Steadfast as the Hills of Stone
- Thread starter Mianevem
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PetiteSheWolf
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Well done!
Mianevem
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Thank you, @JCU, @PetiteSheWolf, @CODawn!
Sunday, April 19
Before breakfast
-- 3x17 jumping jacks | day 19 of Jump Start
-- 100 get-ups | day 17 of 100
-- Day 17 of Cardio & Abs
Late morning
-- some reps with a grip trainer | visiting my mother, I didn't have a pull-up bar to use, so this was the replacement for pull-up work
-- Days 37-38 of Daily Dips
Midday
-- some reps with a grip trainer | it's actually quite OK to take a bit of a break from my pull-up bar, as my right shoulder's acting up a bit...
-- Day 39 of Daily Dips
Afternoon
-- 1 min high knees | day 16 of One & Done
-- Day 3 of Super Cut | lvl III
-- 1 min high knees | day 17 of One & Done
Monday, April 20
Before breakfast
-- 3x9 jump squats | day 20 of Jump Start
-- 20 reverse lunges in total | part of day 18 of 100
Late morning
-- 50 reverse lunges in total | part of day 18 of 100
Tuesday, April 21
Before breakfast
-- 3x18 jumping jacks | day 21 of Jump Start
-- 260 flutter kicks in total | day 18 of Cardio & Abs
-- 30 reverse lunges | part of day 18 of 100
-- 100 alt arm/leg raises in total | day 19 of 100
-- Day 19 of Cardio & Abs
-- Day 4 of Super Cut | lvl I
Wednesday, April 22
Before breakfast
-- 3x10 jump squats | day 22 of Jump Start
-- 100 leg extensions | day 20 of 100
-- 3x1 min flutter kicks | day 20 of Cardio & Abs
Afternoon
-- 3x10 sit-ups | day 2 of Pull-Up
-- Day 40 of Daily Dips
-- Day 3 of Pull-Up
Thursday, April 23
Before breakfast
-- Day 41 of Daily Dips
-- 3x10 sit-ups | day 4 of Pull-Up
-- 40 tricep dips in total | part of day 42 of Daily Dips
Late morning
-- 50 tricep dips in total | part of day 42 of Daily Dips
Afternoon
-- 1 min slow butt kicks | day 18 of One & Done (office-friendly version)
Sunday, April 19
Before breakfast
-- 3x17 jumping jacks | day 19 of Jump Start
-- 100 get-ups | day 17 of 100
-- Day 17 of Cardio & Abs
Late morning
-- some reps with a grip trainer | visiting my mother, I didn't have a pull-up bar to use, so this was the replacement for pull-up work
-- Days 37-38 of Daily Dips
Midday
-- some reps with a grip trainer | it's actually quite OK to take a bit of a break from my pull-up bar, as my right shoulder's acting up a bit...
