#aurora pushups

[differenthead]

Volume 269

0:00:00 — "In My Heart" by Defectors (1984)

0:04:30 — DJ

0:06:53 — "Last Night" by Defectors (1981)

0:09:30 — "Be on Top" by Symptoms (1980)

0:12:21 — "She's Boss" by Psycotic Pineapple (1980)

0:14:17 — "Love That Girl" by Pushups (1979)

0:18:08 — DJ

0:21:53 — "Play On" by Pushups (1979)

0:24:44 — "Pop Power" by Pushups (1979)

0:26:52 — "Empty Faces" by Pushups (1979)

0:30:18 — "Angels on Runway One" by Aurora Pushups (1979)

0:33:05 — DJ

0:36:21 — "Shake Shake Baby" by The Impostors (1983)

0:39:39 — "I Know What's Wrong" by Tools (1981)

0:42:07 — "You Don't Have to Tell Me" by The Blitz (1979)

0:45:09 — "Temptation" by Holly Stanton (1981)

0:49:27 — DJ

0:54:27 — "Chains" by Toiling Midgets (1992)

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[theslightestbitofahint]

Today marks four weeks that I’ve been in Alaska! It’s been an actual dream come true, and tonight I’m going with a group to photograph the Aurora Borealis 😁

I’ve averaged walking 32 miles a week for 4 weeks straight. I’ve worked out at least 3 days a week and improved my pushups from barely being able to do 1 set of 10 to being able to do 3 sets of 15. My knees barely hurt going up and down stairs anymore, my back feels better, and my quality of sleep seems to be improving.

I’ve lost TEN (10!) lbs since the last time I weighed myself back home. While weight isn’t the main measuring stick I’m using, it does feel good to see that progress is being made.

After being diagnosed with pre diabetes two weeks before I came here, I’ve been trying really hard to reverse that. Keeping my body in a well-functioning state as long as possible is only getting more important to me as I’m getting older.

Doing all of this while having chronic pain has been challenging, but I feel really lucky to be able to push myself like this when so many other people with chronic pain can’t.

One more month and then I’m headed home for spring break. I can’t wait to see Will! We have been talking on the phone or FaceTime just about every day, but I miss the comfort of his hugs and kisses. He’s doing great so far at his new job despite a bumpy start. I’ve realized a lot of ways that I take him for granted since being so far away from him, and how much I complain and how little I celebrate him. Going forward, I want to be better about that.

[sleepyselkiesims]

Part 71

Aurora's birthday started off with a bang. Literally.

Every single guest was absolutely terrified as lighting struck the ground all around them.

Well, everyone except for Luca. Nothing could ever shake him.

Aurora's old crush Maki also cheered up, once she set her adoring eyes on the birthday princess.

Luckily everyone made it safely inside, even with all the panicked stampeding.

Hopefully the storm would let up eventually, so the honored guests could relax and actually enjoy the party.

Oooo and it looks like Micah is pregnant!! And uhh... dressed to party.

Aurora's heart grew warm with love as she took a moment to appreciate everyone showing up for her.

Ellis' gloomy mood was back, and Andre did his best to boost his spirits for their momma's big day.

It didn't go well... sometimes, sims just gotta be sad, even on birthdays.

Like they say, it isn't a birthday until someone does pushups!

Aurora considered her birthday wish very carefully. She'd had such a charmed life, was there anything more to ask for?

Aurora kept her wish to herself as she blew out her candles to everyone's cheers. Except for Ellis, who apparently couldn't bothered.

Awww there we go! A celebration worthy of a princess!

....Aurora, please don't.

Andre kept his best smile on, even as he watched his mother wander through the rain.

Happy birthday, Aurora! If it wasn't storming, this would've been a nice place to sparkle spin actually!

Aurora was immediately not a fan of adulthood. Honestly, she'd thought she'd be youthful forever, and wasn't ready for time to claim her.

AHHH!!! GET INSIDE GET INSIDE!!!

Wow, uninvited guests wasted no time grabbing the cake. Also, wasn't this guy there for the whole accidental cheating thing?

Now for the best part of an Aurora party: dancing! Break it down, Siobhan!

Despite the danger, Aurora pulled Luca outside for a special lovers dance, just the two of them.

Dancing had always been their favorite activity, and they planned to show their love through dance for as long as they could.

Bonus

...ok

[bandcampsnoop]

12/3/21.

Is it just me, or does anyone else like to see a smiling band? I get teenage angst, but I also like seeing happiness. C'mon! Playing the crap out of your instruments, and (hopefully) hanging out with your friends should bring a smile to your face. It doesn't hurt that one of these guys looks just like Andy Gaebe - cocksure and happy to be there.

Pushups was created out of the ashes of Zolar X (we posted about this band on 4/21/19). First, The Aurora Pushups were on the scene. Their sound tended more to punk, thus their inclusion on Black Hole (Jon Savage Presents/California Punk 1977-1980). Dropping the Aurora, Pushups (San Francisco, CA) tone down the heavy metal and punk sound in favor of the power pop (and they ditch the costumes). Pushups remind me of various other power-pop bands of the time - The Cars, The Toms, The Raspberries, or (Paul Collins) The Beat.

