An Hour and a Half

Until the Mexicans arrive. Oh joy. Oh bliss.
*sigh*

Oh well. At least THEIR system is responsive... the Vietnamese that are coming next week... yeah, maybe not so good. As Niska would say "Then you and I are not solid".

Andy seems to still be doing okay... which is good... And these next two weeks before the plant shutdown will be... entertaining, to say the least... but MAN am I lookin' forward to that vacation.

Only 2 Practices!

Well, I have a grand total of 2 practices until the tournament this weekend... Saturday, a mere 5 days away. I really hope I can get some solid nights sleep before then... that'd be nice.

Sadly, today I have to prepare for the Mexican's visit tomorrow... and tomorrow I have the Mexicans actually visit. Boo-urns.

On the upside, though, Andy seems to be feeling a lot better... so that's good! We spent about two and a half hours hiking yesterday... it was only supposed to be an hour, but there weren't any maps and we promptly got lost. Wasn't bad, we were just hungry by the end... and then last night Andy got a UTI and had to go to Emerg... I went with her, of course, and that was pretty dull (took about 2 hours, which in the grand scheme isn't too bad). Oh well... I played some Super Robot Taisen, so it was okay. That game never ends, though! I've finished... what... 34 missions now? Not a complaint... nice to have a game that actually gives you it's worth!

Anyway, gotta go clean and prep stuff... joy.

Relief... Albeit Temporary.

Well, Andy and I had sex last night... first time in a week. And it wasn't really "sex" insomuch as it was communicating with our bodies... I know it sounds corny, but it wasn't "romantic" or "exotic" or anything like that. It was just... talking. Comfortable. Like we both kinda forgot what it was like and wanted to remember.

Sadly, Andy isn't feeling much better... she told me up front not to expect any miraculous recoveries from her mood just yet, which is fine. I told her I'm not leaving her for this, and it's true... it's not the *mood* that bothers me, it's the inability (and my fear that it's unwillingness) to change that scares me. She needs to find a better way of dealing with this stuff... she needs to learn how to love herself.

One step at a time, I suppose.
Oh, and I plan to win the lottery this weekend... might mean a slight delay in my next update!

The Drought Wears On...

It's been... what... two weeks? Three? Probably not that long, but ye gods does it feel like forever since we had sex. I'm sorry, but anything less than once a week is just insane... and even 1-2 times a week is like eating *just enough* to not starve. Andy is making me slowly climb the walls.

Oh well. Hope she snaps out of it soon. This depression of hers is really starting to piss me off.

Still So Slow!

Well, Kendo last night was good... I'm still unbelievably slow, but my timing is okay and my sense of distance is getting better. I can beat the other mudansha, and I gave a few of the shodan a bit of a run for their money (I even beat Jae!).

But there's only 3 more practices until the Waterloo tournament. Gotta get faster and lighter.

Andy is still sulking, and my patience is increasingly wearing thin. The Buddha only blinked three times.

Another Weekend

Well, Andy was in a pretty bad mood this weekend too... which was unfortunate. We went to Sunfest on Saturday, and it could have been fun, but wasn't... I went to dinner with the Kendoka after practice Friday but Andy didn't want to come... etc... etc... and, of course, no sex.
[sigh]

Oh well. Hopefully she'll be feeling more chipper soon... that'd be nice.

Practice on Friday was... hmmm... it was okay, but I felt remarkably slow and fat. Was true all weekend, actually... it's time to actually do something about it, though. I don't like feeling this way... makes me feel all hot and sweaty and slow. Not pleasant.

Have practice again tonight, which is nice... and then nothing for 3 days, which is not nice. Oh well. I'll probably start up another session with Maya. That might help. Or pick up the Eyetoy one... just for some variety. I'll have to think about it.

