Huh.

Did you know that the brown-backed scrub robin lives mostly in moist savanna? ...Neither did I until accidentally hitting Wikipedia's "Random Article" link led me here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-backed_Scrub_Robin.

At least it knows me well, I guess?...

Moving On...

I finally went back to Gumdo last night. I was, unsurprisingly (or at least, unsurprisingly to me?) very, very nervous. And I did get my ass kicked by the drills - but much less than I expected. Did my arms ache after our foam-sword drills? Damned right they did. Was I worse off than anyone else in the class? No, amazingly enough, I wasn't... Which I didn't expect. In fact, I was probably better off, since I know as a fact I hit harder than most of them.

But I made it through class, and my ankle wasn't even too bad today. I'm getting used to wearing my ankle brace 18/7 (not while I'm sleeping), and it's not that bad. And I've proved class doesn't need to worry as much as I've been worrying.

Plus? I have my kagum now, and it makes me happy! It has a place of honour in the sword rack my wall along with my cane sword and Nina's dirk.

And other things? Well the MRI didn't go at all, but may work next time. And beyond that... ...Well, they're coming along. Ask me again tomorrow night and I'll tell you if I'm doing better.