So Tired....

I'm destroyed, tonight.

I did my weights today. Started off with a stint on the Roman chair, doing back extensions and such. While I went through that routine, a big, buff guy smiled at me while taking a break from his lat pulldowns. I then went off to do my weights, and tried my first front squats. It was a bit tricky to find the right placement for the bar, but I figured it out. But I had to switch to putting it across my bar, after a while. I'll keep working on those front squats, though. I'll get better at 'em. Oh yes.

Today, my lats made their first visible showing in a while. They're still there. They've just been hiding...under back fat. Oh dear lord. I found some back fat on myself. I don't think I've ever had that before. Ah well, it shall not last. I will consign it to the big, slimy yellow hell of dead fat cells.

Tonight, I went to a traditional English folk dance class. It was a hell of a lot of fun. It was also the straw that broke my back. Yes, just call me Alice the Camel.

After the first hour, my brain shut off. Then my body began to follow. By the end of the second hour, my bad foot had given up the ghost, and I was moving like a zombie. I barely made it home, really. I collapsed onto my chair a weak, dizzy, and trembling mess. Thankfully, f00dave and Amelia made me some tasty supper: cold roast chicken, quinoa with tomato sauce, feta cheese, and peas and corn. It was both delicious and nutritious. I felt better shortly after eating it.

I hope my energy returns to full again for tomorrow. I want to go to yoga. And then I LARP on Saturday.

Links? Ok.

Evil Clown hired for stalking, threats and a pie in the face: "An 'evil' clown who stalks and threatens kids is being hired by parents as a birthday treat."

Bodies Altered in Pursuit of Beauty: Fascinating collection of photos which show the lengths people go to in order to become "beautiful."

US man arrested after police say he hit South Carolina motel guest in face with 1.2 metre python: "Police in South Carolina say an argument between two motel guests ended when one of the men was hit in the head with a snake."

New species of nose-dwelling leech discovered: Regular leeches give me the heeby-jeebies. These are the stuff of nightmares. I'll be hiding, all foetal-position, in the corner....

The Ultimate Beef Stew: Kathryn swears this is delicious. I shall have to try it, sometime.

Kung fu empowers Nepal nuns: Interesting, but if that nun in the foreground punches someone like that, she's gonna really hurt her wrist.