*sings* "Update-Man, Update-Man, Does whatever an Update can..."
So...here's how th'rest of m'weekend (in other words, Sunday) went:
-We had class...me, Chip, and Nick...we ended up studyin' a couple of holds/takedowns (so that in Chip's words we're not the "traditional one-dimensional fighter)..one of which was a reversal to a tackle-type move...in other words, if i were to get "speared" this would make it so that th'guy doin' th'tacklin' gets a fistfull of...well...fist...
first we did th'move to air...(which i excelled at...Nick was havin' trouble rollin' his body th'right way...go figure, somethin' that includes a flip/roll fo somekind and i'm doin' fine....i told nick it was cuz i "idolized Spiderman" but Chip said it was just due to my body shape)...then we did it with each other slowly comin' in....then Chip decided to test me a bit...he whispered something to Nick (a former football player mind you), and th'next thing i know Nick's runnin' full force at me screamin' his lungs out....i freeze and sidestep him, and get chastized by Chip for it...he tells me he expected it, but didn't want me to do it...he later (after nick left) told me that if i could just get over my own confidence issues, i'd be dangerous...saying that that's my only real road-block to bein' much more effective in my Martial Arts...but then th'funniest thing happened...y'see, everytime we did the "practice" i had a whole few secconds of Nick standin' in this lil' 3-point stance before he actually charged at me....(i did manage to not sidestep once..and got 185 pounds of Nick-impact right into m'damn sternum...ouch...th'damn thing still stings a lil)...but Chip chatted at me for a few secconds and, in mid-sentence, charged me....and oddly enough, i did the move perfectly...my conclusion: when i have time to think about it, i think too damn much (go figure) and psyche myself out...where as when i just do it on instinct, i excel....so, i've gotta (in the words of Qui-Gonn Jin) "Feel, don't think"...
-I don't know what came over me, but i (in my mom's words) finally "grew a pair" in regards to Indy...we talked for a bit (i'd called her earlier, and she returned it) and i allowed somethin' to snap in me and started the following conversation:
"What are you doin' this weekend?"
"Well, Johnathan (in my mind my only competition, but she won't tell me for certain if she's wanting to date him or not) wanted me to do something with him Thursday, but i think my weekend's clear..."
"No it's not, you have plans Saturday..."
"I do?"
"Yup...you're seeing a movie with me"
"I am?"
"Yup"
(she almost sounds like she's grinnin'...maybe i'm readin' too much) "And what movie am i seeing?"
"Blade: Trinity"
"Cool, Johnathan's been wantin' to see that too..."
"Well, too bad for him...i didn't say anything about him, i distinctly said 'you and me'".
"What Time?"
"I'll leave that to you"
"I like the Matinee"
"Done"
"But i don't have any money"
"That's the great part..i do....so you're covered...your gas, ticket, snacks there, and if you feel up to it food either prior to or after the movie, all on me..."
"But what about Melissa?" (her daughter)
"I have that covered too, my mom's been wantin' t'watch her since she found out you had a daughter"
"Are you serious?"
"Absolutely....so you're pretty much out of excuses huh?"
"I guess so.."
"Promise me..."
"I promise"
so....'long as this holds out, i actually have a date this weekend....go me! *crosses fingers...*
-Dammit Red!!! Call Me!!! Once again i had shite to talk to you about and you were NOWHERE TO BE FOUND!!! GRR-ARRGH!!!
well...i think i'm done...i'm gonna bail...
-Just a lil' trip inside my head...hope you enjoyed the ride...
-We had class...me, Chip, and Nick...we ended up studyin' a couple of holds/takedowns (so that in Chip's words we're not the "traditional one-dimensional fighter)..one of which was a reversal to a tackle-type move...in other words, if i were to get "speared" this would make it so that th'guy doin' th'tacklin' gets a fistfull of...well...fist...
first we did th'move to air...(which i excelled at...Nick was havin' trouble rollin' his body th'right way...go figure, somethin' that includes a flip/roll fo somekind and i'm doin' fine....i told nick it was cuz i "idolized Spiderman" but Chip said it was just due to my body shape)...then we did it with each other slowly comin' in....then Chip decided to test me a bit...he whispered something to Nick (a former football player mind you), and th'next thing i know Nick's runnin' full force at me screamin' his lungs out....i freeze and sidestep him, and get chastized by Chip for it...he tells me he expected it, but didn't want me to do it...he later (after nick left) told me that if i could just get over my own confidence issues, i'd be dangerous...saying that that's my only real road-block to bein' much more effective in my Martial Arts...but then th'funniest thing happened...y'see, everytime we did the "practice" i had a whole few secconds of Nick standin' in this lil' 3-point stance before he actually charged at me....(i did manage to not sidestep once..and got 185 pounds of Nick-impact right into m'damn sternum...ouch...th'damn thing still stings a lil)...but Chip chatted at me for a few secconds and, in mid-sentence, charged me....and oddly enough, i did the move perfectly...my conclusion: when i have time to think about it, i think too damn much (go figure) and psyche myself out...where as when i just do it on instinct, i excel....so, i've gotta (in the words of Qui-Gonn Jin) "Feel, don't think"...
-I don't know what came over me, but i (in my mom's words) finally "grew a pair" in regards to Indy...we talked for a bit (i'd called her earlier, and she returned it) and i allowed somethin' to snap in me and started the following conversation:
"What are you doin' this weekend?"
"Well, Johnathan (in my mind my only competition, but she won't tell me for certain if she's wanting to date him or not) wanted me to do something with him Thursday, but i think my weekend's clear..."
"No it's not, you have plans Saturday..."
"I do?"
"Yup...you're seeing a movie with me"
"I am?"
"Yup"
(she almost sounds like she's grinnin'...maybe i'm readin' too much) "And what movie am i seeing?"
"Blade: Trinity"
"Cool, Johnathan's been wantin' to see that too..."
"Well, too bad for him...i didn't say anything about him, i distinctly said 'you and me'".
"What Time?"
"I'll leave that to you"
"I like the Matinee"
"Done"
"But i don't have any money"
"That's the great part..i do....so you're covered...your gas, ticket, snacks there, and if you feel up to it food either prior to or after the movie, all on me..."
"But what about Melissa?" (her daughter)
"I have that covered too, my mom's been wantin' t'watch her since she found out you had a daughter"
"Are you serious?"
"Absolutely....so you're pretty much out of excuses huh?"
"I guess so.."
"Promise me..."
"I promise"
so....'long as this holds out, i actually have a date this weekend....go me! *crosses fingers...*
-Dammit Red!!! Call Me!!! Once again i had shite to talk to you about and you were NOWHERE TO BE FOUND!!! GRR-ARRGH!!!
well...i think i'm done...i'm gonna bail...
-Just a lil' trip inside my head...hope you enjoyed the ride...