Local Theater

"An actor without techies is a naked person standing in the dark trying to emote. A techie without actors is a person with marketable skills."
Mark Leslie

Hoping Ian bites.  Scene in Ross redwoods Saturday evening, waiting for curtain on Porchlight Theater's production of Les Liasiasons Dangereuses.  Ian is the Assistant Stage Manager and his mother is putting her nine years of higher education (BS, MS summa cum laude, JD cum laude) to use as the wardrobe mistress.  It's summer and that means Local Theater which means everyone is extremely busy, if effectively unemployed.
Sigh.
Brigid is deep into MST, coming home every night dipped in black paint, crowing about being hoisted up in a harness to secure and paint this or that.  I pick her up and the cast members are spilling out, singing in the waning light.  It is great.  She wanted to bail on Porchlight, but loved it.
That Local Theater is far better than the drama the neighbors dish out four nights a week.  Their default is loud and that turns to yell in an instant.  Two baffled parents unable to control their teenage daughter, a mean skinny boy-crazed girl hell bent on using her considerable and improving ability to make other family members miserable to maximum effect.
There but for the grace of God go I.

Monday, six miles in the am.
Tuesday


24kg suitcase deads to burpee to pushups and back, repeat 3x, 4 pushups last round to get to ten in set.

5+5 step ups, 2 16kg in rack

Press work
10+10 alternating 16
6+6 alternating 24
1+1 32
10 24kg Goblet Squats
x 3

Swings
30/30 20 24kg x 10
1-3 tgu bu 12kg
Painful but not-as-bad-as-it-could-have-been dinner in Oakland

Wednesday, four miles am, too late for yoga
Thursday, three miles am, pm yoga, jb subbing for eh.  Not a hard class but I fall asleep in Savahsna
Friday, three miles, into office and out by 2:00 for:
10+10 pu x 2
1-3 24kg press ladder
1+1 32kg press

20 walking lunge, 35lb dumbbells
8+8 32kg rows
5+5 sls 12kg active side bu
x3
then 20 more pushups to bring it to 80 total.
30/30 24kg swings, 20 x10.
1-3  1+1 12kg bu tgu
4-6  1+1 snatch/windmill/tgu combo with 45lb oly bar
6-10, just blast 'em out
Saturday, three miles walk after World Cup veg session.
Sunday.  Supposed to be in Pride parade with dog and Barry, but Rose is gimpy and since I am purportedly the adult in the relationship I make the call to cancel.  It is ninety two in the shade and I am ready to shit can any hope of a workout after bailing on CT's class, the thought of Pride traffic providing the lame excuse.  Scroll through Facebook and see Coach Dos exorting his adoring legions to DO WORK, and I ain't gonna not do it.  Yes, now, so:
10 Dolphin to Dolphin plank serratus "pushups", slow, hard
Press
5+5 16kg
4+4 20kg

3+3 24kg
2+2 28kg
1+1 32kg
5+5 20kg windmills
5+5 sls 16kg hold
3x
Swings 30/30
28kg 20x5
24kg 20x5
20kg 20x5
16kg 20x4
16 so fucking light MAKE myself do the 24 on the last set.
SMOKED, do work indeed.
Monday six miles
Today, in SF for meetings all day.
eat a big plate of this at 12:30.

Chicken fired workout fuel.
Two more hours of work.  Meeting at 4:00.
Then to top of the Lyon Street Steps for no drama blowout.  Listening to this:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127481502
Wee !

I Have a Very Bad Feeling About This . . .

"Can't we all get along . .  ."
Rodney King

Mehserle trial not going well, at all, for the prosecution.  Motion in limine on lesser included offenses granted; therefore, the jury has to find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of murder.  No way given testimony of prosecution expert, and Oscar Grant's co-horts that burden can be met.
This means Oakland will explode next week, probably Monday, sure as Katrina taking dead aim at New Orleans or the inexorable crush of oil along the the gulf coast.  Office will be closed.  Landlord warned to board up windows.  Only bad will come of this; a DA politically motivated to press max charge will Fail with spectacular consequences.  Maybe Anderson Cooper will come and get his head banged.  Cold comfort.

