Saturday evening was the [“first annual”] gymnastics banquet. Catered at the faculty club on campus. Surprisingly, after peeling a layer of cheese off the vegetarian option, it was vegan. =) <\/p>\n
All the gymnasts got this silly little stuffed bear with an associated “title” (cal’s mascot being a bear & all, white fur for females, light brown fur for males). Hell, one of the gymnasts brought his boyfriend, and the boyfriend got a bear, sans title. I sat next to Brandon (cute little redhead gymnast), and we had an enjoyable chat throughout dinner. He ended up getting “best advice giver”. I got “most up and coming gymnast”. Other titles included “most explosive tumbler” and “biggest ripper” (the recipient had accidentally ripped a yard long gash in the tumble track). That was all kinda cool. <\/p>\n
Afterwards, the homos congregated and went to the white horse. I got a smirnov ice. And rapidly grew disenchanted with the topics of conversation such as tv, trashing people, and people I don’t really know. It was frustrating that people I enjoy talking to one-on-one became far less appealing in large groups. <\/p>\n
I was tired from a three-bears bike ride that morning, which was ’bout 30(?) miles, and pretty hilly. Shortly after people hit the dancefloor, I just asked Brandon to let me get my bag out of his car, and I walked home. I was still a little buzzed after a 40 minute walk, pretty steep at the end. Did I mention lightweight?<\/p>\n
Anyway, the past two days I’ve gone to gymnastics, first time in awhile, and one of very few times overall that I’ve gone two days in a row. The pain was pronounced. =) But I also made some definite progress. It’s pretty clear that I do my best stuff on the trampoline. Figured a couple of things out, like how to continually bounce on my back. Started hitting my ball unders more consistently. I almost have a flat back drop where I spin it into a front drop. And a back drop where I rotate in midair into an opposite-facing backdrop. Note that the only terminology I’m sure I’m using correctly is “ball under” and I’m not sure if it has the space. =)<\/p>\n
Bobby was asking me for pointers on the trampoline stuff I’d just figured out the other day. Bit of an ego boost. He’s been doing this for quite a bit longer. He’s another one who started this as an adult, like a year and a half ago. He’s more tumbling focused than I. But I’m holding my handstands for longer fractions of a second, so I’m improving on multiple fronts. \ud83d\ude09 Did my first fairly successful roundoffs last night. Hurting my wrist in the process. Didn’t have time for gymnastics for the rest of the week anyway. =)<\/p>\n
Gymnastics: Yay!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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