The world of well, me basically!

[Ojisama]

Congratulations!

Thanks old chap.

You done any gradings in your own training lately?

Slow and steady. Work gets in the way a lot atm. Just going training is enough most days. I get to teach the younger grades.

[Takagi-Lowe-San]

that sounds quite nice do you enjoy that

[Rich-Allen1976]

Ugh, I would have to catch a bad cold right before the grading last weekend! They could probably tell I was suffering because the instructor passed comment that I didn't get my kicks as high as I usually do (although to be fair, he knows I've got right short legs anyway) and wasn't moving in general as much.

Just trying to get some last minute end of the month achievements on Xbox, currently about 68% done on one for winning 13 matches in the Warhorse Hell Arena.

[Takagi-Lowe-San]

good job on warhorse hell arena

[Rich-Allen1976]

FFS, it's the 1st of October and I already hate this month! I've just had my Taekwondo instructor on WhatsApp, this month's payment for my club subscription hasn't been paid by the company dealing with my finances, my license has expired and that needs paying for otherwise I can't train, and I ordered a new Dobok last week, which will be ready on Saturday he says, he originally said that hasn't been paid for either but now it has.

Stop the damn world I wanna gerroff!

[Takagi-Lowe-San]

yowch I hope that gets sorted soon and quick

[Rich-Allen1976]

yowch I hope that gets sorted soon and quick

Me too.

Mum's spoken to the company, stuff has been paid but the payments won't show till later this week.

Hopefully by Friday.

[Rich-Allen1976]

In other news, in about 3 weeks I'm doing some "work" for Creed Conventions at Ponds Forge in Town for Sheffield Comic Con, Friday evening 24.10.25 and Saturday morning 25.10.25.

And I'll get paid for it so assuming I have any finances, I'll book an Uber there and back and claim it on expenses.

[Takagi-Lowe-San]

when you say creed convention do you mean assasin's creed and if so enjoy sounds great

[Rich-Allen1976]

when you say creed convention do you mean assasin's creed and if so enjoy sounds great

Creed Conventions

[Takagi-Lowe-San]

I can not open that link

[Rich-Allen1976]

I can not open that link

Works for me, I just tested it, maybe you have a rubbish connection?

[Rich-Allen1976]

Good day today! I managed to get THE last available ticket for Fisherman's Friends (real ones, not the film cast) at the City Hall next Saturday.

I'll have to come away from the AL do at the Mercure a bit earleir than planned, and possibly be in costume for the gig, but never mind.

I've also got to budget to get a Taxi back after, there's a rank just down from the City Hall though, although Veezu would probably be cheaper, even on a Saturday night (I know not to use Uber at night even if I did have the funds due to surge pricing)

[Rich-Allen1976]

Great day yesterday.

I arrived at the Sheffield AL around 11.30, signed in, got the arm band so I could leave the premises to get some dinner without having to pay to get in again, went for walk round, asked some people for photos and they said no (fair enough, it's always polite to ask rather than point a camera in their face), , then I went to the Bar for a coffee, nice coffee and not too expensive, although the card machine didn't work at first, but she said I could still have the coffee and go back later.

After further walking round, and then I went to Pizza Express in the Peace Gardens for lunch, I went back to the Bar and paid for the morning's coffee, my card worked contactless, it did in Pizza Express as well.

Only problem was I think I ended up losing my mask in the disabled bog at the Pizza place.

Oh well, I'll Google their phone number and give them a call tomorrow to see if it's been handed in.

After lunch, I'd signed up for the gaming Tournament, to play Super Smash Bros on the Switch 2, which I've not played before.. Suprisingly I got through to the second round having come second against 3 other players, I just got my butt kicked in the second round and thus, eliminated.

Oh well, I was glad to play a game I'd not done before and not get hammered in the first round.

Then I went for another coffee.

And went to Costa Coffee in the Peace Gardens/top of Pinstone St to get some tea, a toasted Cheese and Ham sandwich and yet more coffee.

Came back after to the Mercure and signed in for the Cosplay Masquerade, did some dramatic poses with the big red cape, got some cheers which was pretty cool, would've looked more epic with the mask on but never mind.

After the Masquerade, I didn't stick around for the result (I knew I wouldn't have won anyway, lots of competition from more elaborate costumes) and went in "Box" for a drink prior to going to the City Hall for the Fisherman's Friends gig, took me ages to get served in there because it was busy, and the toilets are downstairs with no ground floor disabled facilities (shouldn't be legal that)

I changed out of costume and stuffed it into my man bag.

Which got challenged by security at the City Hall, fortunately I carried it with me and didn't leave it at the venue after the show, it was by my side all night.

Great show, a bit late starting, was supposed to start at 19.00, didn't start till 19.30, some great songs, some of which I knew from songs on YouTube and the Fisherman's Friends films, others I didn't, short break at 20.45, returned at 21.00, second half with equally cool songs finished at 22.00 and I went for a Taxi back to Mum and Dad's.

Got back around 22.35 and said hi to Mum, was offered a coffee but I'd have had to stay up till gone 23.00 to have my tablets so I went straight to bed, I'd been out since 11ish anyway.

Definitely better AL this year than last year, probably best one so far and I've been coming since 2022 so this is my 4th year.

Shame @Ojisama and I missed each other though, would've been nice to meet up.

[Takagi-Lowe-San]

That sounds quite awesome Rich-Allen1976 I hope they all go well P.S did get your mask back I hope you do