Cauliflower ear .... Don't do it!

I recently reviewed my stat tracker, and a surprising number of people have come this way by Googling various cauliflower ear phrases.  The two that stood out to me, were “I want cauliflower ear” and “Do girls like cauliflower ear?”

I know it’s not my business what you do with your ear, but my unwanted two cents on the matter are simply… 

Please do not permanently disfigure your ears.  I would equate purposefully giving yourself cauliflower ear to giving yourself a grotesque, 3D tattoo on your face.  It will never go away.  You will regret it when you are older.  It does not make you look awesome.  Girls do not like it… well, at least not this girl, nor any other female that I’ve ever spoken to on the matter, and it would seem that girls who do not themselves fight have no idea how people get cauliflower ear.  So, any impression you were hoping to give about being an awesome fighter will be all but lost on them.  Besides, if a girl does like cauliflower, and chooses to date you based on the fact that you have it… Well, let’s just say I wouldn’t base a relationship on something as earth shatteringly deep, as cauliflower ear.  Don’t do it.  Please.  Your mother will thank you.  

And to those of you who came this way wondering how to drain your ear, or how often to do it, I can point you in the right direction…. Georgette's World This information worked well for me.  I had some fluid buildup in my ear, and by following these instructions, my ear is very happily free of deformation.

LET'S GET READY TO RUMMMMMMBLE!

It.  Is.  Time.

=Insert happy dance here=

As Allie mentioned in her blog we are transforming her barn into a gym!  We cleaned the floors and laid the mats today.

I'm not ready to head back to class just yet, but this will be a nice little bridge to get me through my little.. or long as it would seem....hiatus.

I'm going to hang my bag out there too, and bring my treadmill...  Allie is going to move her exerciser equipment out there as well.  We will have our own personal little Jiu-jitsu gym!

I'm actually shocked at how quickly it has all come together.

I soooo can not wait to get out there and actually grapple!

This will also help me to not give everyone tetanus from my epic rustiness when I eventually make it back to Fabio's.

HUZZAH!

So much for my tattoo.. lol

Stole a couple of pics from Allie:

And of course, Allie and I being our awesome selves.  lol

ARE YOU A WARRIOR!?

Pardon my shouting, but I am really excited.

www.warriordash.com

This combines many of my loves.

Nerdery.  Obstacles. Fitness.  Costumes.

Allie and I will be running this obstacle course.

It's like the medieval fair + obstacle course.

= insert Braveheart freedom yell here  =

The 12 Commandments of Jiu-jitsu

12 Commandments of Jiu Jitsu by Carlos Gracie Sr:

1. Be so strong that nothing can disturb the peace of your mind.

2. Talk to all people about happiness, health, and prosperity.

3. Give to all your friends the feeling of being valued.

4. Look at things by the enlightened point of view and update your optimism on reality.

5. Think only about the best, work only for the best, and always expect the best.

6. Be as just and enthusiastic about others victories as you are with yours.

7. Forget about past mistakes and focus your energy on the victories of tomorrow.

8. Always make those around you happy and keep a smile to all people who talk to you.

9. Apply the largest amount of your time on self-improvement and no time in criticizing others.

10. Be big enough so you can feel unsatisfied, be noble enough so you can feel anger, be strong enough so you can feel fear, and be happy enough so you can feel frustrations.

11. Hold a good opinion about your self and communicate that to the world, but not through dissonant words but through good works.

12. Believe strongly that the world is in your side, as long as you stay loyal to the best of yourself.

I love these!!  They apply to life in general too... not just Jiu-jitsu.

- http://www.scottonthenet.com/journal/12-commandments-of-jiu-jitsu-by-carlos-gracie-sr.html

I had a dream last night... and you were there, and you, and you....

I had a weird BJJ blog dream last night.. and since some of my fellow bloggers were in it, I thought I would blog about it...  But now that I am about to openly tell people I have never met that I had a dream about them... I am second guessing it.  lol

Oh well, sorry if I creep you out...

So, to the dream.

I dreamed I was at my old school, Summerlin, the one that closed down, and Mario, my instructor that left BJJ forever was still instructing.  Not so weird.  Except that all my team mates had been replaced by BJJ bloggers.  Dev was there, Laura was there, so was Steve  wearing his super awesome Orange Gi  and in my dream I told him I loved it about 900 times...like a creppy weirdo.  I also got to grapple Georgette.  This btw, was my first day back to class after my still on going hiatus.  (That will hopefully come to a real end soon, not just a dream end.)

I kept telling her to go easy on me, and that I would probably have zero gas, and super slow reaction time... Which btw I did... and I had to stop our grapple before it was even over.

That was pretty much it.  lol

I figure I had the dream because I was reading jits blogs before bed, and miss it like crazy, and I am afraid I am going to suck when I do make it back.

Again, sorry if I creeped anyone out.... I just wanted to share.  =)

The silver lining still sucks when the rain cloud is no BJJ.

Silver lining....

All of my little nagging bumps and bruises have all healed, and my finger and and toe nails once again look like they belong to a female.  I also have significantly less laundry to do, as I do not have to wash and dry my gi every single day.

...  but I am still counting the days.

Garage almost done!

Since I can not go to class, I am turning my garage into a gym... and I am almost done!

HUZZAH!

I just need one more 5x10 mat, and I will have everything I need!  (Well, I want to get a weight set, but that isn't really a priority at this point as I have joined a gym.)