it's normal

one good thing that has come up because of this fixation i have with short track star apolo anton ohno is that i am meeting a lot of people.

i have come across ohno zone from apolo ohno's official site. ohno zone has a lot of information, not just of apolo but of speed skating in general. no wonder a lot of speed skating fans converge there a lot. it's not merely a website, it's more of a host for a community. the fans' energy and enthusiasm are highly contagious!

with my plans of going to minneapolis to watch the world short track championships, i joined the yahoogroups they've created. i've exchanged emails with a bunch of people and they all seem nice and genuine and share the same excitement that i have, if not more. a lot of apolo's fans go back from four years before, when he competed in salt lake. but there are also new fans like me who have shown interest when he competed this time in torino.

it's nice to find people who understand. who knows, my current fascination with apolo and short track might lead me to new friends and new things. within this realm, the "abnormality" my friends and acquaintances see me with is normal for them.