sarakingdom Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 The uncanny creates a disturbance in the world. Everyone feels it, the trick is to distinguish it from the random noise, the thoughts, memories, and misfiring neurons, that fill our heads from moment to moment. It's like everything else -- the more you do it, the better you get. I used to think that Nightingale was alerted to Falcon cases by his extensive network of informants. But now I think maybe he's just listening to the city. I spent the summer not quite practicing wild magic with the nature spirits of the rivers, and in the process I accidentally promised a wizard that he could design my next challenge. Oops. We're all about to find out what a wizard-aesthetic challenge looks like. New to Rivers of London? Click here: Hide contents Meet Peter Grant, mixed race council estate kid, London constable, and apprentice to Thomas Nightingale, the last wizard in Britain. Who, for his sins, is also a policeman. It's a long story. (Really long. Don't ask him what year he was born.) They have acquired a small yappy dog by accident. There were reasons at the time. They also have an inhuman housekeeper straight out of a Japanese horror film. (Or at least Nightingale does. He isn't gonna be breakfast. No guarantees on Peter or the dog.) Some people have their faces fall off. Things explode. Some dudes get their dicks bitten off in night clubs. People die horribly. Weird shit happens. There's jazz and architecture and geekery and a global melting pot of immigrant cultures swirling around. And Peter wants to shag a really hot river. So just regular London stuff. This challenge, we are practicing magic. Proper Newtonian magic. (Which according to certain people is the only proper sort of magic there is. At least the only sort that counts. Officially speaking. If you don't count the exceptions.) Spells and good magical habits and all that. 7 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted August 31 Author Report Share Posted August 31 Challenge Goals Under construction. Solvitur ambulando All is solved by walking Walk 30-60 minutes daily. Basic foundation of mental and physical health. It need not be all in one go. Apply extra doses as needed for mental health, mild fatigue, etc. Spoiler An article from The Art of Manliness of the same name, with some nice vintage quotes. Incus robusta malleum non temnit The strong anvil does not fear the hammer 15 minutes a day of Hindu pushup, Hindu squat, and bridge pose. I spent some time in India as a young man, and found this was popular with local wrestlers of the time. Quite effective, apparently. You may divide it up as you like, and do the appropriate progression. You may do anything else you please, but this is all that's required. Spoiler The Great Gama (with nods to Bruce Lee). So, you know, canonically he was there, and possibly he did. Hindu Pushups Spoiler (Because I refuse to have zero Indian references.) Progression, if needed for control. Hindu Squats Spoiler Progression. Bridge Spoiler Progressions. Progressions. Progressions. Vestis viram facit Clothes maketh the man person Jacket and tie are required. I will accept your judgement on the suitable female equivalent, as I am no expert in women's fashion. A daily clean shave is expected. Again, the female equivalent is up to you. Not my department. Do whatever you please. Spoiler "As an institution, the BBC is just over ninety years old. Which means that Nightingale feels comfortable enough around the wireless to have a digital radio in his bathroom. On this he listens to Radio Four while he's shaving. Presumably he assumes that the presenters are still safely attired in evening dress while they tear strips off whatever politician has been offered to as early morning sacrifice on the Today program." Aurora musis amica Dawn is a friend to the muses Follow new work and sleep schedule. "Luce labor bonus est et bona nocte quies." ("Working by light is good, as is rest at night." Barthold, 1642.) Please note your new schedule includes tea-time, like any civilized person. I'm not heartless. Spoiler 8-10AM: Walk. Strength training. Redacted project. 10AM-12PM: Deep work on redacted project. 12-2PM: Break. Walk. Redacted project. 2-4PM: Deep work on redacted project. 4-6PM: Tea. Yoga. Redacted project. 6-7PM: As needed. 7-8PM: Cleaning. Cooking. Housework. 9-11PM: Plan the next day. Get ready for bed. (Do not do any unfinished tasks.) Optimum medicamentum quies est Rest is the best medicine 6-8 hours of sleep. In bed by midnight. Interoception-based meditation at least once per diem. Meditate 20 minutes per diem. Twice daily writing exercise. I'm informed the past week has been somewhat trying. The Folly has some specialists in that area. I do encourage this, so we shall be giving it a try for at least a couple of weeks. Otherwise, bear up as best you can and stick to the plan. One does things when one doesn't feel like it, and then one day, one does feel like it again. Spoiler Sure, it's simple and for kids, but I don't see why that isn't also for adults. We also have simple kids brains. 