tierd....

Ah my contest piece was fun tonight. I felt inspired and alive and the music was intense. Not sure if it was passionate, but it was intense. Jordan says that a lot, I've been picking it up from her.

Barber's Adagio for Strings: Ah I'm in love. That and the Elgar Nimrod Variations are the most beautiful things I've ever played. Beautiful doesn't always mean the most fun but beautiful is always good. I wonder what's the most fun thing I've ever done. Messiah was definately the most grueling. Sound of Music was fun. Carmen was really fun. The Mussorsky was really fun. I like fast and loud. Especially with lots of tympani.

Right, work out.
Warm-up:
20 min on stair climber level 1
1 section of the New York Times (while on the stair climber)
urged 500 meters in 2:17
20 minutes of stretching
Then:
Back Extension, 30 lbs, 2 sets of 10 reps
Ab machine, 30 lbs, 2 sets of 10 reps
Standing calf, 35 lbs, 2 sets of 10 reps
leg extension, 30 lbs, 2 sets of 10 reps
dips, 100 lbs, 1 set
leg curl, 20 lbs, 2 sets
pull forward thing, 15 lbs, 1 set
forearm down thing, 20 lbs, 1 set
lat pull down, 20 lbs, 1 set
ran 8 flights of stairs
back extension, 30lbs, 1 set
ab machine, 30 lbs, 1 set
standing calf, 15 lbs, 1 set
leg extension, 20 lbs, 1 set
dips, 100 lbs, 1 set
leg curl, 10 lbs, 1 set

I've cut a lot of arm stuff out of my workout while I'm prepping for contest. I don't want to hurt myself and my wrist is already bothering me. That was about it. We wandered around Evergreen with carrying about forty pounds on our backs (backpacks) and saw a puddle of water that looked like the devil.

Food
cereal
bagel
chocolate milk
yaki soba
nann w/ peanut butter
cookies
mango orange juice

Nice Weather

Tuesdays are really only slightly better than Mondays. Although this one had some very good quotes.

"Parker takes french whore lessons"

"Pass the goddamn - Jesus!" "The pen is now renamed Jesus"

Ah physics is all in good fun.

Standing out by the bus was nice in the beautiful weather. It was sunny and warm and pleasant. Waiting for the bus the past two weeks has been a bit like standing in cold broken shower with clothes on. But today was very nice. Parker tried to train his inanimate objects to behave. At Evergreen we got waiver thingies for the rock gym, so hopefully we'll get to do that sometime soon. Although I don't think I'm going to do it untill after contest because I have to save my hands. We did the eliptical machine for 15 mins, urged a 1k (4:35, slow time) and stretched for ten minutes or so. I forgot paper for the machines but I'm guessing it was about the same as Sunday's workout. I'm pretty consistant. Except we didn't have time to run stairs. As I said earlier, I'm going to start not doing as much arm stuff until contest because I can feel a hard work out when I practice. But that's only until Feb. 4. Oh god, so soon.

Food
life cereal
chocolate milk
bagel
chips
mango (fresh and dried)
tacos (2)
cookies

Sunday

Ah it stopped raining. I must admit I'm glad. I want to dry out a bit. Then it can rain again. Yesterday I did nothing. Well, not really, I restarted my novel. Again. This one is giving me problems. Kind of depressing. I found a good quote though. "Writing is easy: all you do is site stareing at a blank sheet of paper until the drops of blood form on your forehead." - Gene Fowler. That's been me the past few days.

Went for a bike ride this morning. 40 minutes, about 5 miles, I'm guessing. This afternoon I went out to Evergreen and got my own basket and lock so I can leave my shoes and stuff out there. That'll be handy.

Numb3rs
15 minutes on stairclimber, level 1
10 minutes stretching
urged a 1k in 4:29
standing calf: 35lbs
leg extension: 20lbs
leg curl: 20lbs
forearm down thingie: 20lbs
arm pull forward thingie: 30lbs
lat pull down: 20lbs
back extension: 20lbs
ab machine: 20lbs
resistance: 21lbs
dips: 90lbs
Only one set and ten reps as usual. I didn't have time to do free weights. I did have time to run eight flights of stairs. Pretty winded after that.

Food:
Life cereal, this is a very good cereal but you must eat it in thirty seconds or it turns to cement
grill cheese sandwich
apple
cookies and chips at rehersal
chicken noodle soup
salad
toast
milk
brownie

tierd tierd tierd

My internet is up again. It's been pretty dodgy the past week. Hence my lack of updates. Went to Evergreen for about an hour and a half on Sunday which I have numbers from.

