Nothing to see here… Just a grumpier old man saying, “I’ve had it up to HERE with you; you meddling kids mind your own damn business,” and startling mild-mannered youths.
Waaiiiitttt a tic… I’ve got this all wrong!!! EVERYTHING to see here!
The “older” thing applies, but the “grumpier” definitely does not (except if we’re talking War Memorial staff). And more like “medaling” kids, amIright??!!
We had one of the most kick-ass mornings in NP Indy history! We broke all sorts of Indy records: Most dogs passing through on their way to NP Summit in Boston from Colorado at one workout; Greatest number of Handlebar employees in one place whilst not (openly) drinking or discussing pedal pub liability and workplace safety standards; Most time spent discussing neighborhood noise complaints with a former military general on 6/7/2017; Mary attending a workout; Largest gathering of Sony-Walkman-headphones-sporting jorts wearers outside Kentucky; And (notably) MOST PEOPLE EVER AT AN NP_IND WORKOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our very own fearless leader, Mr. Jason Shaw (LeeAnne isn’t really his middle name, BTW; the FB event invite was deceptive on this. His middle name is actually Cren but he sometimes goes by Rik. What a weirdo). Anyway, let’s quit getting distracted here; let’s stay calm and focused, e.g.:
…As I was saying, Shaw pledged a ways back (in his younger, more free-spirited days) that if we amassed 150 people at a Wednesday morning workout (both sessions combined), he’d get an NP tattoo. Well, by Jove I think we’ve done it! [Editor’s note: I, er, Colleen, at the time of my writing this hasn’t yet tallied the official count, but JShaw announced in front of 90 (or so) of his closest friends that we achieved the req’d number and more, so we totally made it.]
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MOVING ON!
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WORKOUT
- Team up with 6 friends of relatively similar stairs-running speed.
- Roll that die and see if you’re dealing with 7 reps of: burpees, push-ups, leg-raises, squat jumps, plank-jacks, or gold door touchies.
- Each time you hear a short whistle, send your strongest champion to challenge a nearby team to some Rock, Paper, Scissor”’s, And, Pause, Watch, Shooooot-ish, Adjust hands, Mentally recap what beats what, Change choice, PretendShoot! Winner stays, less-winning-winner (trophies all around!) and her team run an up-n-over.
- Repeat until we throw down a humongous HypeMAN at the end!!!
–Tat locale suggestions, JShaw…all great rappers/strippers have them at most of these locations, so a group-wide suggestion is to cover yourself in epidermis- and dermis-depth NP regalia. Just a suggestion.–
NOTES
- GREAT F***ING SHOWING, EVERYONE! That was awesome. Come back anytime (on Wed and Fri mornings at specific times)!
- Amanda, thanks again for taking the NP Yearbook pics! Jaden, thanks again for editing them! Those look AWESOME, yous guys!!! If you missed the meeds post, check the pics out here.
- Tom and murder-gloves-killa-fo-rilla Sarah, thanks for doing our dirty work, that is, tagging shirts, socks, pants, undies, etc!!!
- We made the news again!!! Thanks for the coverage, Kris and FOX59!
- This Friday’s workout IS ON!!! This, despite the fact that the “official” NP Indy leaders and a whord (yes, whord) of hoodlums are venturing to Boston for the annual November Project Summit (5.0 baby!) this weekend. Colleen Merkel and Patrick Lloyd are now in control and will likely do so well that they’ll cause a mutiny at next Wednesday’s workout. That’s fine. We’ll be kicked off the Memorial by then anyway, and Shaw and I can just move to Charlotte with Howard and start our own NP (and crash at his place for the next week to 2 years).
- Happy Birthday to our main dude Shaw and our other birthday brigade members Teresa and Melanie!
- See you all tonight at the Rathskeller at 6p for some beers and bear hugs!!!
Enjoy your week!!!
-Caseman
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