7 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted August 31 Author Report Share Posted August 31 Templates Date: All is solved by walking Total min exercise Walk 30-60 min The strong anvil 5 min Hindu pushup 5 min Hindu squat 5 min bridge Clothes maketh the gender-neutral man Jacket and tie A nice close shave Dawn is friend to the muses Kept 8-10 schedule Kept 10-12 schedule Kept 12-2 schedule Kept 2-4 schedule Kept 4-6 schedule Rest is the best medicine 6-8 hours of sleep In bed by midnight AM writing exercise AM meditation PM writing exercise PM meditation Interoception meditation Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted August 31 Author Report Share Posted August 31 The Folly Library Isometrics - Upper Body Spoiler Isometrics - Homebrew Workouts Spoiler Even Days Tabula scindere Orantes scindere Dorsum scindere recta, crux, obliquum & ramosa Calcitrare mulae Plank Praying pose ITWY poses Mule kick Odd Days Tabula scindere Præfixa tabula scindere dextra & sinistra Gluteus pontis scindere Gluteus sedet scindere Volans scindere Insectum mortuum Plank Side plank, right and left Bridge pose Horse stance Superman Dead bug Remedial Crawling Spoiler Somatic Exercises to Try Spoiler Cleaning Playlists Spoiler Useful Planner/Journal Info Spoiler 8D Music Spoiler (Repetitive and not great for work, but really pokes the brain.) Brown noise (with music) Spoiler This channel has lots more that looks promising. GMB 8-week 10 minute a day program Spoiler Aim for form and elegance, not quantity. Wait to move on till that comes. Week 1: 3 rounds of 3 minutes Week 2: 3 rounds of 3 minutes Week 3: 3 rounds of 3 minutes Week 4: Two five-minute sets Week 5: Ten-minute combo Week 6: Warmup plus week 2 reassessment Week 7: Ten-minute modified combo Week 8: Ten-minute combo performed for slow elegance Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Sovalis Posted September 3 Report Share Posted September 3 Here of course! 1 Quote Past Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16 Current Challenge: #17 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 4 Author Report Share Posted September 4 4 minutes ago, Sovalis said: Here of course! While I, on the other hand, am not allowed to start yet. Because someone has views. 4 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Everstorm Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 Not-yet-following what has not-yet-started ? 1 1 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 4 Author Report Share Posted September 4 For those who read Rivers of London, the next novella is doing to be released on September 12th, and it is a Nightingale novella. It's all very Wodehouse and Harlem jazz, I gather. My library will not let me put a hold on it yet. 1 1 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Mistr Posted September 4 Report Share Posted September 4 What are Hindu pushups and squats? I am running through my list of yoga poses and scratching my head. Your library is cruel to not let you reserve the new book. We have a complete collection, so I can get Dumbledore to go out and buy it. 1 Quote Level 80 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 4 Author Report Share Posted September 4 1 hour ago, Mistr said: What are Hindu pushups and squats? I am running through my list of yoga poses and scratching my head. I'll have the tutorials up sometime this week, because they're new to me, too. They are actually Indian exercises, so the name is thankfully just Victorian colonialism, and not wildly questionable and a touch racist. (I'm looking at you, "Chinese fire drill".) The pushup will be most familiar to yoga eyes, because it runs through cobra and downward dog, making for an interesting range of motion. It very likely is something that someone like Nightingale would have seen, given his travels and fondness for aggressively male assault-and-battery-based sports, because it was a thing with Indian wrestlers at the time. From there, it hopped into the martial arts world, passing through Bruce Lee on the way to the modern popularizers, from whom I took it as a good self-contained martial arts strength foundation routine. A lot of them strike me as better self-publicists than they are reliable authorities, so I'm tracing back its origins and using its lasting popularity as its credentials, rather than the current advocates. Which made it highly suitable for a Nightingale challenge, because he'd love any sort of strength training designed for athletic homoerotic pummeling that he could pick up in Edwardian or inter-war India. 