Is It Any Wonder That I Love Kayaking?

well, just got back from the middle school lake my brother his friend the EGE and i went kayaking on the middle school lake. that was a lot of fun peace and quite and lots of people who couldn't help but stop and watch. =^) we had more people stop by to see the kayaking than we did stop by for the fencing meet. (eye roll) anyway kayaking is a lot of fun so peaceful and not only that but it is a great way to go to the fish instead of waiting for the fish to come to you.

for me kayaking and fishing go hand in hand. nothing to do but put your feet up and relax soak in the peace and silence and just unwind. why do i get such a kick out of peace and quit? because my Mom and brother are always fighting if they only have one fight i consider it a good day. so for me the chance to get away from my worry wort mom and my (every attribute that rubs the wrong way with me) brother.

to just have nothing to do or think about is about as good a vacation as i can imagine. luckily for me, we are camping in Main for a week this summer and there is a large land locked body of water which according to my aunt and uncle has excellent fishing.

so if i can slip away from the group so that i am not constantly fixing lines and baiting hooks, usually my brothers he is to squeamish to put a worm on a hook, ungratefully bum(eye roll). i should have some really good fishing and some really quality time with me myself and i. yeah i wont make the same mistake as last time and allow everyone else to dictate my schedule for me. gonna get up in the morning pack a lunch go fishing in my kayak and come back in for dinner! =^)

picktures coming later

Physics Revalation

my revolation is that Pink Floyd got most of the insperation for their songs from our Physics teacher. ;^)

Rain Rain Here to Stay Never Ever go Away

OK as you may or may not have heard from one of my friends the whole @#$% state is flooding!!!! thanks to which we got out of school at 10 o'clock!! my back yard is usually a swamp with a foot and a half wide stream running through it right now the entire swampy part is flooding and the stream part is alternating between 4, and 8 or 9feet wide and depth maxes out around 8 to 10 inches in most places only 3 or 4 inches but still!! did i mention our buss was leaking! this is insane there are roads were you can't see the road and the storm drains just can't keep up with it all! this morning the middle school lake was at about 3 and a a half feet deep and had spread about halfway across the field. which means i am going back to middle school for a kayaking trip as soon as the rain stops!

on the down side my mom has forbidden me to go and check out our new back yard swimming pool. which is ridicules because i tested the current with a stick and despite the impressive size it is not very fast running, but my Mom, never one to listen to reason refuses to allow me this adventure. i am convinced she still believes i am 5 which is driving me insane.

swap the 2nd and third pics and you have a view of my back yard from left to right.

Problems with movie sword fights

as the direct result of being a fencer i pay particularly close attention to sword fight scenes from movies and let me tell you that is a double edged sword.

on the plus side i see amazing moves to which i can aspire to use on the strip

on the down side all of those little flaws which most people would not pick up on are blatantly obvious to me. right now i would limit myself to just three movies however anyone who is fanatical about any of the following should take this opportunity to stop reading. Star Wars, the Princess Bride, Star Trek(the new one)

all of these movies are favorites of mine but the mistakes are killing me.

First the light SABRE has no guard at all and considering the nature of the weapon anyone could slide along their opponents blade and destroy there opponents weapon and our hand also sabres are a one handed weapon not a choice between a one and two handed weapon.

then in the fight seen between Wesley and Inigo there rapiers bend about 15, 20 degrees up and down. a real rapier would not have much, if any bend to it they are stiff blades. the only blades that bend that much are fencing foils which granted also can bend more than that but they are not for fighting they are purely for sport and most often can not penetrate deeper than skin because they bend that much.

that was my only problem with the sword fighting in this movie everything else was good as far as i could see

in the new star trek movie one of those guys who does a space jump down to that platform says his combat training was fencing, but what he fights with is a katana. that is an entirely different sport altogether. not only that but he does a front flip over one of the bad guys swords. turning your back and exposing the back of your head are both major no, no's in fencing. and more importantly you never take your feet off the ground for any longer than is necessary.

if or rather when i catch more of these flaws i will tell you.

what I'm thinking

what's on my mind right now

lately i have been posting before everyone else which says a lot about our respective schedules. sry guys i feel for yah, really i do.

i am worried about how fast my fencing is going to start falling apart.

i keep wanting to exercise but am to lazy to do anything that actually looks like working out which is just about the only option in this weather. aside from vertical swimming.

i want our physics teacher to be replaced by Doctor Who.

i haven't hung out with my little cousins in ages miss those little guys.

i somehow became a senior member on the myth busters forum site which I'm not even sure means anything.

also thanks to spring cleaning i have re-discovered my floor although i still need to put everything away.

Fencing image

i decided it had been to long since i had posted one of these so here you go for your pleasure another fencing logo image. unfortunately despite the fact that fencing in CT is growing faster than Lacrosse. i am just about out of cool pics but i intend to keep looking.

Spring Cleaning

my room looks like the epicenter of a nuclear explosion therefore i have decided to dedicate my day to repairing this disgusting dump and making it look like a place fit for human habitation again.