pegkerr | About to leave for Fiona's last pre-black belt test screening

The third of three. I have told her to load up on carbs (she's going to be kicking for over an hour). She had a hamburger for dinner and then, without the slightest bit of guilt and with my approval, ate a hot dog bun stuffed with Sun Chips. Hey, it's bizarre, but that's what she wanted.

She'll be wearing a Harry and the Potters "Save Ginny Weasley" under her gi coat. A pleasantly quixotic subliminal message.

The test will be, I think, a couple of hours, and she'll be absolutely whipped by the end of it. The critical thing they told her that they have to see tonight is that she is turning her hip all the way over on the round kick, hook kick and side kick. This is one of the instances where her flexibility definitely works against her, oddly enough (without much effort, she can kick you in the head, but she doesn't always have her hips turned over properly).

Wish her luck! I'm quite nervous for her, but I expect she'll do herself proud.

If she passes, she'll be taking the black belt test on the morning of September 8. I'll have more information about that later, in case any locals want to attend to cheer her on!