Look! I made a friend!

It was love at first sight and I just couldn't resist. Stop judging me.

I found a circle of these in Stanley park back in the spring. My favorite part was the look on the man's face who'd agreed to take the photo when I asked (which I don't usually do...but the art in the Stanley park is so random. The week before these little guys went up there was a display of Pillows, scattered around in the grass. Giant, plaster pillows. Not comfortable at all).

Also: I witnessed today a *very* well executed roundhouse kick to the head. It was delivered with enough control not to knockout the unfortunate student on the receiving end. As it connected, I couldn't help a guttural "oooooouch!!" in response (which I'm sure didn't help anyone) and I did a little victory dance in an expression of my delight/approval for the student who threw it (who, until lately has only been throwing round kicks at knee level. This is a huge improvement).

The student that got kicked stopped and tore his head gear off- much to my confusion (he wasn't hit hard), when I realized that the guy's one toe (the big one) had been extended at a weird angle when he kicked...and he managed to poke his poor oponent RIGHT in the eye.
I mean, how demoralizing is that? he got kicked in the head. But it wasn't the KICK that hurt so much as the TOE IN THE EYE.

Jesus.
I don't know how I keep a straight face sometimes. It might explain why I spend so much of my time alone laughing hysterically. Just to get it out...

Anyway he was fine. Just a little grossed out at having had someones big sweaty toe jammed into his eyeball. Ew.