1 hour ago, Mistr said: Your library is cruel to not let you reserve the new book. We have a complete collection, so I can get Dumbledore to go out and buy it. It's not in the catalog yet! I'm hoping the online digital lending will send me an alert so I'm early in the line. My library should be getting the audiobook version, which will be great, because it's being done by the main series narrator, who is amazing. (He's genuinely kind of a high grade classically trained name in the stage acting world, but he's an amazing book narrator, too. And apparently did such a distinctive take on Nightingale in the first book that the characterization shifted to match the voice. It'll be interesting to see what he does with a young Nightingale who is Peter's age.) 6 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 18 hours ago, sarakingdom said: Which made it highly suitable for a Nightingale challenge, because he'd love any sort of strength training designed for athletic homoerotic pummeling that he could pick up in Edwardian or inter-war India. Hot. 18 hours ago, sarakingdom said: They are actually Indian exercises, so the name is thankfully just Victorian colonialism, and not wildly questionable and a touch racist. (I'm looking at you, "Chinese fire drill".) Personally I'm always amused by the Slavic/Chinese/Asian/third world squat. It's almost like all these wide-ranging names indicate that perhaps it's a normal human movement. ? 2 4 Quote Link to comment
Laghail Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 following!! 1 Quote Level 38 [Raveling Bard] Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 5 Author Report Share Posted September 5 2 hours ago, Mad Hatter said: Hot. Dude's basically a walking (British) Leyendecker painting. With added wizardry. His reality shimmers supernaturally around what an example of classic 1920s-1940s white collar masculinity he is. Boxing is legit magical training, as far as he's concerned. Rugby is his only religion. So much traditional homoerotic pummeling in the name of good sportsmanship and wholesome transferrable life skills. This is a tough challenge aesthetic for me, as I'm very much not a magical Leyendecker painting, so I need to deliberately strength train in grown-up Edwardian schoolboy ways. And he's going to make me watch rugby, damn him. 2 hours ago, Mad Hatter said: It's almost like all these wide-ranging names indicate that perhaps it's a normal human movement. ? I am not very squatty. All my joints are too stiff for that range of motion. Stupid foundational human movements. 7 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Mistr Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 10 minutes ago, sarakingdom said: I am not very squatty. All my joints are too stiff for that range of motion. Stupid foundational human movements. When I was working through an earlier round of knee rehab, I found supported squats to be very helpful. These are the ones where you hang onto a frame or pole so that you can slowly move into position controlling the amount of pressure on the joints. The support also helps if you don't have quite enough strength or balance to get through the whole range of motion, but want to work on flexibility. 4 Quote Level 80 Viking paladin My current challenge Battle log Link to comment
Rhovaniel Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 Following to see how Nightingale comments on your progress. I always imagine him writing your reports with a fountain pen in one hand and holding his temple in the other! 4 1 Quote “All You Have To Decide Is What To Do With The Time That Is Given To You.” - Gandalf Journey to the Mountain of Knowledge - Chapter One: A Pocketful of hope (current challenge) Spoiler Previous Challenges: 1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13 14| 15|16|17|18|19|20|21|22|23|24|25|26|27| 28 29|30 A Bold New Year Rhovaniel forges herself anew The Chronicles of Rhovaniel, Dúnedain Ranger: Vol I, Vol II, Vol III, Interim| Vol IV|Vol V Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 1 minute ago, Rhovaniel said: Following to see how Nightingale comments on your progress. I always imagine him writing your reports with a fountain pen in one hand and holding his temple in the other! Probably accurate. But in my defense, I think he does the same for Peter. 4 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Jarric Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 On 9/4/2024 at 6:46 PM, sarakingdom said: For those who read Rivers of London, the next novella is doing to be released on September 12th, and it is a Nightingale novella. It's all very Wodehouse and Harlem jazz, I gather. My library will not let me put a hold on it yet. Either the release date is different here, or Amazon have messed up, because this book is currently sat on my lap. WW has already finished it, unfortunately I'm a slower reader. On 9/4/2024 at 11:59 PM, sarakingdom said: They are actually Indian exercises, so the name is thankfully just Victorian colonialism, and not wildly questionable and a touch racist. I've been doing Hindu pushups in the gym for years, so I'm very pleased to hear this. I have genuinely wondered on several occasions whether the name was ok. On 9/5/2024 at 9:59 PM, sarakingdom said: And he's going to make me watch rugby, damn him. I highly recommend doing so. Marvellous sport. 