With whom to dance

E-word,

I don't think we need to apologize or explain why we don't write for ages at a time. We ebb and flow.

So, I met Jer from Smiths Famous Farm. He was in Bethesda working, and we met up during lunch and had lots to drink. It was super good, and not weird in the way you might imagine meeting someone with whom you only know through the prism of reading each others blogs (for many, many years, it's gotta be more than ten years), with only the sort of notion of what they look like, and no notion on how they sound. It was exactly like talking to the person you imagined that person to be, if that makes sense. There was no weirdness or darting eyes or mistrust or anything- it was just two old friends acting like old friends even if it was the first time they've met.

Judo has been a blast so far. I have to say that it's not easy to keep doing, because the risk of injury is a lot higher than say boxing, and frankly it's harder. I was sparring with a guy the other day, and as he took me down, he rolled over his wrist and broke it. I felt terrible about it, but it's just one of those things that happens. It's a rough sport, no doubt about it, I've gotten whiplash, numerous bruises, and numerous rug burns. Last Tuesday we did these hamstring exercises that had me limping for four days- I had to skip Thursday because my hamstrings were so busted, and only now (nearly a week later) are my legs feeling normal. Gentle way my ass!

I love it, though. I keep thinking that when El and I have children that we'll take judo classes together. It's a lot easier on little kids, since they're physically small and flexible. They don't have nearly as far to fall, or nearly as much mass to really hurt themselves when they get thrown.

So, that's that. Things generally are okay. We did a little hike this weekend in the Shenandoah which was nice until El stubbed her toe pretty severely. The weather was kind of ridiculously nice.

Love,

Toe