Divided By Zero's Journal, 05 January 2009

So... we meet again. (insert dramatic music here)

The new year is off to a good start. I've been kicking my butt on a daily basis, but I've also been having more fun. I've been trying new things with the whole diet and exercise game, which has led me to attempting to contort myself into a pretzel. The key word there being "attempt". I was having some back/shoulder problems from my desk jockey job so I decided to try some of that crazy yoga stuff to see if I could fix it. I was kind of thinking it was going to be easy. Oops.

I've been reading "Real Men do Yoga", which kind of puts everything into simple terms without all the foreign language and metaphysical jargon. It's a pretty good read. I've bent myself in all kinds of goofy angles, but it's kind of been fun for the most part. There are two poses in the book that I can't do (crow and wheel), which is slightly infuriating, but I guess that gives me something to work towards. I was surprised that after the first day I woke up sore. I wasn't expecting to strain my muscles so much just by stretching. Lesson learned. And to put that in perspective, I'm a guy that's used to being sore. I've done deadlifts with over 300 lbs. in some of my past workouts.

Boot Camp Challenge: 1/2 way done with the first week. Dedication... absolute. Results... optimal. OOH-RAH!


RANDOMNESS1) On the other hand, you have different fingers.

RANDOMNESS2) Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before.

RANDOMNESS3) Show me a man with both feet on the ground, and I'll show you a man who can't put on his pants.

RANDOMNESS4) It has recently been discovered that research causes cancer in rats.

RANDOMNESS5) Overheard during a particular long sermon, "If we give him the money now, Mommy, will he let us go?"