Hozac Archival is releasing this LP.

[rwbyvein]

Firen Lhain: Chapter 611: Fellowship:  Part II/III

Jaune shuffled as he looked around. "Do you guys know where my armour is?"

"Dude?" Yang asked, "You can barely walk, and the first thing you think about is your armour?"

"I'm so used to wearing it - that I don't feel the same without it."

"We feel..." Weiss stated as she approached from the kitchen, "that it would be... for the best... if you spent some time recovering, first."

"Plus," Ruby voiced, "the bunny hoodie is JUST - SO - ADORABLE!"

"It's... uh..." Jaune said, but then completely trailed off. Nora appeared beside him with his cuirasse. "Thanks, Nora." Jaune said to her.

"You got it!" she exclaimed.

"Nora!" Weiss admonished.

"I know," Ruby said, "that Weiss is being Weissy, but I think, right now, she's right."

"I am?" Weiss asked, but simply looked distant.

"Weiss is best when she's Weissy." Jaune said to her.

"I am?!" Weiss called to him.

"Well, best and worst." he said. This caused Weiss to both scoff and shimmer a light blue as she smiled and looked around. Jaune finished affixing his cuirasse, and then looked back at Nora. "Nora?" he asked.

"Leader?!" she replied.

"The... uh... rest?" he asked.

"Oh!" she exclaimed, and disappeared once again.

"You sure you're okay?" Blake asked him.

"As strong as and ox..." Jaune wearily said. "Bull?.." He then stumbled. Yang caught him and helped him back to the couch.

"Chill, man."

Jaune looked up at her with a weak smile, and reached his hand out to hers. Yang nervously took his hand, and he pulled her onto his lap, snuggling into her. "You're one to talk about - chilling."

"Doesn't mean I'm the only one who needs it." Yang moaned.

"What was that?!" Ruby asked.

"I do believe it was a moan." Blake stated.

Weiss nervously looked back to the kitchen before looking back to Jaune and Yang, fretting to and fro.

"Linnet?" Yang asked.

"Yes?.." she teppidly replied.

"He ain't going anywhere with me on his lap."

"Weiss." Blake gently said as she walked up towards her, taking her hands in her own. "I'll help you and Aurora in the kitchen. We can let them have their fun." Weiss looked at her uncertainly, "Yang will make sure he doesn't get too far."

"You know it." Yang eagerly replied, only to moan once again. Ruby just stared at the two on the couch. "Why don't you come join us, sis?" Yang asked.

Ruby got down on all four and ran up to them, sitting on the ground. Yang grabbed Jaune's left hand, bringing it to Ruby's head. He started petting her, causing Ruby's tail to wag.

* * *

Blake snuggled up behind Weiss as she stood in the kitchen, causing her to scoff. "I thought you say you were going to help?" Weiss asked.

"I am." Blake stated.

"If I might ask?.." Weiss breathily voiced, "how?.."

"Aurora..." Blake breathed, "is the one doing the cooking." This caused Weiss to lightly scoff. Aurora simply looked back at them and smiled before continuing. Blake then nibbled on Weiss's ears, causing her to breathe even heavier.

* * *

Qrow and Ilia sat on the patio.

"So... uh?.." Ilia asked, "How do you... deal with this?" Qrow held his flask towards Ilia. "Isn't that how you deal with everything?" Qrow bobbed his head back and forth as he shrugged his shoulders.

"It's young love, something I never had a chance with."

"Were you at a Huntsman Academy?" Ilia asked, and Qrow nodded.

"With my sister, of all people." Qrow replied, "Along with Summer and Tai. Summer and Tai clicked almost right away... kind of like antler-boy and Ruby." Qrow then sighed.

"What about the rest?.." Ilia asked.

"Have I ever told you about my Semblance?" Qrow asked, and Ilia shook her head. "Oh, it's pretty simple, I'm unlucky."

"Un... lucky?.." Ilia asked. "I've never heard of a Semblance like that, but then..."

"Everyone's Semblance is different." Qrow voiced, "The only thing that's constant is that it comes from us, from our Aura. Mine causes bad things to happen. Sometimes minor, sometimes major. In battle, it helps, as my enemies will randomly trip and fall, or the cliff they're standing on will just break under the strain... but..." he said, and looked around.

"I'm honestly having the same problem." Ilia stated, "I've done some terrible things."

"Hm?" Qrow asked her, "Did I tell you why Raven and I first went to Beacon?" he asked, and she shook her head, "Oh, well, yeah, you see, we were kind of bandits."

"Bandits?" Ilia asked.

"The best - bandits." Qrow stated, "We could take on anyone... almost anyone... Care to guess what we had trouble with?"

Ilia looked at him for a moment before it dawned on her. "Huntsmen?" she asked.

"Bingo." Qrow replied.

"You?," Ilia nervously asked, "went to Beacon to learn to kill Huntsmen?"

