I've started taking Yoga classes. I spend most of my days hunched over the computer, for extended amounts of time, and am starting to suffer on my right hand: grasping too tightly on the mouse, hunching my shoulders, etc. It was starting to take a toll, and I started going to a physical therapist.
The therapist was good, if only for the advice she gave me. "As you get older, " she said, "you have to decide where you want to spend your money: on wellness or illness." I figured she had a point. I could pay her $25 bucks a session to fix what was broken, or spend $10 per yoga class to prevent my body from breaking. So I signed up for yoga.
Why yoga? Well, there are a few good reasons. One, it's pretty peaceful. Two, even though you raise your heartbeat and work hard, it's not too sweaty. And three, the best reason ever, is that you get to take a nap at the end. It rules!
After going for about a couple of weeks, I have noticed a strange thing. Almost all the women who take yoga are beautiful and thin. Is it the yoga gear? The yoga glow? Who knows. I was watching all the people who were streaming in before class today and said aloud to my neighbor, "Does yoga make people thin, or do thin people take yoga?" She thought that was pretty funny, but couldn't give me a good answer.
I've also started running. I found this cool plan online, and decided to give it a try. This, coupled with my new enthusiasm for music, makes the iPod shuffle very very tempting...
Monday, April 25, 2005
Music for my ears
I've been through an odd bit over the last month. Long story, but after 10 years of being immune to music and movies, I've started liking them again. I reactivated my Netflix account, and have started listening to music again. I've discovered that my city library has quite a nice inventory of CDs. It helps to borrow music, as it cut down on impulse buys on iTunes and Amazon.
There is however, one album I'm going to buy, and that's the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. I've never been a big Beach Boy's fan, but after listening to this album over the weekend, I've decided it's a keeper. The textures, moods and layers of work that Brian Wilson explores in this album is solid, and I think that God Only Knows is absolutely stunning. I really liked how Richard Curtis used it in his film Love Actually.
Listening to Brian Wilson's work reminded me that when I was younger, I bought Wilson Phillip's first cd. As most people know, the name Wilson in the group's title comes from Brian himself, as two of his daughter are in the group. Listening to it now, 15 years (good Lord! has it been that long?!), I see that this album does not have much staying power with me.
Except for one song, and it's not because of the quality of the music, it's because of the lyrics, as well as the memory of who I was when I first heard it. The song is called "You're in Love", and it's about the realization that one's love is with someone else. The song mirrored what I was going through at the time, and I used to listen to it, nodding sagely and sadly, agreeing with the words. Here's the chorus:
You're in Love
That's the way it should be
"cause I want you to be happy
you're in Love
and I know that you're not in love with me
it's enough for me to know that you're in love
I can let you go
cause I know that you're in love...
Ten minutes ago, when I heard that, I just started cracking up because it's so.not.true. I know that the whole idea that ex-loves should be friends is a myth, perpetuated by fairy tales, Hollywood and romantic comedies that only women believe.
So here's my snarky commentary on this song, today:
You're in Love
That's the way it should be
I can't believe you found someone else to put up with your bullshit
"cause I want you to be happy
I hope this new relationship of yours rots in your soul and sinks you down to the depths of love hell
you're in Love
and I know that you're not in love with me
You're an idiot. I was the best thing that could have happened to you and you blew it.
it's enough for me to know that you're in love
Man, I can't even believe anybody would be stupid enough to fall for you
I can let you go
Don't ever see me again. Ever.
cause I know that you're in love...
Fifteen years later, and I now know that Harry was right. Men and women can't be friends. The truth is music to my ears.
There is however, one album I'm going to buy, and that's the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. I've never been a big Beach Boy's fan, but after listening to this album over the weekend, I've decided it's a keeper. The textures, moods and layers of work that Brian Wilson explores in this album is solid, and I think that God Only Knows is absolutely stunning. I really liked how Richard Curtis used it in his film Love Actually.
Listening to Brian Wilson's work reminded me that when I was younger, I bought Wilson Phillip's first cd. As most people know, the name Wilson in the group's title comes from Brian himself, as two of his daughter are in the group. Listening to it now, 15 years (good Lord! has it been that long?!), I see that this album does not have much staying power with me.
Except for one song, and it's not because of the quality of the music, it's because of the lyrics, as well as the memory of who I was when I first heard it. The song is called "You're in Love", and it's about the realization that one's love is with someone else. The song mirrored what I was going through at the time, and I used to listen to it, nodding sagely and sadly, agreeing with the words. Here's the chorus:
You're in Love
That's the way it should be
"cause I want you to be happy
you're in Love
and I know that you're not in love with me
it's enough for me to know that you're in love
I can let you go
cause I know that you're in love...
Ten minutes ago, when I heard that, I just started cracking up because it's so.not.true. I know that the whole idea that ex-loves should be friends is a myth, perpetuated by fairy tales, Hollywood and romantic comedies that only women believe.
So here's my snarky commentary on this song, today:
You're in Love
That's the way it should be
I can't believe you found someone else to put up with your bullshit
"cause I want you to be happy
I hope this new relationship of yours rots in your soul and sinks you down to the depths of love hell
you're in Love
and I know that you're not in love with me
You're an idiot. I was the best thing that could have happened to you and you blew it.
it's enough for me to know that you're in love
Man, I can't even believe anybody would be stupid enough to fall for you
I can let you go
Don't ever see me again. Ever.
cause I know that you're in love...
Fifteen years later, and I now know that Harry was right. Men and women can't be friends. The truth is music to my ears.
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