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Just because the hits seem to be coming relentlessly of late does not mean that I have to be relentlessly negative -- either in this space or otherwise. As such, here is a post to focus on some positive things from recent days.
Monday evening, I had my fourth ice skating lesson. There may have been a bit of attrition in our class. We started with seven people in the first week -- and that number jumped up to nine in the second, when we were merged with the Level 2 class -- but only five of us showed up on Monday. Hmmm... In any case, most of us have most of the Level 2 skills down by now. For me, learning the snowplow stop is the main task left to me in the remaining two weeks of this course. If I can get that down, then I should pass the Level 2 test and move on to the Level 3 course next month.
Tuesday evening, I cycled to the sports centre, jumped in the pool, and swam a mile. It felt good to get back into the water; swimming is my main form of exercise these days. It had been a couple of weeks since I did this -- the addition of ice skating lessons meant that all of my weeknights were full during term time. With Hilary Term now over, Tuesday evenings are freed up for the next six weeks. Since nature abhors a vacuum, Tuesday can be my regular swim night... and, once again, I have all my weeknights booked.
I came back to Skullcrusher Mountain at lunchtime today... and found a birthday card from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ms_katonic waiting in the mail for me! There is now a neat little pile of cards waiting to be opened when the Big Day arrives... tomorrow!
Finally, to round off recent fun and positive things by reaching slightly into the future, I am ringing bells tonight at Mary Mag with a small group of OUSCR people who are in Oxford between terms. This is a good thing, as my Thursday practices are disrupted this week by birthday plans and next week by Jonathan Coulton (who was so inconsiderate as to book his London gig on a Thursday night). Don't want to go too long without a bellrope in my hands, lest I get rusty!
Monday evening, I had my fourth ice skating lesson. There may have been a bit of attrition in our class. We started with seven people in the first week -- and that number jumped up to nine in the second, when we were merged with the Level 2 class -- but only five of us showed up on Monday. Hmmm... In any case, most of us have most of the Level 2 skills down by now. For me, learning the snowplow stop is the main task left to me in the remaining two weeks of this course. If I can get that down, then I should pass the Level 2 test and move on to the Level 3 course next month.
Tuesday evening, I cycled to the sports centre, jumped in the pool, and swam a mile. It felt good to get back into the water; swimming is my main form of exercise these days. It had been a couple of weeks since I did this -- the addition of ice skating lessons meant that all of my weeknights were full during term time. With Hilary Term now over, Tuesday evenings are freed up for the next six weeks. Since nature abhors a vacuum, Tuesday can be my regular swim night... and, once again, I have all my weeknights booked.
I came back to Skullcrusher Mountain at lunchtime today... and found a birthday card from
ms_katonic waiting in the mail for me! There is now a neat little pile of cards waiting to be opened when the Big Day arrives... tomorrow!Finally, to round off recent fun and positive things by reaching slightly into the future, I am ringing bells tonight at Mary Mag with a small group of OUSCR people who are in Oxford between terms. This is a good thing, as my Thursday practices are disrupted this week by birthday plans and next week by Jonathan Coulton (who was so inconsiderate as to book his London gig on a Thursday night). Don't want to go too long without a bellrope in my hands, lest I get rusty!
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- bells,
- birthday,
- ms katonic,
- skate,
- swim