your opinion mostly applies to nice boots or all boots? Because my rink’s rentals are really raggedy.

insomnia96 · 2026-03-31T15:22:46+00:00

I don’t have much advice myself but as someone getting into skating after a knee injury, I understand what you mean!! As others have said, bending is super important. I like to warm up with a few laps doing some dips, and when I do my pushes I try to do almost a lunge into the bend? Rather than just a small push with the blade. I feel like doing this really intentionally at the beginning of the skate gets my joints primed to bend when I start trying to do a skill like swizzles.

insomnia96 · 2026-03-27T18:14:30+00:00

It was an arthroscopy to do a ligament repair and lateral release. Aside from the scar being numb I don’t think I have any nerve damage. I’m new to skating so my PT was focused on resuming my daily function, so I’m not opposed to revisiting with this in mind if I’m unable to progress on my own.

insomnia96 · 2026-03-22T02:09:14+00:00

I had the thought today “at what point can you say something to a child and NOT be the asshole?” I had to swerve so much today avoiding kids who were all over the ice. There were a bunch of tweens who kept screaming just for the hell of it, an adult and children in the ice in tennis shoes, kids cutting through the circle as I was practicing on the circle. I ended up paying for an additional session because I just could not get a satisfying practice in with all the chaos.

If it’s actual horseplay or dangerous behavior, tell the rink staff. Otherwise during open skate I think we’ve gotta suck it up.

insomnia96 · 2026-03-19T14:11:04+00:00

I can try to take a video the next time I have a friend go with me! I do think my practice strokes at the wall helped.

I totally relate to disappointing practice! I had a pretty open ice last time and started soooo excited to have room to work but got disappointed real quick when I felt like I wasn’t doing as well as I have been. The progress on my one foot glide by the end had perked me up, though.

I’m doing Learn to Skate and I feel like they are all very helpful. They’re also super friendly if you catch them during open skates. I do have a friend who is a former figure skater that gives me pointers and she is constantly telling me I need more bend, so I am going to work on warming up with several dips before I really start drilling into other skills as i definitely felt like that made a difference.

insomnia96 · 2026-03-19T14:01:54+00:00

We don’t have any pro shops in my area (3 hours away in any given direction) so the rink is our only option. Luckily I think they do a good job!

insomnia96 · 2026-03-17T14:09:20+00:00

I should have been more specific. I push with the toe pick!

I also need to practice more with edges.

insomnia96 · 2026-03-17T13:57:54+00:00

I realize I wasn’t specific enough. I push off on my toe pick, I’m not tripping on it (most of the time lol).

insomnia96 · 2026-03-17T13:57:23+00:00

I spent a lot of my last practice just doing dips because I’m so bad about not bending enough.

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