The state of me
Aug. 20th, 2010 09:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
muck_a_luckI feel like I never post anything anymore.
Mostly, because all I ever do that's personal and vaguely interesting anymore is either my morning exercise, or recovery from my morning exercise. That's all covered over at![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
exercise_every_day.
I've explored a little in Kundalini yoga. Very different from my usual vinyasa/flow/power yoga routine, and a nice change. I posted about it atsun_salutation, though I should have put that here, too. I got in the habit of only putting yoga DVD reviews there during 3W4D. I was a little taken aback when I started doing some light research into Kundalini, so I would not be totally ignorant as I wrote my DVD review. I forget that yoga CAN be a spiritual practice verging on religion. And there's this one guy in Kundalini who is convinced that if you accidentally become Awakened, unexpectedly and without guidance, you will OMG RUIN YOUR LIFE. And I'm like, dude. It's just Cat's Breath in a seated posture. I think I'll survive. But then again, I'm not really seeking Awakening. Still. Kundalini energy and all. It *could* happen accidentally.
I tried to make people on FaceBook mad at me by telling a bunch of people who were having a big hate-fest about the mosque near ground zero that they were being un-American. I was amused that rather than illicit a bunch of comments back, I just shut down the thread. Either they took my comments to heart, or they were like, who is this crazy person in our comment thread?! Back away!
I've been getting a bunch of annoying, ancient tasks accomplished at work, which has me in a good place right now. Hoping to keep pushing on these sorts of tasks while Boss is on vacation next week. The more of this stuff I can clear out before The Dark Season arrives, the less *real* reasons I will have for anxiety and work-related dread. Which I had in bucket-loads last winter. To give you a taste of what I've been up to, my e-mail box is now about 4000 messages lighter. Still more work to do, as there are probably another 1000-2000 messages sorted into client boxes that I should try to deal with, but now my inbox has only 38 messages and I can see it all without having to scroll.
The Barbarian is rapidly changing from a baby/toddler to a little girl. She has opinions and original thoughts of suprising maturity. I think I remember this time with AG33 being similar. She is still FOUR, however, and it is not much better than THREE was, as far as stubbornness and general orneryness. One good thing, she has started skipping her naps more and more, which makes bedtime easier, because once I actually get her to put her head on the pillow, she basically passes out.
She and I have been talking about religion - things like sin and Christ and Mary. She was singing a song in the bath last night that she made up about how Mary married God and had baby Jesus. OK. Not what she'd learn from her Catechism, but pretty close.
After getting his GERD completely under control this spring, so that we weren't usign ANY medication, AG33 has been having a terrible time with his stomach this summer. I think it is the increased activity of TKD camp, playing hard in the extreme heat, hydrating poorly, and staying up too late a lot because it is summer and he's 12 and we've been being lenient with him on bedtime. Expecting that it will settle down again once we get into the school routine again.
Oh! AG33 will be in Honors Algebra this year! His first class for his high school GPA! The rest of his schedule will be Honors as well. Yes. I am ridiculously proud on my son. I'm so hoping that, if we ARE stuck in this area for the duration, at least he will be able to get into Thomas Jefferson, regularly ranked the number one public high school in the nation.
So. That's me and mine these days. Pretty much the same as always.
Mostly, because all I ever do that's personal and vaguely interesting anymore is either my morning exercise, or recovery from my morning exercise. That's all covered over at
exercise_every_day. I've explored a little in Kundalini yoga. Very different from my usual vinyasa/flow/power yoga routine, and a nice change. I posted about it at
sun_salutation, though I should have put that here, too. I got in the habit of only putting yoga DVD reviews there during 3W4D. I was a little taken aback when I started doing some light research into Kundalini, so I would not be totally ignorant as I wrote my DVD review. I forget that yoga CAN be a spiritual practice verging on religion. And there's this one guy in Kundalini who is convinced that if you accidentally become Awakened, unexpectedly and without guidance, you will OMG RUIN YOUR LIFE. And I'm like, dude. It's just Cat's Breath in a seated posture. I think I'll survive. But then again, I'm not really seeking Awakening. Still. Kundalini energy and all. It *could* happen accidentally.I tried to make people on FaceBook mad at me by telling a bunch of people who were having a big hate-fest about the mosque near ground zero that they were being un-American. I was amused that rather than illicit a bunch of comments back, I just shut down the thread. Either they took my comments to heart, or they were like, who is this crazy person in our comment thread?! Back away!
I've been getting a bunch of annoying, ancient tasks accomplished at work, which has me in a good place right now. Hoping to keep pushing on these sorts of tasks while Boss is on vacation next week. The more of this stuff I can clear out before The Dark Season arrives, the less *real* reasons I will have for anxiety and work-related dread. Which I had in bucket-loads last winter. To give you a taste of what I've been up to, my e-mail box is now about 4000 messages lighter. Still more work to do, as there are probably another 1000-2000 messages sorted into client boxes that I should try to deal with, but now my inbox has only 38 messages and I can see it all without having to scroll.
The Barbarian is rapidly changing from a baby/toddler to a little girl. She has opinions and original thoughts of suprising maturity. I think I remember this time with AG33 being similar. She is still FOUR, however, and it is not much better than THREE was, as far as stubbornness and general orneryness. One good thing, she has started skipping her naps more and more, which makes bedtime easier, because once I actually get her to put her head on the pillow, she basically passes out.
She and I have been talking about religion - things like sin and Christ and Mary. She was singing a song in the bath last night that she made up about how Mary married God and had baby Jesus. OK. Not what she'd learn from her Catechism, but pretty close.
After getting his GERD completely under control this spring, so that we weren't usign ANY medication, AG33 has been having a terrible time with his stomach this summer. I think it is the increased activity of TKD camp, playing hard in the extreme heat, hydrating poorly, and staying up too late a lot because it is summer and he's 12 and we've been being lenient with him on bedtime. Expecting that it will settle down again once we get into the school routine again.
Oh! AG33 will be in Honors Algebra this year! His first class for his high school GPA! The rest of his schedule will be Honors as well. Yes. I am ridiculously proud on my son. I'm so hoping that, if we ARE stuck in this area for the duration, at least he will be able to get into Thomas Jefferson, regularly ranked the number one public high school in the nation.
So. That's me and mine these days. Pretty much the same as always.
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Date: 2010-08-20 02:39 pm (UTC)five was wonderful and six was pretty good too.
sigh.
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Date: 2010-08-20 02:45 pm (UTC)