im on a plane now on a return trip from hong kong. somewhere around the bearing straight i suspect ( Read more... )

39 yrs old ( Read more... )

the weekend of my birthday i spent in austin TX at a seminar w Moy Tung. Heavy drinking most of the days there made it surreal, but the sunday night workout was an excelent senior group for a long chi sao session, followed by chi kwan sessions. really gratifying. Had an excellent evening out at a crazy french place called Justines, outdoor with ( Read more... )

our time was brief and long ago, sweet memories fading into my own dreamlike past.
she was a lover, not a girlfriend, an old flame, not an ex. I always looked forward to seeing her again.
If indeed the valkyries come for me, I hope one of them will have her eyes.

research ( Read more... )

the 9th anniversary seminar, and the follow up seminar the took place in richmond have concluded. i flew back from richmond sunday night ( Read more... )

Its a fascinating challenge running a security group for a convention. Midwest Media Expo seems to be a success. the ren cen is an awesome place to wander around for a long weekend keeping things together and stopping bad guys. Even better if there arent any bad guys as such and your just helping good people keep it together ( Read more... )

it is deeply satisfying to have my daughter cuddle up on the couch with me to watch the metalocalypse rock opera.

soon i will actually be 36, and i'm really starting to get out into the deep end here. I was thinking back to 26 earlier this evening. It still seems like a short time ago ( Read more... )

spent some time in a hellish ghost-world. A lot like what frodo sees in lord of the rings when he puts on the ring, but also accompanied by physical agony and the most crushing meaninglessness. reality slipped away in stages. Its started when i thought i might have just eaten a "special" cookie that someone left lying around at the school ( Read more... )