"At least at first." Qrow stated.

"What changed?" Ilia asked.

"Oh?.." Qrow asked, "Tai and Summer. Summer was a lot like Ruby, driven, hopeful, idealistic. When you were with her, you felt like you could take on the world."

"And Tai?" Ilia asked, "That's Ruby and Yang's father, right?"

"Right on, kiddo." Qrow stated, "He was a lot like blondie, except a bit more timid... The timidness just made you want to take care of him, you know?"

"I feel the same way about Blake." Ilia replied.

"He... was a real ray of sunshine." Qrow voiced, and then took a sip from his flask, "He made someone like me feel like I could... you know?.. help."

"How?," Ilia asked him, "do you make up for?.."

"You don't." Qrow stated. "Nothing I do can undo what I've done. I've killed people," he said, and Ilia stared at her hands, "I have a bit of reputation for coming out of nowhere and saving my nieces," Qrow said, "but I'm scared out of my wits every time, all of the time, but, if I can save some people?.." he asked, and trailed off.

"Does that make it easier?" Ilia asked.

"Booze makes it easier." Qrow stated, "I'm doing what I do because it's right. Whether that makes me a good person, I don't know."

Ilia looked at her hands again and then out over Mistral.

"As for what's going on inside the house..." Qrow voiced, "well, like I said, young love. Considering everything they are risking for the smallest chance to do some good, they deserve to be happy."

"Smallest chance?" Ilia asked.

"Oz and Salem had been fighting for who knows how long." Qrow said. "Neither side has won yet. Some people might say that gives them hope, others..." he said, and sighed.

* * *

Jaune tried to slip Yang off his lap, but she just grabbed onto the couch. "Oh, no you don't."

"But?.." Jaune asked.

"I promised them you would sit on the couch?" Yang stated.

"What would I have to do to get you off?" Jaune asked.

"Hmm. Oh, I know, take off your armour." Yang said.

"And?.." Jaune asked.

"Lie down on the couch so we can cuddle more."

Ruby then stood up in front of them. "If you are going to lay on the couch, I should get to cuddle, too!" Ruby exclaimed.

Yang just shrugged while looking at Jaune. "She's right." Jaune nodded and Yang stood up from the couch. Jaune then started unhooking his cuirasse. He unfastened it and pulled the pieces off, putting it down beside the couch before laying down. Yang laid down on the couch, snuggling up to him. Ruby burst into rose petals, landing in the perfect place to snuggle into as well. Her tail could barely move, but still managed to flap back and forth.

* * *

Aurora turned to call out to the lounge, "Could someone tell the others that lunch is almost ready?!"

Jaune struggled to sit up with the two sisters cuddled into/overtop of him.

"Nooooooo." Ruby said.

"Nuh-uh." Yang replied.

"I do believe," Ren voiced, "that Oscar would like to see Jaune ambulatory."

"Hm..." Yang groaned.

"Nooooo." Ruby repeated.

"Not good enough reason for me to get up." Yang added.

"We are going to be having lunch." Nora stated.

"Ugh, fine." Yang groaned, and she slowly disentangled herself. She looked back at Ruby who seemed more than happy to remain. "You keep missing meals, sis, and you're never going to grow up."

"I'll have you know!," Ruby replied, "that Jaune finds me adorable!"

Yang then grabbed her own breasts and lifted them a bit, "Well, what about these, then?"

"Pfft." Ruby replied.

"PFFT?!" Yang asked, "How you can PFFT! these?!"

Ruby disentangled herself, sat up, and augustly pointed at Yang, "Jaune doesn't need giant boobs!"

"Says who?" Yang asked.

"Says Weiss!" Ruby shouted, causing a loud, terrifying, reverberating, but somehow still elegant scoff from the kitchen.

Jaune looked about for a moment, realizing he was free, and quickly stood up. He then paused and groaned as his body ached.

"Shit." Yang said.

"Nora can accompany Jaune," Ren said, "and I will retrieve those on the patio."

Yang looked at Jaune with worry before nodding her head. "But, if you get hurt, next time we're not letting you up at all!"

"Not even to go to the bathroom!" Ruby shouted, and Yang paused before looking at her.

"Uh?.." Yang asked, and Ruby looked at her as Jaune shambled away. She then looked back to Jaune as Nora walked beside him, "Shit."

"Exactly." Ruby affirmed.

* * *

Jaune slowly, deliberately walked down the stairs to see Oscar doing pushups. "Oscar?" he groaned, and Oscar fell flat on his face. He rushed to recover, but was out of breath. He stood there, looking at Jaune. "Lunch is almost ready, buddy." Oscar just nodded at Jaune, smiling as Jaune turned around to walk back up the stairs.

"He nearly died," Oscar voiced, "and was still the one to come get me."

Jaune stopped on the stairs, and looked down to shout, "The secret is that I always nearly die."

[slightglimmerofhope]

Aurora Pushups “Angels On Runway One”

[lucianprincess]

Muse Things!

