Tweet summary on 01-23-2015 for the past 3 days

Thursday, January 22, 2015


• 01/22/15 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/22/15 @ 4:56pm : SHANGHAI TAI - http://t.co/1bT0bJHTA3 - Artisan jewelry made with genuine pearls and sterling or fine silver - #handmade #artfire
• 01/22/15 @ 4:53pm : INLET IMAGES - http://t.co/uh0RDaRwlJ - Unique color, black & white and toned digital photographs available as prints. - #handmade #artfire

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

• 01/21/15 @ 7:50pm : FLOOR 2 AT BRECK - http://t.co/IWRqrZ4uS1 - Home (and office) decor and gifts that reflect your personality - #handmade #artfire
• 01/21/15 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/21/15 @ 4:54pm : KATTY CANDLES AND JEWELRY - http://t.co/3acgnZhVKO - Candles, Earring Studs, Earrings, Bracelet, Necklaces and more - #handmade #artfire

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

• 01/20/15 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/20/15 @ 4:53pm : INLET IMAGES - http://t.co/uh0RDaRwlJ - Unique color, black & white and toned digital photographs available as prints. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/20/15 @ 12:48pm : DOUBLE S JEWELRY - http://t.co/Q2rV0kKV4d - Handmade jewelry made from pearls, gemstones, leather and silver. - #handmade #artfire

Weekend update

Friday:

Lunch at Hubcap Grill
Aikido

Saturday:

Hiarcut
Banking
Gorcery shopping
Aikido
ArmadilloCon Art Show work
Dinner at El Centinela with K

Sunday:

Electrical work at the rental
Football

Tweet summary on 01-19-2015 for the past 3 days

Sunday, January 18, 2015


• 01/18/15 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/18/15 @ 4:53pm : INLET IMAGES - http://t.co/uh0RDaRwlJ - Unique color, black & white and toned digital photographs available as prints. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/18/15 @ 12:47pm : DOUBLE S JEWELRY - http://t.co/Q2rV0kKV4d - Handmade jewelry made from pearls, gemstones, leather and silver. - #handmade #artfire

Saturday, January 17, 2015

• 01/17/15 @ 7:50pm : FLOOR 2 AT BRECK - http://t.co/IWRqrZ4uS1 - Home (and office) decor and gifts that reflect your personality - #handmade #artfire
• 01/17/15 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/17/15 @ 1:47pm : BEAD SOUK - http://t.co/F44mwucL9D - a variety of supplies such as gemstone beads, stones, crystals, pearls and clasps. #handmade #artfire

Friday, January 16, 2015

• 01/16/15 @ 6:23pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/16/15 @ 4:54pm : INLET IMAGES - http://t.co/uh0RDaRwlJ - Unique color, black & white and toned digital photographs available as prints. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/16/15 @ 4:46pm : AMELIA ORIGINALS - http://t.co/uQcVvCCE58 - Wearable art of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pendants and pins in wire - #handmade #artfire
• 01/16/15 @ 12:47pm : DOUBLE S JEWELRY - http://t.co/Q2rV0kKV4d - Handmade jewelry made from pearls, gemstones, leather and silver. - #handmade #artfire

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 1/17/15

Aikido players:

Tim, Mario, and Marvin

Ukemi:

I got in a double set.  Mario and MArvin did work on throwing each other with the sumi otoshi warm up throw.

Mario threw me once with sumi where his hand was about 9 inches off the mat.  I got over in time, but it was a heck of an unpleasant surprise.

The Walk:

Not today.

Releases:

Not today.

Techniques:

We spent a good portion of the day working on sumi otoshi.  Did some flowing from that to Gedan ate and shihonage.


Aftermath:

Shoulder is still in need of popping or something.  Going to try sleeping with that should propped on a pillow for a few days and see if that resolves it.  Otherwise, may go to a chriopracter.

Aikido Friday Night - 1/16/15

Aikido players:

Tim, Mario, Marvin, Kim, Dan, and John

Ukemi:

Nothing for me tonight.  Watched over everyone else.

The Walk:

Twice.

Releases:

Not tonight.

Techniques:

Kim and Marvin worked together on Waki Gatame and others

John, Dan, and Mario worked together on 1-3.


Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 1/15/15

Aikido players:

Mario, Dan, Marvin, Kim, and John

Ukemi:

No on Thursdays

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

Tonight was the night of Waki Gatame.  At the end, a couple of the pairings were working on Hiki Otoshi.  For the last 10 minutes of the class, I did a brief intro into Koryu Dai San.

