Cherry Popped

Cherry Popped

QIC: Frostbite

Date: 3/15/2022

PAX: Starfish (WD), Drip, Turnover, Burns, Wobegon (Nan), Workbench, Crash, Zima, Lamb Chop, Frostbite (QIC/WB)

As a #Redwood, and son of Starfish, one would have thought I would have Q’d a workout by now… I hadn’t.

I had successfully avoided a Q attempt at TIT by Crash,  as well as by Boomerang at TRQ.  My go to response is “let me check my calendar and get back to you.”   I guess they sent the same messages to about 25 other pax members, because I never heard back from.  Great, my streak continued on.

Now, let’s talk about @Bevo. That relentless mfer:

• 11/1/2021 – Slack DM from @Bevo inquiry for 11/9 workout (ignored by YHC)
• 11/4/2021 – Slack DM from @Bevo  ” ” (ignored by YHC)
• 11/6/2021 – Twitter Message from @Bevo ” ” (ignored by YHC)
• 11/6/2021 – I respond to @Bevo via Slack declining the invitation at 5:09pm
• 11/6/2021- 5:11pm. 2 minutes after I respond, @Bevo says “pick any Tuesday in December and it’s yours (ignored by YHC)
• 11/28/2021- Slack DM from Bevo asking about December workouts
• 11/28/2021 – NEW Slack DM that includes MY FATHER, @Starfish, asking if I can Q in December (ignored by YHC, @Starfish likes the message)
• 2/15/2022 – I show up for a Flatline workout (QIC @Van Gogh), Bevo corners me in the parking lot asking if I can Q next week. I went to my go to response and don’t hear from him… must be in the clear.
• 3/10/2022 – I am at TRQ (QIC @Turnover), during COT, he mentions I apparently have the Q at Flatline next week… WTF? How? I didn’t get bombarded with messages from @Bevo. Well, shit. I went with my go to response and left TRQ feeling violated.
• 3/10/2022 – I check the F3WS calendar and sure enough I am on the calendar. @Bevo pulled a @Lamb Chop move, and put me on the calendar without my consent… I double checked with @Lamb Chop and he at least gives the Q a heads up and asks for permission after the fact…

At least buy me dinner or drinks first, man…

Feeling down on myself after all that transpired in the last week, I go through the 5 stages of grief and end with acceptance of what happened. I guess I have the Q.  I work on a plan to bring a beatdown for what @Bevo did to me.  Revenge per se.  My cherry will be popped but not without a fight.

Here is how it went down:

Music on, pax gathers, let’s get to it

Warm O Rama

20 SSH (IC)

6 Abe Vigodas (IC)

Mosey to bottom of parking garage for BLIMPS

Burpees – 5 (OYO)

Lunges – 10 (SC OYO)

Imperial StormTroopers – 15 (SC OYO)

Merkins – 20 (OYO)

Plank Jacks – 25 (OYO)

Squats – 30 (OYO)

Repeato at each “half level” until all the way up.  Modified 3/4s of the way there and skipped a half level and went straight to top. 5 BLIMPS total.

Mosey down the stairs to the pavilion across from Traditional 1st Pres for 11s

Round 1:

Dips/Irkins

After each exercise run to top of stairs and back down before starting next exercise. Ex: 1 dip, run up the stairs and back down, 10 irkins, run up the stairs and back down, 2 dips…and so forth until 10 dips, 1 irkin.

Plank for the 6

Round 2:

Step Ups (both legs = 1)/Monkey Humpers

Modified due to time. Step Ups at bottom of pavilion and Monkey Humpers at top. Ex: 1 Step Up, run to top, 10 Monkey Humpers, run down, 2 Step Ups and so forth until 10 Step Ups and 1 Monkey Humper

Mosey back to AO for 3 minutes of Community Mary

YHC chose 20 Low Flutters (IC)

@Lamb Chop chose 10 Mutton Crunches (IC) both sides

@Zima chose 15 Heels to Heaven

AND TIME!

NMM:

Hey, that wasn’t that bad @Bevo… You could even say I enjoyed it 😉 I even got a T-Shirt from @Drip.  If I knew goodies were involved, I would have lost my virginity a long time ago!

S/O to @Drip for the encouragement at TIT yesterday and for rallying the troops.  Great to see @Crash and @Workbench who were also at TIT yesterday.  Both Silent Assassins.

@Turnover did some Mary in some glass.. He’s not used to the outdoor elements nowadays and probably does core on a yoga mat.

@Starfish is still a legend and a great father. He prepped me well and nurtured me during these 24 years.  I guess it runs in the family…I even knew the 5 principles of F3! Felt a lot of pressure with my music choice, though.

@Zima and @Burns complained about my Abe Vigodas during Warm O Rama and asked if I knew this was a “High Tempo” workout. F off, I am a #Redwood.  Quickly started moseying, then.  Didn’t hear much complaining after that… think @Burns said “Hey @Starfish, your son is kicking ass”

@Wobegon is a great Nan to come out and support a boy during his first adult act. Also, just steady as can be.  Don’t think he broke a sweat.

@Lamb Chop wanted to honor his uncle by his Mary Choice. #Cotters

Hate we didn’t get to 10 HCs on Slack. We missed @Five Dollar Footlong.  We still had 10 at the workout. Screw @Cobra and @Spam for also Qing on my big day.

Ok, last thing about @Bevo. This dude had the audacity to involuntarily sign me up for a Q and then didn’t even post?!? What type of person does that?

Is this how you write a backblast?

Announcements:

Lots of Q plugs for the workouts tomorrow and Thursday.  @Turnover has WIB on Thursday.  Guest Passes are needed.  Publix in Clemmons.

@Post Hole has the Q on Conspiracy.  Be on the lookout for @Hot Sauce who is looking forward to his first “boot camp” workout.  May need a more creative name.

@Offsides has Q at Mayhem.

#GreenNest this Saturday.  Q is needed.  Talk to @Starfish if you can help out.  There is a new box truck that we can use! Be the first to drive it!

Convergence in April for Palin’s Birthday? Cool Cool.

Prayers:

@Lamb Chop’s sister going through some tough stuff. Prayers for clarity

@Starfish and My family as we mourn the loss of @Starfish’s mom who passed away last night.  Been a hard few months for us.

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In all seriousness, great to get out there this AM with lots of HIMs.  You guys will see lots more of my Qs in the future.  Thank you for putting up with my music and crappy cadence. @Bevo chucked the keys somewhere. You’ll have to post to find them.

You are loved,

Frostbite