Health, Life

Well, here we are at Day 6 of the 30 Day Challenge.

I have gone to yoga 7 times in the last 6 days. Only 23 more to go! HA. HA. HA.

On Friday I did my first “double” – went at noon, took a break, then went back again at 4:30. It really wasn’t as physically rough as I thought it would be, as I paced myself all day long, taking many breaks and not pushing myself as hard as normal. Psychologically I was a little off, but no emotional breakdowns, so success!

I won’t lie, today I’m feeling the newness and excitement wear off. I am anxious because I’m exhausted and things feel like they’re getting harder. Ryan and I are headed out to Austin in the middle of the month for vacation, so I need to fit 3 more doubles in to complete the challenge. Somehow it’s gonna happen. Just not going to think about it too much.

In other news, the Bike Thief has struck again! A month or so ago, in the indoor courtyard at yoga where we park our bikes, the Bike Thief stole Ryan’s handlebars and my back light holder. Ryan fixed his handlebars, this time adding in ball bearings so the bars would be unstealable. Last night the Bike Thief tried to steal his handlebars again, and when that didn’t work out, they took his back brakes! And then today the Bike Thief stole 2 seats from bikes parked in the courtyard. I saw one of the victims trudging down to the bike shop with her seatless bike today… Depressing!

Not sure what to do about the Bicycle Thief, but definitely walking to class whenever I can. :/

 

Money

WTF of the Day: Apple

 

My friends will remember that fateful day in early 2010 when my magnetic power cord fell in my cup of Green Monster Odwalla. Acting quickly I pulled the cord out from the spirulina smoothie and stuck the end in my mouth, sucking out the goop.

OUCH!

Yeah, I really wasn’t thinking. But my cord managed to work at least a YEAR after that. Two days ago, it suddenly crapped out. My last Mac is a few years old, so it’s at least 2 generations of power cord back. No bueno. I gotta get a new cord, or beg my friends for a little “juice.”

80 dollars, really Apple? What the fuck? And the expensive cord has an average review score of one and a half stars! Most of the reviews bitch about the price, but the most troubling thing is the multitude of negative reviews from users who have gone through multiple chargers over the course of the last year. If the charger is going to be pricey, it should at least work. Shit!

 

Health, Life

Doing the Bikram Challenge

 

Arda-Chandrasana with Pada-Hastasana

Well it’s really happening! Ryan and I bought a 60 day unlimited pass for the Bikram Challenge at our yoga studio. Normally I think these things are nuts, but Ryan got really close to making it happen last month. I’m feeling inspired by him-so I think I’m going to do it! Why the hell not? Here are the details:

  • Go to yoga 30 times in 30 days or 60 times in 60 days
  • You can skip days by going twice in one day but not three times in one day (I heard stories of one teacher doing 8 classes in one day- that’s the stuff of legend.)
  • If you make it, you get a t-shirt. But more than that, after 30/60 days you will either be blown out or zenned out, physically and emotionally. Can’t wait!

It is my belief that you are more likely to accomplish goals if you have a clear vision, so here is what I want:

  • I would like to do the 30 Day Challenge
  • I would like to lose a couple pounds (not that I need to, it just seems like it would be weird if I DIDN’T after all of that)
  • I would like to go a little crazy
  • I want a little less pain in my left shoulder, knees, and right toes
  • I would like to get really great at locust pose

I will be updating my progress on this blog, so do check back! I predict tears and self doubt by next Monday!

Life, Work

A couple of weeks ago I was tooling around on LinkedIn for work and on a whim I decided to import some “friends” via my e-mail address. I don’t know why, I normally stay far far away from these things, as they are a general mess. However this time I decided to stop being so damn conservative online. I took a look through the list of auto-generated contacts, unclicked a couple of people I really didn’t want to connect with, and then sent it on its way.

Fast forward two weeks- I’m getting complaints from exboyfriends and people I don’t know about LinkedIn contacting them on multiple emails, texting their phone, endlessly (even though they don’t have a LI account).

My face is beet red. I know, I should know better. It’s my job to know better! I am terribly embarrassed. Honestly I thought that the worst that could happen is that people would get one email once, not ONE A WEEK to their multiple emails and phone! To remedy the problem, I had to go back to LinkedIn and INDIVIDUALLY withdraw 170+ invitations. What a fucking nightmare! Turns out that LinkedIn sent out more invites than I thought when I scanned the list. It’s really silly, because the LinkedIn email monkeys emailed every single address I’d ever come in contact with on this email- including “Word of the Day”from the Oxford English Dictionary, old friends/boyfriends, jobs and houses I’d applied to, etc…

Well, I’m sorry friends! Sorry for the 3+ emails- I think I have it fixed by now, but do let me know if they keep coming. Sometimes you’re gonna make mistakes on the internet. When that time comes, remember:

  • Other people have done this before. You are not the first.
  • Even if you didn’t want to talk to that ex, is it so bad that they’re reminded of you?
  • Everybody’s contact settings are different. Some of my friends never told me about receiving multiple emails.
  • Assume all social networks are obnoxious in their tactics to spread.
  • If people keep receiving annoying emails, they can just mark it as spam.

Yep, I’m gonna keep telling myself it’s no big deal. >_< Gah!