Sleepy Bear Go Ni-Nite

Massage last night, two today, plus my interview for my massage externship at the San Francisco Mime Troupe, and a quick stop at Mr. S Leather Company to help my friend, Mark, pick out his very first harness has me feeling like I’m not going out tonight to the Eagle Tavern to see the She Gee’s et al.

I do have a late morning client tomorrow before I head off to school. School, by the way, that I thought I didn’t have. I got confused about which date I had off for school, and volunteered for the Hairrison party at the Eagle only to have to back out because I misread mhy class schedule. I had today off and have school tomorrow.

It’s just as well. I have my regular first friday of the month client tomorrow night anyway, and I’d have had to have left early. Fortunately, Saturday is going to be my play day.

The 23/5 Meme

OK, I always like when a meme like this one comes around.

Delve into your LJ archives and find your 23rd post.
Find the fifth sentence of that post.
Post it here.

So, from November 18th, 2002:


as luck would have it, he was in rancho cordova (which is about to be california’s newest city) and was looking forward to coming ov-

“hold on a second, i’ve got another call,” he said as he clicked over. “ok,” i muttered to the dead air.

Birdsong in Morning

Is there anything better than morning sex? Especially after an evening of excitement and flirtation? If there is, I’m not sure I know it…

Check It Off The List - MFT Test at NHI

I had my MFT test at NHI today. It was a make-up test, as the test was originally administered when I was up at Lazy Bear Weekend. Fortunately, I had pre-arranged with the school for this absence. Since I did that, I didn’t lose a letter grade on the test. albadgerAlbadger was my client for the test, and he was a great client. We were tested on two body parts: back, hips, or abdomen. I chose back and hips to be the parts I worked on, and came up with a strategy that would allow me to do all my work side-lying, which is a very comfortable position to be in for an hour of deep work. As it happens, Albadger presented with some of the symptoms I had strategized about, so doing the particular work I did was helpful to him!

So, the instructor graded me - this particular test is a test of one’s assessment and strategy skills, as well as testing how well you apply your knowledge of anatomy and kinesiology to the signs the client shows. You had to pick two range of motion and two posture issues for the body parts you worked on, so I had the client have lateral flexion to the left in his standing posture, and to have his left hip be laterally flexed as well when checking the hip posture. Also, I had him have limited range of motion in right lateral flexion and left hip flexion. All of those thing would dictate that I do work on the left side of his body, as posture issues suggest the agonist muscles and range of motion issues suggest antagonist muscles.

This test also tests how well you establish rapport with your client, using lay terms to communicate with him, and using technical language to communicate with the instructor to explain what you found, what you are doing, and why. Also, it’s a measure of body mechanics, feng shui (draping, orderliness of the space, etc), and sensitivity of touch. You have to demonstrate the two strokes on the instructor’s arm: Longitudinal Release (slack-sink-stroke) and Cross-fiber Friction (s-s-s as well as sawing). Both types of strokes require very sensitive touch, as well as very intense focus on body mechanics. They are very short strokes, but with a lot of pressure and depth, so being clumsy or careless with body mechanics can be dangerous to both therapist and client.

Everything went very well, and I received 63 out of 66 points. The three points off were for fairly minor things - the instructor even said she had to look pretty hard to find those, so I’m happy! Hooray for maintaining my 4.0 GPA!

After the test, I took Albadger to lunch at the Emery Bay Public Market where we had Indian food to celebrate.

Nap time now, then the Lone Star and Eagle later to raise a toast!

Fake-happy

I was thinking about going to the LS tonight, but the more I thought about having to be fake-happy, the worse I felt. feh.

I have my MFT make-up test tomorrow afternoon anyway. Probably better if I stayed pure tonight.

August Self Portrait

self portrait

Exquisite Corpse, V34.2

Thanks to profkampfprofkampf popebuck1popebuck1, and zbear20zbear20 for participating in this round of Everyone’s Favorite Online Collaborative Poetry Game™, Exquisite Corpse!!


Oh why does my heart beat just like a drum?
If it did not I surely would be dead
Desire and lust pump hungry through my veins
ka Boom ka Boom ka Boom inside my head

Is There Ever a Right Time to Break Up?

Darwin decided that it was too soon after his last relationship to try to do another one again. It was since last December that he got out of a 7.5 year relationship. He’s probably right. Too soon.

Last Minute Fun

My good friend, 2ndbananaLarry (2ndbanana), is performing in his band, the Onlymen, are performing tonight at the Red Devil Lounge, 1965 Polk Street. If you have nothing to do tonight, go see them - I’ve seen them perform before, and they are really wonderful! This is the second to last night of the International Pop Overthrow, they go on at 10pm, and play for about a half-hour. Tickets are $6 in advance, $8 at the door.

Scabies on a Plane

I know I haven’t written much lately. School and work have been really kicking my ass. And last night, while at the Bears on a Plane after party for the new Snakes on a Plane movie, I could feel a tickle in my throat. This morning, I woke up with a fully burning throat, and a flood of mucous from my nose. Great, just what I need what with two now-cancelled massage appointments today. Sheesh!

Things with Darwin have been progressing well, though. I have been spending weekends there with him, except this weekend I’ll be avoiding doing that unless I experience a miraculous healing. Everyone channel your brainwaves and body’s energy to my health, please?

I did my MFT practice test tutorial on Thursday evening. Since I was a Lazy Bear, I missed the practice and actual tests, but fortunately, I won’t be docked a grade because I cleared it with them ahead of time. The tutor had some excellent suggestions, not on my bodywork, which is professional, of course, but on my preparing the strategy for the test. This test is really about preparing a strategy, and a measure of how well you communicate on the client’s level, as well as technically with the instructor.

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In other news, on Tuesday I went to the County Free Clinic to figure out why I’ve been itching so badly. It seems to have been an infestation of scabies. Fortunately, a treatment with Premethrin cream did the trick, as well as washing all of my clothes and vacuuming my bed and other surfaces. I have heard that there’s an epidemic of scabies in San Francisco at the moment, so if you are itching and have small red bumps in the folds of your body, get it checked out. It’s easily treated but highly contagious. One does not have to have sexual contact with another infected person to catch tthem. I have no idea how I got them, except that I know it wasn’t from sex…

I have more to write, but I have exhausted my store of energy at the moment. Bed awaits.