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Writing….Whilst Drinking Wine

I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

Missed a day yesterday, but I’ve found that Tuesdays just aren’t a good night for writing. After work, come home and whip up a little dinner before heading off to pole class. Another great evening of working some new moves and crying over not getting some others, lol.

Let’s not forget that we’re working on P90X2. Tuesday was Plyocide. Death by plyometrics turned out to be not so bad. Again, I think I’m in better shape than I thought. Plyocide is way different than Plyometrics in the first P90X. I could NOT work my way through Plyometrics, but with Plyocide, sure, I still didn’t do as many reps on everything as they did on the video, but I made it.

Today was Recovery & Mobility. Love it and get it twice a week. Lots and lots of foam rolling. I almost considered doing it again this afternoon. Didn’t. Instead, made salad. Spinach, carrots, tomato, mushrooms, cheese, croutons, BACON, baked chicken, a bit of dressing, and a piece of garlic bread. Om. Nom. Nom.

Tomorrow, I have Total Body and Ab Ripper to look forward to.  80 minutes of sweating like a piggy. A sexy piggy. Hello abs, hello obliques, hello Iron X. I’m not doing the before and after pictures, but I know what I looked like then and what I want to look like in three months. Brick shithouse. Yeah. The diet change alone has been helping me to see results. Just last night my ripped-ness was being discussed. Hooray!

A few other things are still going on, more interesting stuff every day. Hopefully I’ll be able to discuss it sometime soon. Hopefully there’ll be something to discuss, lol.

Oh! But on the things I can discuss side, I am going to be teaching pole on Mondays instead of Wednesdays with two classes (starting in February) instead of one. Hooray for spin pole! Hooray for, hmmm, I’m thinking Rock Shop. Grab a chair and whip your hair, bitches! (Sorry, no ladies in this class. Let’s get ignorant and let the dirty girl out!)

I suppose that’s it for now. Tune in tomorrow for more of my random blathering. 🙂

I Keep Falling Off the Writing Wagon

Yup, slipped off, but I’m ready to go again. Some interesting things have happened in the past week, but I can’t write about those just yet. Hopefully soon though.

In the meantime, I decided that I want to do a competition. Just one. Not really caring about win, lose, or draw, just wanting the training and the experience. And in order to train for this competition possibly in 2012, perhaps in August, but likely in 2013, it’s time for P90X2!! Bring it!

First thing I notice is that the new version uses a lot of new equipment – stability ball, medicine balls,foam roller, and the new and improved chin-up bar. As per the norm, there are variations that can be done if you don’t have any of the equipment. (Pssst, the new and improved chin-up bar is the same as the new Iron Gym.) There’s a lot less Ab Ripper X (yay!) and no Kenpo or Kenpo-tpye activity (sad face) and there are two, count em, TWO rest days. Wednesday and Sunday. Of course there’s an option for those days that’s some sort of recovery.

The calendar is a bit different with no Classic, Lean, and Doubles, but an option to do the first section for 3 or 6 weeks, same for the second section, and 3 weeks for the last section. I can’t remember off the top of my head what the third section is but the first and second are foundation and strength respectively.

Today was Core. Thank you boxing and thank you pole for prepping me for this. It was still difficult, I still broke a sweat, but it wasn’t as awful as the first day of P90X the first go ’round. Use of the foam roller, stability ball, and medicine balls were featured in this one. I liked it although by 5 in the evening, I was already feeling a bit sore. (I worked out at 6 this morning.) Luckily, after work was a great time for a hot shower and stretching. Works much better after work.  Tomorrow is Plyocide.  Plyocide. That sounds like suicide (or homicide) by plyometrics. I have a strong feeling that I’ll be crying before halfway through. Follow that up with a pole class and I’ll be surely ready for the rest day on Wednesday…that I won’t take, lol. No pain, no gain.

I s’pose that’s it for today. Come back tomorrow when I am hoping that my fingers will still be working after that workout. Funcicles!

Batting 1000

Been a few minutes since I last posted but it was just one of those weekends.

Steelers. Sad face. But, boy was the game a blast. So, I’m 1-1 on wins for going to see Steelers games but batting 1000 on having fun at games. Met some nice folks from the home area, had a few adult beverages, and got to check out the club section at Invesco  Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Really nice area that had a ton of Steelers fans driving Broncos fans crazy. Still a wonderful time since there’s no real rivalry between the teams, there was just good natured ribbing between the fans. I had the most delicious deconstructed salmon wellington. And you know what? At $13, it was a fantastic deal. I would expect to pay more than that in a restaurant for that dish!

In other news, not much else is going on. Still have to work on choreography for the show at the end of the month. Still waiting on answers. Still stretching. Still about 3 inches away from a split on the good side. Still not enough time in the morning to blog. I have to get up earlier.

