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273 sats \ 9 comments \ @Aardvark 9h AskSN

My younger sisters is moving from north Carolina to Oregon in March. She's going to stop in Wisconsin to visit for a week or two and then I'm going to drive with her from Wisconsin to Oregon.

She's a party on wheels and I love spending time with her. I can't wait!!!

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93 sats \ 6 replies \ @k00b 9h

Someone asked me "what are you excited about?" yesterday. It is such an awesome question.

I'm looking forward to a reading/research/working vacation in the near future. No pressure on myself to code or review code. Just me, my brain, normal levels of sleep, a new place/environment to break its contribution to my default thinking, and the life's work of other people to read.

I put everything on hold to slog through this wallet stuff, so I'm also excited about getting back to yoga this year and reprioritizing my health.

133 sats \ 5 replies \ @Aardvark OP 8h

Do you have the wallet thing fully wrapped up, or do you still have loose ends to deal with?

Yoga, or really stretching in general is something I desperately should be doing, I have the mobility of a 90 year old coma patient. I wouldn't have pegged you as the yoga type, so that's a really cool fact to have learned about you.

Unfortunately I hate being uncomfortable for extended periods if time and yoga is fucking hard, so it ends up in the same bucket as cardio for me. I should, but mostly don't do it.

137 sats \ 4 replies \ @k00b 8h

Do you have the wallet thing fully wrapped up, or do you still have loose ends to deal with?

We have a few loose ends to wrap up and some maintenance that we deferred, but I'll have the space for a break soon.

I wouldn't have pegged you as the yoga type, so that's a really cool fact to have learned about you.

I have a lot of poorly rehabbed sports injuries, so it's the best/safest kind of exercise for me. It also doesn't require equipment, it's easy to find a teacher, and it doubles as meditation - so it has a lot going for it.

I did a lot of lifting in the past. I never felt like I had the command over my body that I wanted tho. I could force myself with my greater strength to do certain things, but I never felt properly aligned or safe to improvise outside of the relatively static lifts I did.

Unfortunately I hate being uncomfortable for extended periods if time and yoga is fucking hard, so it ends up in the same bucket as cardio for me.

I can sympathize. You're in great shape so perhaps you don't need anything new. If you do want to do yoga, I'd recommend starting with a yin class which tends to be more about stretching and relaxing than cardio. I plan to get back to yoga through yin classes.

32 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark OP 8h

I'm in great shape for now, but I'm old and having dog shit mobility is a good way to get injured. I may check out a yin class, im sure I can find one in my area.

39 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 8h

You should come on the pod and we can have an episode of (ostensibly) middle aged guys talking about their glory days and sports injuries.

56 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark OP 8h

You should have me on sometime, I know some really neat sports facts. For instance, did you know a football is only 30% made out of human feet, and the rest is synthetic?

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 8h

That sounds fun. I'd be happy to after my vacation.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @DEADBEEF 4h

Honestly not really anything. Someone asked me the same question a few weeks ago and I’m still struggling to figure out an answer. Life is just a slog right now.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 7h

Looking forward to finding and changing my day job this year to unlock new challenges and opportunities