Practice last night was a pretty good one even though I only fought about four guys (Tiernan, Sean, Robert, and a new guy, David). I think I'm starting to feel something like my fighting-self again. I felt pretty relaxed in the right kind of way and was more aware of what was going on during the fights ( Read more... )

Last night's practice wasn't so hot; in fact, it was friggin' cold and on top of that my greaves were not among my gear. So after a good period of time that made my pre-fight stretching and warming up pretty much useless I tied on some plastic plates for the fronts of my knees and warmed up again. There was only a few of us (Wredech, Rodrigo, ( Read more... )

So I've  been thinking a lot about my last few fighting experiences (practices and Ursalmas). I seem to need to re-establish or re-create my ritual to get myself in the mindset of my "A" game, as it were. Of course, that's not to take away anything from my opponents' victories over me; they did the right things and good on them for ringing my bell ( Read more... )

It's been a while since my last post, I believe. Let's see if I can put down anything illuminating ( Read more... )

I got the day off because they're trying to cut back on scheduled hours a bit, so I was given the option if I wanted it. So I took it and went downtown to the film center to work on project in the editing room.

Every time my teacher in digital effects and compositing class screens some keen stuff for us I feel like a total neanderthal. I don't ( Read more... )

Let's see ( Read more... )

 Got a new tatoo yesterday, the same one Lois got immediately after me. It's a double horsehead design with some viny stuff in it that we both had put onto the top of our backs, a little something hunnic_scourge adapted from our Hungarian ornament book. I'm not sure it was any more or less painful than the pazyryk tat I got several years back, it ( Read more... )

 Took a bit of a run this morning to get myself back into training (and just to get healthier in general). It was just about a couple of miles 'cause I didn't think it'd be wiser to do more; I've been slack for the last few weeks, mainly because of the fucking stomach flu and other shit. It wasn't a bad run and I spent some time at the pell ( Read more... )

I haven't fought since Autumn War; partly becuase I've been a little busy with other things and partly because I've been nursing my lower back which has been acting up again. The truth about that last bit is that I need to get out and exercise more, because being active regularly only does me good; I know that, it's just actually trying to ( Read more... )

It is now a few days after the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and a cold has invaded my body. I can only think that the contagion came from a person at the festival, a fellow volunteer I believe, who I recall coughing occasionally. Then again, it might have been riding my bike home from the pub in the small hours of the morning--drunk and in charge ( Read more... )