Rebuilding

It's a long story, but I'm recompiling a lot of material here in a new space.
I've posted older comment threads where they apply. I haven't where it doesn't. So there.

4/21/11

Another List

Shorts: check
Bathing suit: check
A dress!?: check (you never know)
Jiu Jitsu Gi: check
Kayak trip: booked
Trip to the San Diego zoo: booked
New Neal Stephensen novel: check

now heading to Seattle to catch a red-eye flight to San Diego..toying with a day trip to Baja mexico...hrm...

I'll come back (eventually)

4/18/11

wee!

There is something incredibly satisfying about making my jiu jitsu teacher happy.
He's a simple kinda guy. Loves jiu jitsu. Fights semi-professionally. Has a grin from ear to ear when you pull off something unexpected.

The first time it happened I managed to shoulder roll my opponent out of turtle position, and dropped him into my back-mount. Reggie freaked out: "That just happened!!!" he was grinning for the rest of class.

Today I pulled off a summer saulting (spelling?) guard pass and flipped out of it into cross-side. I didn't think it would work. But it totally did!
:D

Reggie freaked out: "Sheila! Sheila... whisper into his ear right now. Tell him 'That just happened'... yeah!"

Made my day.

4/10/11

(comic) relief

Me vs. Solitude

Me: Hey solitude. I sure love you.
Solitude: Sure you do. You spend so much time with me. You just looooove me.
Me: Why you gotta be so sarcastic all the time?
Solitude: Hm? sarcastic? me? I'm not sarcastic. I'm just bleeding away the prime years of your life behind your back and you haven't even noticed.
Me: What are you talking about?
Solitude: Oh nothing. Just... suckin' yer blood while ya sleep, that's all.
Me: What!?!?!
Solitude: Nothing! *innocent whistles* Just... thinking you're going to die alone.
Me: WTF!? ... fine. I'll go make friends.
Solitude:......

....
Solitude: SHEILA!!!!! I MISS YOOOOOU
Me: What the hell!? This was YOUR idea!? I only made these friends to shut your stupid mouth!
Solitude: BUT I NEEEEEEEEEEEED YOOOOUUUU!
Me: mother..Fu... GOD dammit. Why are you so CLINGY!?
Solitude: *sniff* come baaaack.
Me:... no
Solitude: Please?
Me: No. I'm having fun out here.
Solitude: I'll kill this puppy unless you come home.
Me:.... F@ck

...
Solitude: You DO love me!!
Me: Ugh. Stop cuddling my feet like that.