-- Day 39 of Daily Dips
Afternoon
-- 1 min high knees | day 16 of One & Done
-- Day 3 of Super Cut | lvl III
-- 1 min high knees | day 17 of One & Done
Monday, April 20
Before breakfast
-- 3x9 jump squats | day 20 of Jump Start
-- 20 reverse lunges in total | part of day 18 of 100
Late morning
-- 50 reverse lunges in total | part of day 18 of 100
Tuesday, April 21
Before breakfast
-- 3x18 jumping jacks | day 21 of Jump Start
-- 260 flutter kicks in total | day 18 of Cardio & Abs
-- 30 reverse lunges | part of day 18 of 100
-- 100 alt arm/leg raises in total | day 19 of 100
-- Day 19 of Cardio & Abs
-- Day 4 of Super Cut | lvl I
Wednesday, April 22
Before breakfast
-- 3x10 jump squats | day 22 of Jump Start
-- 100 leg extensions | day 20 of 100
-- 3x1 min flutter kicks | day 20 of Cardio & Abs
Afternoon
-- 3x10 sit-ups | day 2 of Pull-Up
-- Day 40 of Daily Dips
-- Day 3 of Pull-Up
Thursday, April 23
Before breakfast
-- Day 41 of Daily Dips
-- 3x10 sit-ups | day 4 of Pull-Up
-- 40 tricep dips in total | part of day 42 of Daily Dips
Late morning
-- 50 tricep dips in total | part of day 42 of Daily Dips
Afternoon
-- 1 min slow butt kicks | day 18 of One & Done (office-friendly version)
Mianevem
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Sunday, April 26
Before breakfast
-- Days 19-21 of One & Done
Late morning
-- 40 min run
Monday, April 27
Before breakfast
-- Days 25-27 of Jump Start
-- 36 plank rotations in total | part of day 22 of 100
Late morning
-- 64 plank rotations in total | part of day 22 of 100
Busy days, but the good kind of busy. Or mostly the good kind. I wouldn't mind if I could allow myself to work less and drop my side hustle. But even with two jobs, I barely earn more than the median income in Hungary. And that's about half as much as the average median income in the EU... *insert rant about our corrupt previous government*.
Before breakfast
-- Days 19-21 of One & Done
Late morning
-- 40 min run
Monday, April 27
Before breakfast
-- Days 25-27 of Jump Start
-- 36 plank rotations in total | part of day 22 of 100
Late morning
-- 64 plank rotations in total | part of day 22 of 100
Busy days, but the good kind of busy. Or mostly the good kind. I wouldn't mind if I could allow myself to work less and drop my side hustle. But even with two jobs, I barely earn more than the median income in Hungary. And that's about half as much as the average median income in the EU... *insert rant about our corrupt previous government*.
Mianevem
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Tuesday, April 28
Before breakfast
-- 3x11 jump squats | day 28 of Jump Start
-- 300 flutter kicks in total | day 22 of Cardio & Abs
-- 100 calf raises | day 23 of 100
-- 3x1 min high knees | day 23 of Cardio & Abs
Late morning
-- 2 km walk
Evening
-- Day 6 of Super Cut | lvl I
Wednesday, April 29
Before breakfast
-- Day 5 of Pull-Up | ugh, as soon as I stop doing pull-up work for a little while, it gets tough again
-- Day 43 of Daily Dips
-- 3x10 side leg raises
-- 3x10 lunges
-- 2x10 sit to stand
Late morning
-- 3x15 sit-ups | day 6 of Pull-Up
And then off to a pub in the evening to chat a little with a friend. He's the main organiser of two LARPs I'm working on at the moment, so it was good to catch up on some personal stuff too amidst all the project-related discussions.
Before breakfast
-- 3x11 jump squats | day 28 of Jump Start
-- 300 flutter kicks in total | day 22 of Cardio & Abs
-- 100 calf raises | day 23 of 100
-- 3x1 min high knees | day 23 of Cardio & Abs
Late morning
-- 2 km walk
Evening
-- Day 6 of Super Cut | lvl I
Wednesday, April 29
Before breakfast
-- Day 5 of Pull-Up | ugh, as soon as I stop doing pull-up work for a little while, it gets tough again
-- Day 43 of Daily Dips
-- 3x10 side leg raises
-- 3x10 lunges
-- 2x10 sit to stand
Late morning
-- 3x15 sit-ups | day 6 of Pull-Up
And then off to a pub in the evening to chat a little with a friend. He's the main organiser of two LARPs I'm working on at the moment, so it was good to catch up on some personal stuff too amidst all the project-related discussions.
