Thursday, May 24, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
My Love-Hate Relationship with Technology
I have not posted in nearly TWO months! Not the way to keep a blog going, for sure! Unfortunately, technology was against me and my computer motherboard decided to up and die on me. Hey, guess what? Computers don't run without a motherboard! (Well, duh...)
So, between one repair and another (not just my motherboard decided to fail me!), I finally was able to get all the pieces and parts and components, and memory, and cables, and video cards, and power supplies to operate at the same time and I am back amongst the land of computer-dom!
I actually love technology...except when I don't, which is when it fails me when I need it most. Similarly, I love working out and exercising, but my body sometimes fails me too if I don't give it enough rest or TLC. Fortunately, I don't hate my body, but at the same time, occasionally, I will try to do something that I SHOULD be able to do, or that I USED to be able to do and, I can't (a jump spinning side kick, for example). Even with all the technological and medicinal advances in the world, sometimes, you just aren't able to do something even when you feel that you have to do it.
My cousin and I are in the middle of training for a Ramblin' Rose Women's Only Triathlon. We're making slow but steady progress, yet even with all the high tech arch supports in our cushioned shoes and our tech-shirts and our special wicking bike shorts, we still sometimes end up with sore feet, soggy, smelly shirts, and chapped rear ends. While I can't say that part is FUN, it's all a part of the process. Of having to struggle through a sucky workout or push through when you don't really wanna. Come race day, I expect that there will be pitfalls, but I fully 100% expect to finish. Over-confident I am not. But I do believe in the process of training and working towards a goal. The bottom line is that technology can make things easier in some ways, but if you've never gotten a blister on a long run, then you haven't really experienced training!
In karate, the same is also true. I can honestly say that not much has changed for our karate school and technology is often only outside the dojo. Research and better methods of doing things- fueling our bodies, for example- has helped us, but not much has changed in terms of the uniforms we train in (white gi and pants) and the fact that we train in bare feet. I admit to wearing a pair of tech UnderArmor shorts or a tech t-shirt under my gi, but if I don't, I don't really notice it that much. (Ladies, you'll understand when I say that the shorts help a lot with modesty....drawstring karate pants have a tendency to gape open and show too much on the side for my comfort!)
While I have not been happy about my enforced "computer vacation," I do realize that for every good thing that we rely on, there is a negative aspect when you have to be without it! Will I have abandon technology? Heck, no! I wouldn't be able to post my thoughts and share with so many people about some of my passions! Not only that, but my friends would probably get a bit annoyed with me if I wrote down my thoughts long-hand and then passed out copies for them to read! This way seems a lot less intrusive!
So, between one repair and another (not just my motherboard decided to fail me!), I finally was able to get all the pieces and parts and components, and memory, and cables, and video cards, and power supplies to operate at the same time and I am back amongst the land of computer-dom!
I actually love technology...except when I don't, which is when it fails me when I need it most. Similarly, I love working out and exercising, but my body sometimes fails me too if I don't give it enough rest or TLC. Fortunately, I don't hate my body, but at the same time, occasionally, I will try to do something that I SHOULD be able to do, or that I USED to be able to do and, I can't (a jump spinning side kick, for example). Even with all the technological and medicinal advances in the world, sometimes, you just aren't able to do something even when you feel that you have to do it.
My cousin and I are in the middle of training for a Ramblin' Rose Women's Only Triathlon. We're making slow but steady progress, yet even with all the high tech arch supports in our cushioned shoes and our tech-shirts and our special wicking bike shorts, we still sometimes end up with sore feet, soggy, smelly shirts, and chapped rear ends. While I can't say that part is FUN, it's all a part of the process. Of having to struggle through a sucky workout or push through when you don't really wanna. Come race day, I expect that there will be pitfalls, but I fully 100% expect to finish. Over-confident I am not. But I do believe in the process of training and working towards a goal. The bottom line is that technology can make things easier in some ways, but if you've never gotten a blister on a long run, then you haven't really experienced training!
In karate, the same is also true. I can honestly say that not much has changed for our karate school and technology is often only outside the dojo. Research and better methods of doing things- fueling our bodies, for example- has helped us, but not much has changed in terms of the uniforms we train in (white gi and pants) and the fact that we train in bare feet. I admit to wearing a pair of tech UnderArmor shorts or a tech t-shirt under my gi, but if I don't, I don't really notice it that much. (Ladies, you'll understand when I say that the shorts help a lot with modesty....drawstring karate pants have a tendency to gape open and show too much on the side for my comfort!)
While I have not been happy about my enforced "computer vacation," I do realize that for every good thing that we rely on, there is a negative aspect when you have to be without it! Will I have abandon technology? Heck, no! I wouldn't be able to post my thoughts and share with so many people about some of my passions! Not only that, but my friends would probably get a bit annoyed with me if I wrote down my thoughts long-hand and then passed out copies for them to read! This way seems a lot less intrusive!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)