TV rec

Someone recced the drama Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty (thread) and not going to lie, that looks like something I'd be into. Historical setting + mystery investigation = yes!!! Doubly so if there are cool costumes, like in this case.

I see that it's available on Viki. I'll have to see if I can find time to watch it. There are 48 episodes, so while it's quite an investment, it's still not as much as NiF or ROP.

[Edit] Found another rec here. I really should check it out....

Exercise

Man, is the Promare soundtrack ever good for exercise music. I went for a nice, long, relaxing walk this morning, and that kept me going better than the audiobooks I've been listening to lately.

I headed down to an area that's on an incline - most of where I live is flat, but there's one part about 40 minutes away that's on a hill. The slope starts off gentle, so you don't really notice that you're going downward until you're at the bottom of it and looking up and thinking, "Well, fuck, I'm going to have to go up there if I want to get back, aren't I".

For a while now I've been using a treadmill on the incline, but doing it outside is a lot better, because it's much gentler on my body - I can only go as hard and as fast as the geography and my own body will allow. With the machine, I sometimes get carried away and push myself too far, and if I'm not careful, my joints really pay for it. Plus... y'know. Sunshine and fresh air is nice.

Today was kind of cold, which worked in my favour. Not many people around. I'm going to continue to try getting out before 10AM - the earlier the better. Especially as it starts to get warmer.

Originally, I started all this "working out on an incline" business because of my Norway trip. I did inform my friend that I live in a mostly-flat place - she asked if I wanted to hike up to Preikestolen, and unfortunately I had to give a flat-out NO because I know that I am not physically capable of a hike like that. She did come up with a more newbie-friendly alternative, but I'm still so worried that I'll end up being one of those dumbass tourists who takes on more than they can handle. So. Exercise. Yes.

I've been trying not to think about my Norway trip too much. I haven't cancelled it yet. But things are pretty uncertain right now. Too early to decide on anything. And... I haven't been keeping up with the status of things in Norway right now, because I know that if I do go looking, then I'll get obsessive about it, and it'll stress/distress me. For the same reason, I've been taking in only minimal information about Canada.

But... if I do have to postpone, and push it to 2021, it won't be the end of the world. It'll be a whole additional year that I can spend on exercising to get in shape for hiking with my friend, and a whole extra year to practice Norwegian too!