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I'm on vacation. It made more sense to take the whole week off than to go to work today, run myself ragged working out and packing afterwards, and then get on a plane tomorrow, so my vacation started Friday afternoon from my viewpoint: that's when I handed in my timesheet for last week, left a note explaining exactly where I'd gotten to on the pages I'm proofreading, and left the office.
This morning, I had a good workout, including adding something sort of new to my routine (it's a variation on two things I have done). Then, down to Chinatown for lunch, a bit of a walk, and home with an assortment of useful things, including chocolate, citrus, and coffee. Economy Candy once again has the Cote d'Or "Noir de noir" bars I like (confusingly, the company distributes two different bars under that name, with visibly different shape, different artwork on the labels, and different tastes). The citrus is Peruvian satsumas, 8 for $2 on Canal Street. I prefer clementines, which are sweeter and have a slightly different flavor. So, apparently, does![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
julian_tiger. It took him half a second to perk up when I started peeling one, and 8 seconds to start walking over, but while he accepted a few nibbles, he wasn't eagerly trying to get more, as he will with in-season clementines. (Given that his doctor would rather he not have many sweets, this is probably for the best.)
When I did my ritual weekly check of what's on my PDA calendar today, I realized that I'd misremembered the time of my flight; had I somehow not checked, I'd have been up and out unnecessarily early tomorrow, and spent more time being bored at the airport. But I'd probably have caught it when I printed out a copy of the flight itinerary to take with me.
I'll be more-or-less reachable while on vacation; that is, I'll be checking email moderately regularly. I may or may not be on LJ; I won't be on IM.
Gym details:
Cardio, 22 minutes plus two-minute cooldown, top heart rate 153
Chest press, 70 pounds, 10, 7; 65 pounds, 3
Leg press, 250 pounds, 2 sets of 15; 230 pounds, 15
Balance ~fly, 65 pounds, 15 with each leg forward (though I had to do the second half of that as 10+5), 50 pounds, 15 each. (I thought of doing 55 for the second set, but this is more about balance than about chest muscles, and I wanted to be sure I could complete that set.)
Slanted calf raise, 60 pounds, 2 sets of 15; 65 pounds, 15
Wrist curls, 35 pounds, 12; 30 pounds, 2 sets of 15
Crunches, 3 sets of 30
Back arches, 3 sets of 17
Yoga tree, 5 sets of {3 on each leg}
Balance lateral raise, 5 pounds each hand, 15; 2.5 pounds each, 15, mostly bouncing up and down or walking in place
Squats on the balance hemisphere, holding a 9-pound "body bar" to improve stability, 2 sets of 15. This is the new thing today, and I tried it partly because I wanted to rest my upper arms a little before the bicep curls.
Bicep curls, 12 pounds in each hand, 2 sets of 20
Stretches
This morning, I had a good workout, including adding something sort of new to my routine (it's a variation on two things I have done). Then, down to Chinatown for lunch, a bit of a walk, and home with an assortment of useful things, including chocolate, citrus, and coffee. Economy Candy once again has the Cote d'Or "Noir de noir" bars I like (confusingly, the company distributes two different bars under that name, with visibly different shape, different artwork on the labels, and different tastes). The citrus is Peruvian satsumas, 8 for $2 on Canal Street. I prefer clementines, which are sweeter and have a slightly different flavor. So, apparently, does
julian_tiger. It took him half a second to perk up when I started peeling one, and 8 seconds to start walking over, but while he accepted a few nibbles, he wasn't eagerly trying to get more, as he will with in-season clementines. (Given that his doctor would rather he not have many sweets, this is probably for the best.)When I did my ritual weekly check of what's on my PDA calendar today, I realized that I'd misremembered the time of my flight; had I somehow not checked, I'd have been up and out unnecessarily early tomorrow, and spent more time being bored at the airport. But I'd probably have caught it when I printed out a copy of the flight itinerary to take with me.
I'll be more-or-less reachable while on vacation; that is, I'll be checking email moderately regularly. I may or may not be on LJ; I won't be on IM.
Gym details:
Cardio, 22 minutes plus two-minute cooldown, top heart rate 153
Chest press, 70 pounds, 10, 7; 65 pounds, 3
Leg press, 250 pounds, 2 sets of 15; 230 pounds, 15
Balance ~fly, 65 pounds, 15 with each leg forward (though I had to do the second half of that as 10+5), 50 pounds, 15 each. (I thought of doing 55 for the second set, but this is more about balance than about chest muscles, and I wanted to be sure I could complete that set.)
Slanted calf raise, 60 pounds, 2 sets of 15; 65 pounds, 15
Wrist curls, 35 pounds, 12; 30 pounds, 2 sets of 15
Crunches, 3 sets of 30
Back arches, 3 sets of 17
Yoga tree, 5 sets of {3 on each leg}
Balance lateral raise, 5 pounds each hand, 15; 2.5 pounds each, 15, mostly bouncing up and down or walking in place
Squats on the balance hemisphere, holding a 9-pound "body bar" to improve stability, 2 sets of 15. This is the new thing today, and I tried it partly because I wanted to rest my upper arms a little before the bicep curls.
Bicep curls, 12 pounds in each hand, 2 sets of 20
Stretches
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