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Lovely afternoon yesterday, seeing Coraline with lnghnds, Gill, psybelle and resonant_wave. Its worth a second viewing; I may even be up for a third. Afterwards psybelle and rw and I went to Samovar, and there was excellent tea, and cheese, and interesting conversations about mirror neurons, what constitutes social awkwardness, sewing, and community. I realized that it now actually sounds impressive when I say, "Gail and I have been friends for a while... I've known her since before I could drink legally in the US." Where's my rocking chair? That's a long time now.
Saturday I went with Eli and our friend Zac to go see "Let the Right One In," which is a swedish movie about being lonely and isolated at twelve, and finding love and your inner strength. Oh, and its a vampire movie. For once, in a movie, immortal youth actually looks like the isolating hell I imagine it to be - I mean, really, how awful would it be to stay twelve forever? Also, the title is taken from a Smith's song.
I am now able to maintain balance in the Crow pose for a good 30 seconds, at least some of the time. This is an accomplishment. I've been working on that for eight months ... I guess ab muscles do have a purpose after all. Also, I"ve started Bikram as a complement to my Hatha practice. Hatha's more interesting and enlightening, and just plain *pretty*, but the Bikram hits my joints and tendons more deeply, I think. For some reason, my balance on my left is really awkward. My foot feels unstable. Not sure how to address that, or with whom, but I bet its related to my asymetrical hip alignment. Hmm.
I think that one cannot grate carrots innocently. These are going into a chowder.
How is it that I can love food as much as I do and yet so often forget to eat?
Saturday I went with Eli and our friend Zac to go see "Let the Right One In," which is a swedish movie about being lonely and isolated at twelve, and finding love and your inner strength. Oh, and its a vampire movie. For once, in a movie, immortal youth actually looks like the isolating hell I imagine it to be - I mean, really, how awful would it be to stay twelve forever? Also, the title is taken from a Smith's song.
I am now able to maintain balance in the Crow pose for a good 30 seconds, at least some of the time. This is an accomplishment. I've been working on that for eight months ... I guess ab muscles do have a purpose after all. Also, I"ve started Bikram as a complement to my Hatha practice. Hatha's more interesting and enlightening, and just plain *pretty*, but the Bikram hits my joints and tendons more deeply, I think. For some reason, my balance on my left is really awkward. My foot feels unstable. Not sure how to address that, or with whom, but I bet its related to my asymetrical hip alignment. Hmm.
I think that one cannot grate carrots innocently. These are going into a chowder.
How is it that I can love food as much as I do and yet so often forget to eat?