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clevermanka) wrote2012-06-01 09:53 am
clevermanka) wrote2012-06-01 09:53 am
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I'm sort of all over the place here and am ready for the weekend
I posted this late yesterday, so in case you missed it: New Tumblr collection: The Color Pink, Thursday, May 31. I think this is an awesome collection.
After a very short deliberation period, I decided to go ahead and put in my time at CrossFit last night. Everything but the WOD itself were things I want to work on or enjoy (and want to work on). Of course neither of the two coaches (Thomas and Kyle) that I'm used to working with were there, so I had to introduce myself to two new coaches (Andrew and Danny) who've only seen me in passing once or twice. I explained that, due to health issues, I was on Low Exertion Alert but that I wanted to do the stuff that was on the day's board. So if they saw me looking like I was slacking off, it was just me not pushing as hard as usual and if they needed to correct my form that was cool, but I wasn't going for any personal records or anything that day. They were both super cool about it, and did occasionally stop by to see how I was doing and to say helpful things like "Left knee, Lydia. Left knee," as I was doing my Front Squats.
I think that is going to become my sobriquet for CrossFit. At least in my own head. Left Knee Lydia. I got commended on my Hollow-Rock-to-Superman transitions, too, which always feels good. BRAG ALERT: I do them better than anyone in the linked video.
I was feeling weak and wobbly (not in the good way) by the time everyone else was ready to start the WOD, so I took off. I'm happy I went, though. I was pleased with myself and my body felt good, too (after showering, anyway).
Yay, CrossFit! Yay, me!
If you're looking for where to purchase a Father's Day Present, might I suggest shopping at J.C. Penny's?
Now there's a fantastic internal Harry Potter reference that I never would have noticed. Anyone know if that was intentional?
For a while now, well, since the first Iron Man came out,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mckitterick's had a goal of approximating RDJ's physique in those movies. For those of you who've been lucky enough to see my guy in a wifebeater lately, I'm just gonna put this here for reference.
It depresses/worries/angers me that I am a member of another minority in that I want my elected leaders to be smarter than I am. An L.A. Times article reports: "The level of discourse in the House and Senate has dropped a full grade level -- to the equivalent of a sophomore in high school, according to a new study."
I think ninety percent of those guys in congress are in the wrong room, but for reasons other than relative intelligence. Or, erm. Not. Hm.
A bunch of people are asking for photographs of Sherlock and John, and later this year, when the weather is more appropriate to the mood and to the garments, I plan to take them to the Lawrence cemetery for an actual photoshoot. In the meantime, though, the Mid-America Fan Archive has some pics. Pic One and Pic Two. Photos taken from this stage always stink because nobody looks good shot from below, and there is absolutely no mood lighting or anything to set a scene. Ah, well. You can at least see the shapes of the coats. Here is a picture of coat-less Sherlock atjimmy_hollaman's RoomCon, dancing with the woman who organizes the Masquerade. This, however, is my favorite photo from RoomCon, despite the blurriness.
Final note: after a couple weeks of dicking around with it, I've decided I absolutely despise Paint.Net and I need a different photo editor. I can't even stand to use it to edit pics for something as simple as cropping. Fuck a bunch of this shitty little piece of software. I want my old Photoshop back god damn it.
After a very short deliberation period, I decided to go ahead and put in my time at CrossFit last night. Everything but the WOD itself were things I want to work on or enjoy (and want to work on). Of course neither of the two coaches (Thomas and Kyle) that I'm used to working with were there, so I had to introduce myself to two new coaches (Andrew and Danny) who've only seen me in passing once or twice. I explained that, due to health issues, I was on Low Exertion Alert but that I wanted to do the stuff that was on the day's board. So if they saw me looking like I was slacking off, it was just me not pushing as hard as usual and if they needed to correct my form that was cool, but I wasn't going for any personal records or anything that day. They were both super cool about it, and did occasionally stop by to see how I was doing and to say helpful things like "Left knee, Lydia. Left knee," as I was doing my Front Squats.
I think that is going to become my sobriquet for CrossFit. At least in my own head. Left Knee Lydia. I got commended on my Hollow-Rock-to-Superman transitions, too, which always feels good. BRAG ALERT: I do them better than anyone in the linked video.
I was feeling weak and wobbly (not in the good way) by the time everyone else was ready to start the WOD, so I took off. I'm happy I went, though. I was pleased with myself and my body felt good, too (after showering, anyway).
Yay, CrossFit! Yay, me!
If you're looking for where to purchase a Father's Day Present, might I suggest shopping at J.C. Penny's?
Now there's a fantastic internal Harry Potter reference that I never would have noticed. Anyone know if that was intentional?
For a while now, well, since the first Iron Man came out,
mckitterick's had a goal of approximating RDJ's physique in those movies. For those of you who've been lucky enough to see my guy in a wifebeater lately, I'm just gonna put this here for reference.It depresses/worries/angers me that I am a member of another minority in that I want my elected leaders to be smarter than I am. An L.A. Times article reports: "The level of discourse in the House and Senate has dropped a full grade level -- to the equivalent of a sophomore in high school, according to a new study."
I think ninety percent of those guys in congress are in the wrong room, but for reasons other than relative intelligence. Or, erm. Not. Hm.
A bunch of people are asking for photographs of Sherlock and John, and later this year, when the weather is more appropriate to the mood and to the garments, I plan to take them to the Lawrence cemetery for an actual photoshoot. In the meantime, though, the Mid-America Fan Archive has some pics. Pic One and Pic Two. Photos taken from this stage always stink because nobody looks good shot from below, and there is absolutely no mood lighting or anything to set a scene. Ah, well. You can at least see the shapes of the coats. Here is a picture of coat-less Sherlock at
jimmy_hollaman's RoomCon, dancing with the woman who organizes the Masquerade. This, however, is my favorite photo from RoomCon, despite the blurriness.Final note: after a couple weeks of dicking around with it, I've decided I absolutely despise Paint.Net and I need a different photo editor. I can't even stand to use it to edit pics for something as simple as cropping. Fuck a bunch of this shitty little piece of software. I want my old Photoshop back god damn it.