Car Accident

 Hi, it's been awhile.

I haven't been as active in my training recently, what mostly due to some recent stress an how I've been dealing with it. I got into a car accident near the end of March, and I've been spending the majority of the time since then attempting to procure myself a new vehicle. Can't say it was a great mistake to make, and it sure as heck wasn't cheap either. My mom had a friend who was trying to sell off their car at the time, so it seemed like a no brainer to try and buy it off him. Turns out the unibody frame was so rusted overtime sad the car wouldn't pass inspection, and therefore I couldn't get a valid insurance for it. Ended up driving a few hours South to pick up a car in a much better condition (albeit more expensive) and was able to get a proper inspection cleared. 

Roughly a month and about $5000 later, I'm finally back to some semblance of normality. During this time, however, I can't say that my response to the stress was healthy in any way. I reacted by burying myself deeper in the technology around me, mostly the computer but my phone wasn't helping either when I was stuck at work 2 hours before my shift due to a lack of ride. I was also participating in classes over zoom for the time, which is fine for me on paper, but the moment class ends I find myself with a mouse in hand and fingers on a keyboard using a system that just so happens to have my entire game library on it. Imagine that.

So yeah, this month's been rough. The best thing I can do right now is try and refocus myself towards my Kung Fu. My form reps have been psyching quite a bit, and I could be doing much better in terms of my mindfulness when it comes to acts of kindness. I know I probably have quite a few more than 26 acts of kindness this year, unfortunately I have the attention span and memory of goldfish. If I don't process the fact that what I just did was something I can record, I probably never will. My push-ups and sit-ups are not the greatest sight either, so that's something I can work on as well.


Push-ups: 500/50000 reps
Sit-ups: 500/50000 reps
Three segment staff form: 5/1000 reps
DMS 3,4 & 5: 4/1000 reps
Kilometers: 324.35/1609 km
Sparring: 7/1000 rounds
Acts of Kindness: 26/1000
Bedtime Routine: 74/300
Dedicated Outdoors Time: 130/21900 m
Video Game to "ups" ratio: 4920m-500

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