{"id":1531,"date":"2009-12-24T14:37:44","date_gmt":"2009-12-24T14:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/?p=1531"},"modified":"2010-01-18T04:48:01","modified_gmt":"2010-01-18T04:48:01","slug":"christmas-eve-talent-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/24\/christmas-eve-talent-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Eve Talent Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you first of all to one of my favorite mayors of Blogville, <a href=\"http:\/\/mizfitonline.com\/\">MizFit<\/a>, for organizing this.\u00a0\u00a0 You can check out some of the other talents <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualtalentshow.tumblr.com\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 Now, on with the (freak) show.<\/p>\n<p>So, as a 16-ish year old, I was on my way out of gymnastics but stopped to snap one last picture.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net\/hs238.snc1\/8530_134801264449_789139449_2304083_2017662_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was originally going to showcase my talent for ridiculous limericks, but realized today that that&#8217;s no fun at all.\u00a0 Well, not as much fun.\u00a0 I felt the need to step it up a notch.\u00a0 So what does a pushing 31 ex-gymnastic do for a stupid blogger trick?\u00a0 While training for a half marathon running like crazy with legs wound tightly like little metal coils?\u00a0 Who has not worked on flexibility in years?<\/p>\n<p>Try to recapture her youth 15 years later.\u00a0 As MizFit would say, please to enjoy.\u00a0 As Quix would say, please forgive the HORRIBLY unflattering outfit.\u00a0 Thinking I was not.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-ak-snc3\/hs186.snc3\/19380_220310749449_789139449_2896301_752993_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-ak-snc3\/hs186.snc3\/19380_220310769449_789139449_2896302_2045926_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And just to not dissapoint anyone who wanted a limerick &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>There once was a girl named Quix<br \/>\nWho liked to write limericks<br \/>\nShe tried a standing split<br \/>\nThen on the ground she did sit<br \/>\nAnd to console her, a drink she did fix<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;yes, it is true, I did fall over right after the last one was snapped.\u00a0 To quote Toby Keith, I ain&#8217;t as good as I once was, but once, I&#8217;m good as I ever was.<\/p>\n<p>On that note, Happy Holidays from me, Zliten, and the leezards!<\/p>\n<div data-counters='1' data-style='square' data-size='regular' data-url='http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/24\/christmas-eve-talent-show\/' data-title='Christmas Eve Talent Show' class='linksalpha_container linksalpha_app_3'><a href='\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/share?network='facebook' class='linksalpha_icon_facebook'><\/a><a href='\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/share?network='twitter' class='linksalpha_icon_twitter'><\/a><a href='\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/share?network='googleplus' class='linksalpha_icon_googleplus'><\/a><a href='\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/share?network='mail' class='linksalpha_icon_mail'><\/a><\/div><div data-position='' data-url='http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/24\/christmas-eve-talent-show\/' data-title='Christmas Eve Talent Show' class='linksalpha_container linksalpha_app_7'><a href='\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/share?network='facebook' class='linksalpha_icon_facebook'><\/a><a href='\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/share?network='twitter' class='linksalpha_icon_twitter'><\/a><a href='\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/share?network='googleplus' class='linksalpha_icon_googleplus'><\/a><a href='\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/share?network='mail' class='linksalpha_icon_mail'><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/24\/christmas-eve-talent-show\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\" show-faces='false' width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you first of all to one of my favorite mayors of Blogville, MizFit, for organizing this.\u00a0\u00a0 You can check out some of the other talents here.\u00a0 Now, on with the (freak) show. 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