Aftermath:

None of note

Tweet summary on 01-15-2015 for the past 3 days

Wednesday, January 14, 2015


• 01/14/15 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/14/15 @ 4:46pm : AMELIA ORIGINALS - http://t.co/uQcVvCCE58 - Wearable art of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pendants and pins in wire - #handmade #artfire
• 01/14/15 @ 12:47pm : DOUBLE S JEWELRY - http://t.co/Q2rV0kKV4d - Handmade jewelry made from pearls, gemstones, leather and silver. - #handmade #artfire

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

• 01/13/15 @ 7:51pm : FLOOR 2 AT BRECK - http://t.co/IWRqrZ4uS1 - Home (and office) decor and gifts that reflect your personality - #handmade #artfire
• 01/13/15 @ 6:23pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/13/15 @ 5:46pm : ACADIENNE - http://t.co/Qr8f0stGLy - needlework items, from the divinely lacy and upscale shawls to kitchen items - #handmade #artfire
• 01/13/15 @ 1:48pm : BEAD SOUK - http://t.co/6fq5kKe2n7 - a variety of supplies such as gemstone beads, stones, crystals, pearls and clasps. #handmade #artfire

Monday, January 12, 2015

• 01/12/15 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/12/15 @ 4:46pm : AMELIA ORIGINALS - http://t.co/uQcVvCCE58 - Wearable art of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pendants and pins in wire - #handmade #artfire
• 01/12/15 @ 12:47pm : DOUBLE S JEWELRY - http://t.co/Q2rV0kKV4d - Handmade jewelry made from pearls, gemstones, leather and silver. - #handmade #artfire

Volleyball, 1-2

We played "Good Volley Ms Molly" last night, for our last match of the season.  We lost the first two games fairly convincingly.  We won the third game fairly convincingly.  It'd been several weeks since we played, so I'm not surprised by the results.

We didn't make it into the playoffs (not surprisingly), so we're off next week, and probably the following.  After that, a new season starts.

Weekend update

Friday:

Lunch at Chicken Etcetera
Aikido

Saturday:

Banking
Aikido
Work on getting up to speed on the new video camera
Try out replacement software for Eudora and MT-Newswatcher if I upgrade my OS
Matting/Framing 
Football

Sunday:

ArmadilloCon Art Show work
More video camera stuff
More OS consideration
Matting/Framing 
Football

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 1/10/15

Aikido players:

Tim, Marvin, Dan, and John

Ukemi:

None for me, I was running late so did not get in any before class started.  Watched over everyone else.

The Walk:

Twice. 

Releases:

Not today.

Techniques:

We did round robin work on 11-14.

At the end I uked for everyone on Waki Gatame.  My shoulder needed popping and I thought it be accomplished with the arm bar.  The should is a little better afterwards, but it's apparent that we need to work on the technique.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Friday Night - 1/9/15

Aikido players:

Tim, Mario, Marvin, Dan, and John

Ukemi:

I got in almost a double set, my shoulders were unusually stiff. Watched over everyone else.

The Walk:

Twice.  Once with a metronome app

Releases:

Dan and Mario spent quite a while.  Mario was very high strung tonight.

John and Marvin worked together

Techniques:

Dan and Mario worked on Mae Otoshi.  I got in there a bit as uke.

John and Marvin worked on 11-14.


Aftermath:

None of note.

Tweet summary on 01-11-2015 for the past 3 days

Saturday, January 10, 2015


• 01/10/15 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/10/15 @ 4:47pm : AMELIA ORIGINALS - http://t.co/uQcVvCCE58 - Wearable art of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pendants and pins in wire - #handmade #artfire
• 01/10/15 @ 12:48pm : DOUBLE S JEWELRY - http://t.co/Q2rV0kKV4d - Handmade jewelry made from pearls, gemstones, leather and silver. - #handmade #artfire

Friday, January 09, 2015

• 01/09/15 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/09/15 @ 5:46pm : ACADIENNE - http://t.co/Qr8f0stGLy - needlework items, from the divinely lacy and upscale shawls to kitchen items - #handmade #artfire
• 01/09/15 @ 1:47pm : BEAD SOUK - http://t.co/6fq5kKe2n7 - a variety of supplies such as gemstone beads, stones, crystals, pearls and clasps. #handmade #artfire

Thursday, January 08, 2015

• 01/08/15 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/08/15 @ 4:46pm : AMELIA ORIGINALS - http://t.co/uQcVvCCE58 - Wearable art of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pendants and pins in wire - #handmade #artfire
• 01/08/15 @ 9:04am : AYA DESIGNS - http://t.co/OSDyTjjh0A - NECKLACES, BRACELETS, EARRINGS, RINGS and more - #handmade #artfire

Aikido Thursday Night - 1/8/15

Aikido players:

Mario, Kim, and John

Ukemi:

Not on Thursdays

The Walk:

We ran through the Walk a couple of times tonight.  Folks are having trouble synchronizing with the count, so I used a metronome app on my phone to make certain that the count was consistent.  Mario still had some issues

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

We worked on Hiki Otoshi.  I threw everyone a couple of times so they'd get the feel for it.  We then worked on the footwork, and then the handwork.  Still got a bit to go.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Movies - Best of 2014

2014 was a very, very, very slim year at the theatres for me.  1 movie.  1.

