Update Schmupdate
I feel bad I haven't had time to post anything notable so here's a post just to let you know I'm still alive...
My job is still nuts. It will remain so. There are worse things; at least I have a job.
A couple weeks ago I shared stage space with Austin's Motorhead tribute Capricorn USA as Wendy O Williams, performing "No Class" with my bros Doug, Sean and Jason. Never was 2:42 seconds so fun. And no, droolhards, my outfit was not made out of electrical tape but it was pretty dinky! I'm trying to find some photos to post...
Krav Maga is getting better, although I have a weird reaction to going to class. When I'm there, I think it's super fun. When I'm not... ah christ, it's the last thing I want to do. When you boil me down to the scunge that makes up my inner self, I'm a misanthrope. Dealing with strangers makes me anxious. Last thing I want to do is practice side-choke breaks with some woman wearing a "Amarillo Christian Summer Camp" T shirt. But I go... because it is good and I can see/feel a difference.
Norma convinced me to try The 100 Push Ups Challenge. Following the website's training program, you should be able to do 100 pushups in 6 weeks or so. Tomorrow's Day 3 of the program, not bad so far.
Health remains good although I caught a cold about 2 weeks back and now sound as if I have tuberculosis. This will continue for approximately 1 more week if history serves. Yes, I'm THAT person in the office with THE COUGH. My wacky hormone levels from last year finally are normalized. My bad hip still has bad days, but the biggest pisser currently is the increasing arthritis in my left big toe. The Krav moves are only making it worse but what am I supposed to do, NOTHING? Had a great conversation with Ben Goatwhore last Friday about how sometimes we wish we could cut off our feet and be done with the problems. Would that it was so easy.
Looking forward to Maryland Death Fest next month. The timing is hilarious; at work a huge project is going live and I will be AWOL during this critical event. I'm sorry - Hail of Bullets and Asphyx take precedence over Unicode conversion. Text me in the pit if you need me...
Summer is shaping up to be dandy: Tony B has sent me some kick ass songs to work on, Goatwhore is on tour, the mister and I are heading to Portland in June, Norma and I are going to kick Mt. Washington's ass in July, and then if it works out, I'll be in Alburquerque, NM on Aug 10 catching The British Steel Judas Priest Tour at the Sandia Casino. Please check the link - place looks beyond cool. Oh yeah, Drifter's got a bunch of shows, including an August 29 appearance at the most venerable San Antonio Sunken Garden Theater which was the first place I ever saw Iron Maiden in Texas! Full circle, me loveys!
Hope this post finds you all well and enjoying your lives. Thanks, as always, for reading.
My job is still nuts. It will remain so. There are worse things; at least I have a job.
A couple weeks ago I shared stage space with Austin's Motorhead tribute Capricorn USA as Wendy O Williams, performing "No Class" with my bros Doug, Sean and Jason. Never was 2:42 seconds so fun. And no, droolhards, my outfit was not made out of electrical tape but it was pretty dinky! I'm trying to find some photos to post...
Krav Maga is getting better, although I have a weird reaction to going to class. When I'm there, I think it's super fun. When I'm not... ah christ, it's the last thing I want to do. When you boil me down to the scunge that makes up my inner self, I'm a misanthrope. Dealing with strangers makes me anxious. Last thing I want to do is practice side-choke breaks with some woman wearing a "Amarillo Christian Summer Camp" T shirt. But I go... because it is good and I can see/feel a difference.
Norma convinced me to try The 100 Push Ups Challenge. Following the website's training program, you should be able to do 100 pushups in 6 weeks or so. Tomorrow's Day 3 of the program, not bad so far.
Health remains good although I caught a cold about 2 weeks back and now sound as if I have tuberculosis. This will continue for approximately 1 more week if history serves. Yes, I'm THAT person in the office with THE COUGH. My wacky hormone levels from last year finally are normalized. My bad hip still has bad days, but the biggest pisser currently is the increasing arthritis in my left big toe. The Krav moves are only making it worse but what am I supposed to do, NOTHING? Had a great conversation with Ben Goatwhore last Friday about how sometimes we wish we could cut off our feet and be done with the problems. Would that it was so easy.
Looking forward to Maryland Death Fest next month. The timing is hilarious; at work a huge project is going live and I will be AWOL during this critical event. I'm sorry - Hail of Bullets and Asphyx take precedence over Unicode conversion. Text me in the pit if you need me...
Summer is shaping up to be dandy: Tony B has sent me some kick ass songs to work on, Goatwhore is on tour, the mister and I are heading to Portland in June, Norma and I are going to kick Mt. Washington's ass in July, and then if it works out, I'll be in Alburquerque, NM on Aug 10 catching The British Steel Judas Priest Tour at the Sandia Casino. Please check the link - place looks beyond cool. Oh yeah, Drifter's got a bunch of shows, including an August 29 appearance at the most venerable San Antonio Sunken Garden Theater which was the first place I ever saw Iron Maiden in Texas! Full circle, me loveys!
Hope this post finds you all well and enjoying your lives. Thanks, as always, for reading.
posted by Skullgal at 6:55 PM
1 Comments:
Last year I tried this training program:
[Ridiculously named program]and I got to a point where I could do 110 consecutive pushups. (It is probably for men, but I'd recommend it to anyone. It has perhaps permanently altered my body type.) Your post just made me try pushups again, and I could only do 60. Weak. Maybe I'll give pushups a go again with that 100 pushups program.
With all your aches and pains, I'd suggest taking up yoga. It's low/no impact and potentially endlessly rewarding. The only 2 times in my life where I felt my body was pushed to its absolute limit were during yoga. However, yoga is completely dependent on the quality of the teacher, and in your area, I'm not sure if there are good teachers.
I am a big nerd about fitness, but that's partially out of a strange holistic desire to reconcile body, mind, career, metal, and so on. I just read about Hugh Jackman's workout regimen for his Wolverine role, and it was super-inspiring.
Remember, if you can kick ass and be dominant onstage, there's no reason you can't do so in "real life."
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