-The Sphinx, Mystery Men
Well, perhaps I don't dress in that manner (now), but I can now officially ACT in that manner, thanks to PayPal --
Help support my habit. My future endeavors (read: my bobo, metrosexual lifestyle) cost money, you kn...
Tuesday, December 30, 2003
All this reading lately, all these cool websites I've found as a result of this reading (for example, Zoe Trope's), all the music I've been listening to lately has made my old creative itch return. Unfortunately, I've only two real creative outlets: music and this here blog thingy.
I'm still in the process of working out my list of "Things I Want to Accomplish in 2004" but it will include these...
Before I left the house I listened to today's Morning Edition on NPR. One of the features was an interview with American Records' Rick Rubin on the release of Johnny Cash's boxed set Unearthed. He had some very interesting recollections on the period that Cash recorded with American. It did produce some good music, my favorite being his version of Personal Jesus (yes, Depeche Mode), which I have...
Purely as a lark, I did a search on one of my favorite stories from The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002. Now, without violating any copyright laws whatsoever, I'm proud to bring to you, the instant gratification reader:
Journal of a New COBRA Recruit
by Keith Pille...and knowing is half the batt...
Monday, December 29, 2003
Yes, it's been such an awesome day so far, I can actually hear U2 in the back of my mind. It's a glorious day weather-wise; a nice 60 degrees. I had a restful night's sleep last night. I spent the morning meditating on (that is, pondering) my life, and finally discovered the piece that was missing as I'm trying to (re-)discover the spiritual component of the direction that I want my life to take.
I've...
Saturday, December 27, 2003
Not that I've actually seen a benjamin recently. I see numbers in my bank account that fluctuate back and forth and very rarely translate into equal amounts of currency in my grubby little hands.
But, yesterday I increased my chances of seeing said benjamins -- I finally finished creating a real bonafide budget for myself, based on a certain amount of income (since it sort of varies weekly).
Today,...
Friday, December 26, 2003
*New title for a new set of entries. Tag me if you get the reference.
I initially thought this should concern my official new hobby - "contemporary literature." Instead, I'm just going to dwell, ponder and/or comment on whatever I may read.
In this first entry, I'll just say that I've been through an awful lot of books. I suppose it started this time last year, actually. In no particular order,...
Tuesday, December 23, 2003
No matter how you feel about the war in Iraq, you cannot deny one inescapable fact -- as of right now there is NO EVIDENCE Iraq or Saddam had ANYTHING WHATSOEVER to do with 9/11! NADA... NONE... ZIPAROONIO!
Every time I hear about the polls saying how many Americans believe the contrary (53% in a poll from USA Today, in a reference I heard a few hours ago), it grates on my nerves. For pete's sake,...
Monday, December 22, 2003
As I look at the past year, despite, "what I have done and what I have failed to do" (as we former Catholics still have a tendency to say), I have to say that this has been the year containing my lowest and highest points of my life.
E's been in my life for about 6 months total, and they've been the very best of my entire life. By most standards, this relationship is a whirlwind one. In this short...
This merits special attention.
Last Friday, E retold the story about the time she went to some psychic guy in Korea. She was told that within a year, she'd be married to a Chinese man with a big nose who was an engineer. Nothing about a Filipino with social work tendencies. Well, she's been reevaluating the truth of that prediction in light of a few facts she discovered.
Within a year...
Our...
I didn't have much time to go where I usually go to access the net, so once again, I relied on Windows Notepad yesterday, and today, the cut and paste feature.
Written 8:45 PM 12/21/03
This past weekend had its definite high and low points.
I drove E to Columbus so that she could hop a plane to see her mother and various friends in downstate New York.
I'm lonely.
She arrived safe and sound at...
Friday, December 19, 2003
It's been awhile since I gave you all a "two-for-one," so here it is. Go on, Freud -- figure this conundrum out.
Justice and Morality: You believe in doing what isright for others and maybe even for yourself.People would consider you one with good morals,and someone who would not let them down.
Which Characteristic...
Thursday, December 18, 2003
As I've gotten older, I've gotten a little more pensive whenever a year wraps up. It's usually when I take stock of the previous 12 months in a vain attempt to figure out where to go from here. I say "vain," but it's really not. Some goals I meet, some I don't - usually the ones I should've.