I have not seen that few in a year in probably 40 or 45 years.

That said, it makes my top and bottom film of the year easy to choose:  Into the Woods

At the movies - Into the Woods

Into the Woods - 3

I saw this movie in 2014 while my nieces were in town.  I had very little idea what the movie was.  It turned out to be a film adaptation of a Broadway musical of a mashup of fairy tales.  As such, it was entertaining and worthwhile.  I probably would never have gone on my own.

Recognizable names, to me, from the cast: Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Anna Kendrick, Tracy Ullman, and Chris Pine.

The moment when Chris Pine and Billy Magnusson were singing in the river got me to laugh at how over-the-top the moment was.  Planned, I'm sure.

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 1/3/15

Aikido players:

Tim, Trey, Mario, and I'm not sure who else  We also had a visitor, a potential new student.  I don't expect him to come back, but we'll see.

Ukemi:

Watched over everyone else.

Stayed mostly off mat because of my cold.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Friday Night - 1/2/15

Aikido players:

Tim, Trey, Mario, Marvin, Dan, Gale, and John

Ukemi:

Watched over everyone else.

I stayed mostly off the mat and just chimed in with comments, as I had a bit of a cold.  I don't remember what else we did.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Afternoon - 1/1/15

Aikido players:

Tim, Trey, Mario, Dan, Kim, and John

Ukemi:

Watched over the other folks

I don't remember what else we did.

Aftermath:

Our annual New Year's Pot Luck

Tweet summary on 01-07-2015 for the past 3 days

Tuesday, January 06, 2015


• 01/06/15 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/06/15 @ 4:46pm : AMELIA ORIGINALS - http://t.co/uQcVvCCE58 - Wearable art of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pendants and pins in wire - #handmade #artfire
• 01/06/15 @ 9:04am : AYA DESIGNS - http://t.co/OSDyTjjh0A - NECKLACES, BRACELETS, EARRINGS, RINGS and more - #handmade #artfire

Monday, January 05, 2015

• 01/05/15 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/05/15 @ 5:45pm : ACADIENNE - http://t.co/Qr8f0stGLy - needlework items, from the divinely lacy and upscale shawls to kitchen items - #handmade #artfire
• 01/05/15 @ 5:03pm : AUNTIE CHRIS QUILT FABRIC - http://t.co/SJl2UbEnfl - Quilt shop quality fabrics and kits at affordable price. #artfire #handmade

Sunday, January 04, 2015

• 01/04/15 @ 6:23pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/bUBYNWAtOr - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/04/15 @ 9:05am : AYA DESIGNS - http://t.co/OSDyTjjh0A - NECKLACES, BRACELETS, EARRINGS, RINGS and more - #handmade #artfire

Tweet summary on 01-03-2015 for the past 3 days

Friday, January 02, 2015


• 01/02/15 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/02/15 @ 3:02pm : ARTISTIC CREATIONS BY ROSE - http://t.co/w3DWeeji68 - Custom "One of a kind" Artistic Jewelry - #handmade #artfire
• 01/02/15 @ 9:04am : AYA DESIGNS - http://t.co/OSDyTjjh0A - NECKLACES, BRACELETS, EARRINGS, RINGS and more - #handmade #artfire

Thursday, January 01, 2015

• 01/01/15 @ 6:23pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 01/01/15 @ 5:04pm : AUNTIE CHRIS QUILT FABRIC - http://t.co/SJl2UbEnfl - Quilt shop quality fabrics and kits at affordable price. #artfire #handmade

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

• 12/31/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 12/31/14 @ 3:02pm : ARTISTIC CREATIONS BY ROSE - http://t.co/w3DWeeji68 - Custom "One of a kind" Artistic Jewelry - #handmade #artfire
• 12/31/14 @ 9:04am : AYA DESIGNS - http://t.co/OSDyTjjh0A - NECKLACES, BRACELETS, EARRINGS, RINGS and more - #handmade #artfire
• 12/31/14 @ 8:35am : Recipe of the day: turkey enchiladas with homemade enchilada sauce. First time to try .............,

Books read 7/1/2014- 12/31/2014

One of the only good things about catching a bus to my job is the time to read books.  I get about 30 minutes inbound and 30 minutes outbound to read each day.  That has helped to put a serious dent in my to-be-read pile.

34 books started in the second half of the year, 31 finished.  Most of them have been in my To Be Read pile for a good number of years.  More than 10 in a number of cases, possibly 20 for a few of them.

