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[rm]

- to add insult to injury, I have a cold.

- had a civil conversation with my mother last night. It did not contain an apology and I should stop holding my breath. Explanations is as close as it gets in my family.

- We got Patty packed and ready for Vancouver last night, with me being fussy and tending to her clothes (removing cat hair with tape, etc). I finished her letter for the trip this morning and we'll have lunch before she goes to class and then the airport and I go to fencing. She's delightful and will be home soon, which is also delightful.

- I finally got my period, and thus feel less crazy, but like crap. Of course, I have to go to fencing tonight just to show I am not giving up, despite the feeling like crap.

- I've been listening to Shane Brady obsessively lately, but just like two tracks.

- Ever onward.

Comments

Re: Uterine Humor Warning (HUMOR - get it?!)

[rm.livejournal.com]

At the very beginning.

Generally it is recommended you come to observe a class and after that you can take a free class and see how you feel about it.

In classical fencing (which is what I do, not Olympic-style sport fencing), the beginning of things can feel particularly daunting. A lot of time is learning how to stand and move before you ever touch a foil. You really have to give it about three months, I would say, to know if it is something passionate about (or, you might just immediately, be willing to work through that beginning without difficulty, depends on a lot of things, but that beginning is hard on people as a rule).

Our MeetUp group is here: http://fencing.meetup.com/39/
There are free open houses one a month.

You can also just visit the Academy's website and make arrangements to observe a class under more regular circumstances. That's at http://www.martinez-destreza.com

Re: Uterine Humor Warning (HUMOR - get it?!)

[nex0s.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the information. We'll see if I get up the gumption to go see a class. I think it would be fascinating :)

N.

Re: Uterine Humor Warning (HUMOR - get it?!)

[rm.livejournal.com]

If you decide to, let me know, so I can be sure to be there that night (although I am almost always there).