so, i went into edinburgh today, bought some crickets for kamacuras.

it was seriously hot today. i prefer the cold.

hmm, i'm running a bath. i look forward to it, i ache from kendo last night. i pushed myself too hard again. i've put some lavendar oil in there, to relieve the tension.

i knocked one guys shinai across the dojo, i think i really quite upset him.

oh and i practiced kata with this seriously cute girl. small, i couldn't tell where she was from, ever so slightly dark skin, with features that made her look a quarter japanese, and a quarter norwegian. she was really quite attractive. every single time i cut men (thats a cut to the head) with bokken (wooden katana) she would wince. it was a bit upsetting, i wanted to give her comfort. she looked completely terrified.

she couldn't remember a sequence we were doing, so i helped her out by mouthing the japanese and gesturing to the cut point. she smiled a little, and after we bowed out i gave her a thumbs up, which she beamed at.

i think she was just nervous, she's just joined our dojo.

she's higher rank than me, but rubbish.. too timid. but kendo will help her.

i'm hungry, it's 22:11 and i haven't had dinner. ugh.

what should i do tomorrow? i'd like to go to the cinema, i'll see what elliott is doing..

well my bath is almost ready, so i guess i better go.

before i part, here is a picture of kamacuras:

since i fed my preying mantis today, he seems appropriate