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| Sunday, December 20th, 2009 |
muck_a_luck
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9:19a |
Blizzard Yoga
Well, yesterday morning I did Brian Kest - Energize. A nice, basic workout, but even using very basic postures, he really pushes. Plus, I'd been off almost all week (see the earlier post about yoga and killing people). It's not bad little routine, really, and it has Baddha Parsva Konasana, a cool posture that I haven't got on any other disc. So I was looking forward to more yoga this morning, but The Barbarian, who crashed at 6pm last night, was up of course at 4:30 again. No yoga, but probably just as well. A little ouchie today. Crossposted at "http://muck-a-luck.dreamwidth.org/867453.html" |
muck_a_luck
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8:57a |
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| Saturday, December 19th, 2009 |
muck_a_luck
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4:00p |
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muck_a_luck
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9:52a |
In other snow news
We are now under a blizzard warning until 6pm this evening. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. UPDATE: Adding snow pictures from the courtyard, at about 10am.   Crossposted at "http://muck-a-luck.dreamwidth.org/866316.html" |
muck_a_luck
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9:20a |
Strawberry White Chocolate Muffins
Strawberry, White Chocolate MuffinsStreusel topping: ¾ c all-purpose flour 3/8 c light brown sugar, packed 3 t unsalted butter Blend the flour and the sugar. Add the butter. Blend together until the dry ingredients form moist crumbs. Set aside. Muffins: 2.5 c all-purpose flour ¾ c sugar 4.5 t baking powder 1.5 t salt 1.5 c frozen sliced strawberries, thawed, with juice (one tub from Safeway) 1.5 c skim milk 1.5 c white chocolate chips 6 T unsalted butter, melted 2 eggs, lightly beaten Preheat oven to 400. Grease muffin cups. (Recipe says it should be 18 muffins. I use foil cups, and it came out to be about 30.) In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix in the white chocolate chips. In a small bowl, combine the milk, butter, and egg. Add the melted berries with their juice to the flour mixture. Pour in the liquid mixture. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, using a minimal amount of mixing to blend the ingredients. Spoon the batter into the muffin cups. Spoon the streusel over the tops of the muffins. Gently press the topping into the muffins. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until light golden brown. Modified from the recipe Strawberry Muffins, found on page 78 of the book Light Muffins, by Beatrice Ojakangas, Random House, New York, 1995. Crossposted at "http://muck-a-luck.dreamwidth.org/866087.html" |
muck_a_luck
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8:24a |
And a snowy Saturday continues unabated
The monkies are playing up in AG33's room. Muffins are in the oven. Kitchen is half clean. About to start the other half. Laundry for the week is actually mostly done and clean in baskets (or the drier). Still needs to be folded. And there is one laundry basket in my room left to get done, mostly business clothes. Probably tops one to two more loads left to wash. Maybe it is a good week to wash some unusual stuff, like blankes from the beds or something. Hmmmmm. Weird. If Husband sleeps in, I might have yoga'd, cooked, cleaned, and done the laundry before he even gets up. Of course, if he gets up at, say 10:30, I will have already been awake 6 hours when his feet hit the floor, so... Oh! Also swept in preparation for yoga this morning so the hardwoods are mostly dirt free. I just made myself tired. And I could *really* go for a nap right the heck now, but we need one adult awake in the house when The Barbarian is up and about. It continues to snow. Maybe I will go out with a shovel soon. Get the first 6-7 inches cleared from the walk out front and the walk areas of the deck before the next 6-7 inches fall. Crossposted at "http://muck-a-luck.dreamwidth.org/865960.html" |
muck_a_luck
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4:48a |
Snow storm update
Well, The Barbarian woke up a few minutes ago (approx 4:30am). We're in the process of getting her back to bed. But we have peeked out the window and there is easily 5 inches of snow out there already. That sounds like we have maxed out and exceeded the original overnight predictions of 2-4 inches. On the other hand, they upped that prediction to 5-7 around 10pm last night... "Heaviest" snow due this afternoon. *yawns* The Barbarian absolutely refused to go back to bed when she woke up. We made a deal that she would watch "one piece" of Scooby on YouTube (10 minutes), then she would let me tuck her back in. I'm thinking, stay up, do my yoga, then go back to bed after that. So if The Barbarian's going back to bed doesn't stick, I'll be awake to deal with it. I wanted to do yoga this morning anyway. UPDATE: Well, The Barbarian never went back to sleep, but she did play so quietly in her bed that