I usually try to figure out what needs changed and how, in various areas of my life, including this blog....
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Well, if I wasn't Friendster-ed out already, there's an article on Buttafly that took the remaining wind out of the sails. I went through all that stuff, creating my profile (even putting my own damn face on it), building my network, essentially gorging myself on the Friendster experience. But, like all gorgings, you come to your senses, covered in beer, buffalo wing sauce, [body fluid double entendre...
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Yes, this past weekend, I felt quite mushy as it was the first time (between Saturday morning and Sunday night) that E and I have been apart for a 24 hour period since I moved here. Who would've thought a tiny apartment could feel so big?
And, why did I miss her? Well, that became immediately evident when she returned and we watched the movie Trekkies. Just the fact that we could watch it together,...
Friday, December 12, 2003
I got this from E, who will always call this area home.New England Temperature Conversion Chart60° F: Southern Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in New England sunbathe.50° F: New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. People in New England plant gardens.40° F: Italian & English cars won't start. People in New England drive with the windows down.32° F: Distilled water freezes. Maine's...
The following is a conversation between E and me as we're watching the movie The Hunted with Tommy Lee Jones and Benecio del Toro. If you haven't seen it, this movie contains what is arguably the most realistic martial arts fight scene in a movie, which utilized the sayoc kali style of Filipino martial arts.
Me: Man, this is the $hi+!!
E: (disapproving look)
Me: Hey, this is my cultural heritage,...
I got this notice in the mail from my credit union today, italics added by me. What a load of $hi+.
Your HASSLE-FREE [Is it?] CHECKING available balance [not "the actual amount of money that every stinking piece of paper says should be in your damn account."] is not sufficient to cover the following...Pisses me off, I tell y...
Amateur movie! You might not be too experienced inthe way of sex...but chances are, you do enjoyit (or the thought of it). We'll probably seeyou in some home video that surfaces on theinternet one day.
What kind of porno would you star in? brought to you by Quizilla
I always knew I was too vanilla for my own...
Monday, December 08, 2003
While E and I have still managed to avoid getting a powered antenna, we've been watching several fine movies. I've honestly lost track of what we've seen lately. I may have missed some, but in no particular order, they've included...
Cradle 2 the Grave - My first "DMX starring with a martial artist" movie. He really wasn't that bad. Jet, of course, is as much of a bad@$$ as ever. There was a...
Saturday, December 06, 2003
I was walking around the Athens Wally World (aka WalMart) the other day when I heard a rather curious announcement. For $1.00 a ticket, you could enter a raffle for a Remington .28 gauge shotgun. I almost did, just to see 1) whether I'd win and 2) whether they'd make me wait for my prize while they did a background check or if they'd just hand it over.
I could go on about this, but why? Your...
Friday, December 05, 2003
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Ten years since its inception, and I've managed to avoid it... until today.
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Sad, isn't ...
Tuesday, December 02, 2003
The song from Subtlety & Passion that really convinced me to take a closer look at is was Another Sunday. On cursory listen, it seems like Lamm just copied himself; compare it to the song Wake Up Sunshine from Chicago II.
Then, when you listen to the bridge of the song and realize it was co-written by Gerry Beckley of the band America, you might be tempted to write it off as yet another Beckley-Lamm-(sans)Wilson...
I take back almost every negative comment I made about Chicago XXVII... er, I mean Robert Lamm's Subtlety & Passion album, especially on closer examination of some of the lyrics. Most of them are as brilliant as ever. Some are really lame, but you'll have that.
Dammit, Chicago, can't you make an album half as interesting anymore?...
*Tag me if you can identify the source of this reference.
Without cable, one is pretty much screwed TV-wise in Athens. Your only alternative is a powered antenna, relatively inexpensive, but still a pain in the @$$ to bother with, especially when you're living in a household chock full of fine movies.
Videos E and I have watched thus far:
Some martial arts stuff I taped from the Discovery Channel...
Sunday, November 30, 2003
Turkey day went well. Ate and drank myself into a coma and had some funny dinner conversation. E and I had dinner with the family of a local friend whose mother-in-law happens to be our landlady. She made one of those comments that you just don't expect from an elderly lady about the workers at the local Wal-Mart aka "Wally World." She said300 pounds must be the limit.I almost had wine coming...
