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Finally! My report is done and I’m free of this assignment!!! Now on to the next…

I’ll be leaving soon, like next week, to start another grueling project. It’s a spinoff of the one I just finished so it’ll be pretty easy but still intense. Ugh.

All reservations have been made and authorizations approved now all I have to do is get my brain back into work mode. The hardest thing about starting a new assignment is getting myself back into the grove. I always tend to, how do you say, relax between jobs since I really have nothing to do. Hopefully come Monday I’ll be okay.

Anyway, I’ve finally located a CrossFit and am waiting to here about $$$ and schedule except they haven’t gotten back to me! Grrrr. I’m really impatient so I expected an e-mail from them already. Seriously, how hard is it to get back to someone? These guys better work out for me since I really don’t see any other options for me while up there. Of course I can always work out on my own as N always likes to remind me but if it were that simple I wouldn’t look the way I do. I need someone on my ass.

Just checked e-mail again and nada. bastardos.

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In other news I’m really excited about SATC tomorrow! WooHoo! I’ve been watching reruns all week long in anticipation. This movie better not disappoint but I really don’t think it will. Nothing but rave reviews so far. No spoilers for and from me either. I’ll be watching with my very pregnant buddy so I’ll be having drinks for her too afterwards.

I<3 Miranda!

I soooo wanna go to that gym, just to check it out.

So here’s this weeks wo’s-
Monday – CrossFit
I honestly don’t remember. Must have been ubber hard for my brain to have blocked it out. I know it was three rounds with 400m runs in between. Lemme see… Nada comes to mind but yes I was there and it was intense.

Tuesday – CrossFit
Boy did I get a surprise. Eric, the head honcho of this thing, was the instructor tonight. Yeah… We did 1shoulder press, 2 push presses and 3 push jerks (I think those are the official names). As many as you could within a 15 minute period. I did 17 total with a 30lb bar. The last two rounds were harsh.

Wednesday – CrossFit
25 squats with a medicine ball and you had to shrug and then catch the ball on the way down. I don’t remember the name of this crazy move. 20 push-ups and 10 pulls ups. Plus a 400m run. Times three!

This is only my second week of CrossFit and I can honestly say that I really love it. I attend the 6:30 class, TEAM 630 I like to call it, and all the people there are totally cool and encouraging. It’s nice to see the same faces. Hopefully I can keep this up in the long run as I’m sure it’ll continue to kick my arse. Which at times needs to be.

I am concerned about my upcoming travels though. Other than my hiatus from life in general I’m afraid of slacking on my workouts. When I was up north last year I managed to stay fit by going to a boxing gym. Of course when I came back I didn’t return to bootcamp right away so I had to start all over again in January. Starting over really sucks. I’ve already lined up a CrossFit gym for my 4-month leave to the east coast but I still have yet to find something up north. I’m really feeling pissed off in general about this assignment so I’m really unmotivated to even look. The assignment up north is relatively short which means I have to get twice the amount of work done in half the time which leaves me very little down time. I think all this is really hitting me, reality bites. Plus last years trip left a very bitter taste in my mouth. *sigh* Just feeling sorry for myself is all.

Anyway, I’m done with workouts this week and plan on resting and stretching and icing today and tomorrow in anticipation for Saturday. Hopefully this rain will clear up the skies and put out any remaining hot spots up in the trail. Also, I’m praying this nice cool breeze keeps on.

Feeling pretty down. So its official, I will be assigned to DC for about four months starting in July. This really blows! Not only will I be away weeks on end, I’ll be gone weekends too. I’m just so pissed about this. PLUS I’ll be going up north again before then. Argh!

All this better pay off is all I’m sayin’…

So unmotivated to do anything right now.

I need a hug.

So I survived Saturday’s practice run, but just barely. It was way too hot! The hardest leg for me was the first half up. That area was where all the fire damage is and not only was it left completely bare it’s really ugly to look at. The scenery reminded me like something out of a sci-fi movie where the earth has been destroyed. Anyway once you make it after first water things start to become normal and greeny.

My buddy, hotbod, and I were trying to just make it to the helipad but ended up at the top. We were both relieved once we got there and shared some water. Unfortunately, we only took two tiny bottles each and didn’t account for the scorching sun so we ran out way too soon. Plus we had both taken a Gel pack before we started which made us even thirstier. Hotbod took off before me and I made my way down at a gradual pace. The time from Orchard camp to the ropes went like a breeze and made me think that this isn’t as hard as I’d made it out to be. Then again, I was preoccupied with other thoughts to distract me along with an Ipod at full blast, and going down hill. Somewhere between first water and razor back I was dying for water and realized I had about one gulp left in one of my bottles. That little bit really was the best water ever. Luckily I remembered there was a water fountain at the bottom so that kept me going.

So I made it down in 2.30. Not a good time but at least I know I’ll make it in before the 3 hour limit. After this run all my goals on trying to beat last year’s time have gone out the window. If the heat is anything like it was this Saturday I’m really going to be conservative, just as I was for this practice. Don’t want anyone having to carry me down on a stretcher. Besides I have the other two ez’s to carry the time for our team.