TAGGED BY: @dragoonxdive thank you :D 1ST RULE: tag some muses you would like to know better:  @masiahs @saviorofeosshield  @strengthhonorcompassion @patergladium @thelastkingoflight @emily-lotus @fragmenthearted and Anyone who wants to do it ^^ 2ND RULE: BOLD the statements that are true for your muse. 

CHARACTER NAME: Aurora Lucis Caelum

APPEARANCE: I am 5'7" or taller I wear glasses I have at least one tattoo I have at least one piercing I have blonde hair I have brown eyes I have short hair My abs are at least somewhat defined I have or have had braces

PERSONALITY: I love meeting new people People tell me that I’m funny Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me I enjoy physical challenges I enjoy mental challenges I’m playfully rude with people I know well I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY: I can sing well I can play an instrument I can do over 30 pushups without stopping I’m a fast runner I can draw well I have a good memory I’m good at doing math in my head I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES: I enjoy playing sports I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else I have learned a new song in the past week I work out at least once a week I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months I have drawn something in the past month I enjoy writing I do or have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES: I have had my first kiss (depends of the verse) I have had alcohol I have scored the winning goal in a sports game I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting I have been at an overnight event I have been in a taxi I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year I have beaten a video game in one day I have visited another country I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts

RELATIONSHIPS: I’m in a relationship (depends of the verse) I have a crush on a celebrity I have a crush on someone I know I have been in at least 3 relationships I have never been in a relationship I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them I get crushes easily I have had a crush on someone for over a year I have been in a relationship for at least a year I have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE: I have at least one person I consider a “best friend” I live close to my school My parents are still together I have at least one sibling I live in the United States There is snow right now where I live I have hung out with a friend in the past month I have a smartphone I have at least 15 CD’s I share my room with someone

RANDOM SHIT: I have break-danced I know a person named Jamie I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce I have dyed my hair I’m listening to one song on repeat right now I have punched someone in the past week I know someone who has gone to jail I have broken a bone I have eaten a waffle today I know what I want to do with my life I speak at least 2 languages

[shurima-demigod]

TAGGED BY: @herpleasvre 

1ST RULE: tag 9 muses you would like to know better.

TAGGING: Man... Okay, let me do some searching through my followers...  @fire-dancer-aurora, @proper-balance, @luxannae, @cynicskies, @shiftasthesands, @pretty-vi-olent, @herpotions, @frozen-sovereign, @theoneradiantdawn

2ND RULE: BOLD the statements that are true for our muse. ( italicized for verse dependant. )

APPEARANCE:

I am 5'7" or taller. I wear glasses. I have at least one tattoo. I have at least one piercing. I have blonde hair. I have brown eyes. I have short hair. My abs are at least somewhat defined. I have or have had braces. PERSONALITY:

I love meeting new people. People tell me that I’m funny. Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me. I enjoy physical challenges. I enjoy mental challenges. I’m rude with people. I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it. There is something I would change about my personality. ABILITY:

I can sing well. I can play an instrument. I can do over 30 pushups without stopping. I’m a fast runner. I can draw well. I have a good memory. I’m good at doing math in my head. I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute. I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling. I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch. I know how to throw a proper punch. HOBBIES:

I enjoy playing sports. I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else. I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else. I have learned a new song in the past week. I work out at least once a week. I’ve gone for runs at least once a week. I have drawn something in the past month. I enjoy writing. I do or have done martial arts. EXPERIENCES:

I have had my first kiss. I have had alcohol. I have scored the winning goal in a sports game. I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting. I have been at an overnight event. I have been in a taxi. I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year. I have beaten a video game in one day. I have visited another country. I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts. RELATIONSHIPS:

I’m in a relationship. I have a crush on a celebrity. I have a crush on someone I know. I have been in at least 3 relationships. I have never been in a relationship. I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them. I get crushes easily. I have had a crush on someone for over a year. I have been in a relationship for at least a year. I have had feelings for a friend. MY LIFE:

I have at least one person I consider a “best friend”. I live close to my school. My parents are still together. I have at least one sibling. There is snow right now where I live. I have hung out with a friend in the past month. I have a smartphone. I have at least 15 CD’s. I share my room with someone. RANDOM SHIT:

I have break danced. I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce. I have dyed my hair. I’m listening to one song on repeat right now. I have punched someone in the past week. I know someone who has gone to jail I have broken a bone. I have eaten a waffle today. I know what I want to do with my life. I speak at least 2 languages.