Delayed, like most everything else because of the holidays and my tryptophan-induced coma. The results are further proof of one of my mutant superpowers -- the ability to successfully BS my way through any kind of test. That, or I've been wearing so much black for a reason other than keeping up with hip, trendy...
Monday, November 24, 2003
Last Friday night, I succumbed to idol worship at the Altar of the Porcelain God. I was brought low to my knees unto it thanks to my lowered tolerance. Again, Danny Glover's voice rang through my mind's ears -- "I'm too old for this %hi+." Yes, a Killian's, two Manhattans, and two shots of Goldschlager (that weren't even on fire!) were enough to humble me.
My stomach's churning again just thinking...
Friday, November 21, 2003
After digging about in my skull for my username/pw for my enetation account, I managed to get in and delete some double-postings made accidentally by myself and a couple others, no doubt because in this case, you get from enetation exactly what you pay for which, in my case is "jack" and "$hi+". Actually, I still owe them "jack."
I did leave all the troll postings, and although I've got a rule...
Apparently, my name iz not Shake Zula... the mike rulah... the old schoolah
YOU ARE DOCTOR WEIRD -- An escaped mental patient,Doctor Weird holes himself up in a laboratoryon the South Jersey shore. He unwittinglycreates various mutations, monsters, andmachines that tend to destroy large areas ofthe town and...
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
Ed. note: This is a paraphrase/re-edit of something I wrote in my journal the other night.
I've been trying lately, without much success, to re-envision my mission statement -- my personal creed, my statement of what my life's supposed to stand for.
It's certainly no longer about the struggle to live as spiritual a life as I used to. No, I won't mention the path by name, because 1) if you've...
Monday, November 17, 2003
ITEM ONE
I found my new food besides wings from Rooster's, chicken fajita burritos from Chipotle and roman burgers from Mr. Hero that I could subsist on -- E's fried potatoes!
ITEM TWO
I finally have a local (cell) phone number. Now, I feel like a true Athens hick resident! The sad part was that I took the cheap option and took the companies free phone, which technologically speaking is just as...
Friday, November 14, 2003
No, this has nothing to do with pictures, either.
I'm in so much physical pain, it even hurts to type. But, it's a good workout pain. The kind of pain that comes with training at the MMA Club. God, I thought the calisthenics alone would kill me. I kept hearing Danny Glover's voice in my head going, "I'm too old for this $hi+." But, I'll be darned if my boxing technique didn't come back PDQ.
The...
Thursday, November 13, 2003
Wednesday, November 12, 2003
ITEM ONE
So, tomorrow I'm definitely checking out the Mixed Martial Arts club. I need to start training again in something, so it might as well be in stuff I'm interested in.
ITEM TWO
I've been working on my grad school application materials. For OU, part of that is an autobiographical essay. That doesn't bother me in and of itself. What concerns me is how best to construct the thing. "Just...
Sneaky b@$tards. Should've known it was too good to be true. Well, the boffins at Yahoo! have outsmarted me [Yeah, congratulations, guys -- I've been outsmarted by far inferior to you ;)]. Darn rotating filenames -- f**k 'em all.
Well, enjoy the pics while they last. Hey, I could always remote load from my AOHell spa...
Tell me just because I missed the Yahoo! service change by two months, having better things to do with my life, that I can't remote load JPEGs from My Briefcase account? Fine, then... it ain't the only graphic format around.
I know, I know -- "Why not simply use another blogging service that will let you upload...
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
I neglected to mention that last week, I spent more than $15 on a haircut for the first time in about 6 months! It made me think about and miss my old stylist back in Columbus. When I could afford to see him, the salon would always have coffee or wine. In fact, I discovered my favorite wine there, a cabernet-merlot blend by Concha y Toro. The best part was, he never, ever used clippers on my...
Monday, November 10, 2003
*Yes, once upon a time, I thought I made this phrase up myself. But, as it happens, I'm not the first person to ever use this word, so if you're one of those copyright fascists (and I mean that in a nice way) and want to sue me, well, go ahead -- take the $0.91 I have to my name.
ITEM ONE
My new favorite website, posted on a RiceBowlJournals forum: Church Sign GeneratorI haven't wasted hours on...
