Category Archives: rowing

arguing with self

Posted on September 9, 2009 by dichroic

1. Because I can have anything I want to eat afterward. 2. Because if I do I get to sleep in (7 instead of 6) tomorrow. 3. Because if I don’t like the gut, I need to Do Things about … Continue reading →

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workout logs

Posted on September 7, 2009 by dichroic

Because I really need to log *both* rowing and weight workouts. (Rowing workouts are also on Concept 2 logbook.) Thursday, 9/3/09 Erg, 5,016m in 29:12.0, general endurance – first time back after holiday Friday, 9/4/09: 1km warmup on erg. Squats: … Continue reading →

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things I like, of which pain is not one

Posted on September 7, 2009 by dichroic

My inner thighs are still sore from Friday’s weightlifting. (This is an improvement; it was my inner thighs, outer thighs, and ass.) Unfortunately I had to do it again today. I couldn’t really decrease weights more to make it easier, … Continue reading →

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opinions on recent reading

Posted on September 3, 2009 by dichroic

Knitting-magazine-wise, this autumn is a mixed bag. The newest issue of Interweave Knits was waiting when I got home; now that I’ve looked through it, my reaction is best summarized as *yawn*. I don’t thnk I’ll be knittng anything from … Continue reading →

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adventures in America

Posted on September 2, 2009 by dichroic

Wedding photos are up! They’re on the travel blog. We got back from the US last night. Of course, even though my only brother’s only wedding is a very big deal to me, being us, we couldn’t just go and … Continue reading →

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the usual topics

Posted on July 28, 2009 by dichroic

In the past few days I’ve been friended by quite a few new people on LiveJournal (I write entries to my own site, whence they are reflected to both LJ and Dreamwidth.) I warn you, the following long post is … Continue reading →

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finally done Icarus

Posted on June 21, 2009 by dichroic

Yay! I’m finally done my Icarus Aflame shawl [Ravelry link]. I finished binding off in the car here this morning. Of course at the moment it looks like a mass of lumpy fluff; I can’t wait to block it, though … Continue reading →

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boat moving: the saga

Posted on May 22, 2009 by dichroic

Thank goodness that’s over. What a stressmare. On Wednesday I received the following email from one of the rowing coaches: “Hello Paula I have been announced by the government that all the boats have to move away this week or … Continue reading →

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migraine vs marathon

Posted on March 18, 2009 by dichroic

I wouldn’t call it a bad week, but it’s been slightly rough going. Tuesday Ted had a meeting that ran late and we ended up being at work for nearly 12 hours (with a break for lunch, but when you … Continue reading →

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getting checked and getting ready

Posted on December 9, 2008 by dichroic

I had yesterday off from work, though with the sort of itinerary that makes you wish you were at work: to the hospital for a medical check-up, home to erg 18 km, dentist’s to have my teeth cleaned. The check-up … Continue reading →

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