This entry is long, but I entertaining, I promise.

It countains:

-my experience with the California Commission, bananas, Popeye, cocaine in the bathroom (not really), how Roxy saves money! Toys!

As we know, MMA just got legalized in the state of California.  This means fully cooperating with the boxing commission, which, we all know, are there to ensure our safety and for our protection etc etc.

It turns out that somewhere in the rules it is written that we can’t wear knee braces with metal or padding.  Metal, okay, I got it.  But padding?  It doesn7t prevent the opponent from getting the knee bar.  Why?  I don’t know.  I asked them, and they didn’t know, and admitted that my very thin thin basic knee pads have as thin padding as it gets, but because of the padding, I couldn’t wear them.  Why? Because it’s in the rules.  Even though I pointed out, it’s safer for my opponent, they held their ground.  Like a ...well yes.  I shall resist making a witty comparision.

Now, Roxy has very sensitive knees.  To the point where, if I kneel on my apartment hardwood floor funny, I might just tweek them and not be able to train the next day.  To the point where if I travel an hour and a half to the dojo, but I forget my pads, I will go home without training.

Yes, so being told I had to fight with NO protection....was ever so slightly worrisome to me.

Also, 7 years ago I think I broke my little baby toe, so I have to tape it every day. If I bump it, it swells.  But according to the rules, I’m not allowed to put tape on my feet at all.  Why? Because it prevents the TOE BAR, of course!  Haven’t you heard of the baby toe-bar? Quite lethal.  I heard Amanda Buckner is a really skilled toe-barrer.  (just kidding, Amanda).

Fast forward a big fuss, asking 10 different people, phone calls, tears, etc.  A wonderful fightergirl named Veronica (I think, there was a vanessa on the card and I’m getting confused) lent me her elbow sleeves, which I stuck on my knees.  Which helped a lot.

It makes me want to SHOUT, put my hands up and shout! *does a little dance*  I danced in the locker room.  Right Amanda? (Amanda Buckner is a lurker on my blog).   She is also a witness to my superb dancing skills, which I did after my polite conversations with the boxing commission, which, I might remind you, are there for our protection.  I am very talented at rediculous stupid dances. 

In fact, had they not given me an escort to the bathroom every time I had to go (which was a lot), rabid fans might have bit my ankles off.  Oh wait, we were upstairs.  No, I think the real reason for the escorts was to keep me from snorting coke or taking caffeine pills in the bathroom.  Or that new stuff from Japan that allows a person to throw lethal knee combinations relentlessly until the person verbally submits. Who knows what those crazy Japanese make?

Then, when I didn’t see anyone but had to pee and went and came back, I got talked to.  So when I needed a bathroom escort, I said very politely, ’Excuse me, may I have a bathroom escort?’  Like when I was in kindergarten.

I would never do such a thing like coke, or take that crazy super-kneeing-ability-power-up drug! Although I have to admit, I had the strong urge to shout "Mmmmmmmm this power bar is deliiiiiiiicious!" several time behind the closed stall doors.  Just as a joke, you know.  Because, only one person can fit in the stall- our body guard would have trouble.  And you know we aren’t allowed to take any food or drinks into the locker room.  Except for fresh fruit. Thank GOD for bananas.  So by 10 o’clock, when I fought, I was able to fight on a stomach full of banana.   I would never eat that powerbar because they confescated when I entered.  Oops did I say that?

I was just checking to see how tight their security was.  You can rest assured, it is satisfactory.  They took it along with any pain medication and vasaline and other fight drugs and stuff my coach had in his bag.  Can’t have any of that.

If I had joked around with the power bar thing, maybe they would have told me I couldn’t fight.  Like they did to about three girls.  The afternoon of the fight. Like when we had our hair done and were warming up.  It was quite amazing.  The night was half over and I was wondering if I’d actually get to fight.  People were like crying in the back....

