I recently decided to try to fill the void in my life that Aikido used to fill by starting Judo. I spent 8 years doing Aikido, and loved it, but stopped when my life went through a lot of changes, and never went back. I totally agree with the philosophy of Aikido, the only problem is, I don’t entirely like the people it attracts. It has a tendency to attract a more elitist sort of person, which I have no doubt it why I was drawn to it in my earlier years, and the elitism was part of what repulsed me from it at the end. I am very drawn to the power and assertiveness that Judo has to offer, and have recently come to believe that those are qualities I have been seriously lacking in my life. My only reservations about Judo are that it attracts a very crude and gruff type of person, and I don’t have 8 years invested in it. If anyone reads this, please weigh in and let me know, I am truly confused and on the fence.

normally I am pretty hesitant to post information like this, but I have found someone very nice to keep me company from time to time. Nice not to be lonely anymore. I have started attending a judo school, but not sure I have picked the best one, still looking for a better one.

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the theatrical trailer for the new Tron movie, “Tron Legacy” [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_I70KACh4o&hl=en_US&fs=1]

Tomorrow I am going to work, then to a farewell party for a co-worker at sushi bar, then going to play go, and then going to Las Vegas Sci-Fi center to see Someone’s Knocking at the Door I just love cheesy horror/Sci-Fi movies, and this one looks like pure Velveeta.

A few days ago one of my co-workers was in the office saying some really anti-gay comments, along the lines of how he thought it was appropriate to use baseball bats on gay teenagers. it pissed me off, I complained, talked with people, and blogged about it on facebook. Mostly because I honestly didn't think i had a recourse at work, my workplace isn't exactly "PC". So it was actually a huge surprise to me when one of the owners came to me and said that he would make it right. I have no idea what the results will be, I have a nagging feeling that I've probably numbered my days with the company now. Who knows, not even sure I care anymore. All I know for sure is that I'm tired of putting up with that kind of thing. We'll see what happens.

These pics were taken at The Little Shop of Magic in Las Vegas Nevada on July 10 2010 for the Magic the Gathering 2011 core set pre-release tournament. [caption id=”attachment_422” align=”alignnone” width=”225” caption=”Bob giving the thumbs-up as we wait in the crowd outside”][/caption] [caption id=”attachment_423” align=”alignnone” width=”225” caption=”the crowd outside”][/caption] [caption id=”attachment_424” align=”alignnone” width=”300” caption=”inside”][/caption]

petroglyphs here are some from Atl-Atl Rock