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Coming soon: more work from someone creative, ambitious, and determined - often called a variant of insane/crazy. Notes: Genderfluid. Preferred pronouns (they/them) [& denotes married couples] Immediate Family: soon-to-be-ex-Dilbert, Tempest, Dogbert My Extended Family: (s)Dad, cousins (K, D, G, J, F, N) I guess it's good to be on speaking terms with someone. Voluntarily. AuntS Dilbert's Extended Family: SIL (+5 kids)& BIL, FIL's gf (only for holidays, mostly) Important People I Don't See Enough: Owl + Partner, Paradise ICON crew (which owl is a part of) People I've Known a Long Time/Long Distance: Doc & [husband], Sheer & DocSheer, Mrs. Light & [husband], Trillium & Diego (not married but close enough), Steph Local People: MotherDroid, Owl&Partner ... There are about to be new people on this list, because, well, I'm evolving. And it hurts. DnD: used letters, S (DM), D(doctor), Y(because I like him!), K(old RPGer friend who also attends church), P(church guy who does game night and is local and our families are also friends), A (went to church but moved back to Chicago, moved back locally then i moved) Tempest's friends: I don't know very many of her local friends. She's got an internet buddy who also talks to CousinK's younger daughter. the younger daughter is DRAMA. Dogbert's friends: Has a new group of friends based on a Pokemon thing and they have a DnD club at school and outside of school. Lucky kid! |
| Received my orange belt last night. I tested 6 weeks ago, but the certificate, belt, and wristband are now in my possession. It feels good to have that actual reminder of this achievement. I ran the warm-up for class. It's something I'll do occasionally do since I said I'd like to instruct. It's hard in a class that goes from white-orange-yellow and to only be a middling orange. Most of them are a lot farther along than me. But they emphasized my teaching experience, and I guess I ought to do that, too. I do have a lot of teaching experience. Like- 12 or 13 years. I forget exactly. When I think back to that first yoga class- it was terrible. But my class was encouraging and they helped me over that first hurdle of trying something very new. And after that, I got better. I've improved a great deal over the years, sometimes in different ways. And sometimes I've lost some while I had kids and no sleep and no continuing ed... I almost nailed the warm up last night. Two small glitches easy enough to solve. Not bad for the first time. The owner talked about a man who was posing within the organization, poaching students from different schools and trying to pretend he knows more than he does. I appreciate the warning. But it was a long explanation and it was a long time there. Dilbert didn't miss me this time, but I didn't stretch. And so I am very sore this morning. But I feel okay with where I am. Except when the owner looks at me and says I can teach Kali, too. I don't know that I can. I can try krav. I think I can. Kali has more for me to understand and practice, and at that point I realize I am very good for a complete beginning to get a feel for that basic spot. I have three teaching buddies for this new iteration: two are facebook friends and one i have his number to text. All of them are fellows I feel good about- one of them I was practicing kali with in the park. He  s the park I chose and is excited to go back. It's calm and peaceful. He is only going to test for his yellow belt in krav, so he's not much further than I am. The second who will teach kali is also i think orange or yellow? And the one who will teach krav with me just tested camo a few weeks ago. I feel like I'm in good company with these guys. And they're all guys- the owner, my teacher, and my teaching buddies. A couple on the taekwondo side are girls, but I don't know them, and i don't see them. But except for one girl, who i haven't seen in a couple months, I'm the farthest along of the girls in krav. And I need to remember that. Because I can make this work. And the creepy guy didn't bother me this time. but we'll keep an eye out. |
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