WORKOUT SESSION: OSTRANYENIE

March 22, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
OK, class! Grab your sack lunch and get on the bus. We're taking a field trip into the unknown. There's Rod Serling up ahead by that signpost. Stop and give him a ride, or at least a high five. Then grab a pencil and a sheet of paper. They still make those; you may or may not have them. If not, pull up to your digital rectangle and make clicking no...
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WORKOUT SESSION: URBEX

March 08, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
POP QUIZ (multiple choice): URBEX is a) a gastrointestinal malady evidenced by excessive burping b) the invisible tenth planet of the solar system c) urban exploration d) religious ecstasy e) none of the above Condolences if you suffer from urbex of the gastrointestinal tract. There's a pill for that. URBEX, if you guessed correctly,...
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WORKOUT SESSION: ROT PLATEAU

February 23, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
Learning any art form is a roller coaster with steep learning curves, precipitous confidence drops, and lots of plateaus where nothing seems to be working. Everyone I know goes through these stages so it must be normal. The ups and downs are easily explained but the plateaus are tougher to grapple with. They can be flat and dry where nothing eve...
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WORKOUT SESSION: FOURTEEN

February 09, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
Strap in - it's time for a speed round! You have 14 days to complete 14 assignments. Don't panic - it's easier than it sounds. Or go ahead and panic. Panic is a good motivator. Let's call it a scavenger hunt, of sorts. Every item is something we've touched on in one way or another in previous assignments. It's a good excuse to revisit some of...
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WORKOUT SESSION: ON EDGE

January 26, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
Phzzzzzttttttt!!! You know that electric fence taste you get in your teeth when you're on a rickety wooden roller coaster, right at the apex, just before the slow click clack becomes a metal-on-metal screech and you are screaming but no one can hear you, hurtling straight down to your certain death, and you hit that first turn and think your sto...
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