venerdì 31 agosto 2012
David Rakoff / Fresh Air interview / to listen to
I need to listen to this Fresh Air interview w/ Rakoff...and I'll check back with my reactions.
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/10/158567391/david-rakoff-there-is-no-answer-as-to-why-me
PS: I still can't stop listening to the David Rakoff tribute show on TAL
lunedì 27 agosto 2012
David Rakoff memorial
I can't stop listening to this beautiful This American Life Tribute to David Rakoff
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/contributors/david-rakoff
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exactly...
Drugs, Sweat and Fear
By DIANA SPECHLER good online essay from the New York Times "Opinionator" section.domenica 26 agosto 2012
martedì 21 agosto 2012
sabato 18 agosto 2012
body surf leg cramp
Last evening, after work, I put on my wetsuit (right-side out this time) and jumped in the ocean. The water was colder and the waves were bigger than I expected. Lots of dudes were body surfing last night, including a couple of nice guys who were happy to chat a bit.
This week, I've been happy swimming in the surf, dodging waves by ducking under them, and doing my best to embrace my inner otter (nature-show definition). But last night, I got back into the game of trying to actually body surf...ride the waves.
The second or third big wave I caught came with a surprise. My right calf muscle went into spasm just as I caught the crest of the wave and felt the power of the ocean pick me up and carry me towards shore. I didn't have much use for my calf at the second, but soon I found myself in the surf, swimming back to the sand with my right leg extended and non-responsive due to spasm. This the kind of spasm I usually get in the middle of the night, and maybe once during a yoga class. I'm just glad it didn't happen when the waves were bigger, or the waves were rolling in at a higher frequency.
I was having such a good time prior to the calf cramp, that I regrouped in the shallow froth and massaged my calf through the wetstuit until it released enough for me to get back out in the waves.
This week, I've been happy swimming in the surf, dodging waves by ducking under them, and doing my best to embrace my inner otter (nature-show definition). But last night, I got back into the game of trying to actually body surf...ride the waves.
The second or third big wave I caught came with a surprise. My right calf muscle went into spasm just as I caught the crest of the wave and felt the power of the ocean pick me up and carry me towards shore. I didn't have much use for my calf at the second, but soon I found myself in the surf, swimming back to the sand with my right leg extended and non-responsive due to spasm. This the kind of spasm I usually get in the middle of the night, and maybe once during a yoga class. I'm just glad it didn't happen when the waves were bigger, or the waves were rolling in at a higher frequency.
I was having such a good time prior to the calf cramp, that I regrouped in the shallow froth and massaged my calf through the wetstuit until it released enough for me to get back out in the waves.
martedì 14 agosto 2012
inside-out wetsuit
today, I celebrated an important first: it was the first time I went outside wearing my wet suit inside out. I only realized it when I couldn't get it unzipped when I was done swimming in the ocean. good thing italian bf was there to help me...and I was like...yeah, I don't know what's going on with this zipper...but there is no way I put my wetsuit on inside out...except I did.
No biggie really, it still worked as a wetsuit...just not as tight around the neck. But with 70-degree water, it's okay if a little extra water leaks in.
And then tonight for dinner, I tried to finish making celery-root soup...it was the second time I ever made it. the first time, it worked out well...but this time, it was only edible after adding 4 oz of quark, milk, nutmeg, salt, pepper, sugar and then at the table, a ton of bread. And then it was only kind of edible. The culprit? the celery root was WAY TOO STRONG. I got it at the pacific beach farmer's market two saturdays ago. Sometimes you really do want lame industrial veggies...or I could have used 1/5 of the root.
So yeah...that pretty much sums it up: inside-out wetsuit and really bad celery-root soup.
No biggie really, it still worked as a wetsuit...just not as tight around the neck. But with 70-degree water, it's okay if a little extra water leaks in.
And then tonight for dinner, I tried to finish making celery-root soup...it was the second time I ever made it. the first time, it worked out well...but this time, it was only edible after adding 4 oz of quark, milk, nutmeg, salt, pepper, sugar and then at the table, a ton of bread. And then it was only kind of edible. The culprit? the celery root was WAY TOO STRONG. I got it at the pacific beach farmer's market two saturdays ago. Sometimes you really do want lame industrial veggies...or I could have used 1/5 of the root.
So yeah...that pretty much sums it up: inside-out wetsuit and really bad celery-root soup.
mercoledì 8 agosto 2012
I've Missed Me
I've missed me. I've missed pounding thoughts out now and then on here. We'll see where this takes me.
Right now, I've been thinking a lot about yoga, and my yoga practice, and what it means to have a regular practice.
Right now, I've been thinking a lot about yoga, and my yoga practice, and what it means to have a regular practice.
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