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Some Random Monday Musings
Jul. 23rd, 2018 09:06 amWheeee it's Anxiety Day! Although not as bad as some I've had, plus I have plenty of real-world tasks today that will help keep my mind out of the repetitive fearful/negative thought spiral that too often has led to day drinking in the bathroom with the door locked.
So, on a much more interesting subject than my fucked-up brain chemistry. Squatting! SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT EVERYBODY SQUAT okay, I'm done. One of the more fun features of Japan is, I'm told, squat toilets. Like a lot of Westerners I tend to squat balancing on the balls of my feet, which is a highly unstable position. Since I do yoga I have been able to work some on my squat but over the weekend I searched around and found a primal movement site that actually has a good tutorial on exercises and progressions that will get you to a full, ass-to-grass flat footed squat. This is day two for me of working specifically on squatting and while I still fall over backwards without a support, I've been able to identify where my major weakness seems to be - in my upper thighs and, like pretty much every other runner, my hips. I'm also told it can take a couple of weeks of dedicated supported squatting to be able to move to an unsupported squat. So I need to be patient, which is not exactly one of my best qualities. ;)
I know rose gold is the big thing right now but I really want seafoam/mint green and silver to be a big thing. I mean, I like rose gold, but isn't mint and silver great?
I'm just killing a little time before going out. I decided to look for a nice pale green nail polish, and I'm letting my favorite glittery silver dry on one nail so I can do color comparisons. Yes, I sometimes do girly stuff like paint my nails, LOL. I know Essie has a nice light tealish- mint-ish green, but I'm hoping for something warmer. Something that will work with purple, too, because that's another combination I like a lot.
I also had to cut my long run short yesterday due to weather - DID YOU SEE THAT SHIT, WTF! It was pretty scary here for a while - you don't usually see the trees bending that far unless there's a hurricane. We also had a lot of power flickers though - props to Clay County Electric! - it didn't go out altogether. But it was unstable enough to make me leery of using my drawing tablet. As of this morning we'd gotten only 0.46" precip, but it was dark and windy with lots of thunder and lightning all afternoon and evening. I like a good storm, though. Anyway, today I'm adding the 2.14 miles I didn't get to my daily run so everything evens out. I was also in the middle of an episode of Alice Isn't Dead so I'll probably finish that plus one more up today.
There's a novel of that coming out on October 30 - I may preorder it and it'll be waiting for me when I get home. Or I could try hitting up a bookstore in Tokyo ... hmm. It would give me something to read on the flight home. Or I could pull an Oscar Wilde and read my own journal if I really want something shocking.
Just kidding. My diary is kind of boring. :)
So, on a much more interesting subject than my fucked-up brain chemistry. Squatting! SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT SQUAT EVERYBODY SQUAT okay, I'm done. One of the more fun features of Japan is, I'm told, squat toilets. Like a lot of Westerners I tend to squat balancing on the balls of my feet, which is a highly unstable position. Since I do yoga I have been able to work some on my squat but over the weekend I searched around and found a primal movement site that actually has a good tutorial on exercises and progressions that will get you to a full, ass-to-grass flat footed squat. This is day two for me of working specifically on squatting and while I still fall over backwards without a support, I've been able to identify where my major weakness seems to be - in my upper thighs and, like pretty much every other runner, my hips. I'm also told it can take a couple of weeks of dedicated supported squatting to be able to move to an unsupported squat. So I need to be patient, which is not exactly one of my best qualities. ;)
I know rose gold is the big thing right now but I really want seafoam/mint green and silver to be a big thing. I mean, I like rose gold, but isn't mint and silver great?
I'm just killing a little time before going out. I decided to look for a nice pale green nail polish, and I'm letting my favorite glittery silver dry on one nail so I can do color comparisons. Yes, I sometimes do girly stuff like paint my nails, LOL. I know Essie has a nice light tealish- mint-ish green, but I'm hoping for something warmer. Something that will work with purple, too, because that's another combination I like a lot.
I also had to cut my long run short yesterday due to weather - DID YOU SEE THAT SHIT, WTF! It was pretty scary here for a while - you don't usually see the trees bending that far unless there's a hurricane. We also had a lot of power flickers though - props to Clay County Electric! - it didn't go out altogether. But it was unstable enough to make me leery of using my drawing tablet. As of this morning we'd gotten only 0.46" precip, but it was dark and windy with lots of thunder and lightning all afternoon and evening. I like a good storm, though. Anyway, today I'm adding the 2.14 miles I didn't get to my daily run so everything evens out. I was also in the middle of an episode of Alice Isn't Dead so I'll probably finish that plus one more up today.
There's a novel of that coming out on October 30 - I may preorder it and it'll be waiting for me when I get home. Or I could try hitting up a bookstore in Tokyo ... hmm. It would give me something to read on the flight home. Or I could pull an Oscar Wilde and read my own journal if I really want something shocking.
Just kidding. My diary is kind of boring. :)