Not Much

Really don't have a lot to say... Tim decided not to quit, and that's good. I'm still trying to find work for the end of August, and that's not going so great but I'm still working at it. Kendo tonight, and that's good... And then again on Monday, which is very good. I don't like taking so much time off between practices... next week I'm definitely working out between Kendo keiko.

This weekend involves Raspberry picking... and not much else yet, but hopefully something will crop up!

Guilt Trips... Joy.

Well, my father has started with the guilt trips... I do hope he gives them up before too long. They're annoying.

I have a stack of jobs to apply to at home... I'd like to get at least 4 of 'em done tonight (especially if any are due tomorrow!). Nothing too promising, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Would be nice to actually find something... especially something good. That'd be awesome.

Yesterday was actually a relatively good day... logged an extra hour and a half at work (which sucks, but will be useful eventually), had sex in the morning (best way to start the day!), and work went by quickly (always nice when that happens!).

Sadly, today will likely be slow... Rob is around, and that means I have to be more careful with my computer time. Curses.

Good times?

Well, Tim has given his final notice.
And Vadim.
And Egbert and Harry just left...

And I'm STILL planning to leave at the end of the month. Fun for everyone!

Of course, I might not have work by the end of July... that's really the only thing holding me back. My father wants to talk to me sometime... something about a "long range" plan for me and the company. Funny, I could have sworn I had said about fifteen times that I hate this job and don't ever want to work here... weird, ne?

Ah well. We'll see what happens, I suppose. Today I work with Vadim and try to make sure everything is done for tomorrow. Joy.

Canada Day!

Well, that was a thoroughly enjoyable weekend. Friday was Kendo, followed by a BBQ hosted by Luke and Ron. I can't wait to have a place with Andy that we can do stuff like that... yay!

Saturday we... hmmmm... what did we do on Saturday? Oh, we had breakfast with my parents early in the morning (around 9am) at Cora's... I ended up paying, but since I got my paycheck the day before, that wasn't a big sacrifice (although I may be singing a different tune by the end of the month!). After that... well, I don't think we did much terribly interesting. The original plan was to go to see Andy's friend Michelle near Sarnia, maybe go to a park... but Andy wasn't feeling up to it. We did, however, purchase Carcasonne for the Xbox 360... brilliant little game, that. Andy's quite good at it! Oh, and we went to the Covent Market in town... bought veggies and lamb. Gotta remember that when I'm roasting veggies, I have to roast the potatoes and onions first, and then add the rest afterwards!

And then Sunday... hmmm... well, I remember going to William's on Sunday and doing some drawing (still just training stuff... yesterday I finished the front view of the skull and the profile of the muscle afterwards... was definitely nice to be drawing again!), and we made coleslaw that we saw on the Food Network (it was okay, but I didn't have any red wine vinegar so we used balsamic... but balsamic isn't nearly as acidic as red wine vinegar, so the results were good but still not quite perfect).

And then yesterday... Kendo! We got up around 6, picked up Jae, and drove to Toronto... arrived around 8:40 (Andy made good time!), and then from 9am until 4:30 had a non-stop Kendo class! Well, we stopped for an hour for lunch, but other than that... it was about 6.5 hours of straight Kendo practice! It was awesome! Of course, I'm as sore as as hell today... Kamata-sensei (Junior) tsuki'd me and missed, so I have a toonie-sized bruise just right of my throat, as well as a nice one from Ma-sensei (who, in all honesty, isn't terribly good... I mean, better than me, but his sense of semei is awful... he's always too close!) when he hit a do too high. I managed to practice with 4 of the sensei, though... Kamata-sensei (senior) and Kamata-sensei (junior), Tanaka-sensei, and Ma-sensei.

I have to remember to work on my Kirikishi... something about how high I raise my arms (namely, not high enough). I'll ask Mori-sensei on Friday.

Anyways, Andy spent the day with Elizabeth (to whom I am very grateful... I was worried Andy would be lonely or bored!), and then afterwards we came home (exhausted, both), ate dinner and played some vids. Good times!