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Damn school library sales. My “no buying books” scheme went out of the window today. On the other hand, I did get two full series (Churchill’s The Second World War and all the Lemony Snicket books in hardback) and only a small number of other small books. I also vacuumed up a ridiculous amount of cake.

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Note: not my trainers, but indicative of the fact that I headed out with the school running club again this evening. That’s me on two afternoons a week and I’m genuinely feeling much better for it. The only problem I now have is that meta-fit starts back up again next week on the same evening at the same time. Argh.

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Sunday afternoon and, due to the little one being a poo this morning, we didn’t go swimming. Making it up to her big bro by helping him build his first Airfix-not-Airfix (it’s Revell) kit. Can you guess what it is yet? And what film we’re watching at the same time?

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Week after week this bunch (and a few others) put up with my unfit attempts to improve my Krav Maga skills. This isn’t actually the usual bunch, but a couple of new starters and “guest instructor” Amelia due to John being indisposed. A great class covering some simple things I’ve not really practiced before, but the absolute highlight was Amelia approaching me after I’ve been helping a couple of the newer students and asking if I’d ever considered coaching adults. High praise and hugely flattering coming from someone who’s such a damn good instructor in their own right. Yes, I have considered it, but the additional strain on my free time (plus the cost / time to pass the GIC) is just too much for me these days. I’ve said it before – I wish I’d got into Krav a decade earlier than I did!

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I get to listen to tons of music before it’s officially released, and it’s great to wrap your ears around an album that’s really, really good. Absolutely loved this new one from DragonForce when I listened to it today. It’s out on September 23rd and the review will be up on The Moshville Times shortly.