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.

Um Zen, you need to make some calls. I am happy to harass you until you do, or to even do some legwork for you to make it happen. It's 9:30 here now. I expect to hear that you have called a shrink before noon my time. DO NOT MAKE ME COME OVER THERE!

Oh, you say that like it's a threat! Thanks for the offer; I appreciate it, but I actually have the numbers to call at hand. I just haven't done it. Mainly because I don't much like the shrink and the mammogram scares me.

But OK, concerned Buffistas, I concede. I will schedule a head-shrinking and a titty-squishing tomorrow, if I can on a Saturday, and Monday if I can't. (I've never understood why it's called "head-shrinking".)

Forget the rest. Schedule the mammogram.

Yes'm.

Kathy, upcoming surgery ~ma! I think you are very brave.

Damn, Juliebird, I do believe I'd use a nastier word than cunt for your ED.

Cash, I think Rachel Maddow is hot.

I do believe I'd use a nastier word than cunt for your ED.

::gets out notebook ready to be educated::

Juliebird the only practical thing I can think of is go to a board meeting to 'learn more about the organization'if possible. this could give you a better feel for knowing if you can push things up the chain. ( but I would go with some prepared things to say if asked - about plants or access)