You are a winner

[clevermanka]

My first day back at CrossFit in a week and a half, and with two faire weekends in between? Was really hard. I did not finish the WOD in the allowed twenty minutes. I feel tired and weak. I will get better, but right now I just feel beat up.

Saturday's weather was amazing and perfect and so very welcome after last weekend's heat and humidity. I was still pretty low energy, though. Thank goodness for an energetic audience and spectacular drumming.

I didn't go out at all on Sunday and it was awesome. Instead, I stayed home and got almost everything done that I wanted. Almost is close enough during faire season--I'll take it! Late afternoon I started getting lower abdominal pains that continued into the evening. I woke up around 2am with the pain having migrated up to my stomach. It was mostly gone by the time I woke up for CrossFit, but my whole midsection still feels a little delicate--like something's not quite happy in there. The fact that it traveled up my G.I. tract is kind of weird. Maybe it's some reaction to the last of the antibiotics (which I finished yesterday). I resumed taking probiotics today, with a double dose of 'em this morning. Perhaps that will even things out in there.

In Really Super Exciting News: the Archive of Own Own fanworks website hosted a membership give-away on their Tumblr last week and I got one! The squee was nigh-uncontainable since the normal wait time for an invite is something like eighteen months. Wheee! I am debating whether to register under the Chernobyl Red handle or sign up with Clever Manka, which is a handle I've considered adopting for a few years. I have an emotional attachment to Chernobyl Red because it was my first internet handle (back in 1989), but Clever Manka is...well, less based on a comic book character that nobody's ever heard of. DECISIONS. Any thoughts?

Comments

[hdsqrl.livejournal.com]

I really like the Clever Manka name. One vote for going with something new! :)

I'm going to see what damage I can do to myself at the gym today after a similar amount of time away due to sickness & faire. Here's hoping I don't have to crawl back to my car, and that I don't collapse when I get home, heh. Are your muscles at least thanking you for using them again?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm leaning toward Clever Manka, yes. This is making me toy around with the idea of changing my LJ name, too.

My muscles are fine. Unfortunately. They barely got a workout what with my lungs giving me such a hard time. I had to stop during the WOD to cough up a bunch of stuff. That was awesome.

I hope your gym experience is better and less exhausting!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Sounds like fun! Or some other word.

I think either handle is great: One has a personal history, and those who know the character will be overjoyed. The other has a different personal appeal, and is just as obscure.

Pick whatever best suits what you'll be doing over there.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I don't think READER AND LOVER OF GAY PORN would be a good choice.

[carmy-w.livejournal.com]

I'm too much of a noob to advise on the decision, so I'll stay out of the way.

Got our tickets! Now just gotta schedule a weekend for the trip! Do you have any rec's for local hotels around the faire that are good (as in clean, not too expensive-maybe a free breakfast)?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I have no clue on hotels. Let me point renniemom over this way to see if she has any suggestions.

[carmy-w.livejournal.com]

Wonderful; thanks for the help!

[renniemom.livejournal.com]

Let's see--there's a Holiday Inn Express almost in the faire driveway that is safe. If you want to go a little farther into KCK (like 3 miles) to the Legends Outlet Mall area there is a Country Inn and Suites, another Holiday Inn Express, and a Hampton Inn. I've not stayed at any of those but I've also not heard any horrible reports or stories of bad experiences. You'll also have a ton of food options there. My in-laws have stayed at the HIE near the faire and were happy with it; I have no idea if it fills up quickly on faire weekends.

For those wishing to indulge you can always go to Chateau Avalon or Great Wolf Lodge. But I would rather you spend that money tipping the performers at the faire--just sayin'. :-)

[carmy-w.livejournal.com]

Ok, thanks for the info!

What with Dean's back problems, I don't want to just drive up, go walk the faire all day, then drive back home-NOT FUN.

Besides, it seems like every time we get up into that part of Kansas, we have to IMMEDIATELY COME HOME, for some darn reason (or normally, just because!).

[frugurl27.livejournal.com]

Manka is dangerously close to monkey. Chernobyl Red sounds awesome, even to us uninitiated plebes.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Chernobyl Red sounds awesome, even to us uninitiated plebes.

=D

You've never heard Clever Manka (http://courses.wcupa.edu/johnson/tales/MANKA.HTM)? It's one of my favorite folk tales.

[frugurl27.livejournal.com]

I actually have read it, but I was kind of distracted by how much "Manka" sounded like "monkey," so in my mental image, the girl has a chimp face. :P

[carmy-w.livejournal.com]

I had not read that! Wonderful!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yay! Happy you liked it!

[nottygypsy.livejournal.com]

I heart the Clever Manka story.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I do, too! One of my favorites, definitely.