how can you not deny global warming with +10 January 4th?!

Exercise:
Noon: Muay Thai (including "cards" warm-up)
7:30pm: 45 min on bike trainer in aerobic zone

I just got home from taking the dog out for a walk. Even though it's 7pm here, it's +7 degC still! So I wore shorts. SHORTS! On January 4th! Isn't that crazy? It topped out at +10 here today. Crazy warm. If I hadn't had to actually be a productive member of society, I would have gone for a 3 hour bike ride. Shorts! In January! I cannot remember such temperatures in January in my entire life.

We did the most insane warm-up at Muay Thai at lunch today - it's called 'cards'. Everyone stands around in a circle, with a deck of cards in the middle. One at a time, each person flips a card over. The number (or image) on the card represents the number of reps that the group has to do of an exercise - either jump squats, hindhu push-ups, or crunches. The first couple sets of the three, not so bad. After that? Not so much fun anymore!! There are a FUCK of alot of ten's in a deck of cards! 10's (4 suits), plus all the face cards!! And it seemed that we wound up with a 10 rep card on the push-ups all the time. Crazy. My arms were dying by the end of it. Possibly one of the hardest "warm-ups" that I have done. Good work though! Might be fun to try at home, but I don't think I'd have the personal motivation to do so by myself. It's not easier in a group, but at least you know everyone in the circle is suffering as well! Oh, and then we had to get into a normal training session, arms completely shot! I think I need to do more push-ups at home on off-days and in the mornings.... wait... wasn't that a resolution?!

Tomorrow we have a meeting with HP to discuss funding of the CWSF 2008. Then, Kali at 4pm, and our first ball hockey game of the new year at 6pm. Gonna be a long day. I'm thinking a skirt isn't in my best interest for the meeting - my shins look like someone has been beating on them with a stick! They are totally bruised up. Sasha says that sooner or later, your shins stop being sensitive to being hit or kicking things. I sure as hell hope so! Not an attractive site. :)