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May 10, 2008
April 16, 2008
I woke up with the brilliant idea that maybe I should quit my job and study to become a fight director like Roberta Brown. She is, after all, from Rhode Island, and I’m from Rhode Island. I’ve had mime, ballet and fencing training. Maybe this is my calling? Wouldn’t it be fun to put together something like this:
October 15, 2007
I lost a heartbreaker yesterday 15-14. I gave up a 14-12 lead and we went into overtime with two double touches and had the bright idea to do a fleche with no set-up. Buzz! Sudden death! He went on to take second in the tournament. Ah victory- how fickle a lady you are!
In retrospect, I did a lot of things wrong. I got to the tournament at the last minute, so my warm-up wasn’t complete. Next time, I’ll call a friend so we can both push each-other to get on the road at a decent hour. Then, when I get to the tournament, I’ll have someone to warm up with.
I fell asleep in the pools and even lost a bout 3-2 because I just wasn’t attacking enough. I lost badly to a fencer who didn’t extend his arm to attack. What ever happened to my counter-attack?
I can say that, yes, a bad day fencing is still a little better than a good day working. There’s always another tournament, and I’m always getting better. There were a lot of other fencers yesterday who didn’t win either. Just wait until next time!
