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Yesterday in aerial silks class, there were only two of us, so I got my own silk the whole time. We were working hard! We worked on bicycle climbs, opposite-side knee hook hip keys, hip keys from the air, and starting learning the beginning wrap of a "Peter Pan." I don't know yet what a Peter Pan is, but I was more of a dead Wendy bird. I've been working on knee hooks for, oh, two-ish years. They are hard, because, you know, there's all your body weight, and it's supported by your knee. So right now I'm building up to it by starting from the ground. One of my next strength hurdles is being able to get my butt over my head in the air, and then hook my knee and hold on for God and Country. Oof. Onward, with baby steps to the big guns.

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I'm doing a really good job of training Buffin on how to train me. He told me to do a wall sit, and then immediately pretended we were having a tea party, raised pinkies and all. I didn't even have to instigate the make-believe this time! When we weren't having a tea party, and when I wasn't flirting with all of the other trainers, we were doing hamstring curls, leg presses, lat pull-downs, and a motherload of deadlifts at 135lbs. Fraidy watched the deadlifts for awhile, which I enjoyed because I could show off my new pink weightlifting wraps. At the end, Buffin told me to do stair runs. I thought he was joking. He was not joking. Then I rearranged all the pictures on the trainer board so all my favorite gym boyfriends were on the same side. Trainer Mike yelled at me for moving his picture - I think he thinks if his picture is in the middle of the two boards it makes him cooler, but it does not. After I left the gym, the trainer board caused quite a bit of drama because they were all arguing over the order I arranged them in, and what it meant about who is my favorite. I like to keep the boys guessing.

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Friday's aerial silks class was my dress rehearsal with BritBrit, my blowup doll. We tried out our matching outfits and were ready to rock.

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I got a new inflatable aerial partner. This one came in a Britney Spears box (her predecessor came in a Pamela Anderson box) so I'm calling her BritBrit. It's actually a big dream of mine to perform with Britney Spears, so I'm checking this off on my bucket list. BritBrit works great, and I bought her a shiny gold leotard for Saturday's performance. I wish I had about 3 more chances to rehearse. It is rough rehearsing two new aerial acts to debut in the same weekend. I feel a little underprepared, but it's not like I'm performing at Carnegie Hall, so I'm sure it'll turn out fine.

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May 1st is my birthday, and also my FOURTH anniversary with Social Workout. I took aerial silks class, and then got my hair did, threw on a tiara and saw Cinderella on Broadway. Best 3rd-grade themed birthday party ever! It's also my Jesus Year (which means I'm 33, the same age as Jesus was when he died) and so in the spirit of living while I'm alive, I am doing one new thing that I have never done before, every day.

Also, because reflection is important to personal growth, here is my first post on Social Workout, when I thought walking around and buying jewelry was a workout. Oh, grasshopper, how far we've come. http://blog.socialworkout.com/2009/05/01/omg-im-so-famous-and-soon-be-fit