No exposition on the history of the Monday in September when we have off work (feel free to Google it yourself). I'll be at work earlier than normal to get some abbynormal work done. Plus, it is Mexican Monday so no reason to complain.
One of Neil Gaiman's short stories dealt with Shadow from American Gods meeting up with a hulder (huldra?). So I had to look up what the Scandinavian faerie was all about. Seems a huldra is a faerie that looks like a woman, but a hollow backside (not sure what this really means) and a tail. They can bend horseshoes and typically marry farmers. According to Gaiman, if you are a gangster pederast, don't mess with a huldra.
Update on the DFAC workers names: tonight I saw one bronze skinned gentleman with the name Roshan. Apparently, this is also the type of work phone I have been using for an alarm clock the past two months. It looks like an old flip phone everyone had in the late 90's. So, thanks for the beef sausages Mr. GSM Phone.
Old Crow Medicine Show's Wagon Wheel video...wow (official and BBC). I would say not safe for work, but I don't know how much décolletage you normally have at work. I heard of the band from a site dedicated to paracord weaving that recommended listening to OCMS while crafting some knickknacks. I figure any band with a mutton-chopped banjo player, go-go boots, fishnet stockings and carnies, probably do not lead boring lives.
Tried my hand at more breath taking, dizzying squats.
Warmup (on because two guys were still on the squat rock): 10-90lbs & 5-180lbs leg press
Squats: 5x5x295
Overhead press: 5x5x150 (finally got all sets of 5!)
Deadlift: 3-375 (only got 3, but I still feel pretty good about that weight)
Borrowed some hand chalk from another guy who was doing tricep pushdowns because it gets very sweaty and humid in the gym. I only got 3 reps, but still feel good about that for that weight. It was over two weeks ago on 17 August that I got 2 reps of 365, so I'm slowly moving up in the (deadlift) world. Then when I was walking to the cafeteria, I saw the same guy from whom I borrowed the chalk and just said, "Thanks." He stared at me blankly, which made me assume that he 1) was scared off my mustache, thus allowing me to borrow his chalk and 2) didn't recognize me in the darkness of night.
I allowed myself some more tater tots and a banana tonight. Smothered the banana in almond butter and shredded coconut.
If you are tired of seeing eggs at the end of these blog posts, console yourself with the fact that I head across the pond in 4 weeks. But then I'll probably create a new blog, something like platesofeggs.blogspot.com or upperlipbarbells.blogspot.com or fairtalesandfrenchfries.blogspot.com. Please don't register these names with a DNS server before consulting with me.
One of Neil Gaiman's short stories dealt with Shadow from American Gods meeting up with a hulder (huldra?). So I had to look up what the Scandinavian faerie was all about. Seems a huldra is a faerie that looks like a woman, but a hollow backside (not sure what this really means) and a tail. They can bend horseshoes and typically marry farmers. According to Gaiman, if you are a gangster pederast, don't mess with a huldra.
Update on the DFAC workers names: tonight I saw one bronze skinned gentleman with the name Roshan. Apparently, this is also the type of work phone I have been using for an alarm clock the past two months. It looks like an old flip phone everyone had in the late 90's. So, thanks for the beef sausages Mr. GSM Phone.
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| Only $1,9995.95 at your local Radio Shack. |
Tried my hand at more breath taking, dizzying squats.
Warmup (on because two guys were still on the squat rock): 10-90lbs & 5-180lbs leg press
Squats: 5x5x295
Overhead press: 5x5x150 (finally got all sets of 5!)
Deadlift: 3-375 (only got 3, but I still feel pretty good about that weight)
Borrowed some hand chalk from another guy who was doing tricep pushdowns because it gets very sweaty and humid in the gym. I only got 3 reps, but still feel good about that for that weight. It was over two weeks ago on 17 August that I got 2 reps of 365, so I'm slowly moving up in the (deadlift) world. Then when I was walking to the cafeteria, I saw the same guy from whom I borrowed the chalk and just said, "Thanks." He stared at me blankly, which made me assume that he 1) was scared off my mustache, thus allowing me to borrow his chalk and 2) didn't recognize me in the darkness of night.
I allowed myself some more tater tots and a banana tonight. Smothered the banana in almond butter and shredded coconut.
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| This was before the hot sauce hit. |
