Gym!

Got to the gym today, for the first time in over two weeks, and the second in over three. I weigh 288, the same as when I last worked out, but I’ve gained back the couple of pounds I’d lost in the meantime. My strength doesn’t seem to have degraded; I was able to pick up all my weight routines at the same levels I left off, and I even added a little weight to my second rep on the military press. Came home, had a banana about fifteen minutes ago, a big glass of brewed iced tea (with a little sugar), might have a cup of yogurt if I’m still hungry in, say, another ten minutes. Mood seems pretty good. Time to scrape my head and shower.

The Monogon

I wrote this the other night, inspired by a comment hanging off of one of holyoutlaw’s recent posts. I decided to let it marinate on my hard drive for a day or two, in the hope that I could make it a bit less awkward (that “vap’rous” in line 10 really clashes with the overall tone), but it doesn’t look like it’s going to get any better. Hey, I don’t think I’ve written a sonnet since high school.

The monogon has but a single side,
Drawn from one point to some more distant place.
Extended through imaginary space,
This segment from its distant end will hide.
And thus its mere existence is denied
From far end, where it seems not to exist.
While near end is unable to resist
Its pull and push, however rough the ride.
The far end, in whose view the half a side
Seems vap’rous as the root of minus one,
Is not to blame for damage that’s been done
By drawing lines with phantoms for a guide.
So plot your lines with x’es and with y’s,
And do not draw your shapes with only i’s.