Numb3rs
Warm up: 17 min on the eliptical, level 1, and 15 min of stretching
ab machine- 20lbs
leg curl- 25lbs
leg extension- 30lbs
back extension- 20lbs
forearm press down thing- 30lbs
dips- 70lbs
pull forward thing- 30lbs
standing calf- 35lbs
chest press- 30lbs
forearm/pec press- 21lbs
bench press- 20lbs
Freeweights: curl, military press, triceps on bench thing, triceps behind head, all with 8lbs
Everything is ten reps. We only had time for one set.
Then we ran four flights of stairs and did wall sits for about two minutes. I'm not totally sure about the wall sits, we were listening to a girl practice piano in the next room.

Today we went out for about an hour and a half. Erged a 1k for warmup in 4:28. Pretty slow time. My weight sets were about the same as Sunday but we did two sets of the machines. For dips I did their suggested work out at 90lbs, that was insane. Three different kinds of pull ups and three ten rep sets of dips. Then I did wall sits while Jeff did the dip workout. So probably about four minutes of wall sits.

Food
kix cereal
something chicken like the school created
terryaki chicken with rice and what were once vegetables
chocolate

Just got back from a fantastic bass concert and I'm exhausted.

I don't like doctors

This has got to be quick because I have to go to bed. I have like no time. And for some reason I'm happy. Usually I detest being busy. I guess if I'm busy with stuff I like to do, it's okay.

Anyway, this is for yesterday because I actually wrote down what I did. Didn't do anything today because my mother informed me last night I had an allergy doc appointment. I hate doctors. Let me rephrase that. I appreciate them, but I don't like them.

So: yesterday
Warm up for ten minutes on the tread mil on level 1 and stretched out. We couldn't stay long so we just did one set of weights. I don't know what all the machines are called so I made a few names up. And I did ten reps for everything.
Leg extension: 20lbs
Leg curl (this is the devil): 20lbs
Forarm press down thingie: 20 lbs
Dips (I actually did ten this time): 70lbs
pull forward thingie bit like an urg: 30lbs
Back extension: 20lbs
Resistance: 21lbs
Shoulder press: 20lbs
Standing calf: 15 lbs
Ab machine: 20lbs

Food:
Kix cereal
corn dog w/ tater tots
really bad popcorn
sub sandwich
taco
mocha

Quote of the Day
"I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time. " - H.L. Mencken (I wish they would tell that to the people who make the LD resolutions)

cos sin tan cot csc sec

Holy crap, trigometric identities. It's math homework without numbers. Skipping two grades of math in middle school, not good plan. Seven problems took me probably about two hours.

Exercise
Went to Evergreeny after school, cardio on the stairclimber for ten minutes, cross country setting, level 1. Stretch out. Urg a 1k, nice and slow. 1 set of ten reps for everything in the weight room usually on the lowest setting. Except for the dips, I only did five of those on 60 lbs. Those are evil. I meant to write down what weights on machine but I forgot paper, will remember tomorrow. Free weights, 8 lbs in each hand: bicep curls, shrug things, triceps, military press (?) and the one with a knee and a hand on the bench lifting up to the chest, all ten reps each. Another set of ten reps on the machines. Ran up and down the stairwell four times, that's three flights I think. One minute of planks, one minute of wall sits, 20 dead ants, (feet in the air, reach for feet with hands getting lower back off ground) more stretching. Change and back on the bus. And almost didn't get off the bus when the driver didn't see we wanted to get off. Walk home in the rain.

And I made it all the way through the Bach 2nd suite prelude and it was awesome. My contest piece is going well, I guess, I just don't have the right image for it. I thought I did, but it only works when I'm depressed.

Food:
Kix cereal
bagel
chocolate milk
newtragrain bar (raspberry)
ritz with peanut butter
macaroni and cheese
salad
power bar

Quote of the Day
"Channeling is just bad ventriloquism. You use another voice, but people can see your lips moving." - Penn Jillette

Lots of Cycling

Busy busy dizzy. Friday: debate tournament from seven in the morning till eleven at night. So I really didn't work out. I did watch a lot of Arrested Devolpement and Eddie Izzard. Eddie Izzard is my new hero. British transvestite who makes fun of just about every country that ever existed. And just about everything else. Including putting babies on spikes. That came up like four times. Don't really remember what I ate but it probably wasn't much. Never have time for food at tournaments.

Saturday: Went for a five mile bike ride in the pouring rain. Got completely drenched. Good fun untill I got so much water in my shoes I could feel it slosh back and forth every time I pedaled. Took me about thirty five minutes. Not totally sure how long it was but my mother thinks about five. Pretty decent pace, the hills left me winded. Don't really remember what I ate yesterday but I know it included a lot of cream puffs.

