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do that to me one more time

where am I?

My attempt to become one with the home workout continued w/ my juggling four DVDs at once, incorporating old computer, tv, laptops, anything to keep from being distracted, in spite of which, it took me a day of off and on to get through these bad boys. I have complete admiration for people who can get through a workout at home in one go. 

I picked up the DVDs at the library, randomly mixed in the non-fiction section with the likes of Autism, the Musical; Kiki & Herb Live at the Knitting Factory; Civics and Citizenship; Having your Baby! Lamaze Prepared Childbirth and Firefighters and other Life-Saving Heroes. I was tempted to include in my minutes the walk to the library and back (no). Even better would have been to follow SW protocol and mash them up, as w/ Glee, but I'd run out of media devices and only got as far as the fantasy mashup, anything to keep in the workout zone:

1. MTV Yoga : The Addams Family : The Wizard of Oz 

"MTV presents a fresh approach to the traditional yoga workout." Coulda fooled me. Except for the David Barton shabby Victorian interiors I could have sworn I was at Crunch! Kristin McGee, Jess Mr. Yummy. It felt like everybody was there, downward dogging down the all roads lead to the Jivamukti vinyasa. One drawback, ironically, was the music, an ill-fitted techno drone. Could have used Brad Roberts to make it complete and potentially in the realm of a SW Production. 39 minutes

2. David Carradine presents Shaolin Strength Training : Kill Bill :  Rockstar 

"The Hung style is based on the movements of the crane and the tiger." Is it just me or does trying to do these martial arts things basically feel like trying to be a video game character? Like speaking in a foreign language works better when you try to speak with the foreign accent. Could not quite get it when David kept instructing to use "dynamic tension," i.e., using your own arm/leg resistance in lieu of weights. I felt like an impostor. 27 minutes 

3. Biggest Loser-The Workout-Bootcamp : Rocky

Confession: I have never seen The Biggest Loser, and I don't think the show really registered until I saw the news exposés about it being a sham. That said, I love this video! Does Trainer Bob always start out with "Are You Ready? You Bet You Are!" I pushed, I sweated, I cursed, I gaped at the blubber porn, and that was only on the week one level! Shit! 25 minutes.

3. Shiva Rea Radiant Heart Yoga : The Big Lebowski 

For starters, coming to this I assumed Shiva Rea was a guy. Let me start over. A few years ago I don't think I would have had anything to do with this kind of perpetual sunrise, Tantric twisting, blowing in the wind, and "bowing to your inner fire." Maybe relocating to California has affected me more than I like to think. 32 minutes