Election Day

Jimmy Kimmel: What if we forget? What if I forget to vote?
Michelle Obama: If you forget? Well, I have a plan for that, Jimmy.

You don't need to compromise

In what I thought was a hilariously punned distraction from ELECTION DRAMA today, I give you my latest Tumblr Collection. Tuesday, November 6: The Color Blue.

You guys, I am really stressed out about this election. I haven't had a good night's sleep in over a week. The past several days I just lie awake in bed, unable to fall asleep for hours. Then once I do fall asleep, I have disturbing dreams that wake me up. Then I wake early and lie there, stressed and fretting. On one hand, I can't wait for it to be over, but on the other, I don't want to experience the despair and terror that a Romney win would cause me. Ugh. I was talking about this with the graduate director and I started to cry. I'm a mess.



Yesterday afternoon I sent an email to Andrew, one of the trainers at CrossFit Lawrence.

Andrew,

After thinking about doing this for way too long, I'm finally getting around to contacting you about scheduling a training session. I need to talk to someone at CFL about incorporating CrossFit with my current physical situation, which calls for limited exertion for the forseeable future.

I am not so good at taking it easy when it comes to life in general, and taking it easy in CrossFit is a weird thing to contemplate. I have a tendency to get wrapped up in the enthusiasm generated by the WODs, which is usually a good thing, but not so great with my situation right now. I also need to admit to a self-conscious concern that I don't want people to see me as someone who looks for ways to slack off or make CrossFit easy. But I enjoy the culture you've built at CFL, and I appreciate the wide range of activities offered in the WODs. I don't want to completely divorce myself from CrossFit for the whole time it takes me to recover from this current health setback.

I contacted you instead of Thomas or Kyle about this because I know you work with the kids, and I thought you might have helpful insight from working with them--from an emotional/intellectual standpoint of how to approach a WOD in a less competitive/demanding aspect. Obviously this wouldn't be a normal training session, but rather a lot of talking, and discussion of how to modify some of the basic movements we use use most often so I don't have to ask for help in modifying them every time I come for a WOD.

Do you think this is something you could help me with? If it's outside the realm of what you feel is appropriate for a training session, or if you feel this isn't an approach that you can endorse, I understand. No hard feelings, and I hope to see you and the gang at CFL as soon as my body allows!

Thanks much,
CR

Now I just wait for a response.