So I finished Warped Passages this week - a pretty great read, although I think the explanation of symmetry/supersymmetry/symmetry breaking could have been a little more clear. But then again, it doesn't seem like a concept that's easy to communicate using simple words on a page. If you decide to pick this one up, a word of advice: if you don't get it, just keep reading and try harder.
What bearing does this have on my training, you ask? First: IT'S THE MYSTERIES OF THE EFFING UNIVERSE. Ask President Obama why certain particles have mass while others don't. Go ahead. Ask him. The answer will be "I don't know," and it'll cost twelve billion dollars. Give up, Mr. President? It's called the Higgs Mechanism. And that one's on the house, ya'll.
Second: see hilarity below.
Physical Challenge: X-Treme Progress
So now I look more or less like this:
(Fig. 1) Pictured: A harrowing crusade to purge weakness from the world starring Russell Crowe. Not pictured: Biz Markie.
Gym visits since the challenge began: 14.
Total weight lifted: Incalculable - 1 or 2 million suns.
Reps.
This week's weigh in: 181 lbs, which means I've lost a pound. I'm not quite sure where it went, but thanks to my understanding of quantum physics, I've included a crudely drawn Feynman diagram to explain my theory of what happened to it:
(Fig. 2) An O'Donnellon - a large particle of purely unwanted biomass (named after Rosie O'Donnell) - and Exercise annihilate into pure unadulterated rage, which converts into a virtual Megatron-Jack Bauer pair. The Megatron-Jack Bauer pair go out on the town, drink several whiskeys, find some strange, and annihilate back into rage, which then dissipates into a substantial jet of badassery, and I get my flexon.
Coming soon: Sun Tzu! Double appointment extravaganza!
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