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29 LINES THAT MAKE YOU SMILE :)
1.. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't.
2.. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.
3.. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
4.. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
5.. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
6.. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me
7.. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
8.. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
9.. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are just missing.
10... Out of my mind. Back in five minutes .
11.. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
12.. God must love stupid people; He made so many.
13.. The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
14.. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
15.. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
16.. Being 'over the hill' is much better than being under it!
17.. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.
18 Procrastinate Now!
19.. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?
20.. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
21. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.
22.. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!
23..They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken.
24.. He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless DEAD.
25.. A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory.
26.. Ham and eggs...A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.
27.. The trouble with life is there's no background music. 28.. The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.
29... I smile because I don't know what the hell is going on.
I'm not gonna talk about how utterly stiff I was today during practice - it was quite depressing actually. Dunno why... Haven't slept so well recently, but lack of sleep doesn't usually interfere with my practice so much. Don't get me wrong, it was still wonderful to do my practice, but it bordered on painful up until Kapotasana.
When Sharath came up to help me in Supta Vajrasana I told him that I was really stiff today. I swear I thought he said, "did you drink yesterday?" although it may have been, "did you drink enough yesterday?" Regardless of what he said, I responded with a No, and allowed him to assist me in the posture. But I couldn't help but laugh inside as I thought to myself, "No Sharath I TRY to only indulge in my love of red wine on the weekends man!" Ha...
And let me tell you, when it came time for backbends I thought Sharath would surely cut me a little slack today, knowing I am tight and all, and perhaps even an alcholic ;) - but he didn't let up at all! I did my one, two, three dropbacks and then went down for the knees - even though it was obvious my pelvis was tighter than a 300 pound woman trying to fit in a pair of size 6 jeans, he insisted on moving my hands up to my quadriceps anyway....And while I nearly gasped for air today because the intensity was too much, Sharath simply said, "relax!" I swear I heard a muffled chuckle from someplace in space as he accomplished his goal of getting my hands to my quadriceps, and then stepped away as I straightened my legs - as if to say, "Good girl, see it is all mind over matter Krista." Fair Enough!
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So I'm super sad because Mona left today. We met up at Santosha for our final breakfast together. It was obvious she was really pretty sad to leave too - although I am sure she is ready to get back to her husband, son, and life in Hawaii. I'm sure gonna miss her though - I mean who am I gonna bike around town with now, and who's gonna sit in my house with no power by candlelight and share a bottle of red wine with me? ;(
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So here is the scoop on Melkote: It is one of the most gorgeous places I've had the absolute pleasure to visit! My friend Johnathan and I rode his motorcycle the 40 plus kilometers from Mysore to Melkote yesterday afternoon. The ride, in and of itself, was phenomenal! But it only got better once we arrived in Melkote. It's just nature - all around you. Such a beautiful and peaceful place. Since we were really short on time yesterday (it takes an hour to get there and an hour back and we only had three hours to spare in the day to hang out) we both decided we are gonna go back soon. I am stoked ;) Didn't take my camera as it was a bit of an unexpected ride, so when I return I'll be sure to take photos so you too can enjoy the majestic nature with me!
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Dance was wonderful - both Sindhu and I are astounded by my quick and solid grasp of new material. I've been on a roll the last week or so, and I'm hoping I continue - its new for me, to learn, digest, and perform structured dance moves. Never really had much of any training in dance in my life - just like to move - so it's been rather difficult to learn Odissi with any real speed or accuracy. But all seems to be changing, slowly but surely. And that makes me happy ;)
As you might be able to gather from the pictures, friday night was a blast! These are some of my long time friends here in Mysore; Edi, Kunal, Mujeeb, and Jolly - they ROCK! 
I'm not gonna talk about the fact that I woke up late again today!!! Holy Cow man my alarm has become a useless piece of poooooooo........ Thank goodness there is some sort of alarm clock built into me own body, albiet one that likes the snooze button ;) Today I woke up ever so softly thinking, "hmmm wonder if it's close to 3:30am yet?" So I rolled over and looked at my phone. "SHIT!" It was 4:30am, which means it was 4:45am shala time, which is exactly when my arse is supposed to be putting my mat down on the floor and starting my sun salutations... I thought for a second that maybe I should not go, not show my face late...Then I decided that I didn't care if Sharath called me out for being late, I needed my practice today man...So I jumped up and got out the door and to the shala as quickly as my feet could carry me. And wouldn't you know that when I arrived there was only one spot left, right by the front door, and it just so happened that Sharath was walking from the office to the stage to do the opening mantra - and he used my spot as a path! Now he didn't say a word to me, and I feel as though he must understand these things you know - but he also didn't help me with one single posture today - as if to say, "I am not speaking to you today Krista!" I can handle that, after all I definitely deserve it! But I will tell ya that I still had a ROCKIN practice today - so good in fact that I could barely muster the energy to walk back to my house from the shala.....ahhhhh how sweet ;)
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My mom always sends me these forwards - some are really inspirational, some really sweet, some really funny, and some are - well - just - like this one ;)
The wisdom of Larry the cable guy......
