A Day Off

Well, friends, I had a day off today, finally.

Yesterday I finished my last final, as noted in a previous post. It went awfully. Whereas the professor in question asked us to look over a set of exercises, which I did and then studied some like them, apparently he really just wanted us to memorize those exercises, because he put them verbatim on the exam. That has to be academically immoral somehow?

At any rate, I have thoroughly enjoyed a day off. Last night I attended my first night of Iaijutsu practice, and thoroughly reveled in that. I've waited so very long to have something to do that would give me an outlet like this. I really like the group, the sensei, and the overall feeling I get there. I think this will be a new home for me. For that, I'm glad. It certainly was strange, putting on clothes I haven't worn in five years. I wasn't entirely sure I'd be able to remember how to do everything, but in those years I've tried to maintain what I knew and how to handle a sword. I did exceedingly well, so I suppose I haven't lost too much.

Here at home today, after dropping Alex off at the bus this morning, I have been lazy for a change. I went fishing this morning when everyone was bustling to work, I sat by the river and enjoyed the rain, drank a Dr. Pepper and felt at peace. I came home, owing to the fact that the same professor mentioned above decided not to go to work today (I needed to meet him to get some things from his office), and thus didn't some other errands. Here at home, I'm just watching shows on Hulu, drinking tea, and relaxing. There's a Corn Beef in the crock pot, and my Dove of a wife gets home in two hours. I'm a happy man.

I hope all your weekends prove to be grand. Mine will be.