Bonus DLC #5

It's weird having my journals finished so early - and then to be writing more just out of habit is a bit odd, too.  I am enjoying chronicling my days, however.

Today was another busy day at work but it did slow down around 4:30 which was nice because it gave me time to get dressed for sparring class and get all my gear together.  Samuel and I got in the car and headed down and I realized my gas tank was pretty low.  I had more than enough gas to get to the dojang and, fortunately, I did remember that I needed to get some before I left the parking lot after class.

Sparring class was good; it's nice to do different things every time.  I think the kids enjoyed Gabe's warmup trivia game, too.  I got my 1v2 out of the way tonight as did she.  We stayed after to watch Instructor Max spar with Master Opey again.  I'm always impressed by how Master Opey manages to match the intensity of his opponents so well regardless of who it is.

Tonight I got to take my splint off for a bit which was nice.  I still have to wear it in class for two weeks and at night for four weeks.  I think that puts me up to, pretty much, the night of testing.  It's hard to bend that finger (and I've been told not to force it) but at least it does bend.  After wearing the splint almost non-stop for six weeks, having it off is like having a security blanket taken away.  We'll see how flexible it gets in the next four weeks so I know if I need to get all the Masters a head's up before testing if I can't make a proper fist by then.