The quest for Bakasana: Day 1

Over the last three weeks, I’ve gotten back into yoga in a big way. I do 3 classes a week, and try to practise at home where I can.

But one move has always eluded me… the wretched Bakasana.

This is what it looks like:

I first started doing yoga (well, it was Body Balance) in 2004. That was when I first encountered the Bird Pose/ Crow Pose/ Bakasana. It was utterly beyond me. Through all the gyms I’ve joined in the intervening time (I’m on gym no. 5 now), and all the different yoga/Body balance classes I’ve taken, I’ve never yet managed to master Bakasana.

But no more! I shall do it! I shall! I have been going to yoga very regularly, and I have a fantastic teacher. AND, I have discovered youtube instructional videos devoted solely to bakasana. I will learn. Soon, that photo it in the blog will be me!

Stay tuned.

PS Check this one out:

I would KILL to be able to do that. And I shall!

Ezra Klein

Meet Ezra Klein.

This is him:

He has a blog.  You can read it here.
Ezra is exactly 78 days older than me.  He was born May 9, 1984.  I was born July 26, 1984 (I know you can count, but I thought I’d save you the time.)  Consequently, reading EK’s blog makes me feel like a massive underachiever.

He is a staff writer for The American Prospect, and has published in the Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, The Guardian, Slate and heap of other impressive publications.

Ezra is very smart, articulate, and is rather fond of cooking things that look delicious.  He featured on my all-time favourite episode of Bloggingheads.tv, which you can watch here, if you feel so inclined.

So that is Ezra.  He’s my pick of the blogging wunderkinds.

Primary Day tomorrow

It was a slow day on the blog front today, but lets all pause for a second to think of tomorrow… Primary day.  Indiana and North Carolina.  If Obama wins both, it’s over for ol’ Hillary.  If Hillary wins both, things will get even more interesting.  If they split it one apiece, I imagine things will continue largely as they have been for since Ohio and Texas.

Anyway, in honour of the day, here is my current favourite Obama video.  Except for the Lolcats.  I hate Lolcats.