Somebody talk us out of it, quick. Our reasons, we admit, are impure. Our friend David lives above a yoga place and everytime we pass by it on our way up the steps this beautiful girl who works there gives us what we call a "significant smile," by which we mean it seems personally (rather than inpersonally) directed at us and hints at an attraction that is more than that of stranger toward stranger. True, it could be a mere yoga lure smile, intended to sucker us into paying good money to assume the downward dog position. But the smile (her smile) seems to lack the mercenary aspect, so if it is a lure it's one of the best we've ever seen. Anyway, we're tempted to join just to talk to her, rather than to limber up or liberate our chakras or improve our posture or whatever it is yoga is supposed to do. Maybe next week we'll stop by and talk to her about beginner's classes, and attempt to gauge her interest in us personally. Which would probably be a mistake, because she has red hair and is probably crazy. Just like us, for considering taking yoga classes to begin with.
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Glad you're back, Mike. Red hair is good. My grandmother had red hair and she was the best! Check out the meaning behind that smile and keep us posted. (If you don't we will assume that something serious is developing.)
Posted by: anitaNH | July 21, 2011 at 03:26 PM
Yoga and a redhead? Unbeatable combination! You're right on the path towards enlightenment, you lucky bastard!
(And of course you have go to keep us up to date with the latest UF-related gossip!)
Posted by: Jan Martin Löhndorf | July 21, 2011 at 05:00 PM
Yoga and a redhead? Unbeatable combination! You're right on the path towards enlightenment, you lucky bastard!
(And of course you have go to keep us up to date with the latest UF-related gossip!)
Posted by: Jan Martin Löhndorf | July 21, 2011 at 05:00 PM
I am not going to lie to you, Mike; yoga is AWESOME. And if you try it and hate it, TRY SOMEWHERE ELSE. Seriously. Every instructor/school is different and you just have to keep trying until you find one that works for you. But, I'm telling you, yoga is great. Although, downward dog is one of my least favorite poses.
But, remember, my friend Josef says, "Redheads are nothing but trouble."
I love you. :)
Posted by: gillian | July 22, 2011 at 02:07 AM
I'd follow a course in folk dancing for a redhead... but you wouldn't catch me saying this out loud because my mom's a true redhead and I've paid more than enough for phsychological treatment as it is. And am I any less crazy? No sir! In fact, I'm thinking of painting my own hair red.
Yoga? Well, why the hell not. If you've seen those layers of hell, perhaps you can really start laughing. Anyone read Houellebecq's 'Elementary Particles' with that überhilarious description of the new age holiday camp? The person who went there had similar impure motives... Yes, Mike, I think you should go. If nothing else (enlightenment, crazy women), it will give you material to write about for weeks! In fact... what's keeping ME from going! Hell yes! Ohmmmmmm...
Posted by: Martijn | July 22, 2011 at 04:11 AM
Let me know if the yoga enables you to autofellate. I wouldn't want to put in that kind of work without such a promise.
Posted by: Bryon | July 22, 2011 at 08:59 AM
Bryon, doesn't "Downward Dog" sound naughty enough?
Posted by: Jan Martin Löhndorf | July 22, 2011 at 09:23 AM
I don't know anything about yoga, but these smiling women are everywhere. i started to leave this as a comment, but it got to be so long. Thanks for reminding me of thescary home improvement diva!
http://srevestories.blogspot.com/2011/07/see-how-good-im-being.html
Posted by: Bulletholes | July 22, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Autofellatio is the Holy Grail of yoga studies. When the acolyte reaches the peak of achievement, it's traditional for his teacher to ask, "Do you want to levitate or have the ability to blow yourself?" There's a reason there are no levitating yogas.
Posted by: UF MIKE | July 22, 2011 at 10:59 AM
yoga is good.
my favorit is raspberry flavor.
Posted by: sodajerk | July 22, 2011 at 03:53 PM
If you lived here, you'd be dead by now.
Posted by: Peteski | July 23, 2011 at 12:04 AM
What a disgrace. Perhaps not.
Posted by: Meme | July 26, 2011 at 10:46 PM
Downward dog is one of my favorites gillian! still finding surprises in it. how high to have your rump, weather or not your blood pressure is high by how fast the blood is pounding in your head, paying attention to even weight distribution to all the appendages, its a good stretch and the kids can crawl around under you and torment you. uf go for it!
Posted by: karoline | July 28, 2011 at 09:39 PM
Yoga was not as popular as it is today. Its now widely practised by many people so, this information will add good value to our overall yoga knowledge base. Thanks
Posted by: Jamal | November 01, 2011 at 01:13 AM