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clevermanka) wrote2012-04-28 08:05 am
clevermanka) wrote2012-04-28 08:05 am
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msmitti and head to Topeka for the Unite Against the War on Women rally. I keep finding out about more people who are going to this and it makes me feel inspired and encouraged. As I was on my way out the door of the office last night, I was chatting with another grad student, and it turns out that he and another grad student are driving in together, too! That makes nearly ten English grad students I know are going--and I think I know about another eight or ten non-KU affiliated people planning to go. Exciting!
CrossFit last night was mix of Gratifying and Frustrating.
Gratifying: I got into the first stage of a headstand--which is resting your knees on your bent elbows and pulling your feet together. I held it for two seconds! A Personal Record! =D I tried to find an image of this pose, but it seems like 99% of the people posting pictures don't know the difference between a headstand and a handstand and most of the images were of handstands. Ah well. I got it and held it. Last time I tried, I couldn't even get my feet off the ground, so getting my feet off the ground, touching together, and holding it for two seconds is pretty huge.
Frustrating: When I tried doing a headstand a second time, my right shoulder popped out of joint and I came down hard on the soft tissue between the joint and my scapula. It hurt bad enough that I was giggling (pain often provokes a laughter response--I get it from my mother) and rolling around on the mat, holding my shoulder. Pride goeth before a fall--literally, in this case. Luckily, the joint popped right back in, but it was weak and sore for the rest of the hour.
Gratifying: I fucking rock the house on Hollow Rocks/Supermans. NGL, I am a million times better at it than the guy demonstrating in the video. I am aces at this combo.
Frustrating: For the first time in a WOD, my muscles gave out before I got winded. I don't know if it was my body reacting to the stress of the shoulder issue or what, but we were supposed to do five sets of 10 burpees followed by 15 sit-ups. I was already feeling fatigue on the first round of burpees, which...was ridiculous. By the second, I was feeling it bad, and by the third round I had reached complete failure. My arm muscles just would not support me coming up from the push-up. It took me more than twenty minutes to do four rounds. If I'd tried to go for five, I think I might still be there.
I iced the shoulder as soon as we got home, and had some wine. It's pretty stiff this morning, and there's a big difference between that and the familiar DOMS I feel in the left shoulder. Thank goodness I opted not to make a sign to carry today, and thank goodness I've got two days of rest before we go back on Monday.
Last night's CrossFit was the first time I've come home from a session feeling something other than giddy and energized. I know it's not going to be a 100% fantastic experience every single time, and there are some WODs I'm gonna like more than others, and having this, my eighth session, be the first one to disappoint--that's pretty amazing. But I couldn't help feeling a little meh about it and, to be honest, about myself. sigh
I am the fucking queen of Hollow Roll-to-Supermans, though. I need to remember that. We aren't all awesome at the same things.
The Watson coat mock-up is coming along. If I get home at a reasonable hour today, I should be able to complete construction. I'm not sure if I'll finish it (hems, buttons). Guess that'll be up tomsmitti, if she wants it for use as a garment. Being a mock-up, it's pretty ugly on the inside.
The gray contact lens trial was a complete failure, btw. I put in one of the sample lenses and from more than two feet away you couldn't tell I had it in. I don't have super-dark eyes (I don't think), but I guess they're dark enough and the fact that they're such a mottled color--they don't really work with colored lenses. They just go sort of muddy. I had this same problem years ago when I tried to get colored lenses, and I'd hoped the technology had improved since then. Apparently not!
So that's one little expense I can take off the (bankrupt) budget. Good thing, because JFC my credit card statement this month. o_O WHAT WHAT WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY MONEY. Oh, that's right. Two hundred dollars in spices and balsamic vinegars, nearly one hundred thirty in henna/indigo supplies, and a little over one hundred in wine. Those things will last six months and wouldn't be so bad except they came during a month when I also bought the stuff for the costume, paid a hefty repair bill for my serger, and sent in a payment to my worthless physical therapist. It's all do-able, and I'll be able to pay it off this month in full, but it means a tight month for May.
