breathless

wow! i'm still amped from training. i was still struggling with my breathing - and therefore my energy levels - but muay thai was pretty solid. the only mistake i made was trying to kick with my (hurt) right leg, but i didn't need to do that more than once to realize that it wasn't an option.

i went straight into advanced boxing and compared to muay thai it was a walk in the park (so no breathing problems). i worked with a girl who was doing advanced for the first time and she was confident that she wasn't ready for it... by the time i was finished with her she'd reversed herself and decided she'll keep it up :)

apparently i inspire confidence when i ask people to hit me harder than they'd hit a punching bag. i think she was shocked at how much punishment she could take when it was my turn to strike, and i'm pretty sure i was doing something right if i managed to make her laugh through the pain :D

as i left the class the super-flexible girl from jiu-jitsu asked if we can meet early tomorrow to prepare for the exam, which i'm glad for, and the instructor told me to supply a suitable punishment to a beginner who'd arrived late.

"burpees?" i asked, because that's the last punishment i'd received for tardiness. 50 if i'm not mistaken.
"no, pushups."
"oh..."
i looked at the poor kid, did the conversion in my head and cut it down by what i felt was a significant amount.
"120."
"perfect! give me 120 pushups."

i thought about it afterwards and i hope that wasn't unfair of me...

...

as i walked out the gym i was given shit for not trying the cake gsp brought in in honour of 20 years of ufc.
"george said it's vegan!"

of course he did :P

...

i chatted with my mum and rented a car for my holiday; it appears that if you rent through rentalcars.com you can rent avis cars at half the price that avis is offering. how is that even possible?! anyway, it was exciting doing something so concrete about my planned visit ^_^

i've just watched the miller / lauzon fight from ufc 155 which was absolutely crazy, and after spending an evening playing with my new, shiny laptop i'm ready for an early night and excited for the french lessons that begin tomorrow.

overall: very happy. i can't believe how different life feels now that i'm out of that poisoned environment!