Tuesday

Safari is lousy

Safari has to be the worst search engine ever. I'm trying to blog and it just logs me out and ask for me to repeatedly re-login. Great.

Google Chrome is better. Mozilla Firefox is twitchy and Internet Explorer is so-so...

Induction is over

Induction is finally over. We've had a month of new starters and now class can settle back into the familiar routine.

Hubby has worked very hard - both in class and behind the scenes. He's also been training extra-hard lately. A few days of mild training and relaxation is in order I think.

Sunday

Riker & Troi - ugh!



Riker is so petulant and smarmy, whilst Troi is so miserable-looking and her outfits are awful.

Saturday

Rain, rain come again

Everyone moans about the rain... then they moan about the humidity.

Soon, they'll moan about the cold again.

Thursday

Time

Once in class Ray was clock watching and Hubby told him off. Hubby had his back to the clock and told Ray what time it was. Ray's jaw just hung open.

Hubby couldn't see the clock but got the time right. When asked how he did it, Hubby said that he'd just guessed.

This kind of thing happens all the time at home so I know it's for real. I don't know how Hubby knows and he doesn't always guess right, but he hits the mark an uncanny amount of times.

Riker


Sometimes Riker seems OK but I just can't bring myself to like him.

Tai chi involves work

Hubby takes his tai chi VERY seriously.

For instance, today he trained between 5:15 - 8:00 without pause or rest. Ate some granola.

I drove him over 6 miles to the supermarket. He loaded his rucksack up with 40lbs of shopping and then walked home before 10:30. He rested briefly.

Next, he did over 30 minutes of weaponry and over 30 minutes of tai chi form before reading and constructive rest.

This is pretty much Hubby's average morning.
He doesn't shop each day but still walks 3-6 miles. In addition to solo training he also teaches students and occasionally trains with me.

Monday

Instructors

It is widely known that instructors in whatever discipline neglect their own training...
Not so with my hubby.

He's just the opposite; unless he's done 4-5 hours of training he won't teach anyone or do anything else. The Tao Te Ching says: "master self before attempting to master others".

Thursday

Animal skin

I know that many people like to wear animal skin clothing but I can't see the appeal. Me Tarzan, You Jane? Is it some kind of cosplay/role play thing?

Friday

Post apocalyptic

I watched The Postman and Soylent Green.

The Postman was a bit cheezy and the 40 year old Kevin Costner looked like he was about 60. The final shot of the movie supposedly showed Costner's character on horseback but anyone could tell it was a stunt double. How ridiculous.

Soylent Green is one of Charlton Heston's superb sci-fi movies. A really credible vision of the near future. Disturbing and entirely plausible.

Newcastle Tai Chi blog (2)

http://newcastletaichi.wordpress.com/

Steampunk cakes

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/09/steampunk-cakes-clockwork-confections-to-make-your-mouth-water-pictures_n_1659195.html?ncid=wsc-ukhf-news-image&utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

Link c/o Ann Flenley

Exploring between rain storms






 









Hubby dug out his hardcore mountaineering goretex jacket - a sure sign that he's not so optimistic about the continuing rain.