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Work was rather long but I managed to not think myself in circles too much. I'm trying to be uber careful on this design and I'm covering all of the bases but things keep looking tricksy and aren't. Sighs. Got home and I veg'd for a while listening to knit more girls. Then I cleaned up the kitchen, had a small melt down while cleaning the studio and then got myself ready to head out to fight.

Was a bit nervous about fighting. The last time I was in full armor was March 27th when I popped my knee. Almost 3 months. Well, the armor didn't fit right, ie too loose again, which I guess is rather good but it illustrates that I really need to spend some time working on my armor in the long list of things I need to do versus what I want to do. Sighs but there you have it.

I only fought 3 people, but the field was pretty stocked with high caliber folks...not what I needed for practice first time out in a while. I fought medrik and on the first pass my knee popped but it didn't hurt, just popped and surprised me. I learned that if I went to fast it got weird so I was a bit more sedentary than our foot work really wants but I was okay. Managed to use some techniques we've been working on at the hall when fighting someone on their knees to good avail and that made me feel pretty good. Got off the field for water and walking and then back on to fight cole. That fight was not so good, at least in my brain. I was thinking too much again but my body was fighting me a bit. I'm back to not being comfortable in my skin again and that just needs to be overcome.
Got off the field for more water cause gosh, it was 101 when we left the house...still warm but not to bad in the wool though. Dan and I did some passes and we figured out during the last few what I've been doing to nerf myself on my flat snap...too much hip, not enough trunk. DUH!...it seems so obvious now but I'm okay with that...things clicked and things got better and now I know what I was doing wrong and I can fix it. Which was good.

Got off the field completely and armor down and chatted with people, I was pooped and needed to keep moving the legs. They were sore from yesterday and fighting was making it worse but its a good sore, I used the legs sore, not I'm injured sore so that is also good. Got to chat with people I haven't seen in quite a while and had a nice time at that. Mel was working with the two guys who want to be man-at-arms and that was good to see. We got home at 1015 and I immediately stripped down for a hot and soothing shower and curled into bed. I'm almost done with WWZ. I slept really well, though I had to keep shifting do to my legs aching but all in all a good night.

Tonight will be dinner, knit night and kung fu followed by working on the embroidery. I need to rock out on that for a while and the afghan will be hung up on the studio door for a while until that is done. Just need to work on it and "GETRDONE!" Looks like the plans for the weekend are shaping up which will include more craft time, warping the big loom with the hubby, a bbq, me being able to see Big Blue at Nimbus on Friday and some tabletweaving time with