RogueLibrarian Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 Hello, lovely Assassins. I dropped off the face of the forums a bit last challenge! I'll try to do better this time around. Some mental health stuff, some travel, some outright busy-ness. I seem to be deep in a patch of this kind of stuff, so I'm going to try to keep this another pretty simple month for goals. This month, I'll be sharing my favorite workout songs. This one never fails to get me pumping, and as a bonus is also one of my top two favorite songs about werewolves. (God damn, TV on the Radio are just consistently fantastic.) GOALS: 3 workouts per week. Two of those are karate classes so I can get my perfect attendance certificate. Pass green belt test. (3 weeks away, I think?) Cook a mostly green meal prep once per week. Block out four hours of long-term project work every Monday. If you're new to my whole deal: I'm a middle-aged librarian bi vegetarian Assassin who's multi-classing with some Monk levels, and I meditate and climb a little and write a little, and, man, there's like three years of threads if you really want to catch up but just hop on 8 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
raptron Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 IT IS MY NUMBER ONE FAVORITE SONG ABOUT WEREWOLVES!! And also, yessss. I listen to Return to Cookie Mountain and the Young Liars EP on the regularrrr. Get after it! 2 Quote Raptron, alot assassin 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted April 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 4 hours ago, raptron said: IT IS MY NUMBER ONE FAVORITE SONG ABOUT WEREWOLVES!! I literally had to press play on Wolf again while I'm typing this. (I also have a soft spot for "Werewolves of London" since I loved it as a kid.) (I see a YT comment that says ""this song isn't about werewolves. It is about loud unadulterated nasty love making" to which I answer IT CAN BE TWO THINGS) Quote And also, yessss. I listen to Return to Cookie Mountain and the Young Liars EP on the regularrrr. Yeah girl. Laserray is my other fave TVOTR track (it is on my "superhero" workout playlist). Quote Get after it! Charging: 40% ... 41%... I'll be at 100 in time for tomorrow's class. --- Short on sleep today; I had to go yell politely at the neighbors for waking us up with a loud conversation on their front porch, and that always stresses me out so much that it takes me like an hour to go back to sleep. I am looking forward to crashing hard tonight. Our trip to CA last week was wonderful and fun and relaxing. We ate and drank and spent a fair amount of time hiking in state parks, as our friends have become more outdoorsy than they used to be. (They have a big active doggo now, which I think contributes.) Turns out I do not need to learn a new form for the next belt test, which is weird. (If I pass I earn my green belt and *then* start learning green belt form. Okay, cool man, one less thing to sweat this month.) I have a presentation Wednesday for which I'm almost ready after I brush up my slides a little. Oh! And just registered for the Pride 5K in June. 5 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
WhiteGhost Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Excited for this one, I am always on the lookout for new tracks to add to my workout playlists 11 hours ago, RogueLibrarian said: Turns out I do not need to learn a new form for the next belt test, which is weird. (If I pass I earn my green belt and *then* start learning green belt form. Okay, cool man, one less thing to sweat this month.) Nice! When is your belt test? Also, have you started sparring yet? Quote HUNTER OF ALL THINGS SHINY Intro Thread Challenge Log Bodyweight Exercise Library Recipe Book Shuffle Club Level 2 Ninja Strength: 13 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 6 Dexterity:14 Constitution: 12 Charisma: 11 Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted April 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 15 hours ago, WhiteGhost said: Excited for this one, I am always on the lookout for new tracks to add to my workout playlists I'll aim not to disappoint. 15 hours ago, WhiteGhost said: Nice! When is your belt test? Also, have you started sparring yet? Belt test is May 17. I was going to start sparring last week, but travel plans screwed with that. I'm planning to do technique class Monday and sparring Thursday as my regular routine starting this week, and see how that goes. 2 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
@mu Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 IN! For karate and knocking out kids Bam, video not available in your country. Don't tell I'm gonna have to use a VPN again Quote Challenges #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 (current) Battle log The Assassin's Path (current) Woot: first 1mn free HS | first press to HS Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted April 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 4 hours ago, @mu said: IN! For karate and knocking out kids HELL YEAH 4 hours ago, @mu said: Bam, video not available in your country. Don't tell I'm gonna have to use a VPN again Aw damn! I'll try to mention the titles so you can at least google them yourself, I guess? Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
@mu Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 No worry I will look it up Quote Challenges #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 (current) Battle log The Assassin's Path (current) Woot: first 1mn free HS | first press to HS Link to comment
