FO3s, Serpentines

 My figures lesson with Danette on the 1:15 FS at Chandler.  Nice ice and just 3 skaters (all men!).  I warmed up with edges and scribed circles.

Today's lesson:

• FO3s -- we worked these on the circle mostly, and then a little on the crease.  Ugh!  They are even worse than in my freestyle skates.  By that I mean my inability to make myself turn if I glide for any distance first.  Urgh.  It's all mental.  I need to just make myself turn into the circle more and bend my frickin' knee.  I know how to do this.  So frustrating.
• serpentines -- just the last 5 minutes.  I couldn't do more than a half circle after the change of edge.  My COE is so sloppy!  It takes forever and really slows me down.  Grrr.