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February 17:02
Fencing (the kind with swords, not posts) with Jill
Yesterday I went fencing.It's Andy's fault really.
Before I got ill I said, 'Fencing sounds interesting. I might like to try it some time.'
It's also Ian's fault. But to be fair he did go easy on me in my first week.
I learned how to shuffle (ok, it was meant to be how to go forwards and backwards, but I looked like a demented penguin) and how to lunge and parry and counter-parry (I haven't learned to countercounter-parry yet, but it's only a matter of time, I imagine.)
Mind you, any sport which gives me a weapon (albeit one with a rubber bit on the end) in the first week is just asking for trouble.
You also get to wear a natty outfit (including a plastic bra over your T-shirt which harks back to Madonna videos from the 80s) and get sore legs, arms, and...everything else.
Though honestly, I'm not particularly sore or stiff this week. But I stretched a lot, only fought once, and had to cycle home which tends to loosen your muscles.
I'm going to be very stiff tomorrow, and I have to give a presentation.
Oh dear...I'll hobble up to the front, maybe pity will be taken on an invalid.
Nah.
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