Yoga Rocks!

Okay, okay... I'm lying. It still sucks ;) I think I stated a few weeks ago that I'm treating Tony like the enemy and I'm not going to let him defeat me. If Tony is the Supreme Commander of P90Xistan then Yoga X is his most trusted general - quiet, unassuming, but with the ability to decimate all that oppose him (or would would it be a her... I'm not sure). I came with my full arsenal for my assault on Yoga X, but as usual it was the equivalent of feces throwing monkeys trying to take on a battalion of Marines.

Despite my complete and total lack of yoga ability, I made sure I approached today with a "not-to-be-defeated" attitude. I pushed every single technique to the point where my entire body was shaking like a crackhead waiting for his next fix. Thankfully I've noticed that my body is beginning to loosen up and when going from a runner's pose back to plank I'm able to put both hands flat on the floor instead of having to get up on my fingers tips to shoot my leg back. It may be a minor victory, but when I first started the idea of getting back into plank from a runner's pose was in the realm of "are you frackin' kidding me?!?"

I've mentioned before that my take on yoga is a little "unorthodox." The whole clear your mind, cleanse your soul, understand the universe thing just isn't for me. First off, I'm way too cynical to do any of that crap - I think it's BS. If the almighty wanted me to cleanse my mind he would've given me a spigot on the side of my head. Second, I'm lucky if I can go five seconds without a millions thoughts popping into my head. Sometimes I have profound thoughts, but more often than not they're nothing more that pre-adolescent fart jokes and boob references.

Since I'm not able to clear my mind, the next best thing is to drown out the voices so they don't disturb me while I'm working out. Here's a little taste of what I listen to while doing yoga (click the link for a preview - opens an M3U file, so if you have iTunes or similar you'll be all set):

Alter Bridge - Before Tomorrow Comes
Disturbed - Inside the Fire - This is also awesome playing in Rock Band!
Egypt Central - You Make Me Sick
Saving Abel - Addicted
Seether - Fake It
Theory of a Deadman - Bad Girlfriend

On an unrelated but kind of important note, I'm sure many of us are music lovers, and I'm always looking for the cheapest way to get my music in digital format. Since certain *legal* music download sites are having problems accepting payments I highly recommend Amazon.com's digital download service. They have a slick little download applet, it's cheaper than iTunes, and there's no DRM on the songs. In all honesty I would pay the same price just to avoid DRM protected songs - I hate that crap. I paid for the song and I'm going to play it on anything and everything I want dammit!! Besides, it's bad enough that Google has their hooks in in pretty much every part of my life. I don't need a second corporate giant horning its way into my personal life.

Written on my 24" aluminum iMac while listening to iTunes and browsing articles about the new 3G iPhone.

Disclaimer: The final statement of the above post was a complete and total load of crap. I'm a recent Windows convert turned total Apple whore. Remember, the first step is admitting you have a problem.

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