1 Quote Level 21 Wood Elf Ranger STR: 18 - CON: 22 - CHA: 11 - SAN: 19 - INT: 17 IAgreeWithTank™ "Shit is going down, but I am not." - iatetheyeti Don't say "I don't have enough time", say instead "that's not a priority right now" and see how that makes you feel. Current Challenge: Jarric: The 'C' Team External: Epic Quest - Instagram - Strava Spoiler Previous Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 Old Stuff: Battle Log - My Introduction - 2017 Road Map - 2018 Road Map - 2019 Road Map - 2021 Road Map - 2022 road map/wrap-up Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 37 minutes ago, Jarric said: Either the release date is different here, or Amazon have messed up, because this book is currently sat on my lap. WW has already finished it, unfortunately I'm a slower reader. I think both may be true; the US often has a different date, but also lots of people are reporting getting them early. Which is fairly common, I think. I did listen to the audiobook sample that the online lending has, just to prove to myself this is a thing that really exists, and my brain is utterly rejecting that accent coming from that narrator. The American, yes. The Wodehouse, no. It also cuts out right before Nightingale appears, so I'm not yet sure how very wrong this is. I'm kind of looking forward to it, because it's the kind of cognitive dissonance that could be fun. 39 minutes ago, Jarric said: I've been doing Hindu pushups in the gym for years, so I'm very pleased to hear this. I have genuinely wondered on several occasions whether the name was ok. I mean, it's still a little bit colonialist, because we don't call Indians "Hindus" as a blanket ethnicity anymore. That's super Victorian (and you absolutely know it was originally taught in the West as the "Hindoo pushup" by some dude with a handlebar mustache and a collection of wooden clubs). But it's the relatively innocent sort, where it's genuinely just the relatively common pushup variation they learned from Indians in India. 50 minutes ago, Jarric said: I highly recommend doing so. Marvellous sport. I'm just not a sports viewer. It's not a thing I do. It's going to be a real trial, but I think it's going to be a sticking point for him. I have no idea when he expects me to do so... 2 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Jarric Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 21 minutes ago, sarakingdom said: I'm just not a sports viewer. It's not a thing I do. It's going to be a real trial, but I think it's going to be a sticking point for him. I have no idea when he expects me to do so... That's fair. I don't watch a lot of sport (though I'm currently hooked on the Paralympics), but rugby has a special place in my heart for some reason. Quote Level 21 Wood Elf Ranger STR: 18 - CON: 22 - CHA: 11 - SAN: 19 - INT: 17 IAgreeWithTank™ "Shit is going down, but I am not." - iatetheyeti Don't say "I don't have enough time", say instead "that's not a priority right now" and see how that makes you feel. Current Challenge: Jarric: The 'C' Team External: Epic Quest - Instagram - Strava Spoiler Previous Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 Old Stuff: Battle Log - My Introduction - 2017 Road Map - 2018 Road Map - 2019 Road Map - 2021 Road Map - 2022 road map/wrap-up Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 37 minutes ago, Jarric said: rugby has a special place in my heart for some reason. I totally get it. The traditional shirts are great, and it's some of the highest quality wholesome male gang warfare to be had - you can't beat it for group violence. If I were a young person, rather than old and creaky, I would totally be down with playing rugby. Pass me a shirt and point me at someone to tackle the crap out of. Watching sports, though, is just like watching someone else eat a nice meal. You can admire the technique, but it takes ages for very little satisfaction. 5 2 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 9 Author Report Share Posted September 9 Date: 9/9/24 All is solved by walking Total min exercise 36 Walk 30-60 min 30 Hit my minimum. Good job. And a point for hitting your baseline exercise target. 2 The strong anvil 5 min Hindu pushup P 5 min Hindu squat N 5 min bridge P I did a few just to test my starting benchmarks and get something in today. Well done. 1 Clothes maketh the gender-neutral man Jacket and tie N A close shave Y I didn't meet my standard of jacket and tie equivalent. I did smarten up a bit. Fair enough. 