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[Endless_Night]

Also, I need to find some interesting physical challenge.

One with a scheduled date or endpoint. I want to get back into excellent physical condition and it's so hard to do without a driver.

So frustrating. *foot stomp*

 

[hotwords229_A]

I want to get back into excellent physical condition and it's so hard to do without a driver.

Wouldn’t you be in better shape by walking instead of being driven around?

 

[Endless_Night]

Wouldn’t you be in better shape by walking instead of being driven around?

Oh, hush now!

 

[investor2020]

The last supermoon of the year is currently rising above the mountain tops and trees on the ridge tops here . . . it is a stunning display !

 

[Endless_Night]

The last supermoon of the year is currently rising above the mountain tops and trees on the ridge tops here . . . it is a stunning display !

With full halo!!

 

[Endless_Night]

I am in the middle of trying to shift to an earlier waking schedule, but this waking up at 5:30am every morning, regardless of when I go to sleep is a smidge tedious.

Seeing the dawn is nice?

 

[investor2020]

“Every sunrise gives you a new beginning and a new ending. Let this morning be a new beginning to a better relationship and a new ending to the bad memories. It’s an opportunity to enjoy life, breathe freely, think and love. Be grateful for this beautiful day.“​

Norton Juster​

“Every sunrise is a chance to rewrite yesterday's ending.” “Dawn whispers promises only the sunrise can keep.” “As the sun rises, so do our possibilities.” “Sunrise is the universe saying, 'Begin again.

 

[investor2020]

But you might not want to go to bed too early this weekend . . . the celestial show is not over: https://www.instagram.com/starwalkapp/p/DCZXotizQE2/

 

[Endless_Night]

But you might not want to go to bed too early this weekend . . . the celestial show is not over: https://www.instagram.com/starwalkapp/p/DCZXotizQE2/

Much occlusion here, unfortunately. Cloudy, and the full moon. But I will imagine the meteors roaring through the sky.

 

[Endless_Night]

Going up on squat weight during one weigh class, then going up on tricep weight the next weight class.

Questionable life choices.

 

[investor2020]

https://64.media.tumblr.com/5cccbd28c89543d9d8e743d37d2dbc6d/852c86886ace2e54-b6/s540x810/899fade4eed587fca9c85732f0bc93930b52c441.jpg
Beaver supermoon - November 15, 2024

Wow!!

 

[Endless_Night]

https://64.media.tumblr.com/5cccbd28c89543d9d8e743d37d2dbc6d/852c86886ace2e54-b6/s540x810/899fade4eed587fca9c85732f0bc93930b52c441.jpg
Beaver supermoon - November 15, 2024

Wow!!

This is just stunning, Investor!

And a nice visual after what turned out to be something of a loooooooooong day. Eesh.

 

[Endless_Night]

You would think exercising to the point that your forearms and elbows are so sweaty they're too slick to stick a mat to do hover would get rid of every last vestige of sweat.

Apparently not.

 

[investor2020]

https://64.media.tumblr.com/3dcb08d095288cd9c3cf56e23cdcc65a/80e88451374eaae8-ff/s540x810/bd0fb3f0cb813ca1c04568d99ff8d691ad62e694.jpg

NASA picks the rare Blue Supermoon at the Temple of Poseidon in Greece​

as Astronomy Picture of the Day - photo by Alexandros Maragos - 8/19/2024​

 

[Endless_Night]

That is a stunning shot, @investor2020.

 

[Endless_Night]

Back before I started running I did Zumba for cardio. Good stuff, but it's been several years. I needed, and had yet to do, cardio today, so as a quickie, I pulled up an old class.



Talk about an entirely different experience than running! Let's just say my performance lacked my usual verve. I lay on the floor after for ten minutes, and that was after the cool down.

I think maybe that needs to be added back into the rotation.

Oh, man.

 

[Endless_Night]

I had a few things I intended to do this evening, however, as my legs are shaky and I've loose all motivation to exert myself, it looks like a movie instead.

Bram Stocker's Dracula (1999).


It's just been brought to my attention that it's an autumn movie.

 

[hotwords229_A]

It's just been brought to my attention that it's an autumn movie.

Was it?

 

[Endless_Night]

Was it?

It was! The attire felt autumnal, in large part. Much windiness, too, which I aways associate with Halloween and fall. The gothic nature of the filming, lighting, music, all imparted the visual and auditory feel of excitement I get from that time of year.

Honestly, now I'm wondering how it never came to my attention before.

 

[Endless_Night]

Received a present in the mail today.

I have a penchant for small boxes and fiddly antiques. This was a hand-tooled domino set from 1910, made of ebony and ivory and little brass pins. Lovely.

These small things from the past give me joy, but it's always dimmed a little when they've been created with something no longer used today for ethical reasons. I'm never quite sure to react. Surely it's not right to dispose of such, yet my pleasure has a guilty edge from the knowledge.

 

[investor2020]

Would you rather have such items from 114 years ago simply collected en mass and destroyed ?? NO !!! If such an item was just made this year, then let the guilty edge in the door. How many great pieces of art (be it paintings, statues, or architecture) have been destroyed by changes in attitudes, politics, or religion in the past 500 years? Far too many.

 

[Endless_Night]

Lake of Darkness, by Adam Roberts.

Space. hard Science, serial killer, black hole. What's not to like? I got all excited. *excited bounce*

Then I realized it's grimdark.

Uhm, no.

I need to be feeling wildly safe secure to read grimdark. Maybe next century.

 

[investor2020]

Grimdark ? Enney, you continue to broaden my horizons . . . but after reading the following descriptions, think I'll pass.

Grimdark stories often feature: (all of which I can find too often in real life today)

- Characters who behave in morally bad ways

- A lack of moral absolutes

- A gritty semblance of reality

- Power-hungry characters

- A blurred line between heroes and villains

- Dystopian or alternate worlds

Grimdark stories can explore philosophical questions such as:

• Do good ends justify cruel means?
• Should we feel obligated to do the right thing even when it's suicidal?
• Can any person be trusted with absolute power?

 

[Endless_Night]

Grimdark ? Enney, you continue to broaden my horizons . . . but after reading the following descriptions, think I'll pass.

It is not for the faint of heart, anyone with a tendency towards depression, or those who wish to retain a glimmer of hope in the goodness of humanity.

 

[investor2020]

^^^
As I fall in the last category there . . . confirmation of my pass.