Last Friday to Monday was a 4 day weekend because class just wasn't going to happen on Friday or Monday and also I had to go to the National Rollerskating Museum in Lincoln, and the University of Nebraska Natural History Museum, and Indoor Track Big Tens, and my house in MN, and then back to Iowa. All these things clearly require 4 days.
The best thing about this vacation was that it was a solo adventure. Not that I don't like people, I just like doing what I want, when I want. Sometimes when other people are around you have to do what they want, when they want and its not as awesome.
According to the sign in book, the rollerskating museum had no other visitors for a week and a there was a rollerskating super nerd working there. He said he was really into rollerskating and I think he REALLY was. Apparently there is a whole different subculture in rollerskating that I never even knew about before and they all live in Lincoln, NE and work at the museum.
I learned that the Rollerskating National Championships is held annually and there are categories of Dance, Hockey, Speed, and Derby. There are also roller club teams and coaches. I hope to never become a rollerskating coach. That sounds way too dumb. I also learned that Tara Lipinski was a highly ranked rollerskating star before she started ice skating. It was probably a smart move to switch to a publicly recognized sport.
Here is a picture of the museum:
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