Definitely getting old: feeling a tad broken right now after a fencing competition and a TMTCH gig.

Invicta
( Fencing stuff )

Fencing last night was a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, I seemed to be getting the hang of landing hand/wrist hits and a couple of guys commented on my "suck in" moves, pulling most of my body right back as they attacked but leaving blade in line, and my knee only flared up a couple of times. On the other hand, it was rather quiet on the epée ( Read more... )

And my latest dumbass maneuver: the The Men They Couldn't Hang gig is in fact on Saturday evening, not Friday. Doh! Fortunately, Kate was clearly paying more attention than I was. Still, this means I no longer have to worry quite so much about getting up to get to Canterbury and I don't envisage any problems with being eliminated and done in good ( Read more... )

Met Liz for Caipirinhas and fajitas at La Perla last night (note: for the avoidance of doubt, just in case it's not clear from the context, this is La Perla, the Tex-Mex bar/restaurant in the Covent Garden area, not the purveyors of ladies undergarments [one is given to understand]). Weird thing: seems we were both thinking the same thing. We, as ( Read more... )

A week off from fencing doesn't sound like a lot but it certainly felt like it last night. Embarassingly high number of flat hits on Ed as he took me apart 15-8. Also had a couple of close ones with Grant, losing 15-13 and 15-14 but again I could see my point going even wilder than usual. Bah. And to add insult to injury, the usual pub was closed ( Read more... )

Weird. First of all, I got an email from Saxon telling me there's new photos on the site. On checking it out, I discovered that they include several of me. Prize for anyone who can guess most accurately which ones I'm in... (go to http://www.saxonfencing.org.uk/clubframe.htm and click on photos link down side. Think I may have to make icons from ( Read more... )

Just had a reminder that the Old Boys vs school fencing match is this Saturday. Bugger ( Read more... )

Well, Happy Chinese New Year, all and welcome to the Year of the Pig.

Had a very pleasant evening - New Year steamboat dinner hosted by cousins rjatsy and Min (yes, that can get confusing at family gatherings!), most enjoyable food, company and conversation ( Read more... )

Right, that's it, can't take any more researching Islamic religious content services on Indonesian mobile operators. I am going fencing.

Bah. Humbug. Even if I make it in to fencing at Saxon tonight, it might be a tad quiet round there... [Edit: having just stuck my head outside and seen thickness of snow cover, ain't gonna happen. Be lucky if I made it to end of the road, never mind to Saxon ( Read more... )