I had a pesto gorgonzola with chicken tonight so I'm sure to have gained back much of it.

That sounds...unlikely to have been 14,000 calories.

Is it possible to be a shipper and not be romantic? I swear I'm not romantic. Honest. I just...I just keep pairing people off on TV. That's different, right?

Also, people should call 911 more often on TV. I mean, even if they're too late, TRY PEOPLE.

ita, yes, I think so. Because that pic, the guy's hands are splayed which will roll the shoulders forward (no good) but he's using his head/chest to balance himself with help from his pecs. It looks like his shoulders are flatter on his back which, ergo wise, is much better.

That sounds...unlikely to have been 14,000 calories.

You'd be surprised! Also Fresh & Easy's Lemon/Cilantro hummus is AMAZING. Highly recommend.

I don't know who i could talk to. The ED is so fucking socially inept she makes me look like a saint, and the DoD is so old school... the rest are minions like me, and I'm afraid that my beloved coworker isn't too happy, especially since the ED called her a "little piggy" for wanting to keep her space and she'd quit in a heartbeat if she had a better offer (she's my only link to sanity and I don't want her to go!). I don't know how kosher going to the President of the Board of Trustees would be, if that would be shooting myself in an area more vital than my foot, or actually beneficial.

This woman, this ED, is so offensive, she pisses off and offends everyone she meets. The electrician, the kitchen designer, the rep from the NJ Native Plant Society. I have no idea what the board thinks of her, or how much ground I would have to voice complaints. But I am a gutless wonder living my half-life in fear. Life without my director has been better up until now. I want him back so he can say "you're bullshit, I have a pension, I quit!"

ita, this is a similar yoga pose, minus the twist: [link] If I could remember the one with the twist in the torso I would check that. Do you see how her non-leg supporting arm is free, not pinned in? That's what makes this pose a good one, I hear (though I will cheat and pin my arms on occasion). She's doing the work in her arms/chest/back with tweaking her shoulder.

eta: found a link: [link] For yoga, it's about using chattaranga arms, i think, to get into this pose -- weight forward, using the core. nifty but hard.

Juliebird, yeah, it sounds like your further up the chain is dicey. Is life bad enough to begin to start looking elsewhere?

There's a non-supporting arm in that picture? Part of my problem with the queda de rins is that there really isn't. If you don't lock your elbow into your kidney and freeze your shoulder, there's no kick. And when you play Angola (the slow ground game), that move takes forever. I preferred to try and play Regionale, but that encouraged flips. So, really, hard all round. But I was better at Regionale, all told, Higher kicks, more time almost standing up.

ita, yes. The supporting arm is the one that the legs are resting on top. The other arm is working, no doubt about it, but it's working differently (and in some ways working harder). so with the one of the girl, her left arm is the non-supporting one. Ditto with the guy.

All of the balance stuff is nifty, but hard as shit. I'm still in awe of the video.

I have a 3 hour yoga class tomorrow -- everything on blocks. Very excited!

Sorry--I meant with the queda de rins there is only really one arm. The unlocked arm doesn't provide any strength. That woman's pose looks luxurious in comparison--but I would suck equally at it.

Now's really not the time in my industry to get a new job. Places that have openings usually tighten their belts until spring. And I should be getting a new director mid-October, but knowing the ED, it'll be someone who's in her pocket. My beloved coworker had a good friend up for the position, and after her interview, called up my coworker and asked, "Do you really still hate me that much for that thing I did to you that one time?"

So I think I have to at least hang on until April.

I can't believe this woman got as in far in life as she has. Seriously. I witnessed her proving how "open-minded" she was to the electrician by declaring "I think they're mean to him because they think he's gay. You know, what with the coiffed hair and the limp wrists". And whenever a field trip comes from group home of mentally and developmentally challenged, she wants to lock the doors to the public venue of the first floor and makes much noises about it.

She is a c-word. By which I mean: cunt.