So, for the year: 79 books completed.
There were several I did not finish: 


Wurts: a continuation of a series that I did not finish the previous book. 
Yarbro: I felt no interest in the characters.
Neville : The intro did not grab me

1. Crider, B. - Texas Vigilante
2. Cupp, S. A. , Lansdale, J. - Cross Plains Universe
3. de Lint, C. - Refinerytown
4. de Lint, C. - Quicksilver and Shadow
5. de Lint, C. - A Handful of Copper
6. de Lint, C. - The Buffalo Man
7. de Lint, C. - Jack in the Green
8. Dick, P. K. , Zelazny, R. - Deus Irae
9. Hartwell, D. - Year's Best SF (1996)
10. Hodgell, P. C. - The Ballad of the White Plague
11. Jens, T. L. - Cthulhu and the Coeds
12. Klaw, R. - Rayguns over Texas
13. Linskold, J. - Chronomaster
14. Martin, G. R. R. - Dying of the Light
15. Moon, E. - Crown of Renewal
16. Neville, K. - The Eight  (dnf)
17. Oliver, C. - Unearthly Neighbors
18. Park, P. - A Princess of Romania
19. Radford, I. - Guardian of the Balance
20. Robinson, K. S. - Green Mars
21. Roberson, J. - Legacy of the Wolf
22. Roberson, J. - Children of the Lion
23. Scalzi, J. - Lock In 
24. Scalzi, J. - Unlocked
25. Sheehan, J. - A Private Little War
26. Shiner, L. - The Edges of Things
27. Sterling, B. - A Good Old-fashioned Future
28. Tolkien, J. R. R. - The Fall of Arthur
29. Turtledove, H. - The Guns of the South
30. Wells, M. - The Gate of the Gods
31. Wells, M. - The Ships of Air
32. Wurts, J. - Grand Conspiracy (dnf)
33. Yarbro, C. Q. - Time of the Fourth Horsema
34. Yarbro, C. Q. (dnf) - Shattered Light

Tweet summary on 12-30-2014 for the past 3 days

Monday, December 29, 2014


• 12/29/14 @ 6:23pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 12/29/14 @ 3:03pm : ARTISTIC CREATIONS BY ROSE - http://t.co/w3DWeeji68 - Custom "One of a kind" Artistic Jewelry - #handmade #artfire
• 12/29/14 @ 9:04am : AYA DESIGNS - http://t.co/KKACrBGECP - NECKLACES, BRACELETS, EARRINGS, RINGS and more - #handmade #artfire

Sunday, December 28, 2014

• 12/28/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 12/28/14 @ 5:03pm : AUNTIE CHRIS QUILT FABRIC - http://t.co/SJl2UbEnfl - Quilt shop quality fabrics and kits at affordable price. #artfire #handmade
• 12/28/14 @ 12:02pm : ANDRUS GARDENS - http://t.co/vQviWysLId - Garden Inspired Quilted and Fabric items. The beauty of nature in your home #handmade #artfire

Saturday, December 27, 2014

• 12/27/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/bUBYNWAtOr - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 12/27/14 @ 3:02pm : ARTISTIC CREATIONS BY ROSE - http://t.co/w3DWeeji68 - Custom "One of a kind" Artistic Jewelry - #handmade #artfire
• 12/27/14 @ 2:01pm : SHYMOUSEE CRAFTS - http://t.co/QCMpanKF40 - Stop and take a look at the candles that are available. - #handmade #artfire

Tweet summary on 12-26-2014 for the past 3 days

Thursday, December 25, 2014


• 12/25/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 12/25/14 @ 5:57pm : ENTWINED VINES - http://t.co/JZvReHxkUe - Handmade artisan jewelry that reflects the joy in life that is around us. - #handmade #artfire
• 12/25/14 @ 3:02pm : ARTISTIC CREATIONS BY ROSE - http://t.co/w3DWeeji68 - Custom "One of a kind" Artistic Jewelry - #handmade #artfire
• 12/25/14 @ 2:02pm : SHYMOUSEE CRAFTS - http://t.co/QCMpanKF40 - Stop and take a look at the candles that are available. - #handmade #artfire

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

• 12/24/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 12/24/14 @ 5:00pm : PATTY ANN - http://t.co/rmkJB6Dvon - vintage treasures and other cool stuff looking for a new home #artfire #vintage
• 12/24/14 @ 12:01pm : ANDRUS GARDENS - http://t.co/vQviWysLId - Garden Inspired Quilted and Fabric items. The beauty of nature in your home #handmade #artfire

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

• 12/23/14 @ 6:23pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 12/23/14 @ 3:03pm : ARTISTIC CREATIONS BY ROSE - http://t.co/w3DWeeji68 - Custom "One of a kind" Artistic Jewelry - #handmade #artfire
• 12/23/14 @ 2:02pm : SHYMOUSEE CRAFTS - http://t.co/QCMpanKF40 - Stop and take a look at the candles that are available. - #handmade #artfire
• 12/23/14 @ 4:59am : LOVELYTHINGS - http://t.co/NT2SeyV3Qt - Fine Art Prints, Original Art Works, Necklace and Earring Sets, Beaded Earrings #handmade #artfire

Weekend update

Friday:

Lunch at Perbacco's - rainy day, no crowd
Aikido

Saturday:

Banking
Houston Ballet's Nutcracker

Sunday:

Not much of anything

Volleyball, 1-2

We played "I don't give a hit" and played them close.  We won the first game and lost the next two.  The points were generally long and the games were close.  I got the most exercise in a while from a volleyball match.

