Years ago I told myself that I am a terrible swordsman. 2 months ago I decided to do something about it. I asked good swordsmen for advicen and they told me to learn the basics. But where!? Where I ALWAYS learn the basics; from books! So I asked for the recommeneded literature, researched it online, and ordered from eBay. All simple. That is until eBay didn't properly update my shipping information and my precious books were sent 2000 miles away to my old barracks in Texas! After all this time I finally managed to get them sent back to me here in Des Moines and they arrived today.

So far I've only read bits and pieces of the large one (Im saving that for 2nd) and the smaller one I've read 2 chapters out of. Already I'm begining to understand the now obvious flaws of my style and why I'm as bad as I am. Later this month I intend to erect a pell in my backyard to practice on. My level of motivation is high right now but the amount of free time and the priority of my swordfighting is very low. Sacrafices must be made when life needs attention.

On a different note, I completed my 2nd week of work today and was given my very own Geek Squad badge. It's not a shiney police badge with an agent number on it, more of a gray ID card with a name and fingerprint spot. Hopefully I'll be getting my uniform so I can stop looking like some manager looking over the other agents shoulders and looking more like an employee who doesn't understand whats going on.

Well, thats about it for today. Not really anything important, and FAR from a warning of my new super awesome skill (since I dont have any). Eventually I'll get ahead, have less hours at work and more free time, and then I'll put some really interesting stuff up.

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