Today I attended my first yoga class in I can't remember how long. Once in a while I do some yoga at home with my Rodney Yee DVD. At this point, I've done it so many times it's not particularly challenging or invigorating. This week I'm experimenting with new fitness activities. I gave up my trainer and want to see if I can get as motivated to attend yoga classes as I do to attend dance class. Tonight I just went to the gym for a basic vinyasa class. It was fine, nothing inspiring but it felt good to really focus on stretching and breathing. I'll try a few more at the gym, but I may venture into a yoga studio where better instructors and thus more motivating classes may be found. For dinner I made a really good tofu dish. So good that I almost ate the entire package of tofu. Overall a healthy day, except that on my way home from yoga I was craving something sugary, fruity and chewy so I picked up a package of gummy bears. Tomorrow I will likely feel like crap. Neither they yoga nor the gummy bears helped reduce my stress so I turned to some Big Pig, another '80's band from Oz.
I worked from home today and it was a long day. I was so focused that I never even turned on music while I was cooking. Then I ate dinner in front of my work computer. The yoga didn't seem to help my stress as much as I had hoped. The song that I wanted to listen to while I was writing tonight was Big Pig's "Breakaway". They were another Australian band from the 1980s, the The Church who I mentioned in my last post. This song, like most of those on their album, Bonk, is full of interesting drum lines and beats. They had two drummers and two percussionists, which made every song powerful. Lead vocalist Sherine Abeyratne had a deep, raspy voice. The songs are sexy and a sometimes angry. "Breakaway" builds up with a steady beat and a few guitar lines creating tension. Abeyratne's voice is almost a whisper then builds to full scowl. This song was their only hit. It was used in the movie Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. The song and the whole album still work as a stress reliever. They're catchy, but the drumming taps into something primal.
All my life I wanted to fly
Like the birds that you see way up in the sky
Making circles in the morning sun
Flying high in the sky 'till the day is done
(I can't break away)
Like a child in his fantasy
Punching holes in the walls of reality
All my life I wanted to fly
But I don't have the wings and I wonder why
(I can't breakaway)
Woha, well moma told me,
When I was young,
Stand tall girl
Your number one
(she said)
You can be what you wanna be
But you can't shake the course of your destiny
I can't break away
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Well no, no ,no ,no, no
I can't break away
Soy-Glazed Tofu and Carrots from Everyday Food: Light (page 52)
Serves 4 (I halved everything for 2 servings)
Total time 45 minutes
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
3 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp coarse salt
1 1/2 lbs carrots (about 8 or 9 ) cunt into 2" lengths
2 packages (12-14oz) extra-firm tofu, drained, each block cut into 16 equal pieces
4 scallions, trimmed, sliced thin
1 to 2 Tbsp rice viengar
1 to 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
Heat broiler with rack 4 " from heat
In large bowl whisk together vegetable oil, soy sauce, and salt then toss carrots in mixture
Use slotted spoon to transfer carrots (reserving marinade) to rimmed baking sheet
Add tofu, a few pieces at a time, to marinade in bowl
Turn gently to coat, transfer to baking sheet and arrange in a single layer with carrots
Reserve bowl with marinade
Broil until carrots and tofu are browned (20-25 minutes), turning tofu halfway and tossing carrots
Transfer tofu and carrots back to reserved bowl with marinade
Add scallions along with vinegar and sesame oil
Toss gently
I worked from home today and it was a long day. I was so focused that I never even turned on music while I was cooking. Then I ate dinner in front of my work computer. The yoga didn't seem to help my stress as much as I had hoped. The song that I wanted to listen to while I was writing tonight was Big Pig's "Breakaway". They were another Australian band from the 1980s, the The Church who I mentioned in my last post. This song, like most of those on their album, Bonk, is full of interesting drum lines and beats. They had two drummers and two percussionists, which made every song powerful. Lead vocalist Sherine Abeyratne had a deep, raspy voice. The songs are sexy and a sometimes angry. "Breakaway" builds up with a steady beat and a few guitar lines creating tension. Abeyratne's voice is almost a whisper then builds to full scowl. This song was their only hit. It was used in the movie Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. The song and the whole album still work as a stress reliever. They're catchy, but the drumming taps into something primal.
All my life I wanted to fly
Like the birds that you see way up in the sky
Making circles in the morning sun
Flying high in the sky 'till the day is done
(I can't break away)
Like a child in his fantasy
Punching holes in the walls of reality
All my life I wanted to fly
But I don't have the wings and I wonder why
(I can't breakaway)
Woha, well moma told me,
When I was young,
Stand tall girl
Your number one
(she said)
You can be what you wanna be
But you can't shake the course of your destiny
I can't break away
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Well no, no ,no ,no, no
I can't break away
Soy-Glazed Tofu and Carrots from Everyday Food: Light (page 52)
Serves 4 (I halved everything for 2 servings)
Total time 45 minutes
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
3 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp coarse salt
1 1/2 lbs carrots (about 8 or 9 ) cunt into 2" lengths
2 packages (12-14oz) extra-firm tofu, drained, each block cut into 16 equal pieces
4 scallions, trimmed, sliced thin
1 to 2 Tbsp rice viengar
1 to 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
Heat broiler with rack 4 " from heat
In large bowl whisk together vegetable oil, soy sauce, and salt then toss carrots in mixture
Use slotted spoon to transfer carrots (reserving marinade) to rimmed baking sheet
Add tofu, a few pieces at a time, to marinade in bowl
Turn gently to coat, transfer to baking sheet and arrange in a single layer with carrots
Reserve bowl with marinade
Broil until carrots and tofu are browned (20-25 minutes), turning tofu halfway and tossing carrots
Transfer tofu and carrots back to reserved bowl with marinade
Add scallions along with vinegar and sesame oil
Toss gently
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