Aikido Friday Night - 12/19/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Mario, Marvin, Dan, Kim, and John

Ukemi:

Watched over everyone else.

The Walk:

Not tonight

Releases:

Not tonight

Techniques:

We spent most of the evening on Sumi otoshi

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 12/18/14

Aikido players:

Mario, Marvin, Dan, and John

Ukemi:

Not on Thursdays

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

Dan and John worked on 11 - 14

Mario, and Marvin worked on Mae otoshi

Aftermath:

None of note.

Nick's Sumi Otoshi

Weekend update

Friday:

Lunch at Zydeco's
Aikido

Saturday:

Blueberry pancakes
Aikido
Work at the rental
Dinner at El Centinela's with K

Sunday:

Paid bills, taxes, charity stuff
Work at the rental
Football
Corn bread

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 12/13/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Mario, Marvin, Dan, and John

Ukemi:

Watched over the others

The Walk:

Once.

Releases:

Marvin and Dan, Mario and John

Techniques:

We gave the guys the opportunity to take the releases and see which techniques they could get out of them

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Friday Night - 12/12/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Trey, Mario, Marvin, Gail, and John

Ukemi:

Got in a single set of warm-ups.  Watched over everyone else.

The Walk:

Twice

Releases:

Marvin and Mario, Gail and John

Techniques:

We spent a good amount of time on releases with Marvin and Mario.

Gail and John did some work on 11-14

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 12/11/14

Aikido players:

Mario, Marvin, Dan, Kim, and John

Ukemi:

Not on Thursdays

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

Dan and Kim worked on 11-14

Mario, Marvin, and John worked on 11-14

Aftermath:

None of note.

Volleyball, 0-3

Got manhandled again

Weekend update - SMOFcon timeline

Dec 4

Caught the bus from work and drove straight over to the airport to catch a 7:30 flight out to LAX.
Watched some of Thursday Night Football on the flight thanks to free access from Dish
Caught the greenline bus at LAX and then the rail to Douglas Station
Walked around the around and finally made my way to the Marriott
Crashed

Dec 5

Caught breakfast with some other folks from Texas at the hotel restaurant
Spent the day in the Facilities workshop
Lunch at a nearby pizza joint with R.
Worldcon Art Project panel at 5 some good things out of the panel
Dinner at Cozymel's
Ice Breaker where my team one of the two prizes in a Lego building competition

Dec. 6

Breakfast at Uncle Bill's pancake house near the beach (about a 2 mile walk each way)
10 a.m Convention timelines - Attempted to put 5 lbs of info in a 1lb time slot
11 a.m. User interface of conventions
Lunch at the same pizza joint
1:30 Timely decision making - Got distracted by one of the panelists verbal tics
2:30 Handling contentious events
3:30 skipped
4:30 Things Venues can't tell you
Dinner at a nearby BBQ joint
8:00 Fannish Inquisition
11:00 Statistics and Probability - Got knocked out around 1 a.m.

Dec. 7

10 a.m. Managing volunteers
11 a.m. Sasquan meeting
1:30 Ambassadors for Fandom
2:30 Can we fire folks from volunteer committees
4:00 shared a cab ride to LAX
8:00 caught my flight home

Dec. 8

1:00 a.m.  Arrived at my home airport
1:45 a.m. Arrived home

Volleyball, 0-3

We played "Deep Corners" last night.  We were not up to snuff.  Manhandled fairly easily.

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 11/29/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Trey, Mario, Marvin, Gail, Dan, Kim, and John

Ukemi:

Demonstration day

The Walk:

The 4 folks did their walks.  We then did it again, as the first one was very rough

Releases:

Marvin and Dan, Gail and Kim

Techniques:

All four folks ran through their demonstration sets.  Most did very well.  They all received their promotions.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Friday Night - 11/28/14

Aikido players:

Marvin, Gail, Dan, and Kim

Ukemi:

No opportunity for me to take warm-up tonight.  Watched over everyone else.

The Walk:

Not tonight

Releases:

Marvin and Dan, Gail and Kim

Techniques:

A variety of pairings, trying to get everyone a number of repetitions of the demonstration sets in

Aftermath:

None of note.

