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Karate blue belt!

I tested for my karate blue belt on 30th August, and I passed! I study at Tracy's Karate, the Kirkwood location. After my test, Karen took me into the sparring class and introduced me as a new blue belt, Ben hugged me, Dan shook my hand, random people

Tweets for August 16th to August 31st

* Two hours playing language/accent coach for a friend of a friend, wonderful to hear her accent narrowing in on the correct pronunciation! * Desperately seeking NaNoWriMo plot ideas, I promise credit if I pen a bestseller. No ninja, pirates, or dinosaurs need apply. Thx! * I have storage! Four usable shelves

Writing class

Telegraph Education: Putting pen to paper. ... handwriting has never been more modish. Everyone and their dog would appear to be having stationery designed. The theory is that this is a recession thing: despite being destitute, we are making time for real relationships, and nothing says "human touch" more

Minor surgery

I should have learned this by now. If I can see a mistake in my knitting and find it every single time I pick it up, I'm not going to be happy until I've fixed it, even if that means losing a chunk of work. My

Out of ideas

It's that time of year, when the faint shadow of November stirs and reminds you, in a chill whisper, that you have NO IDEA what to write for your NaNoWriMo novel this year. This will be my seventh year of NaNo'ing. This is a problem I

Tweets for August 1st to August 15th

* Planning ahead: how would you transport a shovel from St Louis MO to San Francisco CA for a weekend? #TravelingShovelOfDeath #NaNoWriMo * They dropped a CHANDELIER on our HEADS at Phantom Of The Opera. 15th wedding anniversary today, year 16 starts tomorrow. * First ever manicure, turns out I'm not

Heels really ARE bad for you

Discovery News: High heels cause long-term damage. In a study published last month in the Journal of Experimental Biology, scientists in the United Kingdom found that women who wore high heels five times a week for two years had calf muscles that were 13 percent shorter and Achilles tendons that

Home again

We're back from Las Vegas! We had a great time, walked our feet off up and down the Strip, went to a buffet at the Bellagio, two awesome Cirque du Soleil shows (O at the Bellagio and Ka at the MGM Grand), and saw Phantom of the Opera

Trying new things

Got two skeins of Wolle's Yarn Creations Color Changing Cotton (2 x 240yds) from Etsy for a future smallish shawl: It's an odd yarn, four thin strands of cotton, totally unplied, which will make lace knitting difficult. This will need to be used on a simple

15th wedding anniversary!

Fifteen years ago today, Hubby and I got married in Millmead Baptist Church in Guildford. I love you Paul! Every three years we go and see Phantom Of The Opera for our anniversary. Paul's sister gave us front row seats at Her Majesty's Theatre in London

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