On Saturday I left my comfort zone outside the Northland Community Centre and went to Ultimate Frisbee practice. Really - me - a team sport, for fun. Let me know of any other signs of the apocalypse.
The people were lovely and I was much better at it than I expected. (My expectations were very, very, very low.) I plan to go to practice for the next few weeks and see how it goes.
There is scope for bringing H & K and letting them run wild with their cousins.
One of the things that I realised after Ultimate, is that if I'm learning a new skill I think I am capable of, I direct the person teaching me towards what I think will help me most. I'll tell them when to skip ahead and when to repeat. When I have no confidence that I can learn the skill I don't help the person teach me - I assume that not only do they know what they are teaching but also the best way to get it into my brain. This assumption makes it more likely that I find it hard to learn.
On Saturday was one of the first times I have had enough confidence in my ability to learn a physical skill. I told the person helping me:
"Brain full. Do not give me any more instructions, just repeat the instructions you've already given me."
It really helped.
Finally for those who have asked - my hair colour is Affinage, Colour Dynamics, Green Envy (and check out the Dutch goth site I have a completely logical reason to link to).
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Well, I went to a football game on Sunday. Really - me. At a sporting event. At the stadium.
Do we get to see a photo of the hair?
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