[ownyourfitnessllc]

I went from competing in martial arts in my twenties, retiring , and taking on the journey of quitting my corporate job and pursuing my passion of becoming a passionate coach who creates a fitness transformation coaching service for people who want to get their confidence and their body back. I have been an “All In Guy” when it comes to a lot of things in life. But creating a balance of moderation between enjoying life and its delicious blessings/ foods while working out so I can stay healthy, fit and happy is a daily challenge for me. And I must confess I win most of the times but I also lose and end up feeling guilty. But the key is to not down outfit this. But to actually applaud the times we win, celebrate with treat meals and enjoy the discipline we continue to develop. Life is about balance and not extremism. Some of things I do- 1. I always workout on the day of a treat meal 2. I always workout the next day- even if it’s a walk and some pushups, some squats ...etc... this basically re-sets the pattern for me 3. I always set a treat meal for the weekend- one day/weekend. For example a Saturday afternoon with family, or dinner. 4. And I always am grateful for the treat meal. This is a big one! Once you are grateful the feeling of guilt dissipates and i end up feeling fuller then normal and this sets me up mentally to feel fulfilled. What are your thoughts?? 👍 #personaltrainerjerseycity #personaltrainer #nycpersonaltrainer #homeworkout #homeworkouts #homeexerciseroutine #onlinepersonaltrainer #workingfromhome #facetimeworkout #zoomworkout #onlineworkout #virtualworkout #squatchallenge #pushupchallenge #gymsharkleggings #mondaymotivation #30minuteworkout #workout #personaltrainerjerseycity #personaltrainertoronto #personaltraineraurora #aurora #cheatmeal #grattitude #20minuteworkout #personaltrainertribeca #personaltrainerhoboken (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRL946ED-69/?utm_medium=tumblr

[cyanidetooth]

Bernard Szajner! Justin Warfield! Oneida! Self-Immolation Music! Love 666! Bardo Pond! Vitamin! CDG! Joy! M.A.Z.E.! Warm Exit! Mononegatives! G2G! Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments! Aurora Pushups! Broken Vessels! Dollhouse! Soldier’s Disease! Suck Lords! Codigo Neurotico! Zhukov! Electric Chairs! Speed Week! Civic! Heimat! Robert Rental! Android Sisters! In Any Bed! Gasp! Byron Westbrook! Body Meta! Tachycardie! Dry Cleaning!

[paulisded]

Live Ledge #336: West Coast & Midwest 1978

Earlier this year I did a couple of show dedicated to that wonderful year of 1978. Since then the seach has continued for any great tunes released that year. At the time I assumed I'd put together one more show devoted to that year. Ok, maybe two.

Thanks to the discovery of some great blogs and compilations, this series is going to carry on as a continuing series throughout the year. I have music coming up from Canada, Italy, Denmark, Australia, and even the Eastern Bloc.

Tonight's show is devoted to the West Coast and Midwest of the U.S. Great scenes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Detroit, Minneapolis, and so many others resulted in many classic tracks. Too bad that so much of that era's music is not only forgotten but remains untouched by reissue companies.

It's quite a fun listen, and hopefully everybody discovers a track or two they've never heard before! You can find this show at almost any podcast site, including iTunes and Stitcher. Or...

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1. Fear, I Love Livin' in the City

2. Eyes, Don't Talk to Me

3. The Alley Cats, Nothing Means Nothing Anymore  

4. Shock, We Were That Noise

5. The Controllers, Neutron Bomb  

6. Skulls, Victims

7. The Plugz, Move It

8. The Deadbeats, Kill the Hippies

9. The Dickies, You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)

10. Vom, I'm in your Mom

11. The Flesh Eaters, Disintegration Nation

12. The Last, She Don't Know Why I'm Here

13. The Rotters, Sit On My Face Stevie Nicks  

14. Hebe GeeBees, Night Fever

15. Accidents, Kill the Bee Gees

16. John Vomit & the Leatherscabs, Punk Rock Star

17. Negative Trend, Mercenaries  

18. The Mutants, New Drug  

19. Seizures, Cuties Wrong Now

20. Hitmakers, Lose

21. Psychotic Pineapple, I Want Her So Bad

22. Aurora Pushups, Victims of Terrorism

23. The Lewd, Kill Yourself

24. Wipers, Better Off Dead

25. Enemy, Want Me

26. The Cunts, Chemicals in the Mail

27. The Sillies, Heavy Breathing  

28. Fingerprints, (Now i Want to Be a) Space Girl

29. Reruns, So So Alone

30. The Mutants, So American  

31. Teacher's Pet, Hooked on You

32. The Chronics, Test Tube Baby  

33. Dead Boys, 3rd Generation Nation  

34. Suicide Commandos, I Need A Torch

35. The Silencers, Boyfriends Girlfriends

36. Page Croft, Naughty Bits

37. The Nervebreakers, My Girlfriend is a Rock

[13thhr]

Episode #241: Reading from The Thirteenth Hour on Exercise in Seclusion and the Start of Like a Hood Ornament 1

https://archive.org/download/podcast241_202003/Podcast%20241.mp3

On this week’s show, I thought I’d touch on the topic of exercise, specifically what you can do if you happen to be isolated (either due to a global pandemic or imprisoned for other reasons, like Logan in one part of The Thirteenth Hour, which we’ll be reading from shortly.

