Patrick Seitz

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October 25, 2004

So re!

Well, if you don't count the quivering, burning muscles in my right thigh and left calf against me, then my first night of participation with Senryu Taiko at UCR went pretty well. I had a lot of fun, in any event. I think I've finally found an activity that is physical and enjoyable. That said, though, I do wish in retrospect that I hadn't fallen off of the gym-attendance wagon a few weeks back when I got busy with the VO work. Tonight probably wouldn't have kicked my butt as badly if I'd kept up with my working out.

Did I mention that Taiko is fun? Yes, I seem to have already said that in the above paragraph, but it bears repeating. Even when we were just practicing our kata and striking practice drums jury-rigged out of tires, plastic wrap and t-shirts, it was a real shot in the arm. The girl practicing next to me has done Taiko in Japan previously, and watching the fluidity with which she ran through a few positions between our exercises gave me a good example of how we're all going to look, ultimately.

Anyhow, I have Senryu Taiko to thank for a very enjoyable (if tiring) two hours tonight. I can count to eight in Japanese now, too, so long as I only have to go sequentially. To rattle them off out of order would still require much silent counting on my fingers. It might take me a little longer to walk across campus to my TA class tomorrow morning, but I'm looking forward to Wednesday night's practice already.