1 Dawn is friend to the muses Kept 8-10 schedule P Kept 10-12 schedule Y Kept 12-2 schedule Y Kept 2-4 schedule N Kept 4-6 schedule P Close enough for day one, anyway. It's a start. 3 Rest is the best medicine 6-8 hours of sleep N In bed by midnight Y AM writing exercise N AM meditation N PM writing exercise N PM meditation N Interoception meditation Y I mostly did the right stuff. I wasn't feeling well. Next time, perhaps deal with it rather than wait it out. It could hardly cost you more sleep, could it. 2 It's a work in progress. I had to do a last minute redo cuz apparently a Certain Wizard's commentary is in demand. Not the strongest start. I'm super tired from killer sinus headaches. But I'm doing stuff. 5 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 10 Author Report Share Posted September 10 Week 1 bodyweight training benchmarks (to track improvement): Spoiler I'm splitting the actual benchmarks over a couple of days, because I'm really too tired tonight to be working out. I just did a few to do something today, because something is better than nothing. Bridge: standard/easy version (resting on shoulders), 2 sets of 30 seconds. They're not too hard, though some more arch and height would be nice, so I followed that by a pretty darned good reverse table attempt. I didn't get flat, but I got up. The limiting factor in both cases seems to actually be a muscle in the back of my thighs that starts to spasm. So I mostly have the strength to do better, but that muscle isn't strong enough to safely hold the position it's in. That's probably hamstrings. I'm not gonna add anything to strengthen those, because when I looked up bodyweight exercises to do that, glute bridge was high on the list, and most of the squat mobility things I'll be doing are in the right family. And the challenge rule is three exercises only. So I'll just keep working on them slowly till those muscles get stronger. I may need to do shorter sets more often to hit my target time, since that muscle is tiring fast. I'm not sure a single five minute set is my best choice this week. Hindu pushups: I did one with pretty crummy form; I haven't yoga'd in a while, so my transitions are trash. I decided to go to the start of the progressions so that I can control the transitions better, cuz most of this is in the transitions rather than the poses. I did the cobra pushups, and I'll try the downward dog pushups tomorrow. Same approach; gonna go slow and steady, and not rush it. An easyish week is fine. Better just to get everything warmed up and ready to work. The cobra pushups are super easy, but a week of those won't be bad for me. (I'd hoped of be ready for a slow version of the real thing, but it's good for me to learn to chill out and just do the sensible next thing slowly and without judgment.) The downward dog pushups will be harder because my shoulders aren't strong, so I'll mix up sets of both probably. 7 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 10 Author Report Share Posted September 10 Amnestying today for sleep reasons. I'm not over my deficit, but really in a lot of pain over it, so every spare minute is sleeping. And hydrating. Sleeping and hydrating. 4 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Laghail Posted September 11 Report Share Posted September 11 3 hours ago, sarakingdom said: Amnestying today for sleep reasons. I'm not over my deficit, but really in a lot of pain over it, so every spare minute is sleeping. And hydrating. Sleeping and hydrating. Glad you're taking care of yourself. Please watch something dumb and fun when you're awake. Quote Level 38 [Raveling Bard] Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted September 11 Author Report Share Posted September 11 I've taken a tip from @deftona and made myself snack boxes for the next week. I'm going to try to do this more in general as a form of meal prep, but this week, I'm having a one-week macro shift, and I both want to make sure I have everything used up by the end of the week and that I don't overeat any particular thing, which is a risk when temporarily allowing ultra palatable foods. I'm taking the opportunity to bring some seasonal snack food into the house, to start my pumpkin spice consumption. @Laghail says we're supposed to be autumnal now. I've interpreted that as needing to eat orange things. Sleep has been disastrous this week, and it's not my fault. I'm tired on time, I'm going to bed responsibly on time, and it's just not working for long. It'll sort itself out eventually, I guess. And until then, there are naps, but naps do not play well with my challenge goals, which involve schedules. The wizard's probably right, I probably should just get up when that happens. Have some water, watch done TV, go back to bed. Whyyyyyy is the library not giving me my novella? I have needs. I need jazz and I need wizards and I need haunted shit. 6 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
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