Kata and Demons

Hello!!! It's me!!! Who else??? So, Ocean City was AWESOME. I. Love. Summer. It makes everything possible. Two new things I love are boho wraps and water ice. I'm currently working on a kata, for my green belt. Kata is Okinawan for form, and katas are basically a sequence of staces, blocks, strikes, punches, kicks and more, all put together. They help you with many skills, and they are made as a spiritual, mental, and physical exercise. Why am I practicing at this hour??? IT'S SO HOT HERE!!! I think its safe to say it's hot where I live, considering the whole country (except maybe Alaska and Maine and other northern states) is experiencing extreme temperatures. Poodle's aunts, who went to Ocean City, New Jersey with us, (you are now allowed to know, it was NJ) are leaving for Fiji tomorrow. They've made a blog for it, and it should be under blogs I follow.Anyway, my green belt kata is Aniku, which means Swallow on the Beach or Pivoting Forms. I perfer Swallow on the Beach over Pivoting Forms, because it just sounds better. I like it better than the last kata, Wansu, or Strong Arm Dumping Form. Today I was watching a UFO special on NatGeo, and now I'm freaked out to be in my room alone... guess there is such thing as too much Sci-Fi. I just finished the book Clockwork Prince, and it was great. It wasn't even the idea of the story that interested me (demon hunters and vampires and such) but the plot was so intricite, you didn't know how it would end until it was over, no predictable or cliche twists and turns. There was just a touch of romance, but it was suspenseful, like you're not sure its true until you read the prolouge or the next book. The characters are very original. It takes place in London, much before the Prohibation Era, but I'm not sure how much before. One of the main characters, Will, feels almost like he doesn't fit into to the dismal gray of early London, for his personality is so bold and boisterous it adds the perfect touch of humor to this dark plot. I would highly recommend it to virtually any avid reader, for even if you are not a fan of fantasy, the plot can hook you in easily. The only thing I did not enjoy was how frustratingly idiotic the main character Tessa could be, but that was a major factor to the plot, so I guess it was necessary. An overall great read,

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