Apr. 2nd, 2010 12:33 pm
Skateland Success
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mizarchivistDespite the address listed on the website, Skateland is apparently in Haverhill, FYI. At least according to directions
Post-PAX has continued to be a difficult thing. I have to say again, I really didn't expect it to be so squee-worthy. I keep saying I'm not a gamer, and yet--- It seems a good move to find more moments of undeniable joy and bliss. Well, I found it at Skateland. It's a smaller space than Roller World, less peripherals, no kiddie rink, not much in the way of concessions, but wow. It was overflowing with good cheer and people there to have a really good time. Everyone.
The music was throbbingly loud and the rink was pretty much packed with fast moving, lithe skaters. Getting on the floor felt like an on-ramp to the Autobahn. The first half an hour was nerve-wracking as people would pass where there was room and their notion of room was not my notion- nobody usually brushed me, but it was damn close so many times. I would not recommend this specific skate night (18+/Thursday nights) for those who are timid on skates. After a while I started to get in the groove.
The skate experience felt like a lot of things smooshed together- school of fish, flock of birds, school dance, discotech. My favorite was watching the veteran skaters do the roll-bounce (or what I imagine must be roll-bounce) that looked like a line dance almost. I swear half the populace spent the whole night skating backwards. Envy! I wanna do that... but without killing myself. I certainly want to figure out how to dance along like that going forward. It sort of makes me want to get of quads... but not this season, I think. Got to make sure I actually go to a rink more than 2 times a year. Ideally, I'd like to go once a month to some skate night- Turns out Roller World is half the distance, at least. (17 mi. vs. 33) ... choices. They are good.
To sum up: Yay!
Post-PAX has continued to be a difficult thing. I have to say again, I really didn't expect it to be so squee-worthy. I keep saying I'm not a gamer, and yet--- It seems a good move to find more moments of undeniable joy and bliss. Well, I found it at Skateland. It's a smaller space than Roller World, less peripherals, no kiddie rink, not much in the way of concessions, but wow. It was overflowing with good cheer and people there to have a really good time. Everyone.
The music was throbbingly loud and the rink was pretty much packed with fast moving, lithe skaters. Getting on the floor felt like an on-ramp to the Autobahn. The first half an hour was nerve-wracking as people would pass where there was room and their notion of room was not my notion- nobody usually brushed me, but it was damn close so many times. I would not recommend this specific skate night (18+/Thursday nights) for those who are timid on skates. After a while I started to get in the groove.
The skate experience felt like a lot of things smooshed together- school of fish, flock of birds, school dance, discotech. My favorite was watching the veteran skaters do the roll-bounce (or what I imagine must be roll-bounce) that looked like a line dance almost. I swear half the populace spent the whole night skating backwards. Envy! I wanna do that... but without killing myself. I certainly want to figure out how to dance along like that going forward. It sort of makes me want to get of quads... but not this season, I think. Got to make sure I actually go to a rink more than 2 times a year. Ideally, I'd like to go once a month to some skate night- Turns out Roller World is half the distance, at least. (17 mi. vs. 33) ... choices. They are good.
To sum up: Yay!
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