Class 227 & 228 Endlessly distracted, a bit of redemption, and Ghoshcup
(Friday 9am - Brook)
I didn’t even really attempt to go to sleep until 2am.
I dragged myself out of bed to get the yoga in since there is no 11am on fridays.
I was tired, stiff and a bit cranky.
Set up in the back right corner.
Class started late because people kept trickling in late. Then a newbie walked in.
Of course the newbie set up directly in front of me.
I said nothing.
When I went to training I couldn’t see shit so I didn’t think it was a big deal.
I did observe that I was mildly annoyed, which made me annoyed with myself since these types of things shouldn’t annoy me.
I have to say that when all you can see is a newbie directly in front of you it’s very distracting.
I watched him grab the foot wrong in every set of standing bow and I let myself get distracted by it.
In triangle one of the girls that came late went to her purse and started digging around for something.
It seemed to take her forever to find what she was looking for (a hair clip).
I observed how distracted I was.
I made no effort to re-focus.
My willpower was zero and I just decided to observe.
Somehow my neck stiffened up (probably all the tension from being distracted and annoyed) and I didn’t think it was safe to do rabbit.
Sit ups felt weird too.

I think I need sleep.
I’ve graded 2 final exams and only have one left, but I’ll do that on monday.

(Friday 4:30pm - Nafisa)Took a short nap in my car.

Afternoon vs. Morning was night and day. I felt SO good. Nafisa is SO GOOD. I know not everyone likes her style. In fact, the first time you take her class, you might not like it. But once you get it… SO GOOD.

I’m excited about the competition tomorrow.
I wonder if Joseph is going to do the same routine again or if he has something even crazier lined up.
The level of the US men’s competition rose like 2 levels from last year. I wonder if the International competition will have a similar jump in quality.
If you are going to do scorpion it’s gotta be handstand scorpion or you won’t have a chance.
I may tweet tomorrow @dodgerroger
I think the hashtag people are using is #ghoshcup
Here are the rules (it’s insightful reading because they tell you what the judges are looking for):
http://ghoshcup.com/rulebook/adult-postures/