Friday

Friday is the greatest day in the world. Except for xmas day or payday Friday. Apart from the exceptional dates, in the week Friday is the best day. The whole weekend is stretched out before you, anything could happen. Friday is full of potential and you have a whole weekend to play with.

I guess it shows that I have been looking forward to the weekend. I have a tough weekend though. I need to pass my first Aikido grading. I have put in the work but there is still random chance to cock it up. I have trained a lot recently and every night this week. I should be able to deliver the magic on demand or at least i hope so.

This happens on Sunday so I will be training tonight and tomorrow as well. Well a half day Saturday, I intend to do a little hiking. There may also be a chance of me having a few beers Sunday night so I expect Monday morning will consist of me complaining a lot!

I hope everyone else has fun times planned.

Been a while

It's been some time since I posted anything. To be fair I have been pretty busy. I took some time out and have been training really hard. I have bruises on my bruises but my ribs have stopped singing every time I move.

I went to an Aikido seminar for the weekend a bit back. I learned loads. For example I learned that I am better than I thought I was but that I have a lifetimes worth of stuff to learn. I also learned how quick the black belt dans are. My break falling improved through necessity but I learned that if they were really trying it wouldn't be nearly enough. Not a bad lesson to learn against people who have the control to throw me as hard as I can survive but no harder.

Oh yes, on the weekend I made Manchester tart for my best friend. She missed it. The recipe I had starts with a blind baked shortcrust pastry case. You spread raspberry jam on the bottom of the case and sprinkle dessicated coconut on it. That's apparently it for traditional Manchester tart except you serve it with custard. The recipe I had included a custard layer that then set so that it was included in the tart. All in all it was pretty wicked.

I'm back low carbing. Aikido seems to be easier if I am lighter so I dropped about 6 lbs.

Best be off