Last year’s time was 2:19
Hotbod’s was 1:54

Come
As you are
As you were
As I want you to be
As a friend
As a friend
As a known memory
Take your time
Hurry up
The choice is your
Dont be late
Take a rest
As a friend
As a known memory

I’ve discovered many new blogs belonging to some of my workout friends. Needless to say I feel like a total loser. I mean I already felt that when it came to my fitness and such, but now it’s tenfold. Anyway, I really like reading about their progress and workouts they post so I’m going to start doing that myself. Maybe someone can shed some light on why my ass is still giggly. So on to my workouts of the week.

Monday – too long ago to remember but I attended a CrossFit class that included 400m runs and having to squat with a bar and I don’t remember what else. All I can say was that I wanted to die.

Wednesday – partnered up with someone and while one of us completed 30 wall balls the other had to do this convoluted torturous move. It involved holding two dumbbells (we used 15lbers) and then you drop your arms to the floor and you jump out (like in Yoga for downward dog) and do a renegade pushup. Yes, renegade which basically means you have to lift each arm up to your chest while trying not to move too much and still in the damn plank position! Jump back, go up and clean* (lift to the head) the weight and then lift overhead. Once each of us had a turn we had to run 400m while the other rowed. Yes, we each had to do this for three effin rounds. I wanted to die this day too.

Thursday – same thing as Wednesday with some variations. 35 wall balls instead of 30 and we used a 16lb ball instead of the 12lb one I used on Wed. Also, the order of that crazy pushup/ burpie/ squat thing was different. We did the renegade part first then the push up and we had to clean* the weights while in a squat position. And yeah the run/ row thing again. This day I didn’t want to die but the only thing that was in my mind the entire time was fucken shit.

*I don’t think clean is the right term for this but that’s what I’m calling it.

Tomorrow I’m going to do a practice run of the run we’ll be doing next Saturday. Some 8 miles on a trail. I’m really trying not to think of this and I know I can do it but geez louise the heat is going to get me, all of us.

Another thing that has me psyched out is that I really want to improve my time from last year. I’m really afraid of coming in at a longer time. And if all my own self criticism isn’t enough the thought of being part of a team also has me terrified. This year, the race officials decided to allow people to register as family teams. Apparently I’ve been registered to be part of the ez family team that includes an Airborne Ranger/ Officer that does that crazy Baker to Vegas run every year and insane N. Yeah, this sucks.

Man oh man it’s only 10:30am and I’m exhausted. I knew I should have called in sick today.

So I was rereading all of my posts for this blog and realized what a big downer I truly am, sheesh. Seriously, all of my posts are rants and vents about how bad this or that is. Well I’m not like this IRL so this is where all the garbage gets dumped at. Kinda nice to have this little place to b!tch. Anyway, I’ll try and be a bit more optimistic in future writings, although, I do take pride in my self professed cynicism.

On to good stuff…

Both N and I ran a 5K on Saturday that was sponsored by our little town. It was such a great day as the weather went. Even though neither one of us wanted to get out of bed and were totally late to this thing we actually had pretty good times, as in numbers. I was able to break 30 min and came in at 29.46, unofficially. N came in at 25.09, which he was totally upset about. He said he could have done a lot better and was really hard on himself. I would so be elated with that time but alas it wasn’t. After the race we met up with our team for some drinks at a local Mexican restaurant. Good times, good times. Beer and tequila shots aren’t really recommended after a run but hey we like to live on the edge. We didn’t get home until 4pm and then fell into a drunken slumber. Needless to say I wasn’t feeling so good that night. I had fun so I totally didn’t mind the mind numbing pain.

Yesterday I went over to my parents’ for some lunch and cake. My sis’ little monkeys were all there in full force. Its really crazy to see how much they’ve all grown, hell two are teenagers already! They are such cute little rascals and even though I tend to lose my temper with them more frequently then not I wouldn’t change a thing about them. Well maybe one.

We also went to the Rush concert in Irvine. That concert was rad! The fans were really something else! We were joking about how scary they were. Total rockers. This is the second time I’ve been to this venue and I really appreciate being outside. The cool breeze was so refreshing and invigorating. Too bad there aren’t any concerts I’d like to attend at the Greek anymore.

All in all, it really was a fantastic weekend.

i'm not even bothering with proper grammar.

been super busy, super stressed and just super everything else. been out of town for work and may be again on the road again, which sucks. n is getting knee surgery, which scares the living bejesus outta me. laptop was out of commission for two weeks, just got it back monday. gas prices are insane in the membrane, too bad they don't make you feel that, way in a good way of course. this food crisis around the globe has me all sad and depressed. scary how they took out the dc madam and covered it up with a suicide. i feel all frumpy and bleh in general. have finally admitted to myself that i'm addicted to caffeine, no joke. still not ready to admit to everyone else though. let's see, oh yeah - work has now implemented new internet policies which forbid any fun use of such. i may get fired for this post.

have a fan-fucken-tastic weekend! i will...