...and now, a weekend update...
Friday`s shred,
After I got off work, I ended up meeting my girlfriend at my place. We hung out for a little bit, and then I told her that I was going to shred.
As I arrived at the station, I got that preshred `I cant wait to shred` feeling. I like that feeling
I started warming up, an noticed that the same two spots on my legs were hurting "great" I thought, "just what I wanted to deal with at the BEGINNING of my shred"
About 5 minutes after thinking that, I noticed a group of 6 people watching me. Being that one of them was almost a cute girl
, I decided to see what was what. I asked them if they wanted to play, well actually I appoached them and asked who was next. They apparently were just coming from a restaurant, so needless to say they were all a little drunk. They were all wearing suits, but didnt hesitate to play at all. We circled up and played for what turned out to be about 20 minutes. We got a 'Full Hack' only once, but by the time we finished, I saw an improvement in all of their abilities. I told them to come back and play, and they agreed. The girl, um, the girl, damn, forgot her name
stuck around for a minute and talked with me. She spoke pretty good english, and I complimented her on it. She said she alway sees me at that spot in the train station playing. I told her to come talk to me whenever she comes around. Sometimes I think I am too nice. I mean, I dont think my girlfriend would have liked the way I talked to this girl, I just cant really help it
I dont think anything new was hit Friday, but I felt good knowing that I introduced the sport to 6 new people who all seemed interested in it
Saturday I took the day off for my legs to heal, but more importantly to spend the day with my girlfriend and go to Universal Studios Japan
It was my first time, but my Hitomi has been there several times, so she showed me around. Actually, the park closes at 6 on the weekends, and I had to teach until 2:30, so we didnt get there until between 3:30 and 4:00. We each got a year long pass, and becuase its Japan, those sorts of things take incredible amounts of time. Anyway, by the time we finished, we only had enough time to walk around to a few shops, and then leave.
That brings me to Sunday. Saturday night Hitomi spent the night at my place
, so needless to say Sunday morning was slow
We both were headed in the same direction after we left my place, me to shred, and her for school, so we rode the same train. As we arrived at the station (the station happens to be the same also), we said our goodbyes and went our separte ways. As we left eachother I began to prep myself mentally, which isnt too hard, especially considering the fact that I hadn't played the day before
As I got to the site, it was just me and Chahan, which is fine for me. I knew that Kenzo was coming at around four, and it was 2 thirty when I arrived so after a nice long warm up, he would be there in no time. As it turned out 8 people showed to shred! It was really cool, We had 2 four man circles (one circle had Yuko in it though
)
We played for just over 4 hours and I hit:
stepping same whirl
pixie ducking dlo and ducking dlo same string
Ripwalk x 6
atomsmasher x 4
long, controlled strings too but more importantly I schooled both sides, and things are starting to become easier I have noticed. That is a good feeling
Then, after returning home with Hitomi, she gave me a full body massage
MAN, that felt good
Afterwards she told me something that was really awesome. She told me that she wanted to start shredding
The really cool thing is that it wasnt the first time she had mentioned it, its just that last night was the most serious she has said it. At the same time, I dont want to push it on her in the least, so I havent bought her shoes. I figure if she REALLy is interested in playing, she will take the initiative to get the shoes, or at least ask me for help getting them. If she does start playing, I think she will get good really quick, i mean I play everyday, and I think she would too, after a while, at least.
More to come after today`s shred...
Its rough being famous 
Cool, I guess. I left them, took a piss, and went back to the site to see if I could warm back up and shred some more. I could. I played for a little bit, then realized that my shin splints came back 
I havent had the strength in my legs to try it recently, but since I havent been shredding that hard the last few days, I think they might be good to go today, but who knows 
I worked myself out of it and by the time I reached the station where I live, I was pretty much good to go.