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More poetry from the past - bitching about something
Tantric cars ( Read more... ) -
Poetry - from a galaxy far far away
Going through some of my old school things this popped up. I wrote it sometime during my last two years of high school.
Poem
Soft, Feathers,
Steel, midnight blue,
Sanskrit writing pearly hued,
Cold scales, claws and face,
Pure reptile, no fish or mammal,
No walls, no bounds freedom,
more than mine, in flight,
Crazed worshipers with,
jaundiced eyes.
Mighty ( Read more... ) -
excuse to post something
Coping with intellectual hypocrisy contradiction is what adulting is all about.
Many examples spring to mind; studying historical fencing is one. You read the book, and try to understand what the author is saying across a context gap of maybe 600 years and someone else's translation. After you think you understand you try to apply the model to ( Read more... ) -
This week
Continuing with theme of posting random crap somewhere.
This week I had my birthday, and continued to keep everything ticking along. I got confirmation that my order of swords that I have been waiting for a response on since January has been accepted and will be delivered in July (which is when I have to come up with the cash). Amusingly I had ( Read more... ) -
time to post more about how I feel
I haven't posted since this time last year. Having been writing more for study recently I find myself wondering what this journal is for / means to me. There are many other places I could write stuff: my martials blog has been languishing for a while and I could always put out an update on facebook. These fora don't meet my needs though ( Read more... ) -
Weekend recap
On Saturday morning, I taught the first class at my new HEMA school using wasters that had only been finished 3 hours before class. In the afternoon
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Leaving Finland
I am at the airport now after having spent the last month in Finland. My time here was mostly spent training in swordsmanship for anywhere between 2 and 6 hours a day ( Read more... ) -
Arrival in Finland
I am in a cafe in Finland I arrived yesterday and am staying at the Swordschool Salle. Everything is more expensive than I thought it might be but at least accommodation is free ( Read more... ) -
Travelling
I am on holiday for three months in Europe. I began my trip last Monday, arriving in Berlin on Tuesday. Two nights were spent there and then I traveled to Goteborg Sweden for a three day sword fighting event. I wandered around Goteborg today and saw Anne Elk in the zoo. Tomorrow I fly to Helsinki where I will stay for about five weeks before moving ( Read more... ) -
Cleaning
Having the time and headspace to write stuff at the moment. I found myself doing the dishes ( Read more... )