All presidents who start a war in their first term get re-elected

[clevermanka]

An email sent this morning from KU said "The SUA Carnival scheduled for this Saturday has been postponed due to weather and safety concerns." I don't have a window in my office, so I wondered what I was missing. Isolated thunderstorms tonight when I'm driving to and from KC. Awesome.

msmitti and I got to see Iron Sky on a theater screen in Independence last night. The movie was good! A lot better than I expected it to be. I went into it thinking it was going to be just a spoof film, but it had a lot of good social commentary and some decent (if predictable) character development. Of course there was a big contingent of the KC SF folks there, which was good and bad. Good because most of them are decent folks, but bad because a few of them aren't. And of course, one of the non-decent types (notoriously non-decent, with whom I've had run-ins before) sat behind me and made stupid, loud comments through a lot of the movie. I finally turned around and snapped at him "This is not MST3K. Shut your fucking pie hole." There wasn't a peep out of him the rest of the film. I should have done it earlier.

Got to bed by 10:30pm, but for some reason I couldn't fall asleep until after 11. Then I woke up at 4:30 and didn't really fall back asleep, so I went ahead and got up at 5:15 to go to CrossFit. So frustrating. I'm worried about making the drive to KC tonight for a party. The possibility of thunderstorms is making the whole excursion even more appealing.

CrossFit this morning was tough. It's always tough, but there was no skill work this morning (skill work is my favorite), and instead we did this WOD for time:

3x
400m run
21 kettlebell swings
12 pullups

I did it in sixteen minutes. I finished last, but I finished!

Oh, we also did the 400m run with a dumbbell for warm-up. So I ran that fucking 400m four times. Not fun.

Have I mentioned that three weeks of CrossFit and strict Whole30 eating have resulted in not a single inch or pound lost? So that's encouraging. There's nothing like positive results to encourage good habits.

I'm grumpy. I need a nap.

Comments

[nottygypsy.livejournal.com]

Kent was at Iron Sky too. He liked it.

"Have I mentioned that three weeks of CrossFit and strict Whole30 eating have resulted in not a single inch or pound lost? "

This is so NOT FAIR.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Typical, though. Sadly.

[amjhawk.livejournal.com]

So, I know how you feel about the whole weight/inch thing. I cannot get below 207 for the life of me. But we, of all people, should realize that going through this is still improving our overall fitness level.

You had told me this a year or so ago - lay off the scale for awhile and just focus on how you feel.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I only weigh to make sure I'm not gaining. This is necessary because of the thyroid issues.

going through this is still improving our overall fitness level

The problem is, I am not convinced this is true for me right now. I haven't seen enough improvement to say that things are going in the right direction. I'm concerned that I'm simply taxing my adrenals to no benefit. I'm not seeing any increase in strength, very little increase in stamina, and I don't feel any better.

So, yeah. While that might be true for most people most of the time, I don't know if it's true for me right now.

[amjhawk.livejournal.com]

Ah, fair enough. Dammit, how do you do this? This is why you're the strongest person I know.



And I just noticed your title. Did Obama start a war? He didn't declare one...

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

how do you do this?

Because I know what'll happen if I don't do it. That, at least, is a known quantity!

This is why you're the strongest person I know

Aw, thanks. Nothing motivates like fear and shame!

The post title is from the Iron Sky movie. Hint: all my journal post titles for the past several months have a tie-in to the content of the post, somehow, even if it's just a song lyric reference.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

I think it's important to remember that if you DIDN'T do all this, you would have very different body composition. So even if you're not achieving the kinds of changes you want, at least you're keeping yourself healthy overall. Imagine where you'd be if you weren't eating right, working out, and otherwise paying attention to your health.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yup. See my comment to A, above, about my motivation for not stopping is knowing what'll happen if I do stop.

Sometimes, though, negative motivation gets ... not so motivating.

I'm sure.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

*not a single inch or pound lost?*

3 months on the new hormones and I've GAINED four pounds.
We ought to go tie on a good one and celebrate our combined fortune.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Shit, honey. I'm sorry.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

More like:

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Preach, Martin.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

I haven't loved a gif this much in days.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

What a frustrating chunk of time.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Seriously.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

He had TOO MUCH FUN with that part!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Re: He had TOO MUCH FUN with that part!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Re: He had TOO MUCH FUN with that part!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Re: He had TOO MUCH FUN with that part!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Re: He had TOO MUCH FUN with that part!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

[orrin.livejournal.com]

Oh dang, I missed seeing Iron Sky with you!

Want to see Hausu at the Alamo Drafthouse (http://drafthouse.com/movies/big_screen_classics_hausu/kansas_city) September 9? I'm trying to round up as many people as I can for it!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I'm trying to limit my scheduling anything ahead of time during the KCRF run. If I feel up to it that day, do you mind a last-minute drop-in?

[orrin.livejournal.com]

Not at all! I'll keep you updated if it all goes to shit between now and then or something. (Wouldn't be the first time.)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Cool.

[theoneinblue.livejournal.com]

T and I are Jealous that you got to see Iron Sky! We saw the trailer awhile back and we were very curious...

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it'll be out on DVD soon.

[radiumhead.livejournal.com]

Does that rule apply to Obama? He didnt start the wars, he just maintained them.