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What is this flower? It only blooms at night/dusk and it's growing in my backyard in the Sandhills of North Carolina. Thanks!
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Seminar 2
(Early this morning)
It's midnight and I've been up since 7:50 am yesterday. I'm sleeping at GM's house because it's just easier.
The seminar was nice. Sensei Mike's starting to teach me to spar. We ate donuts and one of the guys here has the most adorable baby ever. I do wish I'd gotten to talk to Sensei Pete more, "If they give it to me, it's mine ( Read more... ) -
Seminar 1
There's something about dojo people, specify from Miami, that make me feel like I'm completely at home. I don't know what it is but I could probably hug Doc and Prof. Tony twenty times and still get that feeling.
Doc:
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Egos and stuff
It's funny. If you looked at me, you'd think I was the last person on earth to do any sort of martial art--I weigh 200 pounds, have very little muscle, and wear glasses. I look like a bookworm and I am--but only in the sense of reading. If you asked me about my martial art, I'll talk your ear off and you'd be smart to never do so again unless you ( Read more... ) -
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Mat burns hurt like hell. An Aikidioist's feet should be on the ground 99.99 percent of the time and I was dragging my foot on the mat when it happened yesterday.
GM, Sensei Steve, and Tashi Anthony are leaving for Miami at 6:30 tomorrow night. I've been asked to be one of the four teaching his 3 to 5 year old Jujitsu kids Monday night. I'll be the ( Read more... ) -
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I watched over the testing video the amazing Terri recorded yesterday with my parents. It cut off in the middle of my randori and doesn't show any of the comments at the end of testing but that's fine. I meant to use the non-occupied TV the few times it was to go over and make notes about what I need to work on (which is a shitload) but I got lazy ( Read more... ) -
Class
I got my hair cut earlier. It used to be long and past my back--which would be fine if it was straight but I'm blessed with naturally curly and wavy hair that has a mind of its own.
Anyway, the dojo was pretty empty by the time class came. I played a lot with some of my favorite little kids--mainly the one who's four and will still play with me not ( Read more... ) -
Training Journal
I've decided to make this a training journal now. Non-related entries will be edited and put on YWS.
I'm the last person you'd expect you be a martial artist. I'm not skinny at 203 pounds and what little muscle I had in my arms has vanished. Once you got to know me, you'd learn that my life is all about it.
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I'm so fucking tired. I've had migraines/headaches literally all week, both of my wrists have now decided that I'm public enemy number one, and the school stress alone is enough to make me want to break. My parents and I got into a fight, one of which was partly my fault, so I walked down to my best friend's house in flipflops and workout clothes ( Read more... ) -
Rambles
It's six am and I'm thinking about Spencer. I was thinking about being in Guidance for two hours having a breakdown with two of the people he's closest with as witnesses. Of course, his best friend told him--I wouldn't entirely be surprised if said best friend had started the rumor.
I looked at his profile then on Facebook. His "likes" include ( Read more... )
