Curious Notions

I can’t be certain why, but fencing seems to have taken up residence in my brain since class ended and has refused to leave since then. I got terribly distracted during the battle scenes in The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe because my brain kept screaming that Peter really needed to think before swinging that sword. Also, the “high guard” presented by Liam Neeson’s character in Kingdom of Heaven screams “Please stab me in the chest” even more than dropping the point of your foil during a bout. Sword fights are even invading my dreams recently. Happy as the shiny, sharp objects make me, I wish they wouldn’t. It’s very hard to get a thorough night’s rest when you’re jerking yourself awake over nocturnal swashbuckling.