The little things

[crowdog66]

The sirloin tip roast I put on earlier will be finished in about forty minutes. I just put some carrots in with it and there's rice bubbling away in the rice cooker.

I have to fast from no later than 1:30 am, so I intend to have a really good meal to carry me through to my A1c test tomorrow.

The whole Open-Source Boob Project thing has me more annoyed than it probably should. Let's just say that I'm taking grim comfort from the fact that if a man attacked me now, knowing even what little I know, I could probably hurt him badly enough to make him leave off assaulting me. We were taught to hit hard enough to break a one inch thick pine board, and that's more than double the force needed to break a collarbone, a nose, or a kneecap.

Something's wrong. I'm not usually this... vindictive. Oh, I have my moments. But this just doesn't feel right.

Perhaps my GP will be able to help me figure it out tomorrow.

Comments

[metisbutterfly.livejournal.com]

The boob project pissed me off, too. It's not just you.
Hope things go ok tomorrow! Too bad your apointment wasn't this morning, you would have ran into me and Damien at the clinic..my doctor is right on the opposite side of the desk from yours. :)

[chimera452.livejournal.com]

I found the whole idea of the open-source boob project very offensive, too, so you're not the only one. And when I took the Wen-do course, I remember feeling like my personal space was half a block wide for a while. If any man even looked at me funny, I would have been ready to crack his shin or collarbone or both. Even now, years after I took the course, if some guy I didn't know or only peripherally knew asked if he could touch my boobs, my answer would probably be "Can I break your face?!" The course is designed to make you hyper-aware of any attempts to invade your personal space, and this so-called project is suggesting that any man at a sci-fi convention be allowed to invade the personal space of any woman they choose. No wonder your hackles are up.

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[(Anonymous)]

As far as the touch the boobies thing...perhaps it was just a joke type of thing...a bad taste one though, and if not a joke, what a stupid hair brained idea. Everyone has the right to their personal space to not be invaded. If anyone, but me touched my wife's boobs, I would touch their face...and not too lightly either.

But by real concern here is for your safety regarding the false concept of being able to effectively defend yourself with a little course in martial arts. Do not get me wrong...sometimes it is better than nothing, but sometimes it is worse than nothing ie. overconfidence in ones abilities=disaster. Breaking a one inch pine board is really very easy and it does NOT=being able to break a collarbone or kneecap, but does=a nose. The reality is it takes just the right angle and a LOT of force to break a collarbone or knee cap. IF your counter is not totally effective, it will just enrage the attacker more, putting more adrenalin and strength into him/her and more will to hurt you. Much better targets are to cut off the breath and or vision with a well placed strike to the throat or eyes. As with any other skill, this takes lots of practice against a moving target...and being cool under pressure...which takes even more practice. Being cool and rational under pressure is just as important if not more so, as the physical skill to hit the target with enough force. All this said...it is much better to have situational awareness to prevent being in the situation in the first place.
Okay...that was a lot...what are my credentials you may ask to make these comments...35 years of martial art experience (kung fu), and being a Sifu (teacher/master)since 1981.

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