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Forty Seventh Floor: Where Is Everybody Hiding?

POSTED BY: daveshayne
UPDATED: Thursday, September 27, 2007 18:37
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SCORPIONREGENT

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 5:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
Instead of my usual yoga class last night at the gym, they tried out this "Body Flow" class, which was a mix of tai chi, pilates and yoga. I'd never done the tai chi before and felt a bit silly, but it was very interesting. We had three instructors, two I'd had before and one I knew because she occasionally uses the gym at my church to practice tai chi in. And she's from New Zealand and has the best accent ever.

I can't speak for 'Body Flow', but Tai Chi is a excellent work out. Done right, which is to say as slow as humanly possible it will tone your legs into something akin to dynamic alloy. The myth goes that it was invented by a Budhist monk who found that static meditation put him to sleep and so he created Tai Chi to keep his body busy while he tried to find enlightenment. The scary thing is that is really a form of slow motion Kung Fu. Which typical reply is "Only good for defending yourself from herion addicts on the nod." However if you practice doing it for three months in ultra slow motion your body will find it super easy to do at full speed.

Well that's my two bits worth.

Scorpion Regent

CHANNAIN

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 5:45 PM

Yeah, well, I didn't make this one all that hard.

I only have three passwords that I use consistently, and of those only one could be associated with me, so it's all good.

Doing the impossible makes us mighty
Minnesota Browncoats
http://www.mnfirefly.com/portal/html/index.php

CALLMESERENITY

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 6:41 PM

We definitely didn't do it ultra slow. But I can really feel it in my legs today. And my arms, but that was from all the tricep pushups the mean pilates lady made us do.

I found the tai chi interesting, but unfamiliar. I want to try more, though. I still love my yoga and pilates, though. Dunno if I'd want to give one up to add something else. And doing all three seems a bit excessive.

Serenity,
President of The Juggled Gosling Chatroom
Bride8
Wielder of the Magic Frying Pan of Sleep

JADEHAND

Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:56 AM

Welcome back Channain, good to see you around again.

CYBERSNARK

Thursday, August 23, 2007 2:13 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by ScorpionRegent:
I can't speak for 'Body Flow', but Tai Chi is a excellent work out. Done right, which is to say as slow as humanly possible it will tone your legs into something akin to dynamic alloy. The myth goes that it was invented by a Budhist monk who found that static meditation put him to sleep and so he created Tai Chi to keep his body busy while he tried to find enlightenment. The scary thing is that is really a form of slow motion Kung Fu. Which typical reply is "Only good for defending yourself from herion addicts on the nod." However if you practice doing it for three months in ultra slow motion your body will find it super easy to do at full speed.

You can also pretend you're Waterbending!

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CHANNAIN

Thursday, August 23, 2007 2:35 PM

Thanks Jadehand. It's good to be back. I find I need a taste of the black every once in awhile. Be among folks who get what this Firefly business is all about.

Away from folks who think seeing the series once - when it was on TV - and the movie is enough.

Back to folks who know what quality Firefly is and why we're so nuts about it.

Doing the impossible makes us mighty
Minnesota Browncoats
http://www.mnfirefly.com/portal/html/index.php

JADEHAND

Thursday, August 23, 2007 2:37 PM

this is indeed the right place for that.

DAVESHAYNE

Thursday, August 23, 2007 3:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Channain:
Away from folks who think seeing the series once - when it was on TV

Even if just viewing it once suffices you'd still need to do it with the DVDs. Otherwise it's all in the wrong order, the aspect ratio is wrong, and you don't even get to see three of the episodes.

David

"Looks like we got here just in the nick of time."

CHANNAIN

Thursday, August 23, 2007 4:21 PM

Totally. I used to watch it every Monday there for awhile. It was like a video novel that I couldn't get enough of. I've lost track of how many times I've seen them, but I have become the walking talking series afficianado.

Some folks don't seem to appreciate that. Which is why I come here.

Doing the impossible makes us mighty
Minnesota Browncoats
http://www.mnfirefly.com/portal/html/index.php

LIGHTMEDARK

Thursday, August 23, 2007 8:27 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jadehand:
Busy can be good. Idle hands and all that.

Busy certainly can be good, but this hasn't been a good busy. The past two weeks or so have been full of bad luck (for me).