circus a la pain

i'd like to think i'm game for most things. so when niki asked if i wanted to try a beginners aerial class at this circus gym, i thought, why not.

i fully intended on falling on my ass, and laughing about it. instead i learned that i can't really climb rope, let alone fabric. the one point where i did think i was progressing up a rope...turned out because the instructor was helping push up my feet. failed soo badly.

overall the class was fun. very different. all the other students/teachers assured us that the classes get better and that we shouldn't be discouraged by our lack of ability in the first class. i really thought for a bit...maybe...

til this morning.

convo with niki:

m: dude
m: getting up
m: from laying down
m: is a bit of a challenge

n: myra
n: answering the phone
n: is a challenge

like the instructor said in the beginning while i was 'stretching' (really i was just laying on the ground, til he changed my position and sat on me to deepen the stretch)

"Welcome to pain."