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I am Productive! Fear me!!
(Hee!) Of course, my productivity only lasted as long as it took me to get into the office. However, I did run 4 miles (first run since the marathon!), did my weight-lifting routine for arms, and yoga'd all before 6:30 this morning. Go team lunacy!
I don't know what it is, but October almost always produces a sharp upswing in my general mood and energy levels. Perhaps it's pre-compensating for December. And January. And....
I'm starting to ramp up to my weekly maintenance exercise schedule of 4-7-7-4-long (those are lengths of runs), 3 weight sessions (2 arms, one general), and 4 or 5 yoga sessions. This week, I'm just running 4s and then 7 for long. Next week, 4-7-4-4-10, and then I should be good. Maybe. Hopefully. That is a lot of exercise with my schedule, but I'm hoping that the addition of a treadmill will help. It would be nice to not have to fully suit up on certain mornings. My logic for said schedule is that if I follow it, I'll be in killer shape by the end of the year. I want to see what that looks like, what that feels like. I remember being rail-thin last year, but that came about for not the most healthy reasons. Anyway.
So. The weekend was good. We already know about Friday night. Saturday, I just slept. Seriously. I got up, checked my email, and curled up on the futon until just before Zach came home from work. We then went to see Flags at Mixed Blood with Sally & Fred. It's a 'Jane Martin' script, and I tend not to like those (Jane Martin is widely believed to be a pseudonym, but it's not entirely clear who is hiding behind the name. It's not a woman, I can tell you that). 'Her' dialogue tends to be stilted and her characters one-dimensional. Flags is really no different. The premise is interesting - a son who is overdue for rotation home gets killed in Baghdad as he is cleaning up trash, and his family, naturally, is devastated. The father hangs the American flag that was found with his son upside down from the house flagpole, and his community reacts with outrage as his family gets torn apart emotionally. This scenario has potential to be a fascinating character and societal study, but it turns into a polemic against the State. War is bad. People are thoughtless. These are the anvils Jane Martin uses again and again. (Great, now I'm starting to write like her.)
The four of us did get to have dinner at Bar Abilene, which was fun. They have incredibly tasty food there.
Sunday, we cleaned in preparation for taking care of a 3 month old today. Well, that and we really needed to clean. Yeesh. There was also shopping, and my first-ever attempt at a white sauce. Unfortunately, the weevils had gotten into the white flour, so I had to use whole-wheat, and the texture was not one I liked. Zach did, though, so that's all right. We lounged, we watched some Simpsons, I went to bed... Very exciting.
Tonight, we will watch the infant while her mothers get work done, and then we will possibly go over to Fred & Sally's for the Packer game.
Okay, it's true, but the quiz doesn't allow for Judaism or Hinduism or Buddhism or animism....
Take the quiz: "WHAT RELIGION BESTS SUITS YOU?"
Agnostic
You've probably studied loads of different religions, but you're just not sure if any of it is true. Evolution makes some sense to you, but it doesn't satisfy you. Lastly, your personality is one of question, but you won't go out of your way to find -The Truth- It's more of a hobby.
I don't know what it is, but October almost always produces a sharp upswing in my general mood and energy levels. Perhaps it's pre-compensating for December. And January. And....
I'm starting to ramp up to my weekly maintenance exercise schedule of 4-7-7-4-long (those are lengths of runs), 3 weight sessions (2 arms, one general), and 4 or 5 yoga sessions. This week, I'm just running 4s and then 7 for long. Next week, 4-7-4-4-10, and then I should be good. Maybe. Hopefully. That is a lot of exercise with my schedule, but I'm hoping that the addition of a treadmill will help. It would be nice to not have to fully suit up on certain mornings. My logic for said schedule is that if I follow it, I'll be in killer shape by the end of the year. I want to see what that looks like, what that feels like. I remember being rail-thin last year, but that came about for not the most healthy reasons. Anyway.
So. The weekend was good. We already know about Friday night. Saturday, I just slept. Seriously. I got up, checked my email, and curled up on the futon until just before Zach came home from work. We then went to see Flags at Mixed Blood with Sally & Fred. It's a 'Jane Martin' script, and I tend not to like those (Jane Martin is widely believed to be a pseudonym, but it's not entirely clear who is hiding behind the name. It's not a woman, I can tell you that). 'Her' dialogue tends to be stilted and her characters one-dimensional. Flags is really no different. The premise is interesting - a son who is overdue for rotation home gets killed in Baghdad as he is cleaning up trash, and his family, naturally, is devastated. The father hangs the American flag that was found with his son upside down from the house flagpole, and his community reacts with outrage as his family gets torn apart emotionally. This scenario has potential to be a fascinating character and societal study, but it turns into a polemic against the State. War is bad. People are thoughtless. These are the anvils Jane Martin uses again and again. (Great, now I'm starting to write like her.)
The four of us did get to have dinner at Bar Abilene, which was fun. They have incredibly tasty food there.
Sunday, we cleaned in preparation for taking care of a 3 month old today. Well, that and we really needed to clean. Yeesh. There was also shopping, and my first-ever attempt at a white sauce. Unfortunately, the weevils had gotten into the white flour, so I had to use whole-wheat, and the texture was not one I liked. Zach did, though, so that's all right. We lounged, we watched some Simpsons, I went to bed... Very exciting.
Tonight, we will watch the infant while her mothers get work done, and then we will possibly go over to Fred & Sally's for the Packer game.
Okay, it's true, but the quiz doesn't allow for Judaism or Hinduism or Buddhism or animism....
Take the quiz: "WHAT RELIGION BESTS SUITS YOU?"
Agnostic
You've probably studied loads of different religions, but you're just not sure if any of it is true. Evolution makes some sense to you, but it doesn't satisfy you. Lastly, your personality is one of question, but you won't go out of your way to find -The Truth- It's more of a hobby.
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I need to have another photo session with Zach, so I can have more...
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