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Monday, December 01, 2014


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Sunday, November 30, 2014

• 11/30/14 @ 6:23pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 11/30/14 @ 4:57pm : MICAH 5 FIVE - http://t.co/3Ht9Khudm6 - I make a little of everything even Men's, photos, and hair accessories - #handmade #artfire
• 11/30/14 @ 4:55pm : SELECTIONS BY SUSAN - http://t.co/6XMU7ZsGZT - High quality vintage items for decor, kitchen, collecting, and jewelry - #handmade #artfire

Saturday, November 29, 2014

• 11/29/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 11/29/14 @ 4:58pm : LIL BIT O LOVE - http://t.co/XfgWYeDsLk - high quality vinyl decals, stickers, car tattoos, laptop decals, and more - #handmade #artfire
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Thursday, November 27, 2014


• 11/27/14 @ 6:23pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 11/27/14 @ 4:56pm : BEADED NECKLACE SHOPPE - http://t.co/Mplr8kRXQ1 - Inspiration to make my unique Beaded necklaces comes from the tropics #handmade #artfire
• 11/27/14 @ 4:54pm : MCCOY TOYS - http://t.co/AdiHmjLfeq - Simple and beautifully designed quality wooden toys that are safe and easy for play #handmade

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

• 11/26/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 11/26/14 @ 4:56pm : MICAH 5 FIVE - http://t.co/3Ht9Khudm6 - I make a little of everything even Men's, photos, and hair accessories - #handmade #artfire
• 11/26/14 @ 4:54pm : SELECTIONS BY SUSAN - http://t.co/6XMU7ZsGZT - High quality vintage items for decor, kitchen, collecting, and jewelry - #handmade #artfire

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

• 11/25/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 11/25/14 @ 4:55pm : BEADED NECKLACE SHOPPE - http://t.co/Mplr8kRXQ1 - Inspiration to make my unique Beaded necklaces comes from the tropics #handmade #artfire
• 11/25/14 @ 4:53pm : MCCOY TOYS - http://t.co/AdiHmjLfeq - Simple and beautifully designed quality wooden toys that are safe and easy for play #handmade
• 11/25/14 @ 4:50pm : DESERT CREATIONS - http://t.co/Z1hdTs5CKz - Earrings, necklaces, survival bracelets and more

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Sunday, November 23, 2014


• 11/23/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 11/23/14 @ 4:55pm : BEADED NECKLACE SHOPPE - http://t.co/Mplr8kRXQ1 - Inspiration to make my unique Beaded necklaces comes from the tropics #handmade #artfire
• 11/23/14 @ 4:54pm : MCCOY TOYS - http://t.co/AdiHmjLfeq - Simple and beautifully designed quality wooden toys that are safe and easy for play #handmade
• 11/23/14 @ 4:50pm : DESERT CREATIONS - http://t.co/Z1hdTs5CKz - Earrings, necklaces, survival bracelets and more

Saturday, November 22, 2014

• 11/22/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 11/22/14 @ 4:54pm : SELECTIONS BY SUSAN - http://t.co/6XMU7ZsGZT - High quality vintage items for decor, kitchen, collecting, and jewelry - #handmade #artfire
• 11/22/14 @ 4:53pm : HAT-A-TUDE - http://t.co/8Hj1hMYLHq - Hats of quality and timeless style, but something fresh and new - #handmade #artfire
• 11/22/14 @ 4:50pm : CREATIVE CRITTERS - http://t.co/JCUVgYwUo1 - Sculpture, Cat toys, dolls, home decor, plashes, and miniatures #artfire #handmade

Friday, November 21, 2014

• 11/21/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 11/21/14 @ 4:53pm : MCCOY TOYS - http://t.co/AdiHmjLfeq - Simple and beautifully designed quality wooden toys that are safe and easy for play #handmade
• 11/21/14 @ 4:50pm : DESERT CREATIONS - http://t.co/Z1hdTs5CKz - Earrings, necklaces, survival bracelets and more
• 11/21/14 @ 4:49pm : WYVERN DESIGNS - http://t.co/7tOrFVJG7c - One of a kind items of the unique and sometimes wacky variety. - #handmade #artfire

Aikido Friday Night - 11/21/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Trey, Mario, Marvin, Gail, Dan, John, and Kim

Ukemi:

Got to the mat early tonight.  Had a nice stretch and got in a double set of ukemi.  Watched over Gail.

The Walk:

Twice

Releases:

John and Gail, Mario and Kim, Dan and Marvin worked together.

Techniques:

We kept the same pairings for techniques.  Each pairing had at least one person getting ready for a demo.

We had a 10 minute breather of class and Trey talked about everyone not just going through the steps of a technique, but trying to figure out whether they "had" the technique.  Talked about the roles of uke and tori.

