| Overheard at Kings Jitsu Club |
[Jan. 30th, 2008|11:04 pm] |
I'm going to start a running list of double - entendres heard during Jitsu training. Groundfighting is always good for this. Or when a novice doesn't realise that the opposite of "uke" is "tori", not "seme".
Here's two from today to start us off:
"No, your feet shouldn't be flat. Use your balls!" ~ Some green belt. He meant the balls OF YOUR FEET. Or did he?
"I'm on the top, Tom's on the bottom ..." ~ Kheng demonstrates a hold down |
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| The five most dreaded words in the English language |
[Jan. 28th, 2008|08:51 pm] |
After my conversation with Ben on MSN, that I posted on my GJ, we had another row last night about my "obsession" with Konrad. He raved on as if I were Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. I'm quite pissed off at some of the things he said, and won't be talking to him for a while. If ever.
Sensei has told the Jitsu Foundation authorities that I am club secretary, so I have been upgraded to an official. This makes me smile.
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| Of blind dates and Britney |
[Jan. 26th, 2008|10:10 pm] |
So, because of Konrad's refusal to leave his girlfriend (who's just posted some lovey - dovey photos of them together on her Facebook) I've decided to take part in a RAG Week blind date thing. They are having signups on Monday. You're supposed to go to their stall, pay them some cash and fill in a form, and they will pair you off with someone else. Then on Valentine's Day there's a party at some club, where you meet your blind date and have an evening with them. I'm training on Valentine's Day but it takes place afterwards, so I can still go.
Konrad is the only halfway decent bloke at my uni (except Roger, but he's way out of my league and I don't fancy him anyway) so I'm not quite sure why I want to go on a blind date. Just for a laugh, really, and to try and make him a bit jealous. Ben says this is horribly unfair to my blind date, who will get upset if I don't want to talk to him or spend any time with him. I don't think he will. It's not like I'm a supermodel. And anything has to be better than that awful date with the other Ben.
George Clooney cracks me up! I've just read a news story about how he lives near Britney Spears and only found out they were neighbours when he got caught up in the police standoff outside her house. He said: "And it turns out it's Britney Spears' house is like, 300 yards from mine. So now I have to move." Oh, George. Don't ever change.
Really not looking forward to training tomorrow |
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| Of jitsu courses |
[Jan. 25th, 2008|01:55 pm] |
Sensei has promised that Sunday training will be "energetic". I really don't want to go, but I will. We've got a busy month and a half coming up: London regionals, groundfighting and breakfalling, then the Randori Nationals, pre - grading and GRADING!!! I'll get my first belt at last!!!! Konrad says that going to Hong Kong is something for the future, and he's not planning it right away. Good man. Stay with me ...
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| Of China and communists |
[Jan. 24th, 2008|12:21 am] |
Copy and pasted directly from MSN:
(D) I'm off to count my money now. says:
I love Konrad
Ben says:
I know
(D) I'm off to count my money now. says:
and he wants to go to China without me
(D) I'm off to count my money now. says:
I could stow away on board the plane, I suppose
(D) I'm off to count my money now. says:
I'd probably be shot by the Red Army when we landed, but at least I'd die with Konrad nearby
Ben says:
Ok.,
Ben says:
That's a bit extreme.
Oh, Ben you crack me up. If you played for my team I could have fallen for you too. |
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| Of celebrity deaths and celebrity crushes |
[Jan. 23rd, 2008|11:37 am] |
My sister is upset about Heath Ledger. She says he was her first celebrity crush, and she loved A Knight's Tale and Brokeback Mountain. I personally can't stand Brokeback Mountain. Why was it different from any other tacky Hollywood melodrama just because it featured a pair of gays?
I don't remember who my first celebrity crush was. I tended to have crushes on blokes I knew. I vaguely remember fancying someone out of Five, and the bloke who plays Michael on My Family. I'm only 20 but all that seems so long ago now.
Might go to the Drama Society's Shakespeare workshop later. Watch this space. |
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| In which the tax man cometh |
[Jan. 22nd, 2008|03:10 pm] |
There was an ad on TV this morning about the January 31st deadline for returning your self - assessment tax form.
"Bollocks," I thought, remembering the letter I had from the tax people back in October. I hunted around for it and found that I had been reported as having a job, so they wanted me to ask the bank to deduct tax from my savings before April. Problem being, I spent everything in my savings account. That was the fund the SU gave me and I paid my psychiatrist with it. I phoned up the local tax office, where a very patronizing woman told me that they wrote to me in October asking for details of my employment history in the last year (IFF and Perspective) and that even though I was a full - time student while working for IFF and filled in a tax exemption form, they still expect me to cough up if my earnings exceed more than £5225.
I was on minimum wage, so I doubt they do, but now I've got to get back in touch and ask them to confirm my earnings as they did not give me a P45 when fired. Great.
"I know you're a student, Miss Walker, but you're 20 years old," the woman told me. "You're responsible for your own taxes and you have to pay like anyone else."
Yes, mother! And it was in the paper today that because of the current financial crisis, Brown wants to put up taxes by £10 billion for the next tax year!!!
Must look into an Individual Savings Account where you can save up to £3000 a year that you won't be taxed on. |
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| (no subject) |
[Jan. 22nd, 2008|12:10 am] |
I was a lazy girl and didn't train today. I mustn't do that again if I want my yellow belt. It was because I knew I wouldn't be able to train properly because I was so upset over Konrad. I feel a bit better now, though. I want him to be happy, after all and it's not like he said he'd take his girlfriend with him. You can't have a relationship that long - distance anyway. He said he doesn't want to start a career right after he graduates and I know he means he doesn't want to be grown up and responsible. Which means not committing to a woman either, probably not even that ginger bitch. He enjoys life, and I should follow his example. Might do some travelling myself; not for a whole year like he wants to, but maybe the summer after I graduate. I've always wanted to go to Japan. If we stay in touch, I could even have a chance with him when he comes back. He'll be a bit more settled by then.
Dad told me to just meet someone else. I don't want to, not at the moment. I don't think I'll ever find anyone like Konrad again, but maybe it's for the best. I didn't really care about blokes at all until I met him. Carol's psychic predicted I'd have a couple of kids, so I'm sure I'll be OK in the end. If we're meant to be together, it will work out eventually - I haven't forgotten that dream, or the kid in the library. Maybe when he comes back. I don't know. |
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[Jan. 19th, 2008|09:27 pm] |
Have not done Konrad's sleeve yet. This is bad. Very bad. And it'll take at least two rinses with Ace bleach to get the blood and lippy stains off. I wonder what he has been doing with it? I'll tell him to wear something else next time he goes out murdering transvestites.
Inner child demanding Ribena. I'll go to the supermarket tomorrow ... |
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| Things That Piss Me Off, Part One |
[Jan. 19th, 2008|05:31 pm] |
An extensive list that will be added to as I see fit. No one but me is going to read it, and it stops me taking out my frustration on others by giving them a smack in the teeth.
More later. |
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[Jan. 19th, 2008|01:41 am] |
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test test
GJ sucks. |
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