shanmonster | There's a Reason My Arms are Sore Right Now

I had a private class in kung fu yesterday. We worked mostly on chi sao (sticky hands). I still suck, but I did land a few hits while we were playing, so that counts for something. Of course, so does the one hit I took to the kisser. Oops!

My intermediate pole dance class wasn't as in-depth. I ended up having to share a pole with a sweet li'l thang, so I didn't get in as much spin time as I'd have liked. Even still, I did manage to do the splits a few times in the air, landing in the splits. I may have lost a lot of flexibility, but it's coming back....

Alas, but I have no time for a workout today. I work at the costume shop all day, then I'm off to MAC for my birthday gift: professional makeup application and some sort of cosmetic or another. I'm thinking I might get a red eye shadow. I've been wanting one for years, and it just hasn't transpired.

After getting all gussied up, I'm out to the Renn to see Psyche.

I really wanted to wear my black top with all the chains, but it appears to be AWOL. This fills me with sad. It's a cool shirt! I guess I'll be wearing my PVC pants and top with my Mad Max boots, then.

Link time!

Hagfish Sliming: So gross!

Miss Teen USA South Carolina 2007 with Subtitles: Dear lord (thanks,

papajoemambo).

How to Break Up a Cat Fight: So cute (thanks,

zombienought)!

Hurricane George: How the White House Drowned New Orleans: Politics makes me feel ill (thanks,

warren_ellis).

This photo gives me vertigo: (thanks,

f00dave).

Top 10 Physically Modified People in the World: Personally, I think it's missing Steve Mann (thanks,

gha5t).

Russian Medieval: Ignore the cartoon nonsense at the top, and scroll down to see some really great photos. I want that kind of armour!

Drains of Canada: Spelunking meets urban exploration and produces some amazing photographs (thanks,

tdj).