Trey and I then did a little live action embodiment of that desired goal.  I'd spotted a video from Nick that showed Sumi Otoshi and wanted to work with it.  My first off-balance was not right, and Trey corrected it.  We then, slowly, made our way through the technique, correcting as we went.  The process ended with a gorgeous fall.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 11/20/14

Aikido players:

Mario, Marvin, Dan, and Kim

Ukemi:

Not on Thursdays

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

Dan and Kim worked on their demo

Mario and Marvin worked on Marvin's demo

Aftermath:

None of note.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014


• 11/19/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 11/19/14 @ 4:53pm : MCCOY TOYS - http://t.co/AdiHmjLfeq - Simple and beautifully designed quality wooden toys that are safe and easy for play #handmade
• 11/19/14 @ 4:50pm : DESERT CREATIONS - http://t.co/Z1hdTs5CKz - Earrings, necklaces, survival bracelets and more
• 11/19/14 @ 4:49pm : WYVERN DESIGNS - http://t.co/7tOrFVJG7c - One of a kind items of the unique and sometimes wacky variety. - #handmade #artfire

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

• 11/18/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 11/18/14 @ 5:48pm : FABRIC MADNESS - http://t.co/XgBMMIA061 - The best remnants, fabric by the yard, designer samples, quilting cottons - #handmade #artfire
• 11/18/14 @ 4:53pm : HAT-A-TUDE - http://t.co/8Hj1hMYLHq - Hats of quality and timeless style, but something fresh and new - #handmade #artfire
• 11/18/14 @ 4:50pm : CREATIVE CRITTERS - http://t.co/JCUVgYwUo1 - Sculpture, Cat toys, dolls, home decor, plashes, and miniatures #artfire #handmade

Monday, November 17, 2014

• 11/17/14 @ 6:23pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 11/17/14 @ 4:54pm : MCCOY TOYS - http://t.co/AdiHmjLfeq - Simple and beautifully designed quality wooden toys that are safe and easy for play #handmade
• 11/17/14 @ 4:51pm : DESERT CREATIONS - http://t.co/Z1hdTs5CKz - Earrings, necklaces, survival bracelets and more
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Volleyball, 0-3

We played "Passing Out" last night, probably the best team in the league when Fandango is not in the league.  We were not up to snuff.  Manhandled fairly easily.

Weekend update

Friday:

Lunch at House of Blues
Curtis' birthday at the dojo, no aikido

Saturday:

Haircut
Banking
Moved some furniture to Christina
Football
Banana bread

Sunday:

More work replacing plugs and switches at Christina
Football

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 11/15/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Mario, Marvin, Gail, and Dan

Ukemi:

Got to the mat late tonight, so no ukemi for me.

The Walk:

Twice

Releases:

Dan and Marvin, Mario and Gail worked together.

Techniques:

More work prepping for demonstrations

I got to do some offensive jo work with Marvin and Dan at the end of class.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Thursday Night - 11/13/14

Aikido players:

Mario, Marvin, Dan, John, and Kim

Ukemi:

Not on Thursdays

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

Dan and Kim worked on his demo

John and Marvin worked on Marvin's demo

Mario and I worked on 15 and 17.

Aftermath:

None of note.

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Saturday, November 15, 2014


• 11/15/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
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• 11/15/14 @ 4:49pm : WYVERN DESIGNS - http://t.co/7tOrFVJG7c - One of a kind items of the unique and sometimes wacky variety. - #handmade #artfire

Friday, November 14, 2014

• 11/14/14 @ 7:24pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/b44r9PBiuG - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude - #handmade #artfire
• 11/14/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
• 11/14/14 @ 5:49pm : FABRIC MADNESS - http://t.co/XgBMMIA061 - The best remnants, fabric by the yard, designer samples, quilting cottons - #handmade #artfire
• 11/14/14 @ 4:54pm : HAT-A-TUDE - http://t.co/8Hj1hMYLHq - Hats of quality and timeless style, but something fresh and new - #handmade #artfire
• 11/14/14 @ 4:51pm : CREATIVE CRITTERS - http://t.co/JCUVgYwUo1 - Sculpture, Cat toys, dolls, home decor, plashes, and miniatures #artfire #handmade
• 11/14/14 @ 11:20am : Lunch at House of Blues today. Nice walk in brisk weather. Reasonable volume for the music they play. Was expecting it to be much louder

Thursday, November 13, 2014

• 11/13/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/icJvtC0D0k - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014


• 11/11/14 @ 7:24pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/b44r9OKv6u - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude - #handmade #artfire
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Monday, November 10, 2014

• 11/10/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/R4J0OHaLl0 - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire
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Sunday, November 09, 2014

• 11/09/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/R4J0OHaLl0 - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire

Weekend update

Friday:

Lunch at Perbacco's
Aikido

Saturday:

Up early and drove to Arlington for a meeting ( roadwork closed 45, causing us to be delayed by an hour)
ALAMO meeting
Drove back to Houston, got back around 10 p.m.

