A World On A String

[Jericho Mile]

I'm obsessed with my IT bands

I'm obsessed with my IT bands

....in these prolonged running meditations>>>it is possible to find every tiny weakness...every little flaw...all the deficiencies..of all degrees

where they live and how..exactly..they are connected to the core. You start catching yourself when you compensate a movement...cheat core form....because although...the act of running is simple

the cogs of the machine are not. each little piece means something..has a function..has an ultimate position in obtaining levitation. Power muscle and Balance muscle

I've found countless weaknesses in myself...in my form...so long out of whack..out of tune...perhaps never ever having even been there..at all. there is the act and there is the aftermath. To gather up all the little pieces..and make them go...

the run and the roll. run then roll. foam roller and socked tennis balls...weighted bar and wooden shovel handle..stinky yoga mat: tools of the torture trade

* I've decided that in order to keep progressing...I'll always be in pain. Run time must be equated with Mat time.

Overcoming the weaknesses in my hips is paramount to me right now. Once those hips free up...open up....and roll....it's a new level of locomotion. I'm tearing into them daily now...no mercy...roll out the knots///smash them down...it's painful...you must be willful to inflict pain upon yourself...consistently



^ Puscifer logo "calm the fuck down">>>>>>>flowers are from an early 60's Hell Queen and a late 50's Queen Mox

* mindless dribble that dials me in<<<<<<<the flowers from the Hell Q. smell like pine sol (very much like it) over a funk that I can't describe better. She has a nice up high..not speedy..

I keep thinking about her future. She is a really nice example of Hell Hound..there is a lot of work put in..getting the hound this far along..but she's not toppling Q. Mox off the alter...so I'm not sure of what her meaning is. A genetically loaded cross...for sure

** sometimes when I take a deep vape hit off the Queen Mox..letting the cloud come out my nose>>I'll get that sensation/aroma of when you take water deep into your nasal cavities...followed by the main dental paste/chemical flavor

influenced under the moxie during today's run...good times

 

[Infinitesimal]

nice buds man

 

[Jericho Mile]

Hand of the Lord...

Hand of the Lord...

strikes down..unflinching to history or hardships

it does not give a fuck about a cultivator's concepts

...in so being: I am now a mono cropper of the Queen Mox Clone

the Hell Queen Clone does not pass go. all the existing veg clones are extinguished of life. 3 flowering clones are the end...of her run

I type this under her influences...pay respect to our time. Me the father...her creator...her cultivator..her judge..her executioner


* 3 straight days of rolling. I am very sore.

running overtop the rolls or rolling overtop the runs...any which way I see it: I'll be hurting

 

[unclefishstick]

im just getting done with a week off the bikes,meaning i only rode about 100 miles this week and no dirt time...feeling pretty rested up and ready to go again,still working on the bikes to get them all in tip top shape...slowly but surely getting them all dialed in and customized for what im doing plus some fun side projects like converting the fat bike to a single speed...
im ready to start stepping up to the next level in my particular quest,time to start doing the full day epic rides and start throwing down some 100 mile days on the road and 50-70 mile dirt days...i want to do the continental divide trail now...2700 miles from mexico to banff canada,over 100000 feet of climbing,pure mountain bike heaven...

 

[Jericho Mile]

60 day Queen Mox flowers

60 day Queen Mox flowers

It's interesting to note: understanding that environmental factors contribute to how..some hybrids..express

the temps..RH..nutrients come in to play



^ I'm finding that with this cross (Mox Mox)...with the clone..that she will express different even within a single run. That is to say that..clones of the same flower age will all be very similar...but that there will also be subtle differences (maybe depending on where they are located in the studio)

some of the clones will seem to represent more like a DD..whilst others will represent more like Flo (the above pix appear more Flo like to me)

There are times when I don't see the Flo side so much...and others where..I see much more of her. On the finished end...it all vapes the same

EDIT: know I mentioned before...I'm flowering on an 11 ON 13 OFF light cycle. I'm uncertain...but inclined to believe possible..that this cycle favors the Flo side of the genetics.

* The very first Mox Mox plant (her stable name was "Easy") that I grew/bred with (for at least a few rounds) used to..also..be a changeling. I always thought her expression relation was based on environment. As I recall...in winter cool temps she showed Flo...in warm/hot temps she showed DD. Flower structure changed...subtle...but enough to see.

 

[Infinitesimal]

epigenetics man... they look awesome either way.

I have 25 Guerreroberry sprouts I am going to be playing with... figured you could appreciate that since I know you've grown them before

 

[Jericho Mile]

epigenetics man... they look awesome either way.

I have 25 Guerreroberry sprouts I am going to be playing with... figured you could appreciate that since I know you've grown them before

Yup. I was over in the Chimera forum the other day...saw you take the plunge.

