So one thing I've learned today: milk and workouts do NOT mix. Yes i'm sure there was some old wives' tale speaking of such maladies... but they hath not fallen on my ears! Horrible old english aside, went to work out today after drinking some milk (dwindling resources in my fridge) and although i had an hour downtime between the two activities i got the BIGGEST side cramp of my life. and this ain't no walk in the park training. it's some serious boot camp style conditioning. needless to say that incident alone has put me off milk for a long long time. i shudder at the sight of cows.
which brings me to my next point. i am at a crossroads in terms of diet. originally when i started this blog i made the choice to "wean animal product from my diet." i don't know... after typing it the cause for concern seems less. my issue was with the current content of my fridge and also the fact that we human beings have both sets of teeth (hence omnivore status) it begs the question if we should really not be eating meat. but i don't want to slip up and then fall on the "oh well, we do have canines," excuse. it sounds corny but i'm sticking to it: if i really wanted to follow the tenants of what wonder woman means to me, vegetarianism would be part of it. I'm not a huge meat eater, really don't fancy chicken a lot, and obviously milk is no longer on my radar of potential...things to eat. fish i do like... the whole sushi thing would be an issue for me. but i have to be honest. not eating meat for a while has really morphed my food perception. like ribs and chicken and all that stuff isn't really that appetizing to me anymore. i was a ribs girl. fo sho, friend. love me ribs. actually i think it's the sauce. i believe bbq sauce goes on EVERYTHING (desserts with exception). but now? if there is a veggie alternative i go for that. not just because of this challenge i've set for myself, but because the veggie alternative just sounds more appealing to me. i don't know. i had milk today (i repeat because it was that alarming to me that my body could reject something so quickly) had fish two days ago as well as egg... i'll have to sleep on it. although looking at what i've written, it's pretty obvious what i'm leaning towards.
so why the title of this blog if the majority of it is about food. well one quality of WW is standing up for what she believes in, even though at times she may be at odds with the world. and, when necessary, standing up for her friends. in the comics one of WW's most steadfast friends is Superman. They age pretty much at the same rate and thus have had a very long friendship in the DC world. in fact in every book i've read they'd never fancy a go at each other because when you know someone that long there is no point, you don't want to pursue that avenue cuz you just know to much about them (yeah yeah bring up Kingdom Come but that was stand alone and you know it).
having just moved in and having my own dvd player for the very first time you can expect that my dvd/ blu ray collection is very very small... which it is. i don't watch much, only when doing laundry or cleaning, but if i can't find anything on tv i figure it's easier to pop in a disc for background noise. Well one gift my sister got me for my birthday was a "Superman" blu-ray collection. I popped in number two because i like it the best. and you know what? they can remake the crap out of the live action movie but EVERYONE knows no actor will ever don the blue suit and red cape like Chris Reeve. the man was magic. soooooo lame, true, but honestly! he is on that screen and the first thing that pops into my head even after how many times i've seen it (four?) is "it could happen." and that's when you know you have the right fit, when a person filling the boots of a fictional character steps out and immediately time stands still. just for that brief moment disbelief is truly suspended. that's what Mr. Reeve did. That's what he started.
So i got to scouring the internet looking for some inspirational C.Reeve wallpaper for my desktop and i hit something that sent me to his foundation. and i was and still am deeply moved by that. because it's one thing to play a hero, but to carry that symbolism into activism, to make the fictional hero you are a real one? speechless. truly speechless. the loss of both he and his wife was so unfair and yet they live on through something i don't expect either one of them could have expected: a true legacy.
so i have decided that what i believe in is not only helping my fellow man but let's face it, WW always had Superman's back. They have means to donate and fundraise and since september is national spinal cord injury awareness month, i think the sooner the better.
imma brainstorm. i already have a few ideas...
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