BK aint fuckin around in Japan

BK Japan is celebrating their 3rd anniversary with this badboy.

3 patties, 6 onion rings, lettuce, tomato, raw onion, mayo, and "American" bbq sauce.

helllll yeah i'd eat this.

when i do dishes, it's like Jenga up in this bitch

first off i just DID these things, you think i'm putting them away?

*blink blink*

i DARE you to walk up to that sink all drowsy and sleepy n stuff, and try and cop a glass of water sleepwalking @ 2am,,

real quick now....

FIND THE NIPPLE!

and there is no 2nd off.

just sayin',

just copped a bunch of herb...

.... from whole foods. one big pot with basil, parsley, and rosemary. GORGEOUS stuff,,,, $19 . and, of course, a big ass pot of MINT, ($10)....mint..... for what?
*puts my hand up to my ear and squints, lissnin' harder*
riggggggggggght....
MOJITOS!
summer, my peeps , is officially on.

weird thing i do #1,782 ,,, writing shit on myself before a belt test

sooo, it's belt test day ,, again. for my first 3 or 4 belt tests, my gut would get all knotty, and i could't eat.. and my heartrate would be all silly n stuff leading in to it....

wait..

that hasn't changed.

I

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE me some belt tests!

this is my last belt test with the people i have taken all my belt tests with to this point, and lately ive been feeling really a little bitter-sweet about moving from Norwich to Colchester, mainly only because of the bonds made there over the last almost 2 years... but then, i realize who i am, and i say fuck it let's move on. lol.

ive made some awesome friends over there, and thats not gonna change so ...

but since it IS my last belt test there, i figure i'm gonna go ape shit on this one and leave it all on the mat more than usual.

this muay thai is pretty exhausting, but imma push myself harder than usual, if thats possible, and see where that brings me.

the unexpectedness of Master McShanes belt tests are what makes them what they are...

and ,what that is, is 100% uncut badassery.

almost imPOSSIBLE to really pace yourself, because you never really know whats coming up next. breathing right for that entire hour is key.

and right along with me will be my kids. it all started on my first test as a white belt, and has continued for every belt test since.....

i write their names in thai in sharpie on me like im in high school or some shit.

see my hand up there? thats how it usually is, hidden from everyone, my handwraps would cover it up.... my little secret.

it kinda helps me, i dont know why.

when i turn 40, im getting that stuff right there on my back...

muay thai til i die y'all.

good luck to those taking the test tonite, and congrats to everyone who has taken it yesterday and this morning.

jaiden and sky racing.

we packed it up and headed to R.I. to visit my grandfather, Nanutz this past weekend, for a suprise fathers day visit. Jaiden and Coop were racing... sprints..laps around the house, etc.

So, Sky-Guy, like always, wanted in. He was perfectly happy to race HIMSELF.

"READY? ......SET?....GO!"... and he would start, and giggle his little ass off the whole way...

and then Jaiden joined him, and the pic i have here, while of the shittiest of quality, captured the moment perfectly (on accident). Sky, happy as can be to be running top speed with his biggest bro, and Jaiden, being Jaiden.... goofy and silly. i love this.

just another day in ohio

coop's teeth like to chill in his mouth,,, hang on... forever.

coops tooth was loose. for, like a month. and a half. he was talking funny, eating weird.... my LAWD this tooth was on my nerves. i wanted to reach in there, and just yank it out,,, when i'd be brushing his teeth,,, when he slept,,,, when he yawned....it needed to be done.
rach wouldnt let me, telling me "It's not your GRANDFATHERS era, we dont just DO that"...
and i was like... "ooooooo.........k".
finally,last week, rach made an appointment with the dentist. while he was freaking out in there yelling "DON't TAKE it OUUUUUUUUUUT ,, " .....or something like that, the entire staff in there was laughing because it was already out. and he didnt even feel it.
can't wait to see that bill.
i'm just glad he wasnt facing me when he sneezed toward the end there.... coulda lost an eye or something.

just a fork in the road. muay thai til i die.

well, i have a belt test next week, finally gonna get a new belt again,,, from brown to half brown/half black. *knock on wood*. the material this time around is TOUGH. the muay thai is long, annnnd, a burner. wicked. i havent typed a muay thai form out in a bit so heeeeeere we go....

drop level to left/pop up/left hook-right cross-left hook....drop level to
right/pop up/right cross-left hook-right cross...switch step left
roundhouse/straight right... plum clinch/right knee-switch step left knee....
turn 180 degrees while still holding clinch/ right knee- switch step left knee..
push off....right round-house... jab/cross...flying right downward "spike"
elbow.

repeat this process over and over at full power on some thai pads.

gettin alllll van damme n shit.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE this muay thai.

i am so happy i have this stuff in my life. i am SOOOOOO less stressy. ummm, usually.

above and beyond the muay thai, we worked our sparring kick defenses. checking kicks is big when facing mofos like cookie puss who enjoy battering your legs. thighs. ribs. etc.

we also worked getting out of the way of mid kicks and head kicks. repeating the process over and over til its instinct.

or, you get kicked there.

