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February 04, 2008

Multitasking

Tonight I watched in awe as N simultaneously sparred with Chief and kept track of the last few minutes of an auction on eBay; the rounds were timed so that she'd be resting during the all-important final minute. She won her last round and the (gorgeous, vintage) coat on which she was bidding.

This woman is my hero.

November 07, 2007

Muy Tired

This evening, after getting our asses kicked by the Boxing instructor:

Me: I am going home to to take a shower, and go to bed.
She: I am going home to eat dinner; I'm SO hungry.
Me: Oh my god, last night I was starving after class but I had no food at home so I had to stop at Ralph's. I was wandering around the market in such a daze, I just wanted someone to hand me something so I could buy it and get home.
She: Oh yeah, I know those nights. Those are the nights when you don't even have the energy to microwave something - you just look at the label and think "I have to stir and recover? Now way, that's way too much work."

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Who am I?

  • I am a woman who walked into a Muay Thai gym for the first time in October of 2007, at age 30.

    Though it has not been easy, I've been there almost every day since.

Why "Butterfly Fray?"

  • I actually came across the phrase butterfly fray in a spam email - the words stood out from what was otherwise a completely nonsensical message. I like the image that it brings to mind, frenzied butterflies clashing in battle, and it's an apt description of a Muay Thai match; a Thai boxer fighting in colorful silk shorts truly does "float like a butterfly."

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