Sunday:

Dead.  Recovering from drive.  Got nothing accomplished

Aikido Friday Night - 11/7/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Trey, Mario, Marvin, Gail, Dan, and Kim

Ukemi:

Got to the mat late tonight, so no ukemi for me.

The Walk:

Twice

Releases:

Trey and Gail, Dan and Kim, Mario and Marvin worked together.

Techniques:

We kept the same pairings for techniques

Aftermath:

None of note.

Tweet summary on 11-08-2014 for the past 3 days

Friday, November 07, 2014


• 11/07/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/R4J0OHaLl0 - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire

Thursday, November 06, 2014

• 11/06/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/R4J0OHaLl0 - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire

Wednesday, November 05, 2014

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• 11/05/14 @ 7:23pm : MAD MORAVIAN - http://t.co/jhMuw6pTtQ - Fine handmade pens, bottle stoppers, chainmaille, stained glass, custom orders - #handmade #artfire
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• 11/05/14 @ 7:21pm : ANGELS - http://t.co/V3ejiGUTPz - Knitting, crochet, and cross-stitch patterns and more - #handmade #artfire
• 11/05/14 @ 6:23pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/bUBYNWiSGn - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire

Aikido Thursday Night - 11/6/14

Aikido players:

Mario, Marvin, Dan, and Kim

Ukemi:

Not on Thursdays

The Walk:

Not on Thursdays

Releases:

Not on Thursdays

Techniques:

Dan and Kim worked on 11-14

Mario and Marvin worked on 11-14 for Marvin and 15 for Mario.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Volleyball, 0-3

We played "in your face" this week and got manhandled.  They were never in danger of losing any of the games, but it at least felt competitive.

Weekend update

Friday:

Lunch at Eats Mesquite Grill
Aikido

Saturday:

Blueberry pancakes
Took the truck in for oil change
Aikido
Switch and plug replacement at rental
Dinner with K. at El Centinela
Crashed early

Sunday:

In the shop working on tables for the rental
Football
Dinner with K. at Joe's

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Monday, November 03, 2014


• 11/03/14 @ 6:22pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/R4J0OHaLl0 - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire

Sunday, November 02, 2014

• 11/02/14 @ 7:24pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/b44r9OKv6u - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude - #handmade #artfire
• 11/02/14 @ 7:23pm : MAD MORAVIAN - http://t.co/JTTkKQuaCv - Fine handmade pens, bottle stoppers, chainmaille, stained glass, custom orders - #handmade #artfire
• 11/02/14 @ 7:22pm : JULIES TREASURES - http://t.co/GFY8vYe2CZ - Handmade Soap. It just doesn't get better than this. Special Orders Welcome- #handmade #artfire
• 11/02/14 @ 7:21pm : ANGELS - http://t.co/LSBZv0WgeT - Knitting, crochet, and cross-stitch patterns and more - #handmade #artfire
• 11/02/14 @ 7:21pm : TROCHE WOOD DESIGNS - http://t.co/D1kv9kdqe6 - Wooden cutting boards, coasters and boxes - #handmade #artfire
• 11/02/14 @ 6:23pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/R4J0OHaLl0 - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire

Saturday, November 01, 2014

• 11/01/14 @ 5:23pm : METAL ARTISTRY - http://t.co/R4J0OHaLl0 - Handforged, handmade jewelry for men and women with an edge and attitude. - #handmade #artfire

Aikido Saturday Afternoon - 11/1/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Trey, Dan, Mario, Marvin, and Gail

Ukemi:

Got a double set in tonight

The Walk:

Twice

Releases:

Worked with Marvin on his.  Did a set myself and was not impressed.

Techniques:

Worked with Marvin on Shomen-ate

After kyu grade session was done, Trey and I worked on the knife stuff from Koryu Dai San.  Spent about an hour and 15 minutes on the first 6 techniques.  Made some progress, found the off-balances.

The kote gaeshi from that section is really fun.  Uke's reaction to the main off-balance and the recovery therefrom turns into the air fall very, very quickly.  As uke starts rotating his center to catch up to his hand, he has to make the decision to take the fall at that instant.  Trey and I each took that fall once.  Too fast to do it many more times at the  point in a session.

Aftermath:

None of note.

Aikido Friday Night - 10/31/14

Aikido players:

Tim, Mario, Marvin, Gail, and John

Ukemi:

Got a double set in tonight

The Walk:

Twice

Releases:

John and Marvin worked together and Mario and Gail worked together

Techniques:

John and Marvin worked on 11-14 and Mario and Gail worked on 6-10

Aftermath:

None of note.