ITEM ONE
Upon careful deliberation (read: cruised the webpage and decided, "Wtf"), I decided to email OU's mixed martial arts club. I'm told I'm welcome to join even though I'm not officially a student yet, for $5 a session. Not too bad, I'd say. Once I'm matriculated, it'll be $15 per quarter. I'm going to check out the next meeting this Thursday. They're finishing up the quarter getting ready...
Friday, November 07, 2003
One shoe on, one shoe off
Nothing in life is decideable, wouldn't you know
Nothing's supposed to be easy
Take one day at a time
Ain't no need to hurry
Realize where you are
And where you're going to
Follow Me by James Pankow and David Foster
perf. by ChicagoA couple of days ago, I found out that OU in fact does have a program in community counseling. The time frame is shorter, and well, it's the...
Thursday, November 06, 2003
Well, as I've intimated by now in various posts, it seems to be bust for the time being.
The summary of my situation: My living situation changed, as the friend who was graciously providing me with a place to stay could, through no fault of his own, no longer afford to be gracious. To quote his paraphrase of Malachi 2:16, "God hates divorce."
Therefore, I took this as God's/destiny's/fate's/the...
Tuesday, November 04, 2003
I think I know what I'm doin'
But I haven't been doin' it right
It seems like every time I turn around
I find myself feeling uptight
Every once in awhile I see
The questions and the answer
Is before me
Misery isn't free
I gotta be free
The Sons, Misery Isn't FreeSo, today is my first (virtually-) stress-free day down here in my new abode. I still feel some of the pangs of mental and physical exhaustion,...
Monday, November 03, 2003
I should've posted this over the weekend. I just wanted to mention how great it was that E and I went on our first movie date last Friday -- we saw Kill Bill!
And, it was her idea! How cool is that? It was a mere week ago that I counseled a fellow against taking a girl out to see a Quentin Tarantino flick. Hey, I chalk it up to E's background in film. She seems so unimpressed by the whole...
Sunday, November 02, 2003
So, I didn't go with the Supersoulfighter costume for the big Athens Halloween festival last night. No, yesterday, I actually went out in two costumes. The first was IMO, the most realistic pimp costume that was at the fest last night. I had the wig, colored glasses, and genuine vintage 1970something clothing, including a tacky-@$$ two-tone brown shirt and E's fly leather coat that would make Richard...
Friday, October 31, 2003
Actually, this one is eerily accurate, given my role playing experience.
I Am A: Neutral Evil Human Thief Mage
Alignment:Neutral Evil characters believe in Number One. Their personal gain takes precedance over all else, and they will work with whomever necessary and whatever institutions necessary to further...
Provided it's not too late, my costume for the big Athens Halloween fest will be the "blaxploitation karate dude" aka "Supersoulfighter." You know the image, like that dude who played Williams in Enter the Dragon. Karate outfit, mad skills and a huge-@$$ afro!
Current Music: Supersoulfighter by Lenny KravitzSoul brother space man
Flying through the sky
Fighting wars and battles
Protecting you and...
As I said, I splurged and got the subtlety&passion CD.
If you want to hear how (arguably) one of the best songwriters in America operates, get Robert Lamm's last solo CD In My Head -- it was lyrically exciting, if musically a bit dull, full of synths and drum tracks. Nice trip-hoppy rhythms at times, though.
This CD is just the opposite. Musically, it's really organic sounding. Don't let...
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
I don't know whether or not I've previously discussed Robert Lamm's new CD subtlety&passion. This CD's been in existence for a couple of months, but only through his website. Well, despite almost total destitution, I'm planning to get this CD before the end of the week, since I just found out that it's now available through retail.
There are some kick @$$ soundclips, too. Now, I've ranted...
Ok, well, my last day in Columbus was ending really well. I said goodbyes to a few more people, one of which was this young kid (20) who, despite his deliberate actions indicating a low level of maturity, really said a mature, heartfelt goodbye.
Well, my stuff was packed and I was on the "rookie road," in crappy weather when my car shuddered and shook. I pulled off on the road -- I thought I...
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Well, I'm spending my last few moments in my previous residence, graciously provided by a friend of mine from church who will always have my eternal gratitude. The last traces of me are almost gone from the abode and packed into my vehicle.
I'm headed into totally unexplored territory for me. I've never lived with a significant other before. Stayed for extended periods of time, sure. But this...