Today I biked around the lake with Jeff, took us about fifty minutes. My mother reckons ten miles. No rain this time so that was nice. I biked downtown later today to go to Starbucks but only going back up the hill counts so that's like two miles. It only takes me ten minutes now. Going down takes me five, that's a fun hill.

Food
Breakfast: Kix cereal
Lunch: a concoction of tortilla, two eggs and a lot of cheese cooked in a frying pan. Not bad really
Dinner: Maccaroni and cheese, salad

Quote of the Day:
"They blew up Congress! Ha ha ha ha!" - Mars Attacks!

Didn't really do anything exerciseish today. I meant to bike around the lake but my mother wouldn't let me because it was too dark. I did: fail a physics test, give a horrible impromtu speech in which I said that people said the moon was made of cheese to counter Galieo's theories and go to an awesome concert. The concert was spectacular. It was Oly symphony chamber music, my cello teacher played this incredible Brahms clarinet trio. It was amazing. And there was also a child prodigy pianist guy. He was incredible. Made me feel very small and untalented. Did make me like solo piano though, something I usually don't. But he's 17 and his voice hasn't broken yet and he sounds like a nine year old. That helped a lot. Nice guy although I didn't really talk to him all that much. The old ladies from Panorama city loved him.

Food:
oatmeal
something that might have been chicken (school lunch is a little dodgy)
chocolate milk
popcorn
spagehtti
salad
chocolate

Not enough of the world understands Shakespeare. That's my major thought for the day. And if they do understand it then they don't appreciate it properly.

Went to SPSCC to use workout whatnot. Push up and sit up count 58 and 21. I hope to increase both. I like this pace a lot. I don't want to die the next day. That approach will get me in shape faster but the rest of my life suffers greatly. This way I actually enjoy everything instead of wincing with pain at every move. I like using weights. I don't use much, 15-20 lbs on the machines and 8 lbs free weights and always ten reps. I tried out every machine although I don't know what any of them are called. And even went for a short run. Very short. I don't like running. Used to. Then my hip died and now running is painful if I do too much. So I bike a lot. But this short of run was nice.

Food
Break of the fast: bowl of rasin bran that was mostly crumbs and a bit like eating cement
Lunchishness: bagel, chocolate milk, nutragrain bar, rice crispy treat
Din-din: spagheti sort of stuff, vegetables, chocolate, oatmeal (that was actually after dinner)

Quote of the day:
"Marry, sir, they have committed false report; moreover, they have spoken untruths; secondarily, they are slanders; sixth and lastly; they have belied a lady; thirdly, they have verified unjust things; and, to conclude, they are lying knaves. " - Dogberry; Much Ado About Nothing

Physics Rant

You know, chocolate with coffee beans in it works almost as well as coffee itself. Isn't that an important discovery. I'm barely awake.

Went to Evergreen after school. There's carpet in the locker rooms. Holy crap. I started at it. I would have smelled it but I was in a hurry. They've had the disgusting ouchy floor since I was like four. (yes, I've been going to Evergreen for a while) Everything else was still the same. I talked to my mother afterwards and the place actually isn't open untill the 9th, we just got in because swim team was using the place. Oh well, it works. I urged a 2k in 9:09. Much better than I thought for the level of out of shape I am. I didn't expect to break ten. Not actually too sore either, I'm sure tomorrow I'll want to die.

Physics: I don't care about the radius' of Mercury, Saturn, or any other planet. I don't care how far the sun is from the center of the Milky Way, or what the mass of the galaxy is, or how many stars there are in it. I have never cared and I never will. I don't care about Maude, Mabel, poles with fish on them, Barry, or his tray. Or the Newton horse. ARGGGGGGGGGGGGH Okay... I'm better now.

Food: a very unhealthy day and not worth mentioning.

Quote of the Day:
"Blinkin! Fix your boobs; you look like a bleedin' Picasso!" - Will Scarlet; Robin Hood: Men in Tights

2006, yay whoopie

Happy New Year children.

I did nothing today. Or rather yesterday really. I went bowling... And almost screamed at my mother. My meal schedule was pretty screwed up. I didn't have breakfast, then I had lunch and two dinners. And I bought an Arabic man dress. It's pretty awesome, I'm currently shopping ebay for patches for it.

Did you know that mallards mate for life? And a random type of hamster. That's what I get for looking up monogamy on wikipedia. I looked up incest too but they didn't have any fun animal trivia for that one. But my brother and sister gerbils had kids. They turned out okay. I'm going to shut up now.

Quote of the Day
"If only we were amongst friends... or sane persons!" - Janet; Rocky Horror