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kirkcudbrightToday, I got kicked out of the MIT gym, and got the MIT Kokikai Aikido club suspended.
I've been going to class once a week since forever, but I've been expecting to test for 1st kyu at Summer Camp, in about 4 weeks, so I wanted to get in some extra practice. Naturally, I picked the day they were doing an ID audit. Even if I had an MIT gym pass (don't ask), it turns out I'm not allowed to practice with the club, because I'm not an MIT "affiliate" (student, alumni, or staff). So the club is being sanctioned as well for allowing me to be there. Their accounts will be frozen, space allocations rescinded, that kind of stuff.
Doubtless the club can get reinstated, but I feel like ass for being the trigger of that particular gun. Then there's the whole issue of how, when, and where I'm going to practice. It's not like it's karate, which is all over the place. It's not even aikikai aikido. No, the nearest non-MIT dojos are a) in a health club in the by-god Prudential Center, and b) at the University of New Hampshire, which is significantly further than MIT, even coming from work in Nashua, and probably has similarly restrictive policies. Besides, I like the MIT club, I like practicing with them, and (did I mention?) I'm pretty upset about getting them suspended.
This evening, I was planning to do one of the few physical activities I really enjoy, and not drink. Instead, I'm flattening my ass in front of the computer, with a large glass of wine, and I'm going to get seconds in a second.
Epilogue: (before I could even post this...) Thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lyonesse and coraline, I will be getting an alumni family card, and will be thusly affiliated with the 'Tute. Francie points out that her dad graduated from MIT in the '40's, so I might already have that affiliation. Aaaaiiieee, it's an emotional roller coaster of the most stupid proportions. I'd be doing Kermit-arms if I had the energy.
I've been going to class once a week since forever, but I've been expecting to test for 1st kyu at Summer Camp, in about 4 weeks, so I wanted to get in some extra practice. Naturally, I picked the day they were doing an ID audit. Even if I had an MIT gym pass (don't ask), it turns out I'm not allowed to practice with the club, because I'm not an MIT "affiliate" (student, alumni, or staff). So the club is being sanctioned as well for allowing me to be there. Their accounts will be frozen, space allocations rescinded, that kind of stuff.
Doubtless the club can get reinstated, but I feel like ass for being the trigger of that particular gun. Then there's the whole issue of how, when, and where I'm going to practice. It's not like it's karate, which is all over the place. It's not even aikikai aikido. No, the nearest non-MIT dojos are a) in a health club in the by-god Prudential Center, and b) at the University of New Hampshire, which is significantly further than MIT, even coming from work in Nashua, and probably has similarly restrictive policies. Besides, I like the MIT club, I like practicing with them, and (did I mention?) I'm pretty upset about getting them suspended.
This evening, I was planning to do one of the few physical activities I really enjoy, and not drink. Instead, I'm flattening my ass in front of the computer, with a large glass of wine, and I'm going to get seconds in a second.
Epilogue: (before I could even post this...) Thanks to
lyonesse and coraline, I will be getting an alumni family card, and will be thusly affiliated with the 'Tute. Francie points out that her dad graduated from MIT in the '40's, so I might already have that affiliation. Aaaaiiieee, it's an emotional roller coaster of the most stupid proportions. I'd be doing Kermit-arms if I had the energy.
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Date: 2005-06-21 02:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-21 02:13 am (UTC)Because you're right, the MIT dojo is cool.
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Date: 2005-06-21 03:27 am (UTC)... and so very much against the spirit of MIT.
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Date: 2005-06-21 03:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-22 04:17 pm (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2005-06-22 05:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-23 01:24 am (UTC)