Mianevem
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Sunday, May 2
Late morning
-- 100 jumping Ts | day 24 of 100
-- 3x1 min flutter kicks | day 24 of Cardio & Abs
Midday
-- Day 45 of Daily Dips
-- Monster Legs
-- 3x15 sit-ups | day 8 of Pull-Up
Monday, May 3
Before breakfast
-- 100 leg raises in total | day 25 of 100
Tuesday, May 4
Late morning
-- 1 min butt kicks | day 22 of One & Done
-- Day 7 of Super Cut | lvl III
-- 1 min butt kicks | day 23 of One & Done
Afternoon
-- 1 min butt kicks | day 24 of One & Done
Wednesday, May 5
Before breakfast
-- Days 29-30 of Jump Start
-- 100 jump squats in total | part of day 26 of 100
Midday
-- Day 25 of Cardio & Abs
Afternoon
-- Day 9 of Pull-Up
-- Day 46 of Daily Dips
-- Days 1-4 of Ground Work/Abs
Late morning
-- 100 jumping Ts | day 24 of 100
-- 3x1 min flutter kicks | day 24 of Cardio & Abs
Midday
-- Day 45 of Daily Dips
-- Monster Legs
-- 3x15 sit-ups | day 8 of Pull-Up
Monday, May 3
Before breakfast
-- 100 leg raises in total | day 25 of 100
Tuesday, May 4
Late morning
-- 1 min butt kicks | day 22 of One & Done
-- Day 7 of Super Cut | lvl III
-- 1 min butt kicks | day 23 of One & Done
Afternoon
-- 1 min butt kicks | day 24 of One & Done
Wednesday, May 5
Before breakfast
-- Days 29-30 of Jump Start
-- 100 jump squats in total | part of day 26 of 100
Midday
-- Day 25 of Cardio & Abs
Afternoon
-- Day 9 of Pull-Up
-- Day 46 of Daily Dips
-- Days 1-4 of Ground Work/Abs
Anek
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"If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember Cedric Diggory."
Congrats on the challenge!!
Mianevem
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Thank you, @JCU, @Anek!
Sunday, May 17
Afternoon
-- Day 9 of Super Cut | lvl I
-- Days 28-29 of One & Done
Monday, May 18
D&D evening
Tuesday, May 19
Afternoon
-- 4x15 sit-ups | day 12 of Pull-Up
Wednesday, May 20
Late morning
-- Day 49 of Daily Dips
Thursday, May 21
Tabletop RPG evening: Vaesen this time.
Friday, May 22
This evening was for a birthday celebration of a friend. Nothing fancy, just meeting up in a pub to have some drinks. This was a more... traditional pub than the ones I prefer, by which I mean that the ladies at the bar would clearly have preferred if I just asked for shots of pálinka like the regular guests do instead of requiring them to dig up the ingredients of my chosen cocktail for the night.
Saturday, May 23
Spring meetup of the Hungarian Tolkien Society
Sunday, May 24
Spring meetup of the Hungarian Tolkien Society. Some of us went for a ~10 km hike on easy terrain. We met some kitties!
Afternoon
-- Technically Surviving | lvl I
Monday, May 25
Midday
-- Day 50 of Daily Dips
-- Days 9-10 of Ground Work/Abs
-- 5-Minute Filler
-- 4x15 sit-ups | day 14 of Pull-Up
-- Day 15 of Pull-Up
-- Day 51 of Daily Dips
Tuesday, May 26
Work, work, work
Wednesday, May 27
Before breakfast
-- Days 11-21 of Ground Work/Abs
Thursday, May 28
Office day + my first driving lesson! It was like an average first driving lesson. I didn't feel how much I was steering the car, I didn't feel at which point the clutch engaged, and I couldn't focus on everything I was supposed to focus on. But I didn't expect anything else, and my instructor is super nice and patient, so I have faith that I'll get the hang of it soon.
Friday, May 29
Before breakfast
-- Six O'Clock | lvl III
-- 4x12 goblet squats
-- 3x12 romanian deadlifts
Sunday, May 17
Afternoon
-- Day 9 of Super Cut | lvl I
-- Days 28-29 of One & Done
Monday, May 18
D&D evening
Tuesday, May 19
Afternoon
-- 4x15 sit-ups | day 12 of Pull-Up
Wednesday, May 20
Late morning
-- Day 49 of Daily Dips
Thursday, May 21
Tabletop RPG evening: Vaesen this time.
