July 8, 2007
Floating, Oozing, and Encores
When I went to karate last week, I had to climb in my moon roof because my head wouldn’t fit through the door or even in the car for that matter. Driving with your head sticking out of the moon roof is not easy. Despite all the odd looks I got and the few bugs who met an unfortunate fate, driving in such a fashion was not all that bad (Bugs are protein right?). I’ll deal with the bugs, because compliments like the ones I got certainly don’t come every day. When you guys like something, you know how to compliment the hell out of a girl, so thank you all!
After watching all the comments and emails rolling in from across the blogosphere in response to my debut music video, I came to two possible conclusions: either the mirrors in my house are straight out of a fun house, or my readers need to seriously consider seeing an eye doctor. I’m going with the latter.
Mr. BBM is so thrilled with the response from the video that he’s been scratching his head trying to think of an encore. I had imagined this would be a one-time thing but Mr. BBM says that it was entirely too much fun to only do once. After such a fabulous response to the debut, I don’t think I’d ever be able to top it, so he’s going to have to do some major convincing for me to get out the echo microphone and heels and come out of retirement. I think I’m more of a one-hit wonder.
In other news, mosquito’s are not the least bit threatened by a bo. I’ve been taking advantage of the nice weather to work on my bo kata’s and bunkai outside. I figure I better get all of the bo kata’s and their applications nailed down now since winters where I live are not exactly bo friendly.
Before I went outside, I sprayed a decent amount of natural bug repellent on my arms and legs. It spelled worse than the DEET stuff, a harsh concoction of lemon and eucalyptus. I think the spray is more of a human repellent than anything else though. I know I wouldn’t want to stand near me smelling like that! The mosquito’s, on the other hand, must be really into citrus fruits. My legs are currently a spotted mess of itch and ooze.
The good news is that despite the attack of the mosquito’s, days later I am able to walk a stranger through the bunkai. It is definitely starting to stick in that slippery brain of mine. The bo kata’s are starting to make a lot more sense to me, which is a big relief. If only bunkai came as easily as lip syncing. . .
I warned you Mr BBM looked a bit to handy with that video camera…just be careful as to accepting his next suggestion :D!!
(and btw – my eye sights not THAT bad 🙂 )
If another video is coming, tell Mr. BBM that I want a star wipe for nostalgia’s sake.
I live on Lake Erie and I thought mosquitos were extinct because I haven’t seen one in 2 years. I think they spray around here. The canadian soldiers, on the other hand, are killer but at least they don’t bite, yet.
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Deryck: He’s going to have to show me storyboards. Promise. And on the eyesight, I’ll take your word for it. 😉
Bush: I tried to get Mr. BBM to incorporate that in the video but he was all like, “No, look at any music video. There are sharp cuts” and went about his business. I’m thinking a star wipe is hopeless.
August: 2 YEARS! Are you kidding me? You might as well start calling me Shrek because I obviously live in a swamp.
CJ: (squeals with joy) Thank you!!!
I heard it was hot as all get-out there. The mosquitos there are as bad as Florida. Anyone who would do outdoor martial arts now in Florida would probably be institutionalized.
Gosh, I’m really resisting but I may have to *ack* download Flash if I need to watch your video! I’m missing alot of things on blogs due to my anti-Flash sentiments. It’s just that when I want to read a serious article then I have to deal with jumpy moving ads it is just TOO annoying.
Hey BBM,
If you ever do another video, feel free to post it on my site! That would be awesome. I just got back from Texas where my doctors wrote the coveted “NED” in my chart. (No Evidence of Disease) But I’ll be writing a long post on the trip on my blog hopefully later tonight.
Have you seen “in the motherhood” – mothers write in about stories they have with their kids and actresses reenact the stories, its really funny, you could totally do something like that.
http://www.inthemotherhood.com
looking forward to your next episode!
gw