When I wake up in the morning, I...

...put off getting out of bed as long as possible.

...switch to the computer because bed is boring and there's correspondence and otherwise to catch up on.

...do some sun salutations because a little yoga is good.

...shower.

...shave with a double-edged safety razor. It's just more fun that way ( Read more... )

Tonight at stitch-and-bitch, I did some much needed sizing research. The information bit was nothing fancy. I just wanted to make sure I had standard bracelet sizes listed on one place for easy look-up. Then I needed to make sure I could go from a measurement to bracelet. Most of the bracelets fit the 1/4" rule. The byzantine weave, however, seems ( Read more... )

On my way home from work today, I got stuck behind a 1/2 dozen motorcycles. At first, it was just an annoyance. Then I noticed that one of the motorcyclists was a bit "taller" than the others. I was a bit hungry. So it took a few moments to realize that the guy was doing a wheelie on RT-90 while going about 60 mph. I swear he stayed in that ( Read more... )

Just got back from the Albany Spin Jam, and I am so very tired. Sunny was super excited about playing with her fire fan at Roses over the weekend. Chad was the ever unusual Chad. Jen was chilling. Chaz was cool. Kevin, Matt, and Matt got wild with the fire staff action. The hoopers were hot. There was some healthy double-cane action. The chemist ( Read more... )

"The problem with being -- out of sync with people is that I'm never quite sure when, or how I'm going to do something truly, socially, stupid. Even now, I wonder if I screwed up somewhere, somehow, when I wasn't watching myself like a hawk. Best to just keep trying and hope that the next time a chance to make a mistake comes along, I'll do a ( Read more... )

I've been trying to do a regular 1-2 hour cane spinning and contact juggling practice session in Washington Park. It seems to really help my technique, especially since some things don't start coming out until I've been going at it for at least 1/2 an hour or so. Anyways, it attracts the strange, the interesting, and the curious. A.K.A. The weirdos ( Read more... )

I've been watching many of my extra activities fade away as of late. While I don't have the energy I had last year, that's not the reason. I'm not doing less. Far from it. If anything, I've been doing more at work, going out more during the week, putting more thought into chainmail, and spending every free moment developing a cane-based fire ( Read more... )

Sometimes, when I'm tired, all the unhappy thoughts come out. Right now, I'm tired, and the unhappy thoughts are coming out. The loneliness, the awkwardness, the cravings for companionship, and the desire to be alone. I'm often afraid that I'll never quite connect with people. Goodness knows how much sense these fears make, but they're there. And ( Read more... )

Recently, I read somewhere that sites like Twitter and Facebook have a way of siphoning off the will required to make a longer post. I believe it. My posting here tapered off sharply once I started getting into the Facebook groove. I'm not happy about that. There are times where I really need a longer post to get a thought out. Perhaps I should ( Read more... )

Lately I've had a habit of hanging out with people who thoroughly impress, even intimidate. The Maestro, is on the intimidating end. He's successful, a world traveler, a player, and generally good at getting people do to things they don't necessarily want to do. Perhaps he's not the best teacher (some of the holes in his awareness are particularly ( Read more... )