Have a great day, folks!

100 Foods list

I borrowed this from the lovely LeendaDLL.

Bold what you’ve tried:
1. Abalone
2. Absinthe
3. Alligator – Deep fried. Everything is good when deep fried. Tasted like pork chops
4. Baba Ghanoush
5. Bagel and Lox
6. Baklava
7. Barbecue Ribs – Ummm, duh.
8. Bellini
9. Bird’s Nest Soup – No effing way. Not after watching Iron Chef and seeing that it’s basically bird spit.
10. Biscuits and Gravy
11. Black Pudding
12. Black Truffle
13. Borscht
14. Calamari – So totally yum
15. Carp – Not a lot of river fish I haven’t eaten
16. Caviar –Only on top of sushi
17. Cheese Fondue
18. Chicken and Waffles – Not only have I had it, I made it!
19. Chicken Tikka Masala
20. Chile Relleno
21. Chitlins – And I never will. That shit cray.
22. Churros –
23. Clam Chowder
24. Cognac – No, I’m good.
25. Crab Cakes – Can I have one now?
26. Crickets –
27. Currywurst
28. Dandelion Wine – My dad used to make this every year. 🙂
29. Dulce De Leche –Blah. It’s not for me.
30. Durian
31. Eel – On sushi. Never again. Disgusting.
32. Eggs Benedict – Hate the hollandaise sauce though
33. Fish Tacos – Oh yes! Mahi or salmon or cod or whatever!
34. Foie Gras
35. Fresh Spring Rolls
36. Fried Catfish – River fish.
37. Fried Green Tomatoes – These are really delicious.
38. Fried Plantain – Hubby is Cuban, of course I’ve had this.
39. Frito Pie – And I never will.
40. Frogs’ Legs –I worked at Club Med. I tried them. I won’t again.
41. Fugu
42. Funnel Cake – Carnival!!
43. Gazpacho
44. Goat
45. Goat’s Milk
46. Goulash
47. Gumbo
48. Haggis
49. Head Cheese
50. Heirloom Tomatoes – I LOVE tomatoes!
51. Honeycomb
52. Hostess Fruit Pie – Apple. And probably cherry.
53. Huevos Rancheros – Oh PLEASE take me back to Mexico!
54. Jerk Chicken
55. Kangaroo
56. Key Lime Pie – Awesome when done right.
57. Kobe Beef
58. Lassi
59. Lobster – Has to be perfect or I won’t eat it.
60. Mimosa – Are you saying I should make one now?
61. MoonPie
62. Morel Mushrooms
63. Nettle Tea
64. Octopus
65. Oxtail Soup
66. Paella – Om nom nom
67. Paneer
68. Pastrami on Rye
69. Pavlova
70. Phaal
71. Philly Cheese Steak
72. Pho – Not yet. Our neighbor suggested a good place though.
73. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese – This is the only way I’ll eat cottage cheese is with some kind of fruit.
74. Pistachio Ice Cream
75. Po’ Boy
76. Pocky
77. Polenta
78. Prickly Pear
79. Rabbit Stew
80. Raw Oysters – Why would I want to eat snot?
81. Root Beer Float
82. S’mores
83. Sauerkraut
84. Sea Urchin
85. Shark
86. Snail
87. Snake
88. Soft Shell Crab – Once was enough.
89. Som Tam
90. Spaetzle
91. Spam – No effing way.
92. Squirrel – I can’t answer this one with certainty.
93. Steak Tartare
94. Sweet Potato Fries
95. Sweetbreads
96. Tom Yum
97. Umeboshi
98. Venison – Bambi, you’re delicious!
99. Wasabi Peas
100. Zucchini Flowers

ROCO Friday – The Playoff Edition

OMG is it Sunday yet?!?!?!  Let’s have a little warm-up.

Ok! Ready to goooooooo! (Sad face that the video is wider than my notebook. Oh well, I don’t feel like fixing it.)

So here we are, a week into the new year. I’ve been sore every day this year. Fortunately, it is due to be active rather than inactive. Hopefully, by the end of next week, my body will stop crying. But I know that won’t happen. I’ve been good with my daily morning stretching, but now I have to start working on the afternoon workout. I will have the rockin bod that I had back when we went to Mexico the first time.

The last couple of nights I’ve been sleeping like absolute crap. Excited to go to the game much? Nah, not me.

Today is wear your Broncos gear to work day. Of course, I’ll be in all black everything. It’s take your Ward to work day. #86  I want to take my Terrible Towel, but I only have one and I’m not having some hater at work make it disappear.

Stretching really cuts into my writing time. I may have to back the alarm clock up 15 minutes. But you don’t care about that. Let’s get hyped for the game!

HERE WE GO, STEELERS. HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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