m rips Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 loving the idea of sharing workout music, and loving that song! def makes me just want to go runnnnn (and this is coming from someone who isn't fond of running hahahahah) 1 Quote Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 19 hours ago, m rips said: loving the idea of sharing workout music, and loving that song! def makes me just want to go runnnnn (and this is coming from someone who isn't fond of running hahahahah) Yes. This reaction is central to my strategy. Okay, team. Unless you're very new to my threads you knew I was gonna go heavy on the Bowie: Hallo Spaceboy makes me move every time. I'm sitting at my desk listening to it now and my foot is tapping tapping tapping with that inexorable drum, and I think my heart rate even went up a little as soon as it started. I want to jump up and make noise, but, you know, library. WEEKEND: I made homemade pizza with greek salad Saturday, stir-fried veggies and tofu yesterday for dinner. Saturday there was no karate class, so I've blown my perfect attendance streak for this class cycle, but there's always next time. TODAY: I'm about to block out my project time (just spent an hour getting slides ready for Wednesday and sending them off to the org I'm doing the presentation for, so I'm counting that as well). Tonight is karate class. THIS WEEK: Thursday I'm finally going to start sparring. Watched a Japanese TV show that showed little kids doing it, so I am telling myself I can handle it. 6 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted April 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 My promotion just passed the penultimate step (Provost's office). The university president just has to sign off on it and then it's official. 8 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
raptron Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, RogueLibrarian said: My promotion just passed the penultimate step (Provost's office). The university president just has to sign off on it and then it's official. SO CLOSE 1 Quote Raptron, alot assassin 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 Link to comment
Asa Pond Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 21 hours ago, RogueLibrarian said: My promotion just passed the penultimate step (Provost's office). The university president just has to sign off on it and then it's official. 1 Quote Fallaces sunt rerum species et hominum spes fallunt. Link to comment
Manarelle Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/23/2019 at 3:52 PM, RogueLibrarian said: My promotion just passed the penultimate step (Provost's office). The university president just has to sign off on it and then it's official. 2 2 Quote Manarelle the Level 60 Amazon Assassin Challenges: 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, Current Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted April 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 I'm about to leave for my first sparring class. 3 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted April 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 DID IT. It was a lot of fun. I got to punch a couple of black belts. 4 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
WhiteGhost Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 12 hours ago, RogueLibrarian said: It was a lot of fun. I got to punch a couple of black belts. What about the part where they punch you back? Quote HUNTER OF ALL THINGS SHINY Intro Thread Challenge Log Bodyweight Exercise Library Recipe Book Shuffle Club Level 2 Ninja Strength: 13 Intelligence: 14 Wisdom: 6 Dexterity:14 Constitution: 12 Charisma: 11 Link to comment
Asa Pond Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 12 hours ago, RogueLibrarian said: I got to punch a couple of black belts. Yeah you did. Quote Fallaces sunt rerum species et hominum spes fallunt. Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted April 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 26 minutes ago, WhiteGhost said: What about the part where they punch you back? THAT WAS FUN TOO. Seriously, punching people is way more intimidating than being punched. I had a great time and the instructor said I did really well for my first go. 20 minutes ago, Asa Pond said: Yeah you did. Yeah, baby. That's definitely me. The downside is that I left some of my gear behind -- I'm just not used to having all that stuff with me to bring home, and I was a little dazed and wiped out after the experience, and I think I just left my gloves and a couple of other things on the floor. I emailed as soon as I realized, and they will probably pick them up and put them aside for me, but I'm really pissed at myself and hoping I'm not out 100 bucks to replace gear I used once. They'll probably email me this morning to tell me they have my stuff, though. 2 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted April 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 WHEW. They picked up my gear. I feel like a dummy. I can pick it up tomorrow when I go in for kickboxing. 4 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
raptron Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 Yaaa, good! I would be shocked if they hadn't saved them for you. 1 Quote Raptron, alot assassin 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 Link to comment
RogueLibrarian Posted April 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 minute ago, raptron said: Yaaa, good! I would be shocked if they hadn't saved them for you. Me too. And everyone knew which headgear was mine, because one of my class buddies kept calling me Magneto. But still, I'm glad to know it's safely accounted for. (I meant to take a selfie in sparring gear for you lovelies, and that's another thing I forgot. I'll try to remember next week.) 1 1 Quote "We can be heroes" Link to comment
Moros Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 On 4/23/2019 at 3:52 PM, RogueLibrarian said: My promotion just passed the penultimate step (Provost's office). The university president just has to sign off on it and then it's official. It's in the bag, unless there is a zombie apocalypse. Congratulations! 1 Quote Rebooting Ranger and Legionary "Only a Dead Legionary Gives Up" - Day of the Starwind "It always seems bad at first, but then I find a way" - Samurai Jack Link to comment
KB Girl Posted April 27, 2019 Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 The music is a little too much for me x) I'm such a softie. I can totally imagine punching someone being far more intimidating than getting punched! Also seems fun though On 4/22/2019 at 5:06 PM, RogueLibrarian said: I want to jump up and make noise, but, you know, library. That I could do in my work place.. but your work place has all the books, so it's really no contest- yours is better. Quote KB Quest: becoming a decent kettlebell lifter and an excellent coach 2023 goals tracker; 591/5000km & reading to my kids 48/365 days (updated march-22) my instagram - my gym's instagram Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted April 27, 2019 Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 YEAH PUNCHING! Glad you had fun! Please keep bringing the tunes Quote Link to comment
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