Monday, January 31, 2011

Step 2: Learn Martial Arts

I have been doing Kung Fu for the last two years now. I'm up to green belt, which is about half way to black. I havent done it lately because I was too busy with work and then I went to school so I didn't have any money. Now I have lots of time but still no money. Thats what libraries are for. They provide very low cost highly time consuming activities. Step 2: Learn Martial Arts. So I've been getting all sorts of martial art videos from the library and learning their techniques. Now they might not be Kung Fu specific, so they wont help me get belts, but if I get stuck in the clinch with some muay thai guy I can judo toss them on their heads a little better than before. Thats pretty useful, right? I also dropped 30 bucks for supplies and built a muk yan jong (wood man post). Its a dummy with arms and a leg. It WILL help me gain belts. Usually we are confined to practicing six or so sessions per belt on a dummy. Now I pound that thing every day. I also picked up a punching bag on kijiji for next to nothing. A little bit of vaseline on the vinyl and it looks like new. As soon as I get a hook for the ceiling we'll be in business. I'll never have to leave my man cave again.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Step 1: Walk the dog


We have a little pom that is terribly adorable. She makes a great pillow and a soft footrest. She has these ears that migrate from the sides of her head until they overlap on top and can go right flat on the top of her head. If she's in "lookout mode" they rotate like little radar dishes. She only eats raw meat. She'll break her own back for a treat. And she loves to run. Step number one to NOT get a job is getting a dog. Certainly she needs me to walk her more than I need an income, right? On a warm day I can walk her for 30 to 60 minutes. Today its -37 at the airport. She'll be lucky to get 5 minutes before we both refuse to go any further. My friend Alex got sent home from work because they can't work outside. He wanted us to go to the dog park with him. He has two little dachshunds (which everyone seems to pronounce Dash-hound) that will freeze through their baby-soft coats before they can take a leak. If it warms up I'd love to spend the whole day there, but for now I'll have to find another way to keep myself busy.