It rained here in Seattle for two days. Literally all day. In San Diego when it rains, it might rain for an hour or so and then it's over. In Seattle it just rains.... and rains. Yesterday was the first day of our council here at Redmond. My brain just never engaged for some reason. I left the dinner early in order to be in bed early... in order to get up early for practice at AYS. 4:30 a.m. I considered not going but by the time I finished the consideration I was already fully awake.

The people in Seattle have to be either really dedicated or just plain insane when getting up this early to go practice. It was cold, so very cold. When I got to the car, the windshield was completely iced over. I had no idea how to get the ice off. I tried the windshield wipers, I tried spraying water... I couldn't even roll down the passenger windows. I turned on the defroster but clearly that was going to take forever. Finally I found a little spot that I could see through and started driving, hunched over to see through the tiny spot until the defrosting finally took effect.

AYS was already in progress with the early birds when I got there. It was nice and warm. I had a nice practice. My knee wasn't hurting so bad today... until Supta Kurmasana which I basically skipped. One of the things that I have noticed in the past few practices is how much I miss both physically and mentally when I don't get an adjustment in Bhekasana. Physically, an adjustment really helps to open up my back. Mentally it seems to prepare me for backbending. Backbending today... almost non-existent. Laghu Vajrasana almost killed me... my calves. I thought I might never get out of it as my calf completely locked up, searing pain. It never felt good again and so Kapotasana was sorta ho-hum. I did it twice but didn't get any help and decided to just go on. Dropbacks were okay... it was so hot and sweaty in there, much sweatier than in Encinitas, I kept slipping on the bottom. All in all, I still really like the vibe at AYS and David has a very nice presence.

A full day at Big Software Giant today... hopefully a late flight home tonight... it will be good to be home.