I *thought* she was asleep. I got through my entire yoga practice - Brian Kest's Power Yoga, Beginner session (Energize). I was about to go up and go back to bed for I hoped maybe an hour and as I approaced the stairs I could hear her just starting to yell for me again. On top of that AG33 was up there in his room, dumping legos from box to box. So. I'm up. But since The Barbarian and I have BOTH been awake since 4:30, I told her we would lie down and take a nap together this afternoon. So now, I'm contemplating trying to make strawberry-white chocolate muffins. Husband became an instant addict to the ones they sell at Einstein Bros. Bagels. Since we're snowed in, I thought it would be fun to try to see if I could produce something close. Crossposted at "http://muck-a-luck.dreamwidth.org/865665.html" |
| Friday, December 18th, 2009 |
muck_a_luck
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7:31p |
Ready for 21 inches
OK! I have a full stock of propane, Costco got done last night, groceries got done tonight. We're set for a solid week, if it comes to that. People in Safeway were taking pictures of the COMPLETELY EMPTY milk cabinet. I said, "Out-of-towners?" They didn't get my joke. I mean, they WERE from New York, they just didn't get that I was laughing at us AND their befuddlement. They were too busy feeling a cross between befuddlement and outrage. It's the outrage I find offensive. Hello. You are not in New York anymore. When in Rome, blah blah. Damn Yankees. What I didn't do was wait in line anywhere to fill my tank with gas. I've got about a quarter tank. That should get me 50 miles, if it comes to that, and I'm sure somewhere in a 50 mile radius I'll be able to get gas, even in a worst case. Crossposted at "http://muck-a-luck.dreamwidth.org/865387.html" |
muck_a_luck
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3:36p |
Winter wonderland
So. www.weather.com says we're getting 2-4 inches of snow tonight, 8-12 tomorrow, and another 3-5 tomorrow night. That reads a foot, minimum, and 21 inches max, right? Mainly, I'm gonna be sure I don't have to get anywhere til Monday... Crossposted at "http://muck-a-luck.dreamwidth.org/865093.html" |
muck_a_luck
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2:03p |
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muck_a_luck
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10:04a |
Not really in the spirit...
In car with chidlren on pre-snow-storm trip to Costco: ME: Earlier today, I was saying "Tomorrow morning, yoga or somebody dies!" Then I decided I should change that, because it's not really in the spirit of yoga. AG33: [laughs ass off] ME: Either I do yoga, or I kill someone!!!! AG33: [laughs more] AG33: Well, maybe you can get all relaxed from doing yoga, THEN kill someone! ME: [laughs really hard] The Barbarian: Is that when some good people kill some people? ME: [pretends not to laugh] Oops. Crossposted at "http://muck-a-luck.dreamwidth.org/864659.html" |
| Thursday, December 17th, 2009 |
muck_a_luck
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11:26a |
If that's how you want to live your life
Sometimes I feel the need to post the trivia of my day, so 20 years from now I can look back and say, oh, yeah, that's how it used to be. I was all set for a nice, vigorous, soothing yoga practice this morning annnnnnnddddd... *pauses to give you time to guess* The Barbarian woke up at 5:10am! So, I switched gears, and we went out right after her Daddy left for work, leaving AG33 a note that I would be back about 6:10am or so, in case he woke up. We went to the grocery store, where I had to pick up a few things, then she was at school at 6:02am. She actually really likes being super-early, because then she gets to hang out with Ms. J in the itty-bitty baby room and help her make up the cribs and take the laundry out of the drier and stuff like that. So, I got home at about 6:10, woke up AG33. Sent him for a shower, then had him practice flute. I made 6 recipes of lime jello salad for the party tomorrow. (It needs time to set up, so I was scared making it tomorrow morning might be too late. And then I brought it with me today because I dont' have fridge space at home for that much jello!) Then he made his lunch and ate breakfast and helped me with the recycling and getting the trash out. Then he practiced MORE flute while I got a shower. (He needs 200 minutes by Wednesday, and we have been slack this week). Then I came down, did some laundry, and hit the road with the jello. Plus, remembered the pressure gate so that if Cellmate brings her dog, we can contain him a little better today. By the time I got to work, I was totally ready for a nap! :D My yoga keeps getting sabotaged. Tommorrow, yoga, or... I dunno. I'll think of a consequence for the world at large. Crossposted at "http://muck-a-luck.dreamwidth.org/864505.html" |
muck_a_luck
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11:17a |
Got that out of my system
