I decided it was bad 80’s music night. I’m partial to British dancy music, so I listened to “Living on the Ceiling” by Blancmange, “Einstein A Go Go” by Landscape, “Let Me Go” by Heaven 17, and various songs by Bronski Beat, Duran Duran, and Spandau Ballet.

Watching music videos on YouTube is a serious timesink for me and I get really sucked in quite fast. I started out listening to Bhangra Knights vs Husan “Husan” and Snap “The Power of Bhangra” and it just devolved from there.

I should backtrack because I was watching a video even before all those that relates to the new goal I have at the gym. Most Crossfit gyms stick to very macho goals, like sub 3-minute Fran, or some other feats of strength and endurance that would make most people want to throw up. Our gym has people that do that, but also has people with other pursuits such as ice climbing, jiu jitsu, knitting, and burrito eating. So, in that spirit, I want to take the Cossack Lunges and other legwork and ab work and see if I can ever work up to any Cossack dancing. Check out this Basement Jaxx video and see if your quads or abs could put up with any of this.

I also decided I want a New Romantic costume like the one Simon Le Bon wears in the “Planet Earth” video and a desert uniform like the one the guys in Madness wear in “Night Boat to Cairo”. Yeah, I know, “Put the mouse down, and step away from the browser.”