Monday, October 27, 2003
Friday, October 24, 2003
Well, at this point, it looks like it's all in danger of being bust.
Due to various life circumstances, I believe the time has come for me to pick up and move down to my precious E in Athens, OH -- an hour and a half away from regular TKD/Kung Fu lessons and a smidge over two hours away from Mrs. R's classes.
I guess it doesn't have to be totally kaput, though. I mean, it's not really all that...
E emailed me a correction about my telling of the Night on Idiot Mountain story...
Oh, but I do have one correction about the night on Idiot Mountain story -- I DID turn around when the white car came down to the parking lot area, what I DIDN'T do was shine my brights at them (in fact I'd turned off my brights just out of reflex for courtesy's sake). I'd already started to drive away
(which was my...
Thursday, October 23, 2003
E and I were both having crappy days, so I figured WTH, and drove to see her last night. We had it in mind to take a romantic drive around the outskirts of Athens. We're making our way down this winding road when we see this car behind us, and pull off to allow it to pass. We go back down the road and find it a little ways later waiting for us! E and I pull off again a little ways down, this time...
Yesterday, I made the 22 mile hike up to one of Mrs. R's classes. Maybe I'll get to one of T's classes this Saturday. Before class, I hurt my neck somehow. It was better by class time, but I knew Mrs. R would have some suggestions as to how to handle it, and she did, so I actually managed to get in a bit of a workout.
I got to learn part of the first of my two forms that I have to learn for...
Monday, October 20, 2003
Sunday, October 19, 2003
I have to think up a better name for these posts. Anywho, for those curious as to how my belt test went, I copied and pasted a snippet of the entry I left on the forums of Rice Bowl Journals (click to vote on my blog, if you'd like). As I said... rough weekend, rough day. But here it is:
It wasn't my finest test, however. But, it's sort of like that old joke
"What do you call the person who graduated...
It's two days late. But, it's been a rough weekend. I just got back from a crappy day at work at the end of an iffy weekend. But, here it is...
Are you Addicted to the Internet?
53%
Average@Internet-User.com (41% - 60%)You seem to have a healthy balance in your life when it comes to the internet and life away from the computer. You know enough to do what you want online without looking like...
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Yesterday, I went in for a last training session before my 1st gup exam tomorrow evening. I spent the majority of the class working on my creative self-defense, particularly, my grappling defenses, i.e. defenses that end in a submission hold and/or joint lock.
I've mentioned before that traditionally, the club's requirement to pass my current grade is the formulation of 6 self-defenses, 2 involving...
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Last week, I heard something on the show Fresh Air on the way to Tae Kwon Do class, an interview with Bill O'Reilly.
I've typically been indifferent to Mr. O'Reilly, occassionally tuning in to "The Factor" sort of the same way I'd watch various train wrecks. Sounds bad, I know, but sometimes, I watch these shows not knowing or caring what the people on the show believe -- I like the screaming...
Monday, October 13, 2003
The previous entry was cobbled together with Windows Notepad over the course of a horrendous day of computer-related mishaps during which I trapsed through half of the city of Columbus trying to find a high-speed internet connection. The one at home seemed temporarily out of service, all the brances of the Columbus Public Library were closed due to the holiday, and most of the connections at various...
I've been meaning to treat this topic for some time now, since I took my last "Weekly Personality Analysis."
I was introduced to the term "metrosexual" some time ago, way back near the start of my blogging experience on Word Spy. The term caught my eye, and the definition seemed interesting, but I was distracted by other things at the time. I didn't know or read enough about it to think about any...
Saturday, October 11, 2003
How could I have forgotten?
You are a Metrosexual. No you are not gay but youare sometimes what people would consider agirly man. But you are just in touch with yourfeminine side. You're the next "in thingto be". Or you are just a really butchgirl.
Are you Metrosexual? (With Pictures) brought to you by Quizilla
Fine,...
Friday, October 10, 2003
You've seen this entry before.
Just came back from seeing E yadda yadda yadda. Had a great time doing x, y and z. Sad now, having to come back. Maybe I should blah blah blah.Seriously, though, this is the first trip I made down there in *gasp* two whole weeks. I had completely forgotten how draining it can be to be away from your dearest. It's really no different from the drain to carve out the...
