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[dchenes]

I was right about the Theory of Translation exam being easy compared to the Semiotics exam. We got the theory exam last night and by the time I went to bed, I had answered three of the five questions. I even went to bed at a reasonable hour, that meaning "before midnight" these days. Unfortunately, I couldn't actually fall asleep until 3:30 this morning for some reason.

I hate being sick. I particularly hate it when it interferes with things I wanted to get done. I wanted to go grocery shopping today, but I don't think I've got the energy. It's a gorgeous day out, and it would be a nice expedition, but all I really want to do is go to sleep and wake up again healthy. Not going to class tonight would eventually lead to total disaster, though, so I have to do that.

Yesterday as part of the modeling job, I got to do a series of six or seven 30-second poses with a long staff. I surprised the professor when she told me to change poses and I did so by going through one of the moves of Tokumeni no kun, which is the only staff kata I learned in the course of taking karate classes. I guess I don't look like I should know that sort of thing.

*phwoonk*

Comments

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

So what does that kata look like?

Get better. I have a sore throat and am hoping it goes away, because I have out of state visitors coming.

[dchenes.livejournal.com]

I can't find any good illustrations of the kata. I can, however, tell you that it looks really nifty when done right. I wish I remembered how to do it all in order.

[flyingbex.livejournal.com]

Cool. I haven't modelled in about two years, but I loved short gesture poses, and would often envision some motion and "freeze-frame" it: hauling back to throw something, lifting a heavy object to my hips and then overhead, or a series of moves that would stretch parts of my body from legs through torso to arms and head. Certain katas would be great for that, too, but I never thought of doing one!