As it turns out, there’s actually quite a lot you can do even if you can’t go to a gym.  Although being quarantined does not necessarily mean you can’t go outside (the virtues of short duration outdoor physical activity is something we discuss briefly though a scientific paper – see the abstract below), you can do a remarkable amount inside, even if you have little to no equipment.  I’ve done a version of the workout that inspired the little passage in The Thirteenth Hour for decades.  That workout was really nothing special – just having been the body weight exercises we did in martial arts classes and other calisthenics I recall from an old Canadian Air Force fitness manual I had as a kid that we probably got at a garage sale.  If you’re interested, Arnold Schwarzenegger put together a similar routine that is available for people to access here.

Here’s the passage from The Thirteenth Hour:

They’ll break you if you let them.  I wasn’t the strongest person out there, and though I always had hope, now I had purpose again.  I started from the beginning, with my body, the only way I’d learned how.  Every morning, after I woke up, I would wash my face and clothes, if they needed washing.  Then I did calisthenics – pushups, sit–ups, stretching – like I had done when I was in training.  My muscles felt deconditioned from lack of use and malnutrition, so much of my strength had left me, and everything was more difficult now. 

It’s hard to take it slow when your never–resting mind can envision all the things it’d like your body to be able to do once more.  But in the end, sometimes it’s best to just get busy trying and spend less time thinking. 

When I could comfortably walk around my cell and jog in place, I slowly motioned through the different hand–to–hand combat techniques that I had learned during my training.  Who knows, I thought, if I make a break for it, I’ll need those techniques the most.  After a few weeks, my stamina began to reassert itself, allowing me to wage ongoing battles against that cloaked magician, Klax.  Whenever I felt myself growing tired, I saw his form in my mind and practiced harder. 

More than once the guards rushed into my cell, thinking that I had collapsed or died because I was lying face down on the cold stone floor.  I was actually just resting, but my guards had grown somewhat fond of me, they said, and didn’t want anything bad to happen to me.  I was never sure if they were telling the truth or not; I’ll bet Klax would have had their necks if they had been so careless as to let me kill myself without his being able to see. 

My agility came back last.  The cell was not large enough for much, but the ceiling was high and my boots were padded, so I figured it was worth a go.  Pretty much anything is, though, after you’ve been cooped up in the same room for weeks. 

I tried standing on my hands again, at first with my feet resting against the wall to accustom my arms to the change in weight they’d be frequently bearing in the near future.  Then handstands without the wall.  Then handsprings, and finally, aerial techniques.  As for the latter, the first few times, the guards must have heard the sound of my feet slamming into the stone floor because they came running.  They saw what I was doing, took it as a suicide attempt, doubled their checks on my cell, and, of course, made me stop at once, lest, by golly, I crack my head open on the hard stone floor.  I was too far into my regimen to really care what they thought, and it just meant I had to practice when they were asleep or weren’t looking.  And try to land softer. 

There were a few times when I did go overboard and missed beaning my noggin on the stones out of sheer luck.  It goes with the territory … sooner or later, everybody ends up bailing in midair.   One minute you’re in the air, next thing you know, your jump seems off or things just feel weird, and if you have time to think anything at all, that’s about when you think some bad words, along with “this could hurt.” 

But I knew that once I regained confidence in my body and what it could do, I would stop bailing.  I knew my body would get used to being in strange positions in the air again, and I knew the best way to not get hurt was to go all out on each technique.  I just wasn’t quite there yet, resulting in a few midair problems and hard landings on an unforgiving stone floor.  I hurt an ankle after a bad landing – an easy thing to do if you’re practicing on a hard, uneven surface like the floor of my cell – but thankfully escaped anything worse.  Luckily, I had a good set of boots – one of the few things Darian’s Army did right – that were light and flexible with thick, padded soles meant to withstand miles upon miles of marching and other abuse.  Later, Aurora found me a mattress, which she intended for me to sleep on (which I did, of course), but what she didn’t know was that it was the mat I used to soften my landings.

https://www.tiktok.com/@13thhr/video/6805532752927001861

https://imgur.com/gallery/yYmEOnO?s=sms

So I finally took the plunge and created a little profile on Tik Tok.  To be honest, I don’t get 95% of the stuff on there, but it has some videos of people making stuff and doing flips, so that’s enough for me.  I mainly just use it to post some videos of the resin minifigures I’ve made.  This is the backflip animation whose frames are above.

Today also marks the first Rocketeer segment as a part of the podcast.  Now, obviously, there have been many episode mentions about the Rocketeer before, though here are a few:

–Ep 18 on comics (Dave Stevens)

–Ep 53 on rewatching the Rocketeer as an adult

–Ep 235 on making the resin miniature Rocketeer

But this week’s show marks the first time starting an actual segment (kind of like how I used to do a starving artist segment before) that I’m calling:

https://imgur.com/gallery/yYmEOnO?s=sms

That’s “Like a Hood Ornament” if your interface doesn’t support graphics (that’s you, iTunes show notes).  You may recognize the moniker as a line from the 1991 film.  Today’s we’ll start out with the fictional bio most likely written by Dave Stevens for his protagonist, Cliff, who inspired Logan in many ways.

More coming next week!  Stay safe!

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If you haven’t checked out “Arcade Days,” the song and video Jeff Finley, Brent Simon, and I finished one year ago, click on the link below to do so!