Friday, May 22
This evening was for a birthday celebration of a friend. Nothing fancy, just meeting up in a pub to have some drinks. This was a more... traditional pub than the ones I prefer, by which I mean that the ladies at the bar would clearly have preferred if I just asked for shots of pálinka like the regular guests do instead of requiring them to dig up the ingredients of my chosen cocktail for the night.
Saturday, May 23
Spring meetup of the Hungarian Tolkien Society
Sunday, May 24
Spring meetup of the Hungarian Tolkien Society. Some of us went for a ~10 km hike on easy terrain. We met some kitties!
Afternoon
-- Technically Surviving | lvl I
Monday, May 25
Midday
-- Day 50 of Daily Dips
-- Days 9-10 of Ground Work/Abs
-- 5-Minute Filler
-- 4x15 sit-ups | day 14 of Pull-Up
-- Day 15 of Pull-Up
-- Day 51 of Daily Dips
Tuesday, May 26
Work, work, work
Wednesday, May 27
Before breakfast
-- Days 11-21 of Ground Work/Abs
Thursday, May 28
Office day + my first driving lesson! It was like an average first driving lesson. I didn't feel how much I was steering the car, I didn't feel at which point the clutch engaged, and I couldn't focus on everything I was supposed to focus on. But I didn't expect anything else, and my instructor is super nice and patient, so I have faith that I'll get the hang of it soon.
Friday, May 29
Before breakfast
-- Six O'Clock | lvl III
-- 4x12 goblet squats
-- 3x12 romanian deadlifts
PetiteSheWolf
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awww, ginger cutie alert!
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Mianevem
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@PetiteSheWolf, and look between the two adults! There's a tiny Luna hiding in the shadow there! 
Sunday, May 31
Before breakfast
-- Watch Your Six | lvl I
Afternoon
-- 20 min walk
Late afternoon
-- 25 min walk
Monday, June 1
Before breakfast
-- 400 flutter kicks in total | day 30 of Cardio & Abs
I finally had a calm weekend, at home, alone, only the cat demanded my attention from time to time. On Saturday I did quite a bit of strength work. I don't have my notes for that day anymore, but there were mostly pull-ups, abs, and a little bit of lower body. And then, by the evening, I came down with a cold. It was lucky that I could afford spending the entire Sunday resting. My immune system must have been grateful for that, because I barely have any symptoms now. Though, after a busy Monday, it feels as if my body couldn't decide whether to raise its temperature or not. I hope I won't have fever at night: the worst part of it is not being able to hug my husband if I wake up in the middle of the night, because he feels too cold.
Sunday, May 31
Before breakfast
-- Watch Your Six | lvl I
Afternoon
-- 20 min walk
Late afternoon
-- 25 min walk
Monday, June 1
Before breakfast
-- 400 flutter kicks in total | day 30 of Cardio & Abs
I finally had a calm weekend, at home, alone, only the cat demanded my attention from time to time. On Saturday I did quite a bit of strength work. I don't have my notes for that day anymore, but there were mostly pull-ups, abs, and a little bit of lower body. And then, by the evening, I came down with a cold. It was lucky that I could afford spending the entire Sunday resting. My immune system must have been grateful for that, because I barely have any symptoms now. Though, after a busy Monday, it feels as if my body couldn't decide whether to raise its temperature or not. I hope I won't have fever at night: the worst part of it is not being able to hug my husband if I wake up in the middle of the night, because he feels too cold.
PetiteSheWolf
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Re-awww for mini-Luna! Oh, I should try to post pictures from her kittenhood.
Mianevem
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Please do, @PetiteSheWolf !!
I didn't have fever in the end, but I did have a cold for a few days. I didn't mind the excuse from socializing.