ooops.

our krav maga this cycle was knife defences. inside, out side, overhand, shit any angle someones gonna try and shank you from.

body conditioning went arms, legs, core... this cycle. reps of exercises escalate according to belt color.

finally, theres a new school opening in Colchester. Mr Hesser is opening a sister school there, and since i live closer to there it is a great fit. add on top of that that jaiden and cooper will be in the same class , so rach will cutting her hanging in the dojo with little kids who wanna run rampant time in half, it's really great deal for us, not alot of things get EASIER as we add to our growing family, and i'd like to thank Master McShane and Mr Hesser for doingthis for us.

same material... new school. the boys and i are excited.

i'm going to miss my Norwich ABD familia, but at the same time, its going to be cool to start with that school right off the bat. i will still kick it at Norwich from time to time, for sure, especially trying to get there on some saturdays for sparring.

with it being closer to hartford, i have a feeling the schools gonna blow up quick, and fill up , so thats gonna be cool to watch happen. if anyone who reads this lives anywhere near Colchester and has any interest in muay thai/kickboxing/krav maga drop me a message and i'll answer any questions you have, or just contact Mr Hesser @ some # i dont have at this minute , i'll add it in later or someshit.

email me @ lurkwithasmirk@yahoo.com

dojo math

6 weeks off from sparring = shitty timing.

shitty timing in sparring = stupid looking shiners.

me getting caught after a six week layoff from sparring does NOT equal that ever happening again, trust.

jaiden and coop's t ball and baseball ended last weekend. this opened stuff up for me to get my spar on again on saturdays, which i was missing biiiiiiiiig time. through it all i maintained my training for the most part, so ive stayed in shape, just, i hadnt been able to spar since april. thats some shit right there.

so i walked in there today, and practiced getting punched in my face by peeps who nevvvvvvvver catch me.

timing .... that i had worked HARD to get to, poof!... gone like bobby bradys voice when he hit puberty.

my cardio was on point, i was really happy about that... my footwork was tight.

my kicks felt good.

but i dunno, everything else sucked balls mayne. i got caught...

by....

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everyone.

haha, whoa.

good thing my level of "normal" is off kilter, and i actually LIKE getting hit, i mean that,, it doesnt bother me even a little bit.... physically, but dammit man, it fucks with me psychologically,,, i beat myself up for letting that shit happen. i'm better than that. no offense to anyone who popped me in the grill today, but in reality,,, i dont think i honestly lost many rounds today. i outlanded mostly every one.. but definatley got punched more today that i have in months. many months. and i needed that.

cause now im fired the fuck up. imma work my ass off now, real hard, and imma let these things fly.

and, even after kinda re-tweaking my ankle today, i have decided that i'm going back to kicking the shit outta mofos. legs, ribs and yes ,,, believe it or not heads, i'm kicking them. i started concentrating on my hands too much, im letting it all go now,.... let the wild rumpus begin.

and since everyone else has decided that we can start landing shit at 100% , i am all over that program and joining that fun little club. i am being completely honest when i say i've been sparring at around 65%, it took me MANNNNNY HOURS to get comfy there, but not no mo mang,, im ALOT more happier touching you with some steam. being one of the bigger dudes sparring is bullshit really. i'm constantly being told to notch it back, but , because im bigger, i'm repeatedly facing dudes throwing @ full power. every round, whatever....

really, i'm just suprised i didnt lose any contacts today.... haha.

after sparring, when cooper, jaiden, and myself sat down in my ride, jaiden yelled from way in back....

" DADDDDDY WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR EYE?!?!"....

lol.

*frown*

i looked in my rearview mirror, and said....

"DAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMN!"..... oh my.

the funny thing is, i ran through my head and tried to pinpoint exactly WHICH shot to my face caused it. and couldnt figure it out,, and thats some shit,,, oh well. haha,.,... man. thats a sure sign i ate too many punches.

sloppy.

so today was a free pass to my teammates.,,,,,, see ya next time.

Rhys Thomas

boy #4 was born last saturday around 1am. rachs sister julie, and friends tania and beth along with myself and our midwife. maureen, who was with us for the 3 previous birthages,.. were there. i actually got to deliver Rhys myself for the most part, and to be honest.....

it scared the piss out of me. haha.

and, it was amazing, but, grabbing wet ass things with rubber gloves is kinda nerve wracking,,,, but,,,, i didnt drop him! yay to that. hes an awesome baby, he only cries when hes hungry,,,, so hes being kind to rach, and i owe him for that. he has the impending kidney surgery, and that scares me to my core , but,,,,,

its all good.

its sad to say, but the kidney surgery crap has basically been a part of our lives since coop was born, so nothing really suprises us too much, although the level of how bad Rhys' kidney is kinda caught me off guard.

so, i will plop my faith in whatever it is i put my faith in,,,, and i will grab rachs hand and we will trudge through,, like we always do.

everything can be dealt with, and thats whats funny about life,,, you dont have a choice. theres no sand to plop my head in,,, life swirls around ... theres always good and bad... and all the bad does is make us stronger,... take that shit to the bank.