H.O.T. and lovin’ it!

Yeah I have to admit, I actually quite like this insanely hot weather – well, maybe I should rephrase that and say that I don’t mind it, and much prefer it to the cold.  I’m sure I would probably think differently if I didn’t have reverse cycle air conditioning however.  Anyway, Melbourne was great – I loved walking the streets in the heat.  We had a $1000 win on blackjack on the Thursday night so I figured I was able to have a little bit of a shopping spree – I bought a really cute dress from Bardot, and a couple of tops, a denim mini and another dress from Forever New.  Had a look in Lorna Jane but couldn’t find anything I liked.  I don’t know about anyone else but I think she has lost the plot a bit with the slogan singlets.  There are WAY too many of them, including some really stupid ones in my opinion.

Because we had such a nice win on the Thursday night we thought we would go to Crown again the next night – and also because it was probably the coolest place to be.  I already had a good start to building up my pile of chips again, and next thing the lights went out!  Uh oh!!  But, back up generator kicked in and off we went again (all the pokies and electronic stuff stayed dead, just the card tables restarted).  About 10 mins later it completely blacked out!!  The casino was in pitch blackness, and so we went for a bit of a wander, to get a drink and see what was going on.  It started to heat up pretty quickly without the a/c on too.  Waiters were walking around offering patrons glasses of ice water.  I used it to drench myself with to keep cool.  We started to wonder if we were going to be able to exchange our chips for cash before leaving.  Next thing the evacuation siren started going off!  Funny, but nobody moved!!   We (obviously) figured we should get the hell out of there so we headed towards the exit.  By the time we got there, hoards of people were also leaving.  It was really quite insane.  Outside there were people everywhere!  Some traffic lights were down, and apparently the city loop stopped running for awhile too with lots of train travellers stranded at Flinders Street.   It really seems ridiculous that the state can’t handle a few hot days without things falling to pieces.

So anyway, we still have $300 worth of casino chips in our possession!!

Ok, training yesterday was awesome – even in 44 degree heat.  Chest and rear delts.  I benched my body weight minus a kilo for a couple of sets of 2.  So, I was up at bloody 5am this morning, what what reason I do not know.  Not really enough sleep the last couple of days.  But, I needed to be up pretty early to get cardio out of the way before it got too hot.  I went just after 7am, taped my knee up first, then did a warm up, some short sprints, rest, moderate cardio (walked home then to supermarket!) then longer hard intervals while carrying my groceries!  Total of about 50 mins.  I had to get my fresh dates and other stuff for breaky – carb day today!!  Tonight I am making spaghetti carbonara – a ‘healthy’ version.  Only small amounts of cheese and cream involved but it’s oh so good! 

Skin folds down very slightly – which I am happy about because I wasn’t expecting them to be.  Upper body stayed relatively the same, and some dropped off my legs so that’s what I am looking for.  My weight is staying in the 116′s but I’m looking harder and leaner through the chest and midsection, and my legs/hips are starting to move too.

So I’ve booked my airfare to Melbourne on 21st Feb for Mike Robertson’s seminar.  Can’t believe Qantas charge a 10% fee to use a visa card – that is robbery!!  I’ve had a few enquiries about training sessions/consults while I’m down there so will tee something up with these people soon as I figure out my flight back.

Today is leg day   It will be interesting to see what I can do with this knee.  I will train strapped, and I will get there early to do a decent warm up.  Ok, time for another coffee I think, but this will be number 3 for the day which is probably one too many.  Lunch today is going to be cherry and light cream cheese oat pancakes