12/05/03

what bothered me about the funeral this morning, is that i forgot that in israel people aren't buried in coffins as the ground itself is considered holy. so we watched the body being carried on a stretcher, and then tipped into the hole. i found that quite unsettling.

i then taught someone triggers in sql - this has got to be the dumbest person i have ever met. and not just because of the sql, just someone who's brain is most definitely not switched on. but i kept on, ignoring the frustration and sheer agony, and eventually they got it!
that was very satisfying. but fuck, was i EVER happy to leave that place.

i then went to train in taekwondo. i got there early for the kids' session, where i almost did full splits (side + front). i also learned just how much of my forms i'd forgotten.

and i destroyed another pair of boxer shorts. this is really frustrating. if i keep this up, i may as well stop wearing underwear to training - or not have any left at all.

and then the big boys came. the fighting was fun - i did quite well against all except 2 guys. the first fight ended up in a stalemate, but the second dude fucked me up so badly i ended up on the floor wheezing "medic!".
i have things left to learn, apparently.