It's been months since I've been at the dojo. So I thought I'd just take a few beginner classes, get my mojo going again, try to remember some of the techniques. So imagine my horror at being schooled by two newbie yellow belts, because I couldn't remember a damn thng. Mace of Aggression? Wasn't that a D and D weapon? Evading The Storm? Isn't that what umbrellas are for?
Before I was taking Advanced classes. Now I'm busted back to remedial. Kevin--someone I used to train with back when I was ninja--looked disgusted. He was teaching the class, and seemed horrified that I was lost in Kali One, couldn't remember all of Yawara...ugh. I think I put kenpo back six years just by going. Still, I enjoyed the cardio and bag work. But I'm probably stuck with the newbies until my sensei thinks I can take Advanced again without bringing the class to a screeching halt.
You shoulda seen me back in my ninja days. Dodging shuriken, running on walls...sigh. Those were the days.
My Starcraft Battle Chest arrived! So far, I'm on my second mission. Having never played a RTS before, I'm finding this one fun. It's takes you on baby steps through a tutorial ('Boot Camp')before moving onto the first mission--'Wasteland'. I haven't had too much battle yet--most of it has been resource gathering, building troops, and fulfilling mission objectives. Considering I'm a RTS moron, I do have an odd feeling of achievement here. (Although I did just have a battle with the Zerg, and lost six of my eight marines. Oops.)
Gamewise, I'm also spending my precious vacation hours with Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (made it to the Tower of the Gods!) and the goofy fun that is Baten Kaitos. You have to love a hero that loots bodies of fallen comrades, justifying it by saying 'I don't hear them complaining.'
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