Hemi semi demi squats

[st_aurafina]

Fucken plié squats, man. I don't do a full squat ever, so when I plié, I demi-plié. But when I plié with a kettlebell? I hemi-semi-demi that squat. It's like, my knees wobble, and that's it. That's the squat. And they scare me, because I expect pain every time, even though it doesn't hurt (anymore than it should).

I love my trainer, who can work me through a round of these hemi-semi-demi squats, know that I'm freaking terrified, and tell me that I did awesome at the end even if I only went down a couple of centimetres. "That's how you build strength!" she said.

So I keep doing it and my knees keep getting stronger, and that's the point.




Nano goes:


I went with fanfic, because I plain old ran out of time to plan the original fic properly. It's going okay? First week was wobbly, because things kept happening, but I'm on track now. For the time being.

W13 femslash for (belated) trope bingo: 5K
(How much fun is W13!! I love writing it! I had forgotten how much I love it.)
Sanctuary fic for (belated) trope bingo: 1K
Killjoys fic for for (belated) trope bingo: 2K
[Redacted fandom] for Yuletide treat: 8K
POI fic for no reason other than it pleases me: 3K

I didn't make the trope_bingo deadline, but I'll hopefully have something to post during the amnesty. I might even have a line. So that's a good thing.

I'm in the middle of the POI fic, that has somehow come out with Harold POV. Why? Why would I do this to myself? I'm not like Harold, and I know bugger all about computers, so I'm constantly having to look up terminology. This is why I like to write doctors and scientists. I can fake that stuff with some authenticity. Harold is a rod for my own back. (Still love him, though!)


My actual Yuletide prompt is a little intimidating but entirely doable. Just need some canon review. And some time for some canon review.

Comments

[congo]

Sanctuary fic! POI fic! KILLJOYS FIC!!! grabby hands

[st_aurafina]

ICON LOVE!

POI is my new ficcish love, I think.

[senmut]

O.o

you make bigger treats than I make gifts....

Keep rocking those words!

[st_aurafina]

you make bigger treats than I make gifts....

I didn't do it on purpose! It's just the way it came out - I obviously had a lot to say, IDK. But seriously, I am actually thinking it's a bit big for a treat? I'm not sure, I'll try to suss out if they're into long fic or not.

We can both keep rocking the words!

[alessandriana]

I gave someone an 18k treat last year, so I don't think 8k is particularly excessive. :)

[clare_dragonfly]

WH13 femslash yay! :D

[st_aurafina]

*icon love* Oh, HG, I love you!

It's so much fun to write!! I miss that show.

[yuuago]

It looks like you're doing great with the writing! *_* Good luck with finding time for the canon review. <3

[st_aurafina]

Yay, thank you! I did finally catch up my word count, which is a relief. The write-in actually helped a lot.

[adafrog]

Go you with the strengthening. I hear you on being afraid of the pain. My knees aren't great, either.

[lark_ascends]

Go you with the hemi-demi-semi plie squats. Building fitness is hard.