Damnstring

I landed on my mat yesterday after work, tired and run down, but craving the practice.
First uttanasana: damn, my left hamstring insertion (the one that went snap) hurts, but maybe it will loosen up.
Fifth uttanasana: okay still hurts a lot. Actually hurts more than before. Engage quads more. [...]

The White Coats are coming!

I grew up in a medical milieu, where dinner conversation revolved around Adenocarcinoma, barium enemas and yes, even fistulas*.
My parents worked in hospitals. All my parents’ friends worked in hospitals. Hell, I even went through a long phase when I decided that I wanted, needed to be a doctor when I grew up.
So [...]

Acceptance

I don’t know why, but I’ve felt entirely uninspired to blog lately. I think it probably has to do with the fact that since The Guy and I have moved in together I rarely sit down at the computer at home.
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Since my last entry things have changed for the better/less frustrating. I think [...]

Wit’s End

Email of frustration I just sent to Meg:
Subject: Nostalgia, mediocrity etc.
from:Andrea
to: Meg
I’ve been insanely nostalgic lately.
I was just sitting here thinking about how magical it would be to still be an undergrad in Montreal (with all of us still there, of course)….going to class for a couple hours a day [...]

Almighty Love

Oh where, oh where have I been? I’ve been nesting. And I haven’t practised in way too long. And so I didn’t want to write, because it makes me feel even more guilty than I already do. Looking over my entries from the past two and a half years, I realize [...]