Yesterday was tiring: a lot of work, two hours worth of driving lesson (only my second one, because my instructor's life is a big pile of chaos. This time we temporarily switched to automatic transmission to give me time to get used to the traffic and to maneuvering the car, but in exchange for removing the difficulty of switching gears, my instructor took me to some trickier routes), then continuing work, then getting home and working some more on my side job. My mind couldn't really find rest at night, and today I'm barely functioning. Lucky that I have quite a bit of overtime in my time bank at work, so I can afford slacking off a bit today. Which I'm doing right now, in the middle of the day. Hence no notes of my workouts, as I can't access them right now. Well, I could if I really wanted, but there's not that much there anyway.
I didn't have fever in the end, but I did have a cold for a few days. I didn't mind the excuse from socializing.
Yesterday was tiring: a lot of work, two hours worth of driving lesson (only my second one, because my instructor's life is a big pile of chaos. This time we temporarily switched to automatic transmission to give me time to get used to the traffic and to maneuvering the car, but in exchange for removing the difficulty of switching gears, my instructor took me to some trickier routes), then continuing work, then getting home and working some more on my side job. My mind couldn't really find rest at night, and today I'm barely functioning. Lucky that I have quite a bit of overtime in my time bank at work, so I can afford slacking off a bit today. Which I'm doing right now, in the middle of the day. Hence no notes of my workouts, as I can't access them right now. Well, I could if I really wanted, but there's not that much there anyway.
Mianevem
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Wednesday, 10 June
Before breakfast
-- Bedtime Glutes
-- Day 56 of Daily Dips
-- Day 7 of Perfect Balance | lvl I
-- Day 8 of Perfect Balance | lvl III
-- Day 21 of Pull-Up
I don't think I'll do any other workouts today. I'll be home this evening, and I don't have any open tasks for my side job either. It's so rare that I don't have to do anything (or at least not urgently) that I try to cherish it until the next round of deadlines kick in.
And a question to you: if you found yourself at a small con-like event or faire where you had to listen to a 30-minute presentation related to Tolkien and his works, what topic would you like to hear about? I have trouble deciding what to prepare, and I don't trust that what I'm personally interested in will be fun for the visitors, too. I mean, those 7 people who listened to my 90-minute deep dive on the relations between the different cultures of Men in Middle-earth seemed to enjoy it back in March, but they were much more invested in the lore than what can be expected of my next audience.
Before breakfast
-- Bedtime Glutes
-- Day 56 of Daily Dips
-- Day 7 of Perfect Balance | lvl I
-- Day 8 of Perfect Balance | lvl III
-- Day 21 of Pull-Up
I don't think I'll do any other workouts today. I'll be home this evening, and I don't have any open tasks for my side job either. It's so rare that I don't have to do anything (or at least not urgently) that I try to cherish it until the next round of deadlines kick in.
And a question to you: if you found yourself at a small con-like event or faire where you had to listen to a 30-minute presentation related to Tolkien and his works, what topic would you like to hear about? I have trouble deciding what to prepare, and I don't trust that what I'm personally interested in will be fun for the visitors, too. I mean, those 7 people who listened to my 90-minute deep dive on the relations between the different cultures of Men in Middle-earth seemed to enjoy it back in March, but they were much more invested in the lore than what can be expected of my next audience.
PetiteSheWolf
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Personally, the impact of WWI on his writing is one topic I could think about, PTSD (Frodo), arm comaradry, and environmental consequences. Just a random thought.
Anek
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Bavaria, Germany
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"If the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember Cedric Diggory."
Maybe the relationship with his wife and how it inspired his works? And the various relationships in general?
Lady Celerity
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"..one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on.."
I've always been fascinated by Tolkien's linguistic abilities. The languages and written forms of them are amazing. Did he get his inspiration from any known languages? Is there a pronunciation guide somewhere?