Whoa, been a while since the last post. Lots has been happening. i've gone to trainer training, and I intend to keep that up. Classes have ended and page-by-page the comic is coming along. I've underestimated the December press, tons of birthdays, christmas shit and end-of-year work pressures. My training has been irregular but i've kept up. now i'm going away for a week, so proper catch-ups might have to wait. Buisy, buisy!

Beautiful, clear, mild, full-moon evening. Did the usual run with great pleasure. I have new shoes with very thin soles. They're great for improving technique as each dodgy landing results in immediate pain. That's what you call negative reinforcement.

I'm trying to get up the necessary strength to preform muscle-ups (starting from a chin-up position on a horizontal bar, lifting yourself up with a single push, up over the bar into a locked handstand). The conditioning exercises I learned at the trace jam are strenuous: a kind of chin up that you do with your whole body, lifting so quickly you spring up with a bit of air. Three quick reps leave my fore-arms in a knot of pain. Hopefully I'll build up the strength I need before i tear something. Wish me luck.

Sunday went well. The faces are a little more familiar and the conversation flows just a little bit easier. Everyone was in good spirits, despite the wet conditions. It was the last lesson for the year, so I'll have to juggle things around to go to training mid-week. Also, find out if I can attend trainer training at some point next week.

The comic work is picking up pace. I'd like to get the first book out just before christmas, and that's a tight deadline. One page at a time is the way forward.

Interestingly, as time rolls on the value of attending the jam at the trace becomes more apparent. As the casual chats with people about method sink in, I'm finding myself revising my training and, surprisingly my attitude. Apparently, diligence is infectious. I'm looking to bring in more structure. More conditioning, more effort. I guess I was inspired to do better, that's gotta be a good thing, right?

Here's hoping.