Thursday, October 09, 2003
Well, yesterday I made the 30 mile trip to one of Mrs. R's classes. I got to re-learn all of the TKD one steps I had forgotten. And, I learned that my board-breaking "won't be one of those crazy breaks you did for kung fu." Just a simple two-direction break where they've graciously allowed me to choose my tehniques. It's usually "instructors' choice," you see.
As usual, though, I'm in more...
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
It's bad enough having electrcal tape covering up part of the power cord. Even worse that for some reason, I need a 1/4 inch lift under the right bottom corner of my laptop just so that the hard drive won't freeze. But last night, out of nowhere, the laptop hinge finally gave in, so right now, the screen's supported by my planner.
And, I just got a wireless card for it, too. I know, I know, it...
Tuesday, October 07, 2003
My biorhythms must be at an all-time low.
-Doctor Who, The Pirate PlanetSomehow, I just need to finally accept that I cycle between normalcy and depression. I've suspected this for awhile.
See, this season of my life has far more going for it than it did not too long ago. I still have a lot of the things that have made me happy. A lot of the possibilities I embraced are still there.
Yet,...
Am I running a blog or a web journal?
Seems like the latter, according to this, although eventually, the question may end up to be along the lines of Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?.
Does anybody really know what time it is?
Does anybody really care?
If so, I can't imagine why.
We've all got time enough to cry.
by Robert Lamm
performed by Chic...
Well, I got a couple of things accomplished today (actually yesterday -- it is 1:40 AM), not the least of which was convincing my car insurance company to allow me to push my payment date this month back a couple of weeks. Progressive rocks!
I practiced some TKD/Kung fu tonight all by my lonesome, trying to go through everything I remember and musing over where all the holes in my knowledge are....
Monday, October 06, 2003
Because I sure don't have any motivation right now.
I had a long weekend of work and general funnery. But, it was tiring. I slept for about 9 hours last night. I got up an hour ago and still feel almost totally discombobulated.
I got three things to do on my "to do" list for today, and the whole day off. I suppose I should at least shower and shave now, huh?
OTHER MISCELANEA
I did go ahead...
Sunday, October 05, 2003
ITEM ONE
E was here last night. We went to Gallery Hop with some friends, and even though it was sort of late, we actually saw a gallery or two. She left early this afternoon -- that's the part that always sucked.
ITEM TWO
Lots to do over the next couple of days. Will I get it done? I'll let you all know.
ITEM THREE
I've been notified that I'm now an official member of Rice Bowl Journals.
ITEM...
Friday, October 03, 2003
Ahhh... a showing of the BBC's Coupling. I feel that my mind is being cleansed after watching (shudder) the American version.
While I'm on the topic of the idiot box, what is the deal with these Direct TV commercials featuring dramatic readings of customer letters by top actors? So far, I've seen Danny DeVito, Laurence Fishburne, John Goodman and Andy Garcia.
There used to be a day that when a...
As if numerous entries concerning the martial arts weren't enough.
I stumbled across Rice Bowl Journals, which bills itself as "an Asian online journal community." It's a directory of blogs written by people of Asian descent. I'm considering submitting this here site.
Why? My sole response to that question truly is, "Why not?"
That's it. No treatise on "getting in touch with my Asian roots."...
[Ed. note: I gotta think up a new title]
So, apparently I'm not the only returning student to my school. A third dan who apparently hasn't been seen for a few months returned to TKD class tonight. And, not only that, another black belt who attends rather intermittently ran most of the class tonight. It was quite the workout.
But, the best part was afterward. When these folks decided to have...
Thursday, October 02, 2003
everybody's gotta take a turn
to realize we got a lot to learn
what are dreams and what is real
you gotta trust what you feel
and the five town man can prove
with no bucks and nothing to lose
don't need a lot that money can't buy
i have so much i'm in motion
Life In Motion
by Robert LammI went and looked at a new apartment today - a nice two bedroom to be shared with a decent roommate. Hopefully,...
Wednesday, October 01, 2003
After another war hell ride of a class -- I am in pain, all over -- I got some news...
THREE WEEKS!
That's how long I've been given to polish up my techniques, remember anything and everything I've forgotten in the past 10 or so months of being away from training, and get myself into shape before testing for 1st gup (i.e. black belt candidate).
Now, if I remember correctly, the testing requirements...
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