11-08-2020, 11:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-09-2020, 12:00 AM by Drunk Monk.)
I'm in China with the staff of Tiger Claw. Actually only one other person from there appears but the rest are somewhere nearby. We are in some mash up of a hotel and shopping mall, very modern, like the bastard child of the inside of an Imperial Star Destroyer and the sets of Logan's Run. I get up early and go to a lobby like area where I meet Manny, an ex-Tiger Claw employee - he went on to ATT for a better job prospect about a year ago. He's already done some shopping and I'm a bit annoyed because I haven't even changed any money yet. He produces this Kubaton-like thing (it's a little self-defense rod like a mini-mag lite) he bought for $2. The catch is that it's got a secret compartment that's wide as a coffee cup - it's one of those extra-dimensional dream distortions. I think 'Dang, $2? I'm getting a bunch of these for DOOM gifts!'
Psychoanalysis
I've been thinking about TC a lot because of the online tournament we're throwing. It's experimental - should be easy but there's room for failure. It was my proposal because a lot of tournaments are doing it and it's low hanging fruit (TC has done nothing in response to the pandemic beyond laying off most of its staff - I've given plenty of suggestions like carrying masks for schools but they've not moved forward). They haven't really done much with the tournament so a lot has fallen back on me, which is fair since it was my suggestion and assuming it works, there's a bonus to my stipend on the table.
I was also thinking about China because of a chat I had with some classmates at Kung Fu yesterday. I was planning to go back this summer - my first trip back in 16 years. It's the 20th anniversary of my Shaolin master's school and he called us all back. I had this fantasy of taking Tara to China and giving her a Shaolin experience like no other. But then...covid.
As for DOOM gifts, this forum has been good medicine for covid for me. Seriously, I don't think I could make it without it. It's my only socialization outside of Kung Fu and the dog park, and occasional calls or messaging bursts with friends. Thanks all.
BTW, I just reread this thread. It's a particularly good read.
Psychoanalysis
I've been thinking about TC a lot because of the online tournament we're throwing. It's experimental - should be easy but there's room for failure. It was my proposal because a lot of tournaments are doing it and it's low hanging fruit (TC has done nothing in response to the pandemic beyond laying off most of its staff - I've given plenty of suggestions like carrying masks for schools but they've not moved forward). They haven't really done much with the tournament so a lot has fallen back on me, which is fair since it was my suggestion and assuming it works, there's a bonus to my stipend on the table.
I was also thinking about China because of a chat I had with some classmates at Kung Fu yesterday. I was planning to go back this summer - my first trip back in 16 years. It's the 20th anniversary of my Shaolin master's school and he called us all back. I had this fantasy of taking Tara to China and giving her a Shaolin experience like no other. But then...covid.
As for DOOM gifts, this forum has been good medicine for covid for me. Seriously, I don't think I could make it without it. It's my only socialization outside of Kung Fu and the dog park, and occasional calls or messaging bursts with friends. Thanks all.
BTW, I just reread this thread. It's a particularly good read.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse