"You're so lucky! You have a Popeye's a half a block away!!" -- Conor Casey

Get. Excited. It's all happening.

really loves his students.

is out on a school night celebrating the start of one of his best friend's (shhhhh!) 3rd decade-- here's lookin'atchu, Ms. Erica Martinson!

"You're not from here, are you?"
"10 years in.. why?"
"You're so... Nice."

New Yeaaaaar's Eve & New Yeeeeear's Day-- You're only a-wish a-way! So excited to celebrate the end of this year and the launch of the new one. 2011! - 2011! - 2011!

is Ho Ho Home!

has heaved Ho & is racing Snow. Gosh, I love Christmas at the Volks'!

Where my Hos at?

is baking paleo pumpkin brownies.... Mmm...

is at his folks', layin in bed with his dog. All is kinda right with the world.

Shockingly, overwhelmingly expensive surprises. 2010, I really do not like you. NEXT!

Today is the shortest day of the year. Tomorrow, things start getting longer. I can't believe I'm looking forward to winter. This might be the first time ever.

feels a little like Ignatius Reilly in this new red houndstooth and fur hat.

is on his way to Hit Item Wholesale to purchase new cave tights. You've been warned Cristyn Cram, Peg Mulqueen, Sandra Fennell and Kimberly Wilson.

Is going to Peg's 3 o'clock class, and would be honored by the company of Shelby Thompson and Michael Roike. Anyone else wanna join?

Chris Agne, Pamela Xing and Monique Phillips are pretty much the best. Lauren Waggner, too.

raise your hand if you came home with no phone last night. I'll start.

Who keeps you accountable?

is amazed at how quickly his resilient toe is feeling normal. Now if only it didn't look crooked. Huh.

is cold... and totally wants to snuggle under the blankets.

o hai sno. cab plz.

5 Homelsss Elmos...

bound & held Marichyasana D on the left side all by himself. Danielle Dionne didn't have her Camera, but I wanted a picture jsyk.

Pear, Deluxe Mixed Nuts, Muscle Milk: Breakfast of C̶h̶a̶m̶p̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ Michael's. Lunch after Practice. Nom Nom.

Oh gosh.

is off like a herd of turtles.

ashtanga + toemageddon = ?

Will be fiiiiiine.

is at the IMF Xmas party with Ant!

The police in DC who double park so they can go get hot dogs should be stripped of their badge. Disgusting.

RT @meristemstudio: RT @mikeklonsky: No wonder corporate world is trying to silence #WikiLeaks http://reut.rs/ew9qzd Pfizer exposed.

sometimes moods just show up unexpectedly-- good and bad. I find Lemonjelly's album " '64-'95 " to be darn good at quelling the latter and bringing the former.

i'm not sure why it sometimes takes me an hour to get out the door... But being at the metro by 6 is still rad.

is teaching a nice, sweaty vinyasa at Balance Gym today at 6:15p. After that-- Black Swan at the E Street Cinema. 'Cited!

missing mysore this morning due to tummy ache = lame. feeling better = grand. finding favorite gloves that I believed to be lost = game on.

feels better-- thank goodness!

doesn't feel super good. Stupid tummy. I think it heard I was talkin' smack.

Wait wait wait... YOGA is back on the taxing block and IHOP gets a permanent tax break? You've gotta be fucking kidding me. No wonder we have a divide in this city between obesity and super healthy. Shit like this.

is swearing off nuts-- yes, yes. Laugh all you want. Fatty needs to limit himself.

is putting together the details for his yoga workshop at STROGA... Fear/Yoga/You -- Jan 23rd-- more to come!

has the marathon itch again. CrossFit Endurance + Strength Biased WOD + Mysore practice = oh good lord. Anyone have any experiences they can share?

is on his way to Ashtanga Yoga Center, Washington DC for Peg Mulqueen's Rocket Class. Shelby Thompson's coming, too! Blast off!

looks like a hungover owl.

Funny that it was easier to let my hair down when it was long. Here's to letting it all hang out.

is so glad he went to CrossFit today, despite his desire for chill time.

Finds a distinct pleasure in beating the first train to the metro station. