Break, Day 2

Sunday, December 19, 2010
10:45pm

Just got back from seeing the new Narnia movie over at Carmike's with John, John, and Joe. I liked it, even if it is "thinly veiled Christian morality." Aslan always has good things to say, the things you want to hear. I like the line about learning to "know me by another name." I know within the context of the movie that means "Jesus," but even if the aim as at Christian absolutism, I think it's an insightful line. Another name... that's what we all have... different names for ourselves and different names for the same the same thing. And we are all the same thing trying to learn ourselves and the other beyond any nomenclature. And that brings me peace. Anyway...

Today was a slow sort of day. I got up and made french toast and bacon first thing for John and me. For a change, he got to sleep in while I made breakfast instead of the other way around. Afterwards, we did online Christmas shopping for awhile and then went to the Rec. John did elliptical as usual, and I put in an hour on a treadmill doing an interval workout. Did some abs as usual and external rotators as well.

Came home. Showered immediately to get the sweat off the tattoo which is all flaky and snake-like now. My whole upper back is still one massive rash from the latex reaction. It itches miserably. A healing tattoo will itch anyway, let alone when you go adding blistery allergic reactions. Rahhhh!!!

I read about fifty pages of Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein today. I've always wanted to read it and just haven't found the time. So far it has my attention. Extra-terrestrial life doesn't seem so far-fetched to me. It's good to have my brain on a different route for awhile with science fiction. I've been so absorbed in Spanish lately...

John and I did exchange lessons today, lol. He taught me an introductory physics lesson. It's something I've always wanted to learn. Then I taught him el cuerpo humano y la cara in Spanish. I was more into learning physics than he was in learning Spanish, I think, but he was a good sport. He seemed to enjoy explaining the physics, lol.

I practiced piano awhile. I'd like to get Moonlight Sonata fully playable, even if not clean, by the end of this coming semester. I have to set goals, or I'll just keep playing the same thing over and over again.

Then we were off to the movies, and that's been my day. I'm thinking some yoga or art before bed, and then we'll see what tomorrow brings.