Care to hear me bitch and moan some more about how sick I am... I'm sick. I haven't been this sick in a long time. I've decided it is divine intervention (or divine humor, take your pick). I swore that this conference would be different from the last, more yoga, less drinking... I haven't had any alcohol (or cheese... or even the yummy yummy chocolate fondue at Cirque tonight -- well it looked yummy) and I have done a lot more yoga so God wins... even if I'm a sniffling, stuffy head, miserable mess. I've taken more drugs in the past 24 hours than I care to even know what they actually do to me (NyQuil, DayQuil and Robitussin DM because the DayQuil doesn't really work I don't think)... what I haven't done is eat or drink water... I'm probably so dehydrated but I'm eyeing the $6 bottle of hotel water and thinking I just can't crack it open... so I sit here and wither. Today I've had a soy mocha from Whole Foods, some red lentils, a potatoe samosa and a vitamin water... and 5-8 bites of iceburg lettuce with 3 little shrimps on it. I probably could have eaten this afternoon after I took a lengthy nap but instead I threw on some shorts(!) and went to the pool area for yoga. I made it through sun salutations, standing, a few forward bends... Ustrasana... 3 backbends... and then I flailed miserably trying to stand up and called it a day... the congestion was worse and my head was all fuzzy from the drugs I couldn't hold a drishte to save my life not to mention that when I looked up I was pretty sure the ceiling was moving.

But Cirque Du Soleil was good... I was in the 9th row which meant I could literally see their faces and, more importantly, their muscles at work. Geez... some of those human beings have no skeletal system!! None, it can't possibly exist. I didn't detect any noticeable deep breathing, not even the girl who makes kapotasana look like child's play (well kapotasana really is child's play but that's a different story). What do you think they do to warm up before going out on stage? There are two brothers who do this rope act that is incredible... halfway because they literally wear a loin cloth and, man, do they have some serious muscles on them... just to watch each one engaged (and if I was retaining more of Gregor Maehle's new book I could probably name the muscles)... it was pretty amazing... but I'm sure you all already knew that. I caught myself mouth wide open shaking my head in disbelief a few times... I can only imagine the concentration that goes into such feats. On the other hand, they make it look absolutely simple.... as some advanced practitioners I know.

Tomorrow is the last day of the conference... the sessions don't start until 10:30 and I was really hoping to drive in and practice with David at 7am (instead of 5:30 which would be cool as heck)... I can't breathe... and I don't want to bring my germs into the studio :( I can't decide what to do... perhaps I'll just setup in the pool area again... my little divine corner.