( probably more boring than you wanted to hear )

I just came back from a week in Yosemite with my parents and family. The scenery does make up for the crowds, though I was very done with people by the end of the week. Pictures may follow ( Read more... )

I'm very much a beginner at this art. I know that in terms of mat time, I'm not really moving slowly, but it sometimes seems like I'm struggling against a complete lack of natural ability ( Read more... )

( It did turn out to be a busy weekend. )

Yesterday started off with a long conversation with my son on the nature of games. I had made the assertion early in the morning that most Facebook games were better described as toys. This lead to a long discussion which caused me to extend my categorizations to games, contests, toys, and tasks. I'm still trying to nail down a good set of ( Read more... )

Doing something correctly quite by accident and without understanding really doesn't teach me any more than doing something completely wrong by accident and without understanding.

Five things make a post? Really ( Read more... )

I'm back at work after a very relaxed Christmas period. Work is going to be interesting in a good way for some time, it seems. The last game is trudging through the acceptance process, and looks to be on schedule for its street date ( Read more... )

I spent my birthday down at the shrine of the mouse. While I really enjoy taking the kid down there to play, I think next year something quieter is in order ( Read more... )

Aikido last night was a blast. We spent much of it doing what sensei called "gentlemen's randori" - attacks are preordained and invited as fast as the victim desires. It was mostly an exercise in ukemi, though doing the throws was a lot of fun. I did accidentally pull out some fifteen year old techniques that are not taught in this dojo, but ( Read more... )