I still have some Original Flo X HM x BB beans I made. Same Flo mother I used to make Mox Mox.

I'd have to dig back into my collection...but there are other crosses I made using those genetics. That was some of the most ballsiest pollen dabbing I've ever done. Harry shit...a true challenge...those sessions were. I don't think I could do it again...my deep down Blues era of projects...christ the things you learn and witness

I'm tripping on mono cropping. It's my first experience....I've never done it until now. way easy

 

[unclefishstick]

it gets kinda boring but i admit it pays the shit out of the bills and buys bike toys...i hate to say i prefer well fed with insanely tasty bikes to ride to poor and having 20 different strains to smoke...and it aint like i hate what im smoking so...

dude,i converted the fat bike to a single speed and am in the middle of converting the tires to tubeless...this is going to be a crazy sick trail machine,im ditching like 5 lbs off the bike this way getting rid of the tubes and derailleurs,its so liberating being free of shifting..i think im gonna race this thing..that would be a challenge even on the beginners short course,really a big one for the full singlespeed race of 22 miles...

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[Jericho Mile]

Holy shit!!! That thing is fucking sick looking!!! You are living the bike dream...right the fuck on

hell though. This mono cropping is perfect right now. I have my favorite expression flying around at all ages....like clock work. i couldn't do it...if...I didn't feel so much love for this particular plant.

Not saying she's best of the best in the world...but for me...she's about as perfect as I could hope for. Chemistry is all there...personality is all there...I don't mind serving her. Runner's herb...telling you bro..gets me into trance land smooth transitions

ride ride ride

 

[unclefishstick]

CDT here i come baby! yeah,should be a ripper on the trails,kinda turns it from crawl over everything to ride the hell over everything...i was thinking of upgrading to the new clutch style rear derailleur to deal with the chain slap,which can be bad on this bike,fat tires or not,its still a rigid steel frame,it can get pretty bouncy at high speeds,going single speed makes sense on this bike...for trail riding anyway,with 60 pounds of crap loaded on some sort of gearing is nice...

 

[Infinitesimal]

I think I remember reading you did a chemDD x HM/BB, that should be an awesome cross, and I have a bunch of chem sour diesel on deck after the HM/BB too...

Unc, that bike looks like a cartoon... I'd expect a motor with those tires

 

[budman678]

Hope you're well Jericho. Look forward to hearing from you. Made it through another 4th of July. I gotta get out of the city

 

[Jericho Mile]

nothing but training this weekend. On day 5 of a running binge...minimum 10 miles of hills every session...temps in the 80's and 90's

overall body exhaustion cracking tight deep sore. Not sure if smoking (my arizer solo vaporizer...took a poop) copious amounts of Moxie is doing me a bit of good but...

running in the beginnings of July's monsoonal flow----rained on me a couple days ago________________---- feels like another world..so

being constantly stoned is not without merit.

The weather...the runs..and the drugs make it all unreal. Seeing/jumping a few rattlers...being gnawed upon by wave after wave of deer/horse flies...cranked down on by a powerful sol..endless ups and downs...cramps run out

TUNNEL VISION Yesterday: came across a young trail runner (20's???) who had found himself lost and out of water. He was about a 1/2 mile from where he made his mistake...and another 1/2 mile from there..to his destination. Already 20 miles in...he was in distress

me: carrying a hand held 20 oz bottle of water blended with coconut powder...gave him swigs and brought (backtracked) him down to his friends..at the trailhead.

had (he says) it been a little hotter...the sun not covered periodically by cloud build up....and had I not come along when I did..he would have been done...going in the wrong direction

I (said): The elements let you off easy this time. you fucked up



Everything is my element. I dwell well in my element....'til the day come when it: brings me down

pretty sure I'm going crazy....but I'm covering ground like a motherfucker. I'm feeling prime...aggressive and relentless

* My latest motivation comes from

"SECRETARIAT the making of a champion" by william nack

Secretariat was insane with heart....

I want to run like that...always the final goal...to run in form of deep heart..no quit...no mercy drive drive drive drive

 

[unclefishstick]

just got back from a spin around the trails,got the shit beat out of me by the winds,i was already feeling pretty dogged by the time i hit the actual singletrack,took everything i had to finish the climbing,even the descent was no picnic...beat myself up pretty good over the last couple of rides,single speeds can be a real bitch sometimes...when its good its great,when it sucks its just awful...

 

[Jericho Mile]

eating some organic fig cookies. these things actually provide really decent/quick run fuel...but I'm eating them as a recovery snack. Had a decent run in the heat...seeing but a few people during the heat of the day..few mountain bikers was about it today...during the week...I see nothing out there from 1-4...not even the snakes.

told you folks that I spend a lot of time on the yoga mat...on foam rollers and such...working out confining knots in my back and along the IT bands...

during the runs..after 8 or so miles..the IT bands tend to tighten up..so that to keep flowing along...i must

breathe my way out of the cramps. sometimes they are throbbing constrictions...sometimes they come with needle sharp jabs..but always they'll start to hinder mobility and form. Important to nip them in the bud

I am mastering my weaknesses...working them into strengths. that's a major key to this game. Don't let the mind talk you down

* Part of my game now...a practice so to speak..is to do the entire run breathing only from my stomach and nostrils. It's very relaxing to be able to run at a good distance covering pace...breathing in complete control...figuring out the best rates to distribute oxygen to accelerated muscles

I practice by keeping water in my mouth. There is no way to cheat it this way. I'll keep the same mouthful for a given section of trail...particularly when going up a steep grade...calming myself down..making me more efficient

never let the mind ride along in panic mode. you must chill that idiot out...every time...at all times. When the mind has been dealt with directly..feet will start finding their way...the cogs stop grinding..find their lube and work together...miles start flying by

..or I wish or dream. as

Sometimes I run like a wounded animal...and nothing flies by...everything catches up though. every little hill becomes a mountain..every section of terrain lasts too long...every rock rolls out..or catches a foot..balance off or mostly gone..replaced by tired fluster

 

[Jericho Mile]

automatically the lad

automatically the lad

reaches above..into a kitchen cupboard

the jar

the grinder

the papers

such the makings for an evening time joint



^ Boston Pickling Cucumbers in the spring cold frame or (as now) the summer hothouse. starting to find the top of the structure....where then???...will they find their way across the frame?..or do I assist by adding another piece of wire squares (as the one that holds them to the wall)???

I don't like eating cucumbers. the flavor repulses me. The wife..however..she loves them..therefore..I'm growing them for her. She's supposed to pickle some.and pickles I can eat. it's all about the pickle...though not exactly//as

I'm into cucumbers for cultivation fun. Vigorous and beautiful plants. I've been feeding them blooming nutrients for the last 2wks..fruits are on the way..flowering further into the madness. Started from seed. looking to see

over there..can I make it through the summer season with plants under plastic? These little cultivation houses are very fun...very sporting...having that little bit of control on the environment. An aircraft ballooning along...zippers open zippers close..misting water...afternoon south west breezes...that 1st touch of morning sun..the humidity dripping down walls and leaves



^ cut yesterday on day 66....the next to the last...Hell Queen. She really looks like a Casey Jones expression...but the pine sol aroma is not casey at all. The other thing about the aroma of Pine Sol: once the flowers dry..it goes away..replaced by a dead meat musk aroma which

really is not my thing..yet I still find myself liking it in a way..grosses me out..but then I smoke it..and the high is fine..the flavor only slightly putrid....

I'm looking forward to harvesting the last one...I was very fair to her...she not so much...to me. Gone

Sanding & Caulking. The mouse grinds with 60 grit...the caulk fills the cracks...the ladder no longer reaches...come down and move..so many little things you just..never see....until you get to prepping for paint. just how it is..

 

[budman678]

At the lake house, streaming the phish show. Enjoying some straw diesel by Rez from a 2007 release. Life is good. Your post makes me happy

 

[unclefishstick]

got a few marketmore cukes about ready for picking,but i like them...late start on the garden this year,doing well now though,have tomatoes forming,some nice scallions,chili coming in,some lettuce,got a little fig tree i need to get into the ground...
and even better,managed to nail my regular trail loop during a classic rush album finally,made it with at least a minute to spare...

 

[Jericho Mile]

the times

the times

...the times when I realize...I'm just a forsaken idiot. maybe a total cretin even.

the connections between deep bone sore feet...and their relationship to the cramping in my hips and hamstrings...that left IT band torquing my knee into a deformation of cadence and stride..pulling me all over the place in compensations..these conscious corrections may it be them..that are making me this gimping animal?

mental images of core form cutting into my own style. then it's like a job or something...like being forced into some else's design.

too much man. too much. I've been running unfree lately...thinking too much out there. not today though. had to get a little pissed off and start bouncing off things again...force my will into rock..into my pains...find my way back into loose chaos...blazing instead of trying to understand.

don't think about running....run



^ a few days ago (a few days could mean 3 days or 3wks in my world) I found a bean in the bottom of a sack of Queen Mox. Only one I've found. Germed her up...little youngster

I figure that I'll continue to germinate any beans I find....build my little intersex army of Moxie for my own amusement. See how fucked up I can build this pool.

 

[Madjag]

Sanctuary!! Sanctuary!!