As I'm sure some of you know; my upper back - right between the spine and shoulder-blades - had been bugging me for a few months, mostly on the right side. (I suspect this was from taking some hard falls in Aikido.) Usually it just felt like there was a tricky spot that needed to be popped, but I could never stretch or twist enough to quite get it ( Read more... )

• I went in and talked to the financial aid people yesterday after my classes. I will be getting the grant! Paper Work is just taking forever (up to another month until it's all processed) and tuition is due today. Fortunately I'm getting a very temporary loan from my parents until I get my reimbursement check from school. 
• I think I'm going ( Read more... )

So this morning I had my first Aikido lesson! I was the only person there for beginners class, and Lin was really nice, so that helped. I was actually kind of nervous - I am when trying new things, especially physical things. I just don't do them very often. I mean, I started do Ballroom Dance in January, but that was ok because there was a whole ( Read more... )