I have decided that shopping is bad. I never shop. I want little. But at this time of year, I assemble wishlists for various relatives to use, which causes me to shop, which causes me to see stuff and then I want the stuff. I'm pretty sure I said this last year. I think our economy probably runs on this. People go out, they see stuff they never thought of or desired, the decide they want or need it, they buy it. I don't like the feeling of wanting stuff. It makes me cranky and makes me feel greedy. I never think of myself as a particularly zen person. But maybe I have accidentally achieved something like a still pond in regards to desire, and if I would just quit throwing stones in once a year, I would maintain this happy absence of desire. That said, I *did* spoil myself with some stuff. While shopping, I visited www.dudegirl.com. Now, I don't usually buy yoga clothes from specialty vendors, because www.bepresent.com and Dude Girl and Prana and whoever else is out there - I feel like they are selling clothes to ladies who lunch. I am not one of them. I like to look at the clothes they buy, but I don't actually buy those clothes. $75 for a pair of workout pants? Pfft. See you at Old Navy. But Dude Girl had their signature tank for $15.60 and a couple of really nice looking pairs of pants for under $25, so I got that stuff. Husband is going to put it under the tree for me. And if I love the tank, I might go back and get a couple more. Crossposted at "http://muck-a-luck.dreamwidth.org/864250.html" |
| Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 |
muck_a_luck
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12:55p |
Bad, bad movies
And speaking of bad, bad movies, which we weren't but anyway... Last weekend, we watched the Star Wars Christmas Special. And I was convinced that was the worst thing I had ever seen. Until last night we watched The Room. Amazingly rancid. BTW, we are not insane, just addicted to RiffTrax. (Both of which were hilarious, btw.) Crossposted at "http://muck-a-luck.dreamwidth.org/863890.html" |
muck_a_luck
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11:09a |
Random CK is Random
So. My Husband has a similar last name to a very famous football player of yore. When my father heard I was dating Husband, the first thing he asked was, "Is he related to Famous Football Guy?" And I have been getting this question ever since. Including, last week, from the sheriff who came to serve Boss some papers. So, same sheriff is serving me AGAIN this morning. The CPA saw me later in the kitchen. He says, "What are you doing here? I thought you were being arrested!" I said, "No, no! The sheriff doesn't arrest me because he thinks I'm related to Famous Football Guy." We laughed, and I related that I was to the point of maybe starting to lie about it and make up stories about Famous Football Guy. Of course, being me, the first story that pops into my head was - the time he brought home his boyfried for the holidays and how great his boyfriend was. Then, CPA reveals that he has the same problem every time he meets a Marine. CPA's name is Dan Daly. I said, "Yeah, you probably shouldn't make up lies about him." CPA laughed, and said, "I wouldn't do that to a Marine! They'd kill me!" And I was thinking of MY lie idea, and thinking, yup. Probably. :D Crossposted at "http://muck-a-luck.dreamwidth.org/863724.html" |
muck_a_luck
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9:34a |
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| Thursday, December 10th, 2009 |
muck_a_luck
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9:47a |
Inverted
Feeling very tall after this morning's inversions. |
| Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 |
muck_a_luck
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2:24p |
Yoga blah blah
So, after about 5 weeks of mostly writing in my spare time instead of exercising - I was down to about two yoga sessions a week - I'm now going to try to log some exercise every day through New Years. It's SAD time, and I'm going to try to rev up those endorphins. Supposedly as effective as prozac. So. I was pleased that when I did Mr. Yee's workout yesterday, I didn't have too many bad effects this morning. I was all set to do aerobics instead of yoga if I was too sore, but instead did my new McGee workout. Feeling it now, for sure. I think tomorrow will either be Lunar Flow, because it is gentle and I like the hip opening set, or Trance Dance. Depends on how I feel in the morning. In yoga progress, I am really seeing the difference in Cobbler's Pose and Wide Angle Forward Bend. I used to sort of lean forward slightly in these poses. These days, I'm about 3/4 of the way to laying my forehead on the ground. Not as flat out as the instructors yet, but it is definitely lookign like I will achieve that level of flexibility one day. It's only been 5 years of practice. Hush. :D Actually, I attribute all my gains in flexibility to the regular practice I began back during Lent. Considering that my hamstrings have really opened up, too, it really speaks to what regular practice can do for your body. Since mid-February, I have done yoga at least twice a week - with the big layoff for the hernia. And often more. Crossposted at "http://muck-a-luck.dreamwidth.org/863083.html" |
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