January 2012
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Oscar + Martin - “Do The Right...
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Working it out: 23/01/2012
My improved fitness is really showing through the summer training sessions. It was pretty hot and humid in the training venue last night, with the day time temps getting up around the mid-30s. Though it was uncomfortable because I sweat like it’s going out of style, I didn’t feel very fatigued. We spent a lot of time working on the finer points of a few kata. In particular, I...
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cupofchi replied to your video: Feist - “How Come You Never Go There”
I love her too, although both times I’ve seen her live, I was underwhelmed.
Interesting, I’ve never seen her live but I just figured she would be great to see in person. Why were her shows underwhelming?
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randomrantings replied to your video: Feist - “How Come You Never Go There”
I love her! I wish she was played on the radio here…all we get is reggaeton, country, and Rihanna here in FL. Sigh. Thank god for iPods!
You should listen to Triple J via the interwebs! I think you would love the music they play. Lots of variety, plenty of indie rock. Big supporters of new and independent music from...
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The Strokes - “Under Cover of...
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Working it out: 20/01/2012
Second karate class for the year, first for the Friday group (I train with the Monday and Friday groups). Keeping up my training away from karate is definitely paying off. We did hopping sidekicks today and I was surprised at how well my knees held up (had an ACL reconstruction in my left knee back in 2005). Although it was muggy again in the training venue, I felt reasonably fresh and still...
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WatchPearl and the Beard - “Hot Volcano”
Take me down to the old volcano,
Tie me up, scoop me out all hollow,
Oh you’re bad, oh you’re bad
And I like bad…
For cupofchi, and any other human being interested in fun.
This has been sitting in my drafts for MONTHS. I thought I had posted this, but I guess not! Now that I finally have time for a day out of the office,...
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Watchtriplej:
The first Aussie Like A Version for the year, supplied by Matt Corby. He took on The Black Key’s ‘Lonely Boy’ and the results are stunning.
This dude has BUCKETS of talent. BUCKETS. i’m so excited for what’s in store for him that i feel like going around the house and breaking things.
bliccy replied to your post: Working it out: 18/01/2012
GODDAMN, WOMAN! It’s like…it’s like you went to school for this or something! ;) (You’re awesome. I wish I could!)
HIIIIII. haha can you believe i’m putting my education to some beneficial use?! i guess weirder things have happened.
p.s. don’t write yourself off - you CAN. start small, progress incrementally. :)
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Working it out: 18/01/2012
Really had to will myself to go to the gym today. I felt tired and lethargic all day and decided to leave the office early for a change of scenery. Was close to just heading home and having a nap, but I managed to reason with myself enough to make my way to the gym eventually. I knew I’d feel better for it, but I am weak when it comes to tiredness… :P
Felt good throughout the...
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I love my music. It means a lot to me, always has and always will. 2011 was an amazing year in music, and an outstanding year for Australian music. It was great to re-live some of my favourite music memories in shortlisting songs for what would make up my eventual Top 10, for Triple J’s Hottest 100. Now that my votes are in, I thought I’d re-live those memories publicly, too :) But...
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Working it out: 16/01/2012
First karate class back after the break over Christmas and New Year’s. Though the session wasn’t the most demanding I’ve ever had, it was warm and the first session back from a break is always usually a bit tougher than the usual. But I felt strong and fit throughout, which I was pleasantly surprised about. I didn’t expect to feel quite so good, physically, after four...
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Working it out: 14/01/2012
Been working hard right through the time everyone else called “the holidays”. Of the 20 days since Christmas, I’ve done PhD work on 16 of those days. I’m going to give myself a little pat on the back for that effort! Especially since this week has been stressful with data issues and whatnot.
I was beginning to feel the strain yesterday, and started to realise that I...
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Working it out: 11/01/2012
Too tired to write a decent summary…not helped by the fact that I all snug in bed on a suspiciously wintry summer’s night! Good workout, got through a lot, right shoulder feeling better now that I am being diligent with taking short breaks away from the desk, and with my Intu-flow mobility work.
WARM UP
X-Trainer 5 min @ L5
X-Trainer Tabata intervals @ L15/L5
X-Trainer 5 min @ L5...
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Working it out: 09/01/2012
Short session again tonight. Was a bit more of a mental effort than physical; feel a bit worn out from the stress of the last few days, worrying about whether some data would finally come through for my PhD research. Some of it has finally been sent, but waiting on the rest to come, hopefully first thing tomorrow! It’s going to be a long and busy week of crunching numbers and running...
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