WRONG:  JUDGE THREW OUT MURDER 1, AND JURY WILL BE INSTRUCTED ON SECOND DEGREE, VOL/INVOL MS.  HOPE FOR OAKTOWN.

Sunday, three miles

Monday, five miles am, pm


80 push ups, 20/20, 10 eachx8

5+5 slsx2, 35 first, 45 second
10 squat to press, 80lb barbell
24kg goblet squats
3x
24kg swings 30/30x10
1-3, 1+1 12kg bup tgu
4-6, 1+1 24kg tgu
7-10, swings only.
3x
TRX
5+5+5
High Y to W to row
10+10 woodchoppers, low to high
x 2, exquisite serratus work.
Tuesday, nothing
Wednesday
am
Press work
1-3 24kg ladder, 1+1 32kg press
5+5 sls, 16kg bell
10+10 65lb dumbell rows
10+10 Bulgarian spilt squats, 35 plate overhead
3x
2+2 24kg tgu
Coach Dos circuit
3x
pm yoga
Thursday, three miles am
pm, EH Yoga, smoking
Friday, not shit.
Saturday, Marsh walk, home and
1-3 C&P double 20kg, 3+3 24kg C&P, 2+2 28kg C&P, 1+1 32kg C&P, left sucking.
5+5 single leag deads with pole, ala Franz's excellent vid
10+10 28kg rows
10 24kg goblet squats
3x
30/30 20 24kg swings x 10.
Sunday, Father's day
CT class:
Burpees 3 push-ups to suitcase deads, 24kg.
A revelation:  burpees to 24kg suitcase deads popped the disk at L4/L5l like stomping on a toothpaste tube in May 2007.  No rom=daily lifetime reminder.
Fast forward.  Had not done this since and was fine.  ROM clearly vastly improved and look forward to many many sets of this drill.
Buncha other stuff would not have done otherwise.  CT rocks.
Ice cream and BBQ in that order.
Today, five miles, 30 minutes, buncha gtg on bu stuff, side planks and headstands; some crow.  Feeling beastly and looking forward to tomorrow.
But not Monday.

The Times . . .

"Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times."

Machiavelli

Firm is on a precipice, has been for some time.  Have been able to hold it together with baling wire and bubble gum for two years and tired of it.  In excess of 700k in receivables from dying real estate clients and the fruit keeps getting higher and higher.  Can keep myself busy but can't shoulder the overhead, the dead weight and associated drama.  So what to do:  small, minimal overhead, max client service on terms that make sense for them now.  The hourly rate billed in six minute increments is a disincentive to building the sort of client relationships that make the practice enjoyable.  It needs to be replaced in all non-litigation and all small litigation work with a model that encourages communication and collaboration, which WILL lead to more work as they will see how wonderful you can truly be.  And I need to be able to survive until I can implement it; that's the real trick.

Monday, six miles, 12 minutes 3 plank circuits, 45 sec, 20 sec rest front side side.

Tuesday, three miles am, then pm

20 pushups, to 1-3 clean to press ladder 24kg, to 32 kg military

5+5x2 sls, 25 then 35 lb plates

5+5x2 16kg, 24kg snatches

15 step back lunges, 40lb bar

3x

Then additional 20 pushups to get to 80

20 24kg swingsx10, active rest

1-3, 1+1 12kg bu tgu

4-6, 1+1 24kg tgu

30/30 to finish

Fooling around, sticking 32 kg bu clean on right, still inconsistent with 24 on left.

Wednesday, 60 min yoga, no more.

Thursday, Brigid graduation, nothing.

Friday

20 pushups, to 1-3 clean to press ladder 24kg, to 32 kg military

5+5x2 sls, 35 then 45 lb plates

60lb dumbell rows

10 24kg goblet squats

3x

Then additional 20 pushups to get to 80 

30/30 24kg swings, 20 x10.

Saturday, Walk with dog and Ian.

