1) Graduated one school. Yay.
2) Started another school. Also yay.
3) Have continued BJJ, but was unable to compete in the Atl Open this past August due to a concussion that I got from a dipshit who dropped me on my head (I shouldn't be putting all of the blame on him. I did a semi-dangerous thing on a guy who I already knew was a dipshit, so I suppose I was asking for it)
4) Got a bike. I bike places now. More athletic lifestyle, love. Seemingly more hipster lifestyle, which I don't love.
5) Twitter. I folded, BUT only because the UFC is going to be in town tomorrow and they said that all information concerning the event would be on their twitter. So it's justified. I still refuse to have an instagram or anything else that does nothing for me but suck up time.
6) Cut my hair off. Not to be like Miley Cyrus. Look up Tank Girl (the comic), or Bec Hyatt, or Elliott Sailors if you need proof that this haircut did not originate with Ms. Miley.
It's officially been a year since I started jiu jitsu and despite the fact that I almost always walk out of training feeling terrible about my BJJ abilities, it's been a good year of training. I've become much creative when I roll - using a lapel to get out of a bad situation rather than just laying there like a squished bug - and have actually started submitting people with somewhat regularity. The coach of all coaches, Traven, put two stripes on my belt recently and I pretty much lost my shit. He is very selective with belt promotions, and it makes that much sweeter when it happens. Whew. I'm getting excited all over again. Anyways, all of this is to say, I am much more appreciative of BJJ now than I think I have ever been before. It is a stress-release, a classroom and a social time all rolled into one (no pun intended). Love me some jiu jitsu. Love, love, love it.
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