I gotta give Star Struck Clothing a ring to see if any bloomers sold.
msmitti and head to Topeka for the Unite Against the War on Women rally. I keep finding out about more people who are going to this and it makes me feel inspired and encouraged. As I was on my way out the door of the office last night, I was chatting with another grad student, and it turns out that he and another grad student are driving in together, too! That makes nearly ten English grad students I know are going--and I think I know about another eight or ten non-KU affiliated people planning to go. Exciting!CrossFit last night was mix of Gratifying and Frustrating.
Gratifying: I got into the first stage of a headstand--which is resting your knees on your bent elbows and pulling your feet together. I held it for two seconds! A Personal Record! =D I tried to find an image of this pose, but it seems like 99% of the people posting pictures don't know the difference between a headstand and a handstand and most of the images were of handstands. Ah well. I got it and held it. Last time I tried, I couldn't even get my feet off the ground, so getting my feet off the ground, touching together, and holding it for two seconds is pretty huge.
Frustrating: When I tried doing a headstand a second time, my right shoulder popped out of joint and I came down hard on the soft tissue between the joint and my scapula. It hurt bad enough that I was giggling (pain often provokes a laughter response--I get it from my mother) and rolling around on the mat, holding my shoulder. Pride goeth before a fall--literally, in this case. Luckily, the joint popped right back in, but it was weak and sore for the rest of the hour.
Gratifying: I fucking rock the house on Hollow Rocks/Supermans. NGL, I am a million times better at it than the guy demonstrating in the video. I am aces at this combo.
Frustrating: For the first time in a WOD, my muscles gave out before I got winded. I don't know if it was my body reacting to the stress of the shoulder issue or what, but we were supposed to do five sets of 10 burpees followed by 15 sit-ups. I was already feeling fatigue on the first round of burpees, which...was ridiculous. By the second, I was feeling it bad, and by the third round I had reached complete failure. My arm muscles just would not support me coming up from the push-up. It took me more than twenty minutes to do four rounds. If I'd tried to go for five, I think I might still be there.
I iced the shoulder as soon as we got home, and had some wine. It's pretty stiff this morning, and there's a big difference between that and the familiar DOMS I feel in the left shoulder. Thank goodness I opted not to make a sign to carry today, and thank goodness I've got two days of rest before we go back on Monday.
Last night's CrossFit was the first time I've come home from a session feeling something other than giddy and energized. I know it's not going to be a 100% fantastic experience every single time, and there are some WODs I'm gonna like more than others, and having this, my eighth session, be the first one to disappoint--that's pretty amazing. But I couldn't help feeling a little meh about it and, to be honest, about myself. sigh
I am the fucking queen of Hollow Roll-to-Supermans, though. I need to remember that. We aren't all awesome at the same things.
The Watson coat mock-up is coming along. If I get home at a reasonable hour today, I should be able to complete construction. I'm not sure if I'll finish it (hems, buttons). Guess that'll be up to
msmitti, if she wants it for use as a garment. Being a mock-up, it's pretty ugly on the inside. The gray contact lens trial was a complete failure, btw. I put in one of the sample lenses and from more than two feet away you couldn't tell I had it in. I don't have super-dark eyes (I don't think), but I guess they're dark enough and the fact that they're such a mottled color--they don't really work with colored lenses. They just go sort of muddy. I had this same problem years ago when I tried to get colored lenses, and I'd hoped the technology had improved since then. Apparently not!
So that's one little expense I can take off the (bankrupt) budget. Good thing, because JFC my credit card statement this month. o_O WHAT WHAT WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY MONEY. Oh, that's right. Two hundred dollars in spices and balsamic vinegars, nearly one hundred thirty in henna/indigo supplies, and a little over one hundred in wine. Those things will last six months and wouldn't be so bad except they came during a month when I also bought the stuff for the costume, paid a hefty repair bill for my serger, and sent in a payment to my worthless physical therapist. It's all do-able, and I'll be able to pay it off this month in full, but it means a tight month for May.
I gotta give Star Struck Clothing a ring to see if any bloomers sold.