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  1. grouse grump grr

    by , 11-09-2009 at 10:04 PM
    I didn't know I wasn't in a good mood until I got to fencing. Oh, well, I suppose that's why I go. It was pleasant enough. Michelle, Mike, Meng, Charlotte, Ed, and Bob; I fenced Mike, Bob, Ed, Charlotte, and Meng. My knee bothered me a little bit. No lesson, because Mark is at the NAC.

    Other people were a little wiped out too--Charlotte is taking five graduate courses, Meng is in his MBA program, Mike was tired from his usual responsibilities and taking two weeks off because ...
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  2. When refereeing goes bad...

    by , 11-09-2009 at 03:27 PM
    I was at a collegiate event yesterday that was not well refereed. It was a team meet, where we fenced 5 other schools. 2 of the refs didn't show up, so one coach got drafted into reffing, and other epee refs got moved to RoW that had absolutely no business refereeing RoW weapons. I can legitimately say that in my 6 years of fencing, this is the worst refereed event I have been to. As a competitor, athlete, or coach, this was the worst.

    My day went from kinda frustrated, to angry, ...
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