I tried an experiment the other night. I tried shooting video of myself (and others) during training to see what I could learn. This is something I have wanted to be able to do since I was six years old (a long, long,... very long time ago) when I found I couldn't kick a moving kickball to save my life. For a long time the technology (videotape) was bulky and expensive. A year (or so) ago, I picked up a Sony digital video camera with optical zoom for under $200 that looked like it would do the ...
Background: I'm signed up for a 4 competitions back-to-back in preparation for NAC A, which I view as preparation for NAC C; thus, I'm finally kicking my butt into gear and trying to fence more and harder while icing body parts to try to get the swelling down. Why I should feel guilty: Last night we had a fairly good turnout of newer members and a small number of teenage boys that could wipe the floor with me. Naturally, my option was to fence the boys and ...
Today was the first day of classes at school. I walked to the train station and got through an all-school assembly, a middle school assembly, a sixth grade assembly, the sixth grade class picture, homeroom, lunch, three classes, advisory, and a whole bunch of lost, confused sixth graders whose names I don't quite know yet. Only one kid missed his bus. Dismissal took until well after three thirty and I ended up catching a train an hour later than the one I usually catch. In other words, it was ...
But feeling somewhat better. The shame is, I feel great when I'm sitting down, which encourages me to keep sitting down, which makes my back worse.
Recent Comments
