Dude. Those are appropriate for so many of us.
Not to horn in on your conversation, but, wow, they really are.
Does anybody else miss the Mayor? 'I just want to be a big snake.'
Xander ,'End of Days'
Natter 33 1/3
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
JenP - Feb 22, 2005 10:49:25 am PST #23 of 10002
Kat - Feb 22, 2005 10:49:53 am PST #24 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
amych, it means not letting what other people want of you and for you to define who you are.
Topic!Cindy - Feb 22, 2005 10:50:11 am PST #25 of 10002
What is even happening?
Release others' expectations.I took it to mean not to hold to them. In other words, my folks/coach/friends/teammates may expect whatever of me, but that's their issue, not mine.
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§ ita § - Feb 22, 2005 10:50:31 am PST #26 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
the goals for the gymnast are: 1. Face failure
2. Release others' expectations.
3. Redefine success
4. Accept body reality
5. Become a risk taker.
Hmm. A good place to start for all of us, I think. I'm curious about the body unreality -- in a situation where the body's such an instrument, don't you have to be realistic about it to make it do its job? Or is it an expectation thing?
And, speaking of risks -- the balance beam. IJS.
Kat - Feb 22, 2005 10:50:35 am PST #27 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Horn away, JenP.
DXMachina - Feb 22, 2005 10:50:59 am PST #28 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Also, Did DX cheat to get one?
Nope, but I did have the advantage of knowing exactly when the new thread went live.
Kat - Feb 22, 2005 10:51:45 am PST #29 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
She's not a gymnast anymore. She stopped being a gymnast after a blowout at the Olympic Trials. For a few years after, she just stayed at home, didn't do anything, gained weight, remained unhappy.
And she's not fat. She's just not having the body of someone whose job is a gymnast.
juliana - Feb 22, 2005 10:52:35 am PST #30 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
A good place to start for all of us, I think. I'm curious about the body unreality -- in a situation where the body's such an instrument, don't you have to be realistic about it to make it do its job? Or is it an expectation thing?
Maybe even though she's not a gymnast anymore, she's still expecting her body to be as it was when she was practicing all the time?
edit: or Kat can explain it better.
bon bon - Feb 22, 2005 10:53:47 am PST #31 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I'm all excited about a short & sweet natter title. No colons or anything!
Kat - Feb 22, 2005 10:54:35 am PST #32 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I know! I like the short natter title.
All of those goals are actually ones that still apply to me now. So maybe I'll print them up and put them on the computer.