May 30, 2003
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it hurts, it burns, i shake. i persevere. muscles strained until striations dance under the skin. i can feel my meat separating from my bones. i focus. i breathe. i move, vertigo and fatigue wash me out in waves. still i move. still i move. arms twine like serpents. flexed to the failure point. i tremble. i move. i focus.
this is the war i wage; my will versus my ego.
this is the confrontation and evaluation of my self.
this is how i vivisect and eviscerate.
this is struggle.
fuck you. focus.
one minute and ten seconds down. one minute and fifty seconds to go.
thirty repetitions down. seventy repetitions to go.
24 days down. one hundred and seventy six to go.
i will do it.
no.
i am doing it.
Comments (25)
First comment!
Relatively good… although I am still trying to figure out what is being described in this entry… I apologize for my simple mind…
No, wait… not relatively good… wtf was I thinking…
So good I don’t know what it means.
Yeah.
I enjoyed it, but I also have no clue what it’s about. Simple mind here, too, I suppose.
poetry inspired by a workout? oh your boundless imagination Richard!
you’ve described *insert uncooth personal sexual reference here* perfectly!
176 to go…i have a little less than 3 months to go … considering coding some kind of count down timer…
You should see a doctor for that burning… I hear they have some GREAT creams for that kinda stuff.. ;o) The burning and itching should go away in a few days!
I dig the overlapping motif of perpetual motion/ intervals of time…nice little addendum to your previous post, too.
In fact, I like this so much, I have nothing witty or sarcastic to say. Huh.
Oh wait, I almost typed the phrase “thrusting forward,” but decided against it. Mmm, thrusting, dirty.
Go BAY-BEEEE!
i like your page.. its very creative.. i just wanted to leave you with some props..
Dude, I’m not real familiar with Florida law…but I’m fairly certain what you’re doing…it sounds illegal. Best not to try this on the Interstate…you know.
That’s how Gymkata started.
Mmm meat. . . .
I need to rehydrate, now.
Erm, you are doing… what exactly?
if it takes that much effort to urinate, you should really see a doctor.
Wow, all the witty comments are taken, so here are the eProps…
*PONDER*
Good for you for sticking with whatever it is that you’re doing. It’s bound to be good for you. And, hey, maybe you can inspire some of us lesser-willed individuals out there at the same time.
harsh.
Gotta love the words eviscerate and vivisect…not only in the same post but in the same sentence.
I knew it…I frickin’ knew it. That crazy bastard has gone and hurt himself in some sort of extreme, experimental Tai-Bo-esque excercise routine.
And you better be hurt…the only acceptable excuse for not keeping up the bloggage.
Another good thing for bloggage, bran. Really.
[: wow... incitive poem
just wondering around xanga and somehow ended up here. you have a really cool page!
:: very cool site u got there richard!
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Ouch!
Good things come to those who wait, Richard. Oh GOD how fucking trite was that? Gimme a break, its only 7:30 and Ive not had coffee yet.
I said come.
Rarrrgh!