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pshaw_raven) wrote2020-02-29 06:06 am
pshaw_raven) wrote2020-02-29 06:06 am
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What I'm Doing With My Extra Day
Nothing special, exactly. I have a thirty minute tempo run today, strength training, and yoga this evening. We're replacing some of the outdoor cameras and Fox will be doing a tower climb. I'm probably going to start direct composting a different garden bed, and I need to get my pumpkin seeds in the ground.
I'm making a pizza, which isn't unusual in and of itself. Today, it kind of is. I didn't follow the exact volumes on this recipe because that's way more dough than just the two of us need. But I am going to try the skillet trick and see if I can make us more of Blaze-style pizzas. I have some arugula, Violife feta, and plenty of mushrooms for mine. Hopefully we'll get two crispy personal-ish size pizzas. I've had the dough in the fridge for three days now and was just setting a reminder for later to take it out so it can start warming up again.
I'm reading Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey, and regretting that my one trip to that part of the country was with my ex-husband, who was an awful travel companion. I didn't want to go at all, mainly because I didn't want to go with him. (Very strict on scheduling and intolerant of delays, packed way too much and had no concept of traveling light, etc.) Anyway, this is going to be followed up with Blood Orchid by Charles Bowden and Coyotes and Town Dogs by Susan Zakin. I've been reading up on things like anarcho-primitivism, human rewilding, and environmental philosophy lately. And yeah, I know I'm reading about anarcho-primitivism online? With a computer? Well shit son, next time I need to contact someone I guess I'm just gonna write my message on a coconut and send it to them by swallow. (Yeah, there was a troll in one of the sub-reddits, LOL) I came around to this topic through looking at primal movement. The problem is that, like everything else any more, almost everyone with information has put it behind a paywall. Buy a coaching plan, buy a subscription. Ugh. That being said? Naturaletics YouTube channel seems to have a lot of good info, even if they haven't updated in a while. I intend to download these in case the channel goes bye-bye.
For something interesting on this topic, try The Dark Mountain Manifesto. Their books look gorgeous and fascinating. But I need to remember I'm saving my "mad money" for the Etherington Brothers Kickstarter.
What about the Olympic marathon trials taking place in Atlanta? Check that out here. Nike is giving away Alpha-vapor-fly-something shoes to all the trials runners, but I also read something interesting recently that said "regular" runners, as in non-elite everyday runners like Yours Truly, not only would not benefit from these super-fancy shoes but that it might alter their gait enough to be a problem.
Anyway, that's what I'm up to. I'm looking forward to a more relaxing weekend now that I don't have medical stuff dangling over my head.
I'm making a pizza, which isn't unusual in and of itself. Today, it kind of is. I didn't follow the exact volumes on this recipe because that's way more dough than just the two of us need. But I am going to try the skillet trick and see if I can make us more of Blaze-style pizzas. I have some arugula, Violife feta, and plenty of mushrooms for mine. Hopefully we'll get two crispy personal-ish size pizzas. I've had the dough in the fridge for three days now and was just setting a reminder for later to take it out so it can start warming up again.
I'm reading Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey, and regretting that my one trip to that part of the country was with my ex-husband, who was an awful travel companion. I didn't want to go at all, mainly because I didn't want to go with him. (Very strict on scheduling and intolerant of delays, packed way too much and had no concept of traveling light, etc.) Anyway, this is going to be followed up with Blood Orchid by Charles Bowden and Coyotes and Town Dogs by Susan Zakin. I've been reading up on things like anarcho-primitivism, human rewilding, and environmental philosophy lately. And yeah, I know I'm reading about anarcho-primitivism online? With a computer? Well shit son, next time I need to contact someone I guess I'm just gonna write my message on a coconut and send it to them by swallow. (Yeah, there was a troll in one of the sub-reddits, LOL) I came around to this topic through looking at primal movement. The problem is that, like everything else any more, almost everyone with information has put it behind a paywall. Buy a coaching plan, buy a subscription. Ugh. That being said? Naturaletics YouTube channel seems to have a lot of good info, even if they haven't updated in a while. I intend to download these in case the channel goes bye-bye.
For something interesting on this topic, try The Dark Mountain Manifesto. Their books look gorgeous and fascinating. But I need to remember I'm saving my "mad money" for the Etherington Brothers Kickstarter.
What about the Olympic marathon trials taking place in Atlanta? Check that out here. Nike is giving away Alpha-vapor-fly-something shoes to all the trials runners, but I also read something interesting recently that said "regular" runners, as in non-elite everyday runners like Yours Truly, not only would not benefit from these super-fancy shoes but that it might alter their gait enough to be a problem.
Anyway, that's what I'm up to. I'm looking forward to a more relaxing weekend now that I don't have medical stuff dangling over my head.