...two nights ago, I learned the butterfly stroke. I'm completely inefficient and look absolutely like I'm drowning while I do it, but at least I learned it. Sucks, though, that I finally have my freestyle down to something that at least resembles elegance when I get hit with this. :D ( Read more... )

I ran my 5k, and failed to realize that it was a cross country race that I signed up for. (Whoops!) So. Running through forest trails in 39 degree rain...felt like I was flying during the downhill bits, especially since my shoes would slide through mud on the way down (that park wasn't really able to handle the water that came our way--our run ( Read more... )

today I tried hatha yoga for the first time. The class ran for 90 minutes, and I nearly died. (makes no sense not to do it because classes are offered for free at my building, and on sundays only 3 or 4 people ever show up, so it's nice and personal.) I particularly had trouble with "opening up the hips." I know my hips and the muscles around them ( Read more... )

so since agi forbade me to learn how to sail until I learn how to swim, I've been learning how to swim. I'm picking it up pretty quickly (had maybe 10 sessions or so), and I can do freestyle pretty efficiently. Right now, I'm working on improving the speed and technique of my stroke, and playing around with other types of strokes to work on the ( Read more... )

preamble: I normally fucking hate yogurt. I think it tastes nasty, and no amount of granola, honey, fruit, etc. can make it tolerable ( Read more... )