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[dream_labyrinth]

I have deleted several communities and some people of my flist.
This doesn't mean I hate the people in question or they annoy me or bore me or whatever.
It simply means I had to cut down a bit because I felt I couldn't be the sort of LJ friend I want to be.
I hope you will understand.

In other news, the school history is out for sale and the first complaints started to come in. Mostly it's from people who resent not being in the book.
Oh well. The commander said he likes it, and that means I've fulfilled the taks I was given, and that is all that counts. I expect that at some time, I will even stop the wry smile from appearing on my face whenever somebody mentions my predecessor as the author.

Two people have congratulated me on being a civil servant. I still don't have it in writing, so I am going to not feel too secure about it, but at least there is a chance it might turn out well.

In fencing lesson yesterday, Alexandra and I were allowed to actually fight against each other, using the electric equipment to count hits. She beat me, unfortunately. I am too competitive not to be a bit disappointed, even if I can claim that she already had about 18 months of fencing back when she was in university.
But it was a lot of fun. And I now have a large bruise on my thigh and I think I will have one on my stomach, too, because I remember that she hit me there really hard.
I did beat one of the kids, but as they are fighting with shorter foils, that is not much of a feat.

That is all.

Comments

[penthesilea-ii.livejournal.com]

It's impossible to check all the lj from friends if your 'friends list' is just huge. (I know it very well and I felt bad a lot of times because I missed entries from those that I really cared for)

Do you fencing? wow! didn't know that. I bet that it's simply great. I always wanted to do it in the past.. when I was younger and... much less lazy. hehe

[dream-labyrinth.livejournal.com]

I just started about a month ago. It's a lot of fun once you can walk again without feeling a if your legs fall off.
I had no idea it would be that demanding on leg muscles I didn't even know I had.

[quietselkie.livejournal.com]

*curious*

How do you get large bruises from fencing?

And sorry to hear about the people who think they should have been in the school history. That's too bad. But maybe it's not a bad thing people blame that on your predecessor and not you.

[dream-labyrinth.livejournal.com]

But maybe it's not a bad thing people blame that on your predecessor and not you.

Tehee. The main reason I didn't want my name to be singled out in any way.

As for the bruises... well, if your opponent comes towards you really fast and pokes the foil into your leg in a way that feels like she's intending to come out the other side, it tends to show for a few days.
But her legs look like she's been crawling through a hedge. I didn't manage to poke her that much, but scratched her quite a bit...
And no, this is not supposed to happen especially as hits against the legs don't count. Only the chest does. (Yeah, this is a sports for those intending to kill, we don't stop at maiming! :-D)

[jonthedull.livejournal.com]

Just remember one thing... Even if you never get good enough at fencing to beat Alexandra it doesn't matter. If I remember right, you learned how to use a grenade launcher, and grenade launchers always win over swords. :-)

[dream-labyrinth.livejournal.com]

:-)
Yeah, okay, but they're not nearly as stylish.

[queen-crabapple.livejournal.com]

One summer Olympics awhile back, the Olympians were surveyed about which athletes from which sports had the best physical attributes, and it was generally agreed that fencers had the best butts. A fencing instructor told me this story, so I can't vouch for it's reliability.

[dream-labyrinth.livejournal.com]

I can imagine. But I think the best bodies overall are those of the divers.