And how many round was I fighting again?  When I signed the contract, I was told it HAD to be five three minute rounds.  Fine, whatever, but I want five five minute rounds!  So my manager was talking to people, and there’s no rule that says no, but the commission, which is there for our safety and protection, held their ground. Quite strongly.  Then somebody said yes to my manager, so okay, now five fives! Yay!  Then the day before they said five threes and then we got it confirmed 5 5s.  An hour before my fight, I asked again and they said 5 5s.

So I get into the ring.  The announcer is like AAAAAAAAAAAND IN THE RED CORNER!  Fighting out of Tokyo, this is a title match with five 3 minute rounds, ROXAAAAANNE MODAFFERIIIIIII!

LOL Herb Dean goes over to the table and says something. He probably thought it was five fives too, but somebody forgot to tell the announcer?  or maybe they changed their minds?

I did a dance in the cage. YES.  Hands above my head. I hope they got that on film.  Because it made me want to shout!   Come Mr. Tally man, tally me banaaaaaaana!  Daylight’s come and me wanna fight and go home!!!

/end rant about that

TODAY I spent over three hours in this internet cafe called Popeye.  Yes.  And I found this place in Japan that fixes non-Japanese computers. I called Felix and he seemed to know exactly what he was talking about, so I decided to ship my darling laptop to Kyoto for him to look at.  They came by this afternoon.  They probably can’t get it to start, but he said he can do data recovery for me.  I’m now looking at new laptops online. I think I might order one and ship it to my mom, and then when my mom visits me at the end of the month, she can bring it.  Weeeee

What do you guys think of a customized Toshiba Tecra M8?

Duce had recommended a Dell, but I’m partial to Toshiba.  What do you guys think? And does it have a DVD burner? I would like that...

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3916

ug I’m sick  I’m not surprised...I haven’t slowed down, or rested much since my fight...keep waking up early.  Hey, I wanna see more sherdog pics of my fiiiiiiiight. *sigh*

Ah, one more thing I want to write about. 

So Hashi and folks went to Beverly Hills and bought some expensive silver. I was passed out in the car from cutting weight, and when they got back and I saw what they got, I was thinking, Hmmm I kind of wanted to get something nice as a souvineer.....but then I realized that I was perfectly happy with my TOYS that I bought the day before!    I found these really cool plastic figures of an aligator and a tiger shark..my favorite animals!  They were so cool, and together, they cost me exactly $12.95! And now they are sitting near my belt next to Goku, that Tony and Big Tony got me for my birthday!


  See, I didn’t need to buy hundreds of dollars worth of silver to be happy! RAR!

I also realized that the money in my bank account seems to hover around the same number.  Maybe it’s circumstancial, or maybe I unconciously spend more when I get close to that mark....so in order to gyp fate, I decided to make an UNTOUCHABLE bank account!  Actually, I decided that a year ago, but have only recently been reguarly adding mulah to it. I suggest all you folks do the same! It’s all about mental training.  You have to get into the unconcious habit of saving.  Most people have spending habits that are ingrained and they aren’t fully aware of it.  Like, I made myself get into the habit of emptying my pockets every day after I get home, and putting all my hundred yen coins into a coin box. ALL OF THEM.  Whether it be 1 or 6.  So from January to now I’ve been doing this, and my can is almost full.  That’s like 350 bucks RIGHT there, which will go into the UNTOUCHABLE account.  Too bad Japanese bank accounts don’t have interest.

So yeah, if I buy that computer for 1,700 something bucks, that’s a huge chunk of my fight money, but then there’s the UNTOUCHABLE. I suggest you guys also make an UNTOUCHABLE. It will go a long way for you. :)

And today, I decided that I wanted to buy something nice for myself..you know, a treat.   So I went into a department store...and saw!  AND SAW....!  CHOPSTICKS!  Owl chopsticks!  THEY ARE SO CUTE I had to buy them. Two dollars each! So I spent like 8 dollars on them!

I am so happy to please.