Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Continuing with the Blog?
Certainly anyone who might stumble upon this blog can tell that I don't keep it up to date. I'm thinking of getting rid of it.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Update of Sorts
Once again, its been a while since I've written anything here. Which is no excuse, since mostly I haven't felt bothered to. Even though I've become the only Instructor of JKDU in Australia. Have had an article published recently in a magazine here. And, Denise and I will graduate as full-fledged Feldenkrais Practitioners in June.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Floro Fighting System
Well, it's certainly been a while since my previous post....
Last week I finally did it... Ray Floro gave me my Instructor Certificate. Woohoo!
Denise and I head off to Chicago in just over a week. Fourth session of Feldenkrais Teacher training. :) After this session we'll be authorized to teach Awareness Through Movement classes.
JKDU Performance Group is lagging. My fault really. Do get interest, but usually its from people who are already training somewhere and want to check out the perceived competition. Looking forward to getting to train with Chris Lund again, when I'm over states side.
Cheers!
Patrick
Last week I finally did it... Ray Floro gave me my Instructor Certificate. Woohoo!
Denise and I head off to Chicago in just over a week. Fourth session of Feldenkrais Teacher training. :) After this session we'll be authorized to teach Awareness Through Movement classes.
JKDU Performance Group is lagging. My fault really. Do get interest, but usually its from people who are already training somewhere and want to check out the perceived competition. Looking forward to getting to train with Chris Lund again, when I'm over states side.
Cheers!
Patrick
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Water Chestnuts and Koi
Earlier this week, I went and bought a 75 L plastic garbage can. Figured this would make a nice pond for my water chestnut. Brought it home to the backyard. Put in the three plastic milk-containers that I’d filled with soil and started the water chestnuts in.
As I was filling the can up, one of the chestnuts started to float. I had to reach in and push it back into the soil. This wasn’t a problem. Should mention too that most of the water came from the dehumidifier that we have to use to keep the place from being overcome with winter mould and damp.
Today, Denise and I went and bought nine feeder Koi to put in the “pond”. Figure they may prove to be good against mosquito larvae.
Waiting now for the watercress!
As I was filling the can up, one of the chestnuts started to float. I had to reach in and push it back into the soil. This wasn’t a problem. Should mention too that most of the water came from the dehumidifier that we have to use to keep the place from being overcome with winter mould and damp.
Today, Denise and I went and bought nine feeder Koi to put in the “pond”. Figure they may prove to be good against mosquito larvae.
Waiting now for the watercress!
Monday, May 22, 2006
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Yesterday was Boxing Day
Yesterday was Boxing Day here in Australia. Denise and I had plans to go to the Taronga Zoo. Due to me being a lazy ass, we started out late. Got to Circular Quay, where we saw crowds of people with the same idea. Then decided to do it another time when its not wickedly hot and there aren’t tons of people.
Well then… where did we go? We went to the Museum of Contemporary Art. A place I’ve never been to before. Seeing as how Contemporary art usually just reinforces my love of older art. And makes me wonder who finds most of the newer stuff appealing?
Well, I have to admit that it inspired new feelings in myself. Feelings of Disgust and Shock! There’s a piece there called the Bear Chair. In my opinion it’s child porn. Part of which is a bear on a chair with its penis just inches away from the face of a child’s doll.
It was so bad that I had to ask where I could lodge a complaint. This I did down at the front desk. Where I was told by a staff member that rape and child abuse/molestation are more common in Australia, and that the artists of the piece are Americans who like/liked to shock. (How either relates to the museum having an offensive piece on display still baffles me).
Afterwards, Denise and I went for a schooner of Toohey’s New. In the pub, Denise got the dubious pleasure of hearing me bitch about what we’d seen. No fun for her, I bet.
I’ll have to wait and see if the Director of the Museum gets back to me.
Now, we move on to other things. Looking forward to training with Ray Floro, Friday morning. Have only managed one session since returning from Chicago. Money’s been tight and so on.
Cheers!
Patrick
Well then… where did we go? We went to the Museum of Contemporary Art. A place I’ve never been to before. Seeing as how Contemporary art usually just reinforces my love of older art. And makes me wonder who finds most of the newer stuff appealing?
Well, I have to admit that it inspired new feelings in myself. Feelings of Disgust and Shock! There’s a piece there called the Bear Chair. In my opinion it’s child porn. Part of which is a bear on a chair with its penis just inches away from the face of a child’s doll.
It was so bad that I had to ask where I could lodge a complaint. This I did down at the front desk. Where I was told by a staff member that rape and child abuse/molestation are more common in Australia, and that the artists of the piece are Americans who like/liked to shock. (How either relates to the museum having an offensive piece on display still baffles me).
Afterwards, Denise and I went for a schooner of Toohey’s New. In the pub, Denise got the dubious pleasure of hearing me bitch about what we’d seen. No fun for her, I bet.
I’ll have to wait and see if the Director of the Museum gets back to me.
Now, we move on to other things. Looking forward to training with Ray Floro, Friday morning. Have only managed one session since returning from Chicago. Money’s been tight and so on.
Cheers!
Patrick
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