OBX, Work, Kung Fu, Work, Ohio, Work
by Josh Staiger
Ok, so it looks like I'm a little behind in my weblogging.
Since last weekend I've been up to my neck in busyness. I would like to write about a lot of things that have happened to me recently in detail, but I think that a quick glossing over is going to have to do for now.
First thing's first. The Outer Banks was awesome last weekend. The beach was great. The food was really great, and the company was even better. Of course the mosquitos at the campsite and the uncomfortable sleeping conditions were less than great, but hey, it was well worth it. Below is a picture of most of the group who went at Jockey's ridge:
Fresh off the trip, I came back to a four day week of work last week, which was also incredibly busy. Our product is getting close to shipping and it is definitley showing.
I went to Wing Chun twice last week, during which I completed book one (the first block out of eight). Essentially that means that I will now be shifting from the basic self-defense aspect of the study (which is not really Wing Chun and is just designed to get you up to speed fast in the event that you actually are attacked) to the actual Wing Chun teachings. That also means that I have completed my final circle with the choke holds and I also think it was my best. After having done only one day of the second block, it is very obvious that the Wing Chun techniques are more complex, more exact, and much harder to become proficient at. I'm looking forward to taking it on, though. I've been told by other students that the first block is kind of like your "birthing period", afterwhich the art becomes much more interesting.
Another very pleasant surprise at work towards the end of this week. Will elaborate on that later, depending on how things play out.
This past weekend was, of course, July 4th weekend and I decided to make a trip home to Ohio. My goodness did that drive ever suck. After looking at the airline fares (after the fact), it would have been well worth the money to fly home, but I guess this trip was a little bit too spur-the-moment for that. It was still nice to be home for a little while. Visited with the family and extended family, and, of course, Rupa and Kitty up in Cleveland. Definitely worth the trip.
Today it was back to work, again, busy as usual...