Ninja Training, Day 1

March 12, 2010

Day One of ninja training was a success.

I learned a monologue from a play called “The Lucky Spot.” I haven’t read the play yet, so perhaps that could be a new item for my list.

I went over my guitar chords and found my fingers were much more willing to play an F chord than they were during my first attempt at the instrument. Alright! Score one for fingers, zero for toes. I’ve got “You Belong With Me” almost down. I think when my foot is healed, I could be the next Taylor Swift, so I’m gearing up.

I hit up the Union Square Barnes and Noble and after a while got sick of the elevator and used the escalator. I highly prefer the hippity-hop method of one-legged movement to the crutch method and thus I was able to navigate the escalator. Crutches in one hand, escalator ramp in the other, one small hop, and I was free of that archaic shaft plagued by designer strollers and babies. Sweet! (A passerby didn’t realize the achievement my escalator-riding represented and “informed” me there was an elevator. I proudly - okay, haughtily - told him I didn’t need it, but thanks for the tip).

Now, I realize pleasure reading wasn’t on my list, but I mean, it’s an essential. It’s like my version of tv/video games. No, it’s not productive in the sense of creating something, but I am expanding my brain, aren’t I? I expect no judgement there. It’s also not like I’m reading trash. I am a New York Times Bestseller kind of gal.

I did pick up a Japanese language book, but it was pretty heavy and looked rather complicated, so not to say that I’m crossing Japanese off the list - I WILL NOT CROSS ANYTHING OFF THE LIST - but I deemed it a project for another day. A day when I have no other books in my hand and can devote all my energies to those beautiful but incomprehensible Asian symbols.

Sum total of list items for the day: 3! (blog, guitar, monologue).

And, my dad bought me a camera for my birthday, so I can get started on my photography aspirations quite soon. I may even look over the instruction manual tonight. I don’t think I have ever read an instruction manual for an electronic item in my life. I guess having two functional feet proved too great a distraction.

The birthday is finally over, it’s just after midnight, and I feel I am entering my 25th year a more well-rounded if not more physically able human.

I’ll be accepting song requests for guitar performance - but nothing with a B chord, I haven’t got that one down yet.

Sleep well.