You can find more pictures and preview clips of “Arcade Days” on IG as well as this podcast’s FB page.

Empty Hands, the synth EP soundtrack to the novella, Empty Hands, is now out for streaming on Bandcamp.  

Stay tuned.  Follow along on Spotify!  There is also a growing extended Thirteenth Hour playlist on Spotify with a growing number of retro 80s songs.

Check it out!

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Stuck at home? Think you can't exercise? Maye not! This wk on the show, we touch on #exercise you can do in #quarantine, like Logan in #TheThirteenthHour. Plus, the start of a regular #Rocketeer segment on the show! @ihavespokenpod Episode #241: Reading from The Thirteenth Hour on Exercise in Seclusion and the Start of Like a Hood Ornament 1…

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sup fam it’s a tag meme

tagged by @secondklances

1ST RULE: Tag 9 people you would like to know better

2ND RULE: BOLD the statements that are true

APPEARANCE:

I am 5'7" or taller

I wear glasses

I have at least one tattoo (i will be getting one soon tho)

I have at least one piercing

I have blonde hair

I have brown eyes

I have short hair

My abs are at least somewhat defined

I have or have had braces

PERSONALITY:

I love meeting new people (it gives me a lot of anxiety tho)

People tell me that I’m funny

Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me

I enjoy physical challenges

I enjoy mental challenges

I’m playfully rude with people I know well

I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it

There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY:

I can sing well

I can play an instrument

I can do over 30 pushups without stopping

I’m a fast runner

I can draw

I have a good memory

I’m good at doing math in my head

I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute

I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling

I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch

I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES:

I enjoy playing sports

I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else

I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else

I have learned a new song in the past week

I work out at least once a week

I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months

I have drawn something in the past month

I enjoy writing

FANDOMS ARE MY #1 PASSION (i have no life)

I do or have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES:

I have had my first kiss

I have had alcohol

I have scored the winning goal in a sports game

I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting

I have been at an overnight event

I have been in a taxi

I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year

I have beaten a video game in one day

I have visited another country

I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts

RELATIONSHIPS:

I’m in a relationship (technically but things are complicated)

I have a crush on a celebrity

I have a crush on someone I know

I have been in at least 3 relationships

I have never been in a relationship

I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them

I get crushes easily

I have had a crush on someone for over a year

I have been in a relationship for at least a year

I have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE:

I have at least one person I consider a “best friend”

I live close to my school (i graduated ew)

My parents are still together

I have at least one sibling

I live in the United States

There is snow right now where I live

I have hung out with a friend in the past month

I have a smartphone

I have at least 15 CDs

I share my room with someone (i share an apartment with someone)

RANDOM SHIT:

I have breakdanced

I know a person named Jamie

I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce

I have dyed my hair

I’m listening to one song on repeat right now

I have punched someone in the past week

I know someone who has gone to jail

I have broken a bone

I have eaten a waffle today

I know what I want to do with my life

I speak at least 2 languages

I have made a new friend in the past year

@linksysuniverse @alexanderhamiltontheorigonal @raptorkeef @bumchair @aurora-sapientia15 @klancematic @sanderssidesvoltronandyoutube

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Tagged

I was tagged by @prideandperdition, thanks ! :3

1st rule: Tag 9 people you would like to know better. 2nd rule: Copy this and bold the statements that are true.

APPEARANCE:

I am 5′7 or taller I wear glasses I have at least one tattoo I have at least one piercing I have blonde hair I have brown eyes I have short hair My abs are at least somewhat defined I have or have had braces

PERSONALITY:

I love meeting new people People tell me that I’m funny Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me I enjoy physical challenges I enjoy mental challenges I’m playfully rude with people I know well I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it There is something I would change about my personality

ABILTY:

I can sing well I can play an instrument I can do over 30 pushups without stopping I’m a fast runner I can draw well I have a good memory I’m good at doing math in my head I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute I have beaten at least two people in arm wrestling I know how to cook at least three meals from scratch I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES:

I enjoy playing sports I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else I have learned a new song in the past week I work out at least once a week I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months I have drawn something in the past month I enjoy writing Fandoms are my #1 passion I have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES:

I have had my first kiss I have had alcohol I have scored the winning goal in a sports game I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting I have been at an overnight event I have been in a taxi I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year I have beaten a video game in one day I have visited another country I have been to one of my favorite artist’s concerts

RELATIONSHIPS:

I have a crush on a celebrity I have a crush on someone I know I have been in at least 3 relationships I have never been in a relationship I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them I get crushes easily I have had a crush on someone for over a year I have been in a relationship for at least a year I have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE:

I have at least one person I consider a “best friend” I live close to my school/work My parents are still together (...) I have at least one sibling I live in the United States There is snow right now where I live I have hung out with a friend in the past month I have a smartphone I have at least 15 CDs I share my room with someone

RANDOM SHIT:

