Originally a Comment in Angie's Journal

[rinue]

I had a dream last night in which I took a bullet to the gut because I stepped in front of Obama when someone tried to assasinate him. I did it totally without thinking, and it seemed like the most natural thing in the world. I can't remember a time before this when I've looked at a politician - or anyone really - and thought "this guy is more important to the world than I am." In the dream, it was just reflex, and I was a little amused and happy, like "will you look at that. I did the right thing there, and how funny that it was right." We were on the sidewalk at DFW.

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[tommx.livejournal.com]

I'd take a bullet for you, just so you know.

Of course, that's not exactly plan A.

[rinue.livejournal.com]

I think plan A in most cases is "release the hyenas." And then, if that fails, I go to plan B, which is "create a time machine, go back, and release more hyenas."

My favorite is plan F, in which I am faster than a speeding bullet and shoot lasers from my eyes.

If it ever comes to plan X-Million and you get shot, I will try to absorb your consciousness and allow it to live on as a subersonality until I can build some kind of array from which it can run the universe.

Thank you.

[tommx.livejournal.com]

The chances of anyone getting past the hyenas is so far fetched as not even to be worth contemplating. (I fitted them with lasers)

I expect that when my time comes (assuming you live longer than I will), either you will absorb my consciousness, or it will go to a holding area until it can be reunited with yours so we can go on to create a new body for ourselves that will be the superbeing required to not merely run, but reform the universe into something even more extraordinary than it is already.

And there will be lots of sorbet!

[rinue.livejournal.com]

You know, I was just thinking about sorbet! Specifcally, Val and I are having a birthday party tonight, and I was thinking it would be great to have ice cream floats, only instead of ice cream, lime sherbet, and instead of root beer, ginger ale. That stuff is so good when it's hot out.

[tommx.livejournal.com]

It's also lighter than regular ice cream and thus happymaking.

How are those push ups coming along by the way?

[rinue.livejournal.com]

Badly. SO badly. I've kind of been out of it for a week because I had/have a mild head cold which made plank position really unpleasant. And immediately before that, I seemed to be getting worse every time (probably because I was coming down with the cold). So I don't know where I stand now. Also, I have hardwood floors, and they make everything harder because I can't dig in my toes.

I'll get there eventually, though. And then I will push up the world.

[tommx.livejournal.com]

be patient with yourself and do what you can. I know exactly what you mean about feeling like you get worse every time. Even recently, there have been times I'd assume the position and feel as if I had someone standing on my back.

I actually don't mind the hard wood floors, but that's probably because I got used to them in karate.

Some things you might try:

Knee push ups. It may seem like the wimps way out, but you can always use those to build yourself up to the real thing.

Try not going all the way down. Maybe like a half push up. I had to do that for a while, and it was still very much a challenge.

Don't do them too slowly. If you go too slow, your arms will tire quickly. Neither go too fast, as the same may happen. Find a good rhythm.

If you can't do many at one time, then figure out how many you can do, and do a few sets of those. Over time, they will get easier.

Bear in mind, when I first started doing push ups for exercise as an adult, I could barely do 5.

Being sick certainly doesn't help, so I sympathize. However, I expect one day I will be walking along, and feel the ground suddenly drop a few feet from beneath my feet. When that happens, I will know you have pushed the world up (relative to your position of course since up doesn't actually exist in space)

[rinue.livejournal.com]

relative to your position of course since up doesn't actually exist in space

This is the next thing I intend to work on: convincing NASA that all cosmic navigation should be given relative to me. I'm thinking I'll use the old "we need hard standards!" technique.

[tommx.livejournal.com]

That ties in very well with my idea of enforcing fixed-do solfege relative to the tone of my voice when I say my own name.

[rinue.livejournal.com]

That would be so convenient any time you needed to tune your guitar, although I suppose it would disadvantage the brass instruments somewhat.

[tommx.livejournal.com]

That's their hard luck. Besides, with enough breath support, all things are possible.