Figure Sk8r

Figure Sk8r
Originally uploaded by quirkyfemme

I wanted to be like Kristy Yamaguchi. I practiced on Friday nights at a skating rink in Glenview, Illinois. I made it to Alpha level and they gave me a tube top and skirt ensemble for the showcase. We were doing the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".

I fell many times. My dad caught it on video. When we moved to LA the following year within several miles of a skating rink and I had to quit skating, so I did karate. The End