1. A day without sunshine is like night.
2. On the other hand, you have different fingers.
3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
4. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
5. Remember, half the people you know are below average.
6. He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
7. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
8. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets The cheese in the trap.
9. Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have.
10. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
11. Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.
12. If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.
13. How many of you believe in psycho-kinesis? Raise my hand.
14. OK, so what's the speed of dark?
15. When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
16. Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.
17. How much deeper would the ocean be without sponges?
18. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
19. What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?
20. Why do psychics have to ask you your name?
21. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, 'What the heck happened?'
22. Just remember -- if the world didn't suck, we would all fall off.
23. Light travels faster than sound.. That's why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
24. Life isn't like a box of chocolates . it's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your butt tomorrow.
First off, let me just say I'm alright :) - Sorry I've not been on top of zee blog the last week - been uber busy with life here in Mysore guys ;) but thanks for all the really caring emails! And just remember you can email me whenever you want to, not only when you start having withdrawals from your daily dose of 'heres the scoop' ;) Just kidding, but seriously though....
Guruji's Birthday was a blast...and so was the whole weekend ;) Went out with friends and danced the night away on Saturday. That's right, I said it, danced the NIGHT away ;) Literally....The music was so delicious I didn't stop moving for a good four hours ...Now thats my kinda night!
Now, now don't take offense to the photo's profanity, I am posting b/c I think its funny - so you should laugh too ;)
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Now here is the scoop on today's practice: OMG can you say JUICY ;) Oh yeah, uh huh, that's right, ok ;) Simply delicious! BUT, I never would have imagined I would have one of the most intensiely euphoric practices of my entire life today given the way my morning started
I had gone out last night to see Hancock - YES - I too was like, "no way that flick is here in Mysore for lil ole me to go see - get outta here!" But its true and I went to enjoy a little American cinematic pleasure - You know its the little things that bring so much joy! Anyway, I got home late and got to bed late and - guess what - that's right - I woke up late too :( Don't know why but my alarm didn't go off this morning - so by the grace of Vishnu I woke up at 4:15am to go for a pee ;) and when I looked at the clock I jolted from the bed and rushed like nobodys business to get myself oriented and out the door. I felt as though I were completely out of touch with reality as I walked to the shala and realized I'd left the house naked!
Ok, I'm totally kidding about the naked part ;) HA....But I was not at all awake or ready for an intense second series yoga practice...That is until I got on my mat and started floating through never never land. Although I didn't have much sleep my body and mind were spot on focus and my sweat drenced body seemed to be dancing alone with my breathe for over 90 minutes of pure, blissful moving meditation. Oh you have no idea how incredibly amazing my entire practice felt...It's days like these that make everything else so worthwhile. I hope that you too will enjoy a phenomenal practice next time you step on your mat!
Ta ta for now ;)
We held Bakasana A for so long my entire body was quivering...and how I was able to jump into and hold Bakasana B is beyond me...but I sure did have a smile on my sweat drenched face when we reached Bharadvajasana ;) Although my heart rate didn't slow at all I was able to begin regaining my breath, that is until we reached Pincha Mayurasana...And Karandavasana...As always we all did the posture together and then many of us waited for Sharath to come over and help us again in the asana...
Once Sharath got me in it, lifted my feet and let me drop down to Chaturanga, I inhaled to up dog, exhaled to down dog, and quickly grabbed my mat and Mysore rug and headed to the back of the room to begin my finishing sequence....As I walked to the back of the room I heard, "Krista you come do one more!" Now you know I should have been excited - but that wasn't the feeling overwhelming me today as I slowly brought myself back to my spot in the shala, put down my mat and got into chaturanga to wait for everyone to take Mayurasana. Instead, I felt a bit uncomfortable...I didn't expect to get Mayurasna anytime soon and especially not in led second series class today! I quickly let go of my thoughts and just followed along as we made our way into and out of Mayurasana. 
Boy do I suck at that pose ;) Seriously man.... Sharath came over and held my legs up for me because it was OBVIOUS I could not hold them up myself. He kept telling me to lift my head, lift my head... 