Avett's at Bonnaroo, thanks NPR

http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=127093423&m=127803879

 

Old Dogs

"The ideal age for a boy to own a dog is between forty-five and fifty."
Robert Benchley
Benchley drank a lot and died at 56.  Try not to follow suit.  Old dogs can learn new tricks.  Jamie and Adam proved it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAv7czgIl0Q

Friday, 5/28, three miles.
Saturday, feel like shit.  Nothing.  Don't do well alone.
Sunday, clean house.  Then into ct class first in a month.  It rocks, good long wall push-up set, swings and presses.  Good drill instructor and a hoot to boot.
Monday, more cleaning.  Watch Grip 'n Rip and bake cookies.  Then out back and:

20/20 ten pushups x8.
gtg sls
Presses
3+3 double 20kg, 3+3 c&p 24, 2+2 28, 1+1 32.  Presses suck.
10 + 10 28 kg rows
10+10 28k suitcase deadlifts
3x
No second swing circuit, two days in the row and back is talking.

Tuesday, five miles
Wednesday
20/20 10 pushups x 8
15+15 step back lunges, bw
bottoms up cleans, 5+5 24kg, repeated fail on left, 5 double 16.
5+5 sls, 35lb plate
TRX
5 high Y, to 5 W
10  bicep curls
10+10 low to high woodchoppers
x3
back too unhappy for swings or snatches
pm  good mh yoga class
Thursday
three miles am; late pm, never get back
Friday, hit the gym at 9:30, work till 1:45.  Then
5+5 pushup to 24kg renegade row x 2
sls 5+5, 25, 35, 45 lb plates
Press 1-3 24kg ladder, to 1+1 32.  Stick on right, 1 on left.
12+12 step back lunges, 40 lb barbell
20 24kg swings x 10, active rest as follows:
1-3, 1+1 TGU, 12 kg BU
4-6, 1+1 24kg TGU
7-9, 5 double 16kg bu cleans
intro ic swings session with ct.  Nice of her, good shoulder work, something new to work on.  Light dinner after get home by 6:30.  5 drops by and we throw the ball for Rose and chat.  Brigid calls me at 10 to pick her up from dance, she dives into the back seat, in dress, make-up, bare shoulders:  "I look like an Easter basket."  She looks great, strong, total jockette.  Make her get up to front seat and she stops being so self-conscious and chatters on.  Late night Buffy fest.
Saturday, up and into sf for for drenching 90 minute flow class with MH, good.
Ten minutes on moves 1 and 2 with ic.
pm, walk with Ian and Rose.  Ian spots a huge gopher snake swimming in the marsh, lost in the qik video, we watch as it swims across widest portion.  Marsh looks so healthy now; cry for Louisiana.
Dinner at Anne's, Brigid on the deck in Peru hat.  We get home and watch Butch and Sundance, Ian is game, Brigid complaining:  "Give it 15."  She loves it.
Today, up early and five hours of work, shop, bail on ct, should have sucked it up but the thought of 90 minutes driving just unappealing.
So get outside, and do it asshole.
And I do, drag it out at 5:00:
Five minutes ic warm-up, move 1 only.  Already spazzed on two.
Press work
1-3 double 20kg ladder
1 clean to 1 press,
3+3 24kg
2+2 28kg
1+1 32kg
Feels great all three circuits, 32kg goes up on left clean first two, second try third, need to start pressing for more reps.  Best press circuits ever.
10 24 kg gs
10+10 28kg rows
20 tactical lunges, 20kg.  Awful first two, good last cause so disgusted.
3x
Penance for bailing on ct 20 min swing fest:
30/30
5x20 28kg
5x20 24kg
5x20 20kg
5x20 16kg
400 swings.  Grip fucking shot by end of 24.  Seeking relief in 20, does not come until sets 18-20 with the 16 when I can finally start alternating.  Cruise through last 60 reps, then gassed.
65 minutes total.
BarBque Tri Tip, better.
Throughout entire week continue gtg on bup and sls, getting better.  Don't stop, be a good dog.