I have breakdanced I know a person named Magnus I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce I have dyed my hair I’m listening to one song on repeat right now I have punched someone in the past week I know someone who has gone to jail I have broken a bone I have eaten a waffle today I know what I want to do with my life I speak at least two languages

I tag @sportacusisgay @iggypope @dolldirector @aurora-surrealis

[shrimpsharrk]

Tagged by @gentleman-bayleef​

1ST RULE: Tag 9 people you would like to know better I’ll tag as many as I want >:,,( 2ND RULE: bold the statements that are true

APPEARANCE:

I am 5'7"  or taller (170 cm) I wear glasses I have at least one tattoo I have at least one piercing I have blonde hair I have brown eyes I have short hair My abs are at least somewhat defined I have or have had braces

PERSONALITY: I love meeting new people People tell me that I’m funny Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me (I fail at it tho ;-;) I enjoy physical challenges I enjoy mental challenges I’m playfully rude with people I know well I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY: I can sing well I can play an instrument I can do over 30 pushups without stopping I’m a fast runner I can draw well  I have a good memory (my memory is very selective but when I remember something it likes I really remember it) I’m good at doing math in my head I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch I know how to throw a proper punch (beware, bitches)

HOBBIES: I enjoy playing sports I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else I have learned a new song in the past week I work out at least once a week I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months I have drawn something in the past month I enjoy writing FANDOMS ARE MY #1 PASSION I do or have done martial arts (like I said, beware)

EXPERIENCES: I have had my first kiss I have had alcohol I have scored the winning goal in a sports game I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting I have been at an overnight event I have been in a taxi I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year I have beaten a video game in one day I have visited another country  I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts

RELATIONSHIPS: I’m in a relationship I have a crush on a celebrity I have a crush on someone I know I have been in at least 3 relationships I have never been in a relationship I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them I get crushes easily I have had a crush on someone for over a year I have been in a relationship for at least a year I have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE: I have at least one person I consider a “best friend” I live close to my school (issh??? I can walk) My parents are still together I have at least one sibling I live in the United States There is snow right now where I live  I have hung out with a friend in the past month (...oops) I have a smartphone I have at least 15 CDs I share my room with someone

RANDOM SHIT: I have breakdanced I know a person named Jamie I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce I have dyed my hair  I’m listening to one song on repeat right now (HAWAIIAN ROLLER COASTER RIDE) I have punched someone in the past week I know someone who has gone to jail I have broken a bone I have eaten a waffle today I know what I want to do with my life I speak at least 2 languages  I have made a new friend in the past year

TAGS(only if you want to, I won’t judge <3): @aurora-boring-alis​ @bitchhpunk​ @lilyheartkin @trashmarine

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TAGGED BY : @gujoja  for Aurora

TAGGING : ignore tf outta this if you’ve done it since idk who has (or if you just don’t want to)  @iiraeth (Any muse of your choice) | @obscure-euphoria (Any muse of your choice) | @mvxnn (Any muse of your choice) | @divble (Any muse of your choice) | @eternalxxsleep (Any muse of your choice) | @thexcosmos (Any muse of your choice) | @thelonelynoones (Any muse of your choice)

APPEARANCE:

I am 5'7" or taller

I wear glasses

I have at least one tattoo

I have at least one piercing

I have blonde hair (naturally)

I have brown eyes

I have short hair

My abs are at least somewhat defined

I have or have had braces

PERSONALITY:

I love meeting new people

People tell me that I’m funny

Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me

I enjoy physical challenges

I enjoy mental challenges

I’m playfully rude with people I know well

I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it

There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY:

I can sing well

I can play an instrument

I can do over 30 pushups without stopping

I’m a fast runner

I can draw well

I have a good memory

I’m good at doing math in my head

I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute

I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling

I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch

I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES:

I enjoy playing sports

I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else

I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else

I have learned a new song in the past week

I work out at least once a week

I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months

I have drawn something in the past month

I enjoy writing

FANDOMS ARE MY #1 PASSION

I do or have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES:

I have had my first kiss

I have had alcohol

I have scored the winning goal in a sports game

I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting

I have been at an overnight event

I have been in a taxi

I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year

I have beaten a video game in one day

I have visited another country

I have been to one of my favourite band’s concerts

RELATIONSHIPS:

I have a crush on a celebrity 

I have a crush on someone I know

I have been in at least 3 relationships

I have never been in a relationship

I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them

I get crushes easily

I have had a crush on someone for over a year

I have been in a relationship for at least a year

I have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE:

I have at least one person I consider a “best friend”

I live close to my school

My parents are still together

I have at least one sibling

I live in the united states

There is snow right now where I live

I have hung out with a friend in the past month

I have a smartphone

I have at least 15 CD’s

I share my room apartment with someone

RANDOM SHIT:

I have breakdanced

I know a person named Jamie

I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce

I have dyed my hair

I’m listening to one song on repeat right now

I have punched someone in the past week

I know someone who has gone to jail

I have broken a bone

I have eaten a waffle today

I know what I want to do with my life

I speak at least 2 languages

I have made a new friend in the past year