This weekend was good; training on friday evening was great, even though halfway through someone pulled my arm off at the elbow. Two ice-packs later and I felt better. Throughout the class we focussed more on takedowns and throws, which is something I’m not particularly good at. I’m slowly getting better, especially at the takedowns. I guess what I’m doing now is more Greco-Roman Jiu Jitsu than anything else, but I’m getting better. I’m still a novice, have no belt worth mentioning, but I do get the drop on some of the more experienced guys, sometimes. I prefer the kimura from side-mount, and the figure four body triangle from the back, since they give me consistently the best results.
My feet are looking more and more mangled by the day. Saturday morning was so bad that I woke up as I ripped my blanket off my foot, which had become stuck to a wound on my ankle. Yeah, that was an interesting way of waking up, as if someone is yanking a big band-aid off of a hairy part of your body. My knees also no longer have hair on them, which, depending on who you ask, is a good thing if you consider the “the lesser hair, the better” philosophy that most of the women in my life seem to go for. But I can’t complain, even with all the bruises and the scrapes and the twisted limbs and mangled extremities, it’s still a lot of fun.
.: Laundry
I got to hang out at my sister’s place again on saturday, which I haven’t gotten to do in a little while. We’ve got this standing appointment that I come and do the laundry at her place on saturday afternoon, so we can hang out, and I don’t have to deal with the chaos of the place I’m currently staying at. My brother comes along most of the time, so it’s cool.
My sister is going back to work for the first time in a long while today, which is absolutely great news. It’s going to do wonders for her financial situation and her self-esteem. Being stuck in a house is no fun and having nothing to do can screw with your sense of self worth. Also, hopefully, she’ll be able to really quit smoking now. ;)
.: Eddie Izzard
As part of his European Stripped tour, Eddie Izzard had come to Amsterdam for two shows, one on friday and another on saturday. I had tickets to go to the one on saturday, and it was absolutely awesome. True to form, though less femininely dressed, Izzard was absolutely hilarious and all over the place. I don’t think I’ve ever heard my brother laugh quite as loudly as he did during the show. It was awesome. Here’s some quick pictures I shot during the two hour show.
.: Sunday
Sunday was quiet and easy. I went back to my sister to finish up the laundry. I had a lot of it, but I didn’t have a lot of time. We watched some UFC 105, which was a bit of a disappointment. The disappointment mostly came from the fact that there weren’t too many exciting fights scheduled, and the one that didappeal to me didn’t go the way I wanted it to. (I’m looking at you Denis Kang.) The rest of the fights were not very interesting, though some of them were exciting. I was impressed with Pierson, Winner and Hardy, though I think Hardy is going to get obliterated by GSP when they fight. He’s good, but he’s not GSP good.
Richard came to pick Robin and I up at around 15:45, and we drove up to D2’s. We immediately hit the local junkfood place for some fried beaks and asses and retired to D2’s apartment for some movie watching. We watched The Corruptor, Shaun of the Dead and Final Destination in rapid succession, at which point my brain had turned to pulp and I had the intellectual capacity of a retarded amoeba.
.: This Morning
This morning I woke up to find that my World of Warcraft account had been hacked, all my items sold and disenchanted and all my belongings sent off to be sold by gold farming hackers. The week is shaping up quite nicely!
