Just a quick post - I've got a store at woolranch.etsy.com (it's in my sidebar, if you want to take a quick look) and up through February 14th, I'm offering a 10% off discount. Just use the code VALENTINE10.
You do have to create an etsy account, but it's pretty easy and it's free :)
Friday, February 8, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Catch-up
SO. BEEN AWHILE.
I saw that somewhere on the internet some time ago, and just knew I had to use it myself someday. In all serious, though, it has been awhile. Since, like, September?
Here's a brief summary for the catch-up: went on hiatus with the writing/editing/summarizing/transcribing, continued to keep trying with the acting, had a couple of auditions (professional, I mean) in December, got a call back in January, signed up with a calling service (Virgo Talent, cause they're reasonably priced (about the only one out there that I could find) and do commercials), and ended my hiatus.
I've also started learning ice skating and archery, as well as becoming very acquainted with various muscles in my legs and upper back. Learning ice skating is going much faster than the archery, since I can just walk into any rink during their public sessions (of which there are a lot), rent skates, and go at it for as long as I want. I did get one lesson before I went out on my own, just to get some of the basics. So far (it's been about 3 weeks) I've only fallen once, and I didn't hurt myself - key component here. With my knees, if I land on them, I'll be done walking for at least a week.
Oddly enough, even with my bad knees, skating doesn't hurt at all. My leg muscles have gotten a lot stronger, which I'm hoping in the long run will strengthen my knees. I'll just have to wait and see. My theory on the my knees is that skating, as opposed to walking, doesn't cause impact on my knees. Either way, I love the skating and recently bought a pair of skates (save on renting, and have cool white skates!).
As for archery, I can only go when they're doing lessons. I've gone to two ranges, and the closer one is a bit better for returning archers (though not so great for beginners; I'm glad I went to the further one first for that). Both of them use recurve bows, which are the best for beginners. The price for good equipment is about $400, so I'm going to wait until I'm much better before seriously considering it (and anyway, as a starving artist/actress, I can't afford that). At a minimum, though, I'm thinking about getting myself some decent leather gloves. It really stretches the back muscle in-between the shoulders (one I'd never really thought about it) and though the bow isn't heavy, it feels heavy when you're aiming it and pulling back an arrow. Lifting small hand weights really needs to go on my schedule.
Hopefully my next post won't be X months late. :)
I saw that somewhere on the internet some time ago, and just knew I had to use it myself someday. In all serious, though, it has been awhile. Since, like, September?
Here's a brief summary for the catch-up: went on hiatus with the writing/editing/summarizing/transcribing, continued to keep trying with the acting, had a couple of auditions (professional, I mean) in December, got a call back in January, signed up with a calling service (Virgo Talent, cause they're reasonably priced (about the only one out there that I could find) and do commercials), and ended my hiatus.
I've also started learning ice skating and archery, as well as becoming very acquainted with various muscles in my legs and upper back. Learning ice skating is going much faster than the archery, since I can just walk into any rink during their public sessions (of which there are a lot), rent skates, and go at it for as long as I want. I did get one lesson before I went out on my own, just to get some of the basics. So far (it's been about 3 weeks) I've only fallen once, and I didn't hurt myself - key component here. With my knees, if I land on them, I'll be done walking for at least a week.
Oddly enough, even with my bad knees, skating doesn't hurt at all. My leg muscles have gotten a lot stronger, which I'm hoping in the long run will strengthen my knees. I'll just have to wait and see. My theory on the my knees is that skating, as opposed to walking, doesn't cause impact on my knees. Either way, I love the skating and recently bought a pair of skates (save on renting, and have cool white skates!).
As for archery, I can only go when they're doing lessons. I've gone to two ranges, and the closer one is a bit better for returning archers (though not so great for beginners; I'm glad I went to the further one first for that). Both of them use recurve bows, which are the best for beginners. The price for good equipment is about $400, so I'm going to wait until I'm much better before seriously considering it (and anyway, as a starving artist/actress, I can't afford that). At a minimum, though, I'm thinking about getting myself some decent leather gloves. It really stretches the back muscle in-between the shoulders (one I'd never really thought about it) and though the bow isn't heavy, it feels heavy when you're aiming it and pulling back an arrow. Lifting small hand weights really needs to go on my schedule.
Hopefully my next post won't be X months late. :)
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