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March 9, 2008
Stop The Madness
Have you ever had a thought that really needs to come out but you suppress the idea of ever dealing with it until, one day, your subconscious takes over. All of a sudden something pushes your final button and you begin to act out, thereby forcing yourself to think "What the hell am I doing?" I had a day like that today. It wasn't until I sat down at my computer that the pinnacle of the thought came to me. The fear. I found it (for like one small tinsy little aspect of my life). On to the next step of being mindful of it.
Today is Day 1. Today I accomplished the following:
- Returned the Rock Band box I got yesterday at Best Buy. I mistakenly got the PSP version instead of xBox.
- Returned the PCI TV Tuner card I bought. I didn't realize I had a PCI EXPRESS port. Bought a USB one instead.
- Purchased a 512mb graphics card to hook up another secondary monitor
- Installed the xBox 360 as an extender for Windows Media Center on Vista. Copied all pictures of the family and music to one local drive. Now this is pretty slick. The kids are totally in love with the slideshows it does of your local picture directories.
- After getting the USB port setup, I installed the tv tuner and setup TIVO ala xbox 360.
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Then I did my first practice. I've lost count of when the last asana practice was so today is just Day 1. It felt like Day 1. It's humbling honestly and I debate whether I think everyone should try it. ;-) I am horribly out of shape but it felt lovely to be in actual yoga clothes with an actual yoga mat under my feet. Don't get me wrong, 3 sun salutations in, I was thinking "shit this is easier not to do" but I kept going... I promised myself I wouldn't do a "real" practice (what a lame idea) and that ended up being my out the entire time on the mat. "It doesn't have to be a real practice, it just has to be a practice." So I did standing, and 3 postures from first series and 3 backbends and finishing. I felt like a cheat but then I stood up and felt a bit wobbly.
Day 1: Start at the beginning.
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This evening I installed Rock Band. The Daughter lost media privileges so she didn't get to play but The Son and I played a few games. First, I can't sing. I did manage to make it through Brass In The Pocket or whatever that song is. The drum is a huge workout!!! The Son and I had fun. TWBD didn't seem to like the noise too much :)
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I didn't work at all this weekend.
Day 1
(Edited to add: Hey DjM check it out.. too sweet - scroll to end - http://ashtangi.net/fiw/archives/2006_03_09.html)
Posted by ashtangagirl at 10:59 PM | Comments (3)