Knitting? Check. Kitty snuggles? Check.

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I had people over for a craft night last night. I love having people over... there were 8.5 people there at the fullest point, doing everything from literary criticism to musical composition (some knitting, some dreamcatcher making and some beading occurred as well). It was basically old friends plus Apples, who I would perhaps like to be be old friends with someday, and of course the Galica who is simply not old enough to be old friends with. The hot spiced cider crossed all boundaries and was the most popular attendee of the evening. All in all, it got bigger than I thought it would and went better than I thought it would (I mean, I wasn't even the one who started the late-night acro!) and maybe I'll have another one after the holidays. (I'll probably still be working on the same sweater, too, though I got over 3" of the sleeve done last night and that gives me some hope for the future. What would it take to get that much done every weekend day? And how depressing is it that the same amount of knitting will be about 1" worth when I'm working on the front and back of the thing? Agh.)

Here's some yoga progress for those who are interested...

October 2005:


November 2007


Hmm. It doesn't look much better to me, actually. This isn't my best scorpion -- if my knees are bent more then the feet come a LOT closer to the head. But we were in a hurry taking this picture, since the camera was about to die.... and the real improvement here is that I can go into it with confidence in the middle of the room. Confidence means it might take me one or two tries to get it, but no more than that, and it's usually on the first attempt now, and I can fall out of it with total safety so there's not the worry factor.


I would SO LOVE to experience this with feet-to-head. I'm not sure I can do it safely, but today I may try to do this in such a way that I can lean the whole thing forward, shins on a wall, and get more leverage toward the final pose. (What's the worst that can happen, I drop myself on my throat? Eh, I'm sure that doesn't hurt.)

Weightlifting before that, though. And coffee before that.

Comments

[nahele-101.livejournal.com]

i want to take a picture of me in that pose now. In breakdancing from a handstand its called a "halfback" and considered a stall/freeze move.

its fun!

thanks for the inspiring photos!

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You just thud down onto your forearms from a HANDSTAND!? Ouch... my elbows are hurting just thinking about it. But yes it is fun! And if I ever get my toes in to my forehead there are more photos coming, watch out for 'em in 2009. :D

[nahele-101.livejournal.com]

well, that is one of them. I do a modified one where I will go from hs into a one forearm/one outstretched arm stand.

Hollowbacks are a scorpion pose while doing a handstand, not from forearms, though now that you mention it, it would be a cool move!