I was honored and privileged to be asked to assist last night during class. Ko Dan Ja Nim Romero was instructor, but there were no other black belts to help out, so we red belts had to step up at various times. It was weird, I hadn't thought of myself as ready to assist in class, but when I actually do the math, K and I are about 9 months away from our black belt test. Ive come a long way from those stumbling, bumbling days as white belt.
Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
If you joined the circus, what act would you most want to perform?
Ever since I watched Circus of the Stars as a kid, I always thought it would be most supremely fun to be on the trapeze. It looked like swinging, only with more altitude, and when they're done, they get to fall into a big bouncy net. What's not to love?!
My second choice would be juggler, because you don't need a lot of equipment to perform, so you can do it anywhere.
My third choice would be to learn anything those Cirque du Soleil people do -- so dexterous and agile and strong!
Bad news. As many of you have probably noticed, the Amazon Conduit was not fixed in the last week's release. Unfortunately, there was an undetected bug that is preventing the conduit from working.
We are working on this bug fix and hope to have the Conduit back up and running this week.
I will keep you posted.
Thank you for being so patient.
Blog Action Day is every October 15th, when blogger are asked to post something about a single issue to show our strength and conviction as an online community. It's a great way to feel connected to the greater good, and the participation of so many bloggers to support the world's leading non-profit organizations is something you can do to help, right now. By blogging today, you're supporting some of the world's leading non-profits and sharing your voice for change.
This year's topic is climate change, and we'd love to read your thoughts on the topic. If you participate, leave us a link to your post in the comments, so we know to check out your post!
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Can't wait to read your posts!
~ daisy
Saturday we got up early to participate in a Youth Festival at the YMCA, sponsored by the O'Brien House. There were lots of groups performing for the audience of kids and their parents, mostly dance groups. I'm surprised there wasn't a singing group. This was the first demonstration that I'd been to, and so I wasn't sure what to expect. There were seven of us total, Master C of course, young Mr. B, Mr. R, and Mr. B, one of the newest (and the oldest) black belt; K and I the red belts; and Mr O the orange belt. Young Mr. B performed Bong Hyung Ee Bu, and then did a black belt form with Mr. R. Then I broke a board on stepping side kick (needed a second try, because my aim was way off), Mr O did some sort of hand technique, and Young Mr B (the star of the show, since he's only fourteen and a shining example for the school and for this audience) finished with a flying side kick. The big finale of course, Master C chopped the cucumber on Mr O's stomach with his katana.
We didn't have much time for mingling and fielding questions afterwards, because it was also gameday on LSU's campus, and even at noon, the traffic was already getting crazy as people trolled for parking spots. We have a parking sticker for the Chi Institute though, so we have guaranteed spots and will not get towed, if we ever decide to go down for tailgating.
For lunch we walked to Voodoo BBQ and enjoyed some good food and beers before heading home to take a nap.
Full stop, my favorite scene is the one where he doesn't fight the high school bullies at a party.
I saw Blazing Saddles (1974) for the first time as a youngster -- no clue how old I was, but I'm pretty sure I saw it on HBO or maybe videotape at Shelby's house.
I was hesitant to see it again, because I didn't think it was all that good the first time. But it came up in my Netflix queue, so I watched it again the other night. I realize now that I was entirely too young to get it the first time around. I was quite a naive and protected child, and I grew up in a mixed community, without much overt racism (or at least, I was not aware of any -- could come back to my basic nature). I think I honestly didn't know what the n-word meant, and just didn't understand why everyone was making a big deal over a black guy coming to town to be the sheriff. Also, fart jokes never amused me, and still don't, but I digress.
Having seen it now with more mature, less naive, eyes, I can honestly say that movie is funny! And the ending, with the action spilling over onto other sets, made me think immediately of the end of Python's Holy Grail (which was released in '75 -- I hadn't realized it was a contemporary almost of Blazing Saddles).
The Amazon Conduit will be working again on October 15, 2009. Thank you to everyone for your patience.
Have a great weekend,
daisy, Team Vox
