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I just did a 30 minute low intensity workout. I feel a little light headed and my legs feel like jelly but I'm ok. I'm still alive and I didn't pass out so that's a win. Although little dog tried to lick my ear while I was down on the floor (and he tried to run off with my dumbbells) that wasn't pleasant.
If anyone wants easy workouts you can try these
I hope that one day someone slams their car door too hard and it falls off then word gets around and everyone stops doing it.
if I slam my car door too hard it'll either fix the car, or the engine will explode. Probably more likely the latter.
Anyone has the Pfizer bivalent booster? Only had 3 x vaccines and beeb advised to get a booster. Side effects are of great concern.
Latest medical certificate runs out this week and I've got to decide whether to start looking for work or get one for another month.
The way I'm feeling I'm leaning towards extending it for another month, especially since I'm still tired from last week, which was physically and emotionally demanding.
What I'm scared of doing is overextending myself like I did last time and setting off another crash, especially since I'm still packing up the house and hope to put it on the market very soon.
Back at work today and I've finally caught up on my emails and had a chat with a colleague about what's been going on during my leave. It looks like I don't actually have anything to do until at least tomorrow though sooooo.. imma go get a coffee from the cafe.
During the timeline of the First Punic War fought between Rome and Carthage (264 – 241 BC), the Carthaginians were known for their prowess in the naval field, partly due to their maritime experience in trading and overseas colonies that stretched beyond centuries. On the other hand, the Romans were considered relative newcomers to the Mediterranean sphere of influence.
In spite of this, it was the sheer ingenuity of the Roman army engineers that brought victory to the Romans in what might have been the largest naval battle in the history of mankind. We are talking about the Battle of Cape Ecnomus (in 256 BC) – which pitted around 350 Carthaginian ships (with more than 150,000 rowers and marines) against 330 Roman vessels (with around 140,000 rowers and soldiers); all the figures being according to the account of Polybius (in World History).
In a bid to nullify the enemy’s numerical advantage, the Roman army devised a mechanism known as corvus (meaning “crow” or “raven” in Latin) or harpago. This was a sort of boarding bridge that could be raised from a 12-ft high sturdy wooden pillar and then rotated in any required direction. The tip of this bridge had a heavy spike (the “corvus” itself) that clung onto the deck of the enemy ship, thus locking the two ships together.
The Roman soldiers crossed across this makeshift bridge and directly boarded the enemy ship. This naval tactic gave the Romans the upper hand since they were known for their expertise in close-quarter combat, as opposed to the Carthaginians who mainly relied on mercenaries. Unfortunately, the Corvus was seemingly abandoned in the post-255 BC era, perhaps because of its destructive effect even on Roman warships.
In any case, this is how 2nd century BC Greek historian, Polybius, described the boarding maneuvers initiated by the corvus –
Once the ravens were fixed in the planks of the enemy’s deck and grappled the ships together, if they were broadside on, they boarded from all directions but if they charged with the prow, they attacked by passing over the gangway of the raven itself two abreast. The leading pair protected the front by holding up their shields, and those who followed secured the two flanks by resting the rims of their shields on the top of the railing.
EDIT: photo addition
10 mins ago my work system crashed. All govt websites crashed. The BOM has crashed. !!! Yet I can still access aussie-zone. wtf?
I'm going to order in some lollies and chips to use as study rewards, any recommendations?
Just the kid and I for dinner tonight. Her only requirement was it had to include avocado
Microwave egg rice, sprats, avocado, truss tomatoes, chives and a fried egg. 2 rice cakes, cottage cheese, avocado and a shitload of cracked pepper.My dinner
For afters mini cheesecakes.
Today was a rest day from exercises but I ended up doing some anyway because I wanted to. Especially after a weekend of donuts and ribs.. I think I needed it! Started sorting out my herbs and spices but haven't finished, as I'm dithering about which ones I'll put in the new storage carousel thingy and which ones I'll put in other jars. The Minipeelers have been missing me today I think, and were eager to help with my laundry and meal related tasks. They're learning fast and growing faster!
The biggest advantage of ADHD is that if I wait long enough before rewatching a series, it's like watching a whole new series again. I'm watching Charmed and it's like watching a whole new series again, obviously I remember significant parts, but sometimes I can't place them and I feel the emotions all over again.
This probably won’t mean much to most people but I’ve been inspired to continue with a game called 23 Sentinels: Aegis Rim a sci fi story with a unique storytelling technique from famed Vanillaware, known for their gorgeous artwork and 2d animation and sprites in games.
All this was inspired from a recent announcement of their new game called Unicorn Overlord and it looks absolutely beautiful with how animated and detailed their artwork and animation that was showcased.
I have this Dangerfield pinafore that I love to wear, but for some reason the zipper sucks. It's not that like there isn't elastic because there is, and it's not like the zipper is broken. It's just super happy to unzip itself for some reason and I don't know what to do with it? Like the teeth aren't broken, the zip isn't broken. I'm just so confused lmfao
Make sure the zip handle is facing down flat, that is supposed to stop it unzipping.
Defo a Monday, discovered I have put my underwear on inside out 🤦♀️😅
Edit: gonna go to barkly square after work and grab a USBC to Aux converter.
Best part is no one other than you is going to know that!
ugh today is determined to be A Day
Also I wish a very merry anal prolapse upon all NAS manufacturers who do a firmware change so fucking fundamental we not only need to completely rewrite our docker images, but also the goddamn documentation for basic setup.
morning, good
