#week6day4

[breezytealy-c280k]

Another installment of our 8 week fiction writing boot camp. This week we're looking at metaphors, similes and ways to play with language.

Doberman in a top hat Did you know (you probably did) not everyone has a mind’s eye? Called aphantasia.

Being over specific could bog you down though? Does it matter if the character uses his left and right hand, or would usual hand and off-hand be better unless the hand is important? Frees the reader to fill in the gaps? Oh that’s what you’re basically saying okay haha

I have no idea what’s going to happen in this, I have no idea for a plot so letsgo

The chair was uncomfortable. Liliana knew each dragging second perched here would cost her aching back another five on the foam roller, but she couldn’t afford to bail. She played with her phone to distract herself. Though it was little comfort, another shot of sciatica added to the cacophony of agony, causing her to recoil from nothing, covering her sharp intake of breath with a cough. He was late, and her tea was getting cold and she’d need to get another soon. The sweet aroma of tray bakes hung in the air, convincing her to continue to patronise this coffee shop would be a good idea, but cozy had become stifling and if she could escape without him ordering [a good thing x]. The door opened and he stepped through. He peeled off his rain-sodden mac, umbrella useless in the gale outside, looking for all the world as though he had fallen into a swimming pool. His embarrassment implied near the same. His eyes found hers and he called her name over the noise. Apologies muttered and chairs scraped across the tiled floor as he weaved through, his trousers soaked from the bottom up.

Huuuhhhhhhh I didn’t know where that was going  but actually that wasn’t that hard? I wasn’t really thinking where it was going so didn’t make much sense but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

OOOH OMG okay I’ll see what I’ve got (don’t do douglas adams u reprobate but I want tooooo) 

[couchtogoruck]

Week 6 Day 4

Nike Run Club Tempo Run 1.25 miles at quick pace

Finish yesterday's workout means a minimum of 40 reps: view details here

It was 13 degrees out during my run which made this a first for me. I've never been a runner so this would have never happened previous to this training. Maybe I would have ran on a treadmill inside where it's warm but that wasn't an option here without a gym membership. You would know I'm from warmer weather when you saw me out there cursing because I had hand warmers but had forgotten my gloves inside. Sure, I could have gone back inside but half the battle to workout in the cold was getting outside to the trail. Looking back at the icy sidewalk, I thought, "Too late to turn back now."

The trail only had a few icy patches and my running buddy, a German Shepherd named Athena, made the running part relatively easy and fun. On our way back to the house I took out my phone to check where we were and I kid you not, the phone died from being too cold! Tomorrow if I do an outside workout I'll take pictures before or maybe open another hand warmer for my phone.

Ok, so the hard part: the shoulder-to-shoulders workout. I think carrying around a 20 lb baby has really helped, because there were moments when I lifted the weight above my head and it felt almost easy. Most sets were only 3-4 reps at a time though so please don't think I was powering through it. During the FLR, my arms were shaking to the point I was checking the time only to see 20 seconds of the 60 had passed. My arms feel sore now so we'll see how they are tomorrow. Meanwhile from the run my legs are felt great to be stretched.

More details about my workout here: http://ninapacifico.com/category/athletic/

We’re adapting GORUCK’s 6 week training plan into a more manageable plan for myself over 12 weeks. You can find it here: GORUCK training plan

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Neunundzwanzigster Tag

Heute haben wir an der Aufgabe von gestern weitergearbeitet. Nachdem wir ein Windows8 Image auf vielen Laptops aufgespielt haben, mussten wir diese wieder updaten. Zuerst haben wir über einen USB-Stick eine Antivir Software installiert, anschließend wieder Treiberupdates heruntergeladen und “gpupdate /force” durchgeführt.