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danceboy ([personal profile] danceboy) wrote2004-11-13 04:22 pm

I did a handstand!

I mean you'd think that this isn't that big a deal. You'd probably think that it's particularly not that big a deal for someone who is upside down as often as I am ("Any time that the groom inverts himself, there will be a picture taken." - [livejournal.com profile] mangosteen). But there's a difference. When I go onto my hands, I've pretty much always been in a slow hyperbolic arc. Until now, anytime it looked like I was doing a handstand, I was really doing a very slow cartwheel or walkover. I could play with it some, but I couldn't just stand still on my hands.

Which is what I just did. I went upside down and I concentrated on missing the ground. And I did. I played with my balance for a bit (like leaning forward onto my toes, then mostly onto one foot), then decided to come down. Forward bend for three breaths, then roll back to normal standing.

I feel vaguely silly that there are specific physical things that I want to be able to do, and for vaguely silly reasons (e.g. being able to do a split opens up entirely new ways to roll around on the floor, or up a wall. It lets you change direction without moving your legs.), but I still feel thrilled that I managed this one.

I told [livejournal.com profile] ricevermicelli and she kissed my head.

Historical Accuracy

[identity profile] ricevermicelli.livejournal.com 2004-11-14 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
*Actually*, you told me to kiss your head, and then told me you did a handstand.

And then, yes, I did kiss your head again. But that's cuz it was there, and you smell nice.

(Is everyone reading this nauseated now?)
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Re: Historical Accuracy

[personal profile] mangosteen 2004-11-14 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
HUARRRRRRRRRGH!

(how's that?)
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Re: Historical Accuracy

[personal profile] cos 2004-11-14 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
Not yet. Maybe you could kiss his head again, and post about it on your LJ, that might do the trick...