Running Commentary

YO! GAH! March 06 2009

ok.
Seriously?
Tony’s (cause we are on a first name basis now….or at least that was I call him when I scream “FUCK YOU TONY!” at my TV)…anyway…Tony’s Yoga dvd is tough.

I haven’t done a lot of Yoga…I’ve done a little pilates but that was years about and I’m not sure how qualified my instructor was.

He provides a beginner version right up to advanced and warns you to not go beyond your comfort zone (I’m sure he meant physical but I like to think the mental was implied)
There was much of it we sat out…mostly cause we we couldn’t follow along all tied up like a pretzel…we went slow…and watched a lot.
We did quite a bit…and it involves WAY MORE strength than I imagined.

BUT with what we did do yesterday….even the beginner moves..my body feels FANTASTIC today.
And for the first time in literally years my back does not hurt after work.

A seriously….WTF?

Mind you, we did 2 dvds that involved different areas of the back.

So maybe the two combined?

Tonight is legs and back.
Pray for me.

pee 90 ex

Howdy! I have returned after a TOTALY system crash…ugh…motherboard with a SHORT.

Not pretty. But we’re up again now…and I managed to save all of our data.

Due to icy icy like too icy for yaktrax even sidewalks and roads…running has be a minimum…even the snow is too deep on the sidewalks to run….it’s maddening.

So I searched to find an alternative.

Mr Horton seemed to be a good fit.

Today is day four of P90-ohmygodkillme-X.
days 1 -3 have kicked my ass. But in a good way. I’ve been a bit sore the next day…but luckily since you do a different part everyday you are still reasonably functional.

His cardio is good! You actually sweat...like a lot and sometimes cry…. a lot

Tonight is Yo!ga X.

Which I will assume involves very little OHMS and a lot “oh my fucking god I HATE YOU T0NY H0RT0N”s.

Wish me luck! Happy downward dogs.

I Don’t Know What This Means…. January 09 2009

Bren (above) asked me to put some music on his p$p. I got him to write down his music choices and I downloaded and then uploaded them for him.

First of all…can the P$P be anymore convoluted. I mean, it’s not rocket science but it’s not at all convenient (dude I had to LOOK up how to transfer mp3s to it…LOOK UP!…GAWD!)

Anyway the following is the list of music HE asked for. If my scanner worked I would scan it for you, but it doesn’t and OH YEAH you couldn’t read his handwriting anyway (FYI he is in Grade 7 and claims they have never been taught cursive writing…wtf? Can this be true?? )

Brens Music:

Crazy Train – Ozzy

White Rabbit – Jeffeson Airplane (!)

Somebody To Love – Jefferson Airplane

Paranoid – Scorpions (?)

Thunderstruck – AC/DC (please kill me)

Welcome to the Jungle – White spandex bicycle shorts and image that is BURNED into my retinas

Seeker – The Who (I think)

Incense and Peppermints – Strawberry Alarm Clock.

How is that the playlist of a 13 yr old?

It’s a little ecclectic (at there is not rap!), and not at all current. I mean CHris and I listen to more current music than that.

Seriously!

Oh well…at least he’s sampling a lot before he decides what he likes.

SOOO Not Fair. January 07 2009

Today is the FIRST day in THREE weeks that NO ONE is home. Possibly longer actually because of various illnesses (real or imagined!).

Anyway, Chris is in school today. Brendan is in school today. Noah is in school today.

So I should have a nice relaxing day to myself right?

WRONG!

I have to work!

SOOOO unfair.

Oh well, I’m off tomorrow.

It’s kinda nice to get back to normal.

The kids were getting VERY bored. And Chris was too I think.

Our tree is down, in a box (we use a fake one these days) but not put away…same goes for the decorations.

Lights are NOT turned on outside anymore…but they are stuck until spring.

I cannot even see my tacky light up Santa anymore…we’ve dug him TWICE and now he is buried again.

SO

MUCH

SNOW.

Pretty sick of shoveling it actually.

Taking the boys to school now…but before i leave…I will share with you a pet peeve (I KNOW, me? a pet peeve? NEVER!)

I went to town yesterday specifically to go to the library ( i HATE not having something to read) anyway, I chose a book from a familiar author, and then branched out took one out from someone I didn’t know.

I started that book last night and guess what.

I HAD READ IT BEFORE!

CURSE MY MOTHER AND HER CONDENSED BOOKS!

Back to the library I guess.

grr.

On NOT Running January 05 2009

So my big come back lasted what…6 weeks?

Yes, six weeks of pretty consistant running (couple with kind of consistant  walking with Feffie at night)

Then the ice came…and with brought me…klutz of the century…iPod turned up REALLY loud, plodding down the side walk (drivers are too scary around here) having a lovely lovely run, until disaster struck at about 4.5 km. Just as I was taking a step I saw the side walk under the loose snow was sheer ice. But it was too late to stop the motion so by the time i put on the brakes i did a slow motion skid/slide/flop/fall. It was lovely.

Add to that the amount of noise I KNOW came from my head. I could hear my grunt loud and clear through screaming of my iPod.

God I’m gorgeous.

And since then NO RUNNING! Xmas time…yeah right…not only was there ice…but there was TOO MUCH SNOW that was not being cleared.

And now..that I totally feel like it’s time to get back out there…

I have a cough.

Courtesy of my husband.

Gee I’m so glad we’re no longer on the rocks. It’s nice that we are so close you can once again INFECT ME WITH YOUR GERMS!

So yesterday I went snowshoeing with noah. (heh) and we made it about 20 minutes into the bush we he declared we needed to turn around and immediately head home.

Why?

Because he was scared. Even after I assured him I would make sure he was safe, and that we weren;t doing anything dangerous.

Oh no….DADDY KEEPS ME SAFE! He keeps us ALL safe in the bush and everywhere.

IN THE BUSH! PAHLEASE the man had never even seen real bush till he met me…

um.

What I mean is…he had never seen WILDERNESS until he met me and I brought him here.

Anyway….

Can you believe that? I don’t know what to make of it really.

Tonight Feffie and I walked our 5k (almost 5k I guess) -11C but -19 with the windchill.

That my friends is fucking cold. Not soooo cold that you can’t keep warm but cold enough that i should not worn jeans. Duh.

And now my cough is really aggravated.

So I think I’ll go get Chris out of NOah’s bed and aggravate him with it.