*Recap entry. So life in Austin (atx, capital of Tey-HOSS, whatever) has been pretty mundane. This research thing just doesn't really do it for me as a kinda driving passion of any sort.
To kill the boredom, I've started taking Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing). It's really tough training, but as a result I feel like I'm in the best shape I've been in since high school (in terms of stamina and the like). My shins and feet are in like a perpetually bruised state though. But yea, ok, so my second week into it, after class, I was peeing and I caught a peek at my undies, and there was this red splotch. And I was like, OMG, I'm peeing BLOOD! But then I looked in the toilet, and was like, heeeey, that can't be right, the stuff in the toilet's still yellow ...turns out the dye from my new red pants that I was wearing was coming off and staining the whitey tighties. I was relieved and amused.
I went to see Margaret Cho performing on 6/10 as part of her Assassin tour. It was hilarious, as is most of her work, so long as you agree with her politics (, which I do). The members of the audience were quite... [colorful], but I guess that was to be expected. I also went and watched "Riverdance" on 6/19. It was alright I guess; I don't think I have the proper background/education to fully appreciate that kinda dance stuff. Like from a technical standpoint, I suppose it was quite a display of fleetness of foot, but other than that, I guess I don't have a whole lot to say about it. Seemed like it was just the same trick rehashed like 5 different ways. I dunno, maybe you appreciate that stuff more if you've got some Irish blood in ye. I finished up that night with a bowl of Lucky Charms to get in that Irish spirit... and bathed with Irish Spring afterwards. =P
Been watching a lot of anime recently. I finished off Gungrave in a little over a day. It was good up until they introduced the whole zombie thing, after which it just got kinda weird. I think the series had a good "moral" of sorts: live life by a code, but know when there must be compassionate exceptions to this "Iron Law." I also finished up Hunter x Hunter and all the accompanying OVA's. It was a fun series, though it leaves a couple loose ends untied at the end. The underlying theme was friendship, which makes for a lighthearted story. I was very intrigued by the concept of "nen"; they gave some pretty detailed descriptions of the theory behind this internal energy (like chi/chakra?)- I wonder if there's any truth to it.
To kill the boredom, I've started taking Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing). It's really tough training, but as a result I feel like I'm in the best shape I've been in since high school (in terms of stamina and the like). My shins and feet are in like a perpetually bruised state though. But yea, ok, so my second week into it, after class, I was peeing and I caught a peek at my undies, and there was this red splotch. And I was like, OMG, I'm peeing BLOOD! But then I looked in the toilet, and was like, heeeey, that can't be right, the stuff in the toilet's still yellow ...turns out the dye from my new red pants that I was wearing was coming off and staining the whitey tighties. I was relieved and amused.
I went to see Margaret Cho performing on 6/10 as part of her Assassin tour. It was hilarious, as is most of her work, so long as you agree with her politics (, which I do). The members of the audience were quite... [colorful], but I guess that was to be expected. I also went and watched "Riverdance" on 6/19. It was alright I guess; I don't think I have the proper background/education to fully appreciate that kinda dance stuff. Like from a technical standpoint, I suppose it was quite a display of fleetness of foot, but other than that, I guess I don't have a whole lot to say about it. Seemed like it was just the same trick rehashed like 5 different ways. I dunno, maybe you appreciate that stuff more if you've got some Irish blood in ye. I finished up that night with a bowl of Lucky Charms to get in that Irish spirit... and bathed with Irish Spring afterwards. =P
Been watching a lot of anime recently. I finished off Gungrave in a little over a day. It was good up until they introduced the whole zombie thing, after which it just got kinda weird. I think the series had a good "moral" of sorts: live life by a code, but know when there must be compassionate exceptions to this "Iron Law." I also finished up Hunter x Hunter and all the accompanying OVA's. It was a fun series, though it leaves a couple loose ends untied at the end. The underlying theme was friendship, which makes for a lighthearted story. I was very intrigued by the concept of "nen"; they gave some pretty detailed descriptions of the theory behind this internal energy (like chi/chakra?)- I wonder if there's any truth to it.
posted by Dear Daniel at 11:24 PM
1 Comments:
Muay Thai is sweet. But I figure I'd better get one martial art down before I start branching out into others (Krav Maga, Muay Thai, and Hapkido/Hankido/Yongmoodo/whatever the hell they're deciding to call it now).
I tried taking kickboxing classes at a local gym this summer--somehow, I can't get the motivation to actually get in shape unless it's for a serious(ish) cause. :P
Good to see you're doin well. Take care--
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