competitions

i had to go to a fencing competition on saturday. don't get me wrong. i love to fence. and competitions are usually really fun, especially when a bunch of your friends go and everyone gets there early and you sit around and talk.
but this competition was kind of off. it was an open competition which meant anyone below a certain ranking could go to it, which means it's not just people in your age group. and then a few of my friends didn't show up and one of them was supposed to bring a camera and stuff. and then all my foils and things started failing and i kept getting penalized and loosing points...all in all, i didn't do a great job.
but i still had fun hanging out with one of my really good friends, which was nice, especially since she lives up in san francisco and i don't always get to see her...and i got to meet some other fencers my own age. that's the best bit about competitions besides hanging out with your friends. you get to meet more fencers your own age...
i'm busy watching avatar which is an amazing show...and then it'll be time for dinner.

extra51

fencing

okay, i'll admit it. i fence. and it is the coolest thing ever. why? because you get to hit people with swords/hang out with awesome people/act totally insane. it's really fun. and also, it's a great excuse for a boy-deprived girl(me) to meet guys. ok. the guys are pretty geeky. like once two of them spent ten minutes debating which type of weapon is better to have Halo 3. and i wouldn't really want to date any of them. except daniel b/c daniel is amazing.
oh. and then there's valeriy. valeriy is my totally awesome ukranian fencing coach. he is the funniest guy i know and i love him dearly. we all love him, actually. he's really funny and sarcastic and just totally fun to be with. except he has a mean sense of humor. and he hits you sometimes. but he means it in a nice way.
um...the whole fencing thing is pretty hard to explain. so i'll explain it more in a post just about who's who at fencing.