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April 20, 2005
short but sweet 
I had big plans of walking in this morning, which evaporated with some household drama. Turn on bathroom light, watch bulb go grey, hear a sizzling sound, then see black smoke coming out of the fixture (does that mean they've changed their minds, given Ratzinger's nazi past?), then smell the most horrible acrid smell.
I called the electrician, who doesn't think this is a big deal and for sure will come tomorrow, and maybe, this afternoon. But all I can think about is, is my house burning down right now?
My house is a 100 years old this year. The wiring... who knows. Even if it was once good, the house once housed a rat colony, so who knows what's been chewed on. But that expects that the wiring was once good.
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I've decided I'm going to do the Lake Run anyways. I just won't sign up. So there.
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I scooted to pilates last night. Of course, the ride was better than the class, but I suppose the class is better exercise. However, I am totally losing patience with the instructor. Lately she's been adding all of these non-pilates, non-mat exercises, including a 15 minutes series with a balance ball. Some of the exercises don't require balance, but most do, and so several of us in the class end up just sitting there. Does she notice? Nooooooo.
I'm torn. Jill is in the class, and it's cool to see her outside of work and foodie stuff. There are other classes, heavens knows. My gym offers two evening classes, and that would be for free. The community center offers a once a week class that Sara is taking (btw, Sara, how is it going?). Or, gasp, I could spend that time doing walking training.
What should I do?
Posted at April 20, 2005
Comments
i like it quite a bit, but it was so popular they've split it into two -- tuesday and thursday. not sure if there's space in either slot this term...
Posted by: sara at April 20, 2005 10:47 AM
I'd sure miss you if you stopped going, but I'd understand. I didn't like the ball stuff much at all, though I think the arm stuff is good for me (even if I am not seeing much in the way of results).
I think that we should bring it up in class. Tell her we don't like the ball stuff and ask how the others feel about it. And say that if she wants to add moves to the class, that we would really be interested in learning some more traditional Pilates poses/moves and not necessarily play with the equipment.
Heck, we are paying for it...and I think she'd take it well, actually.
Posted by: Jill at April 20, 2005 11:11 AM
how come you don't balance ball stuff? (it's my favorite.) it's hard, but i'm definitely seeing improvement in my balance. what kinds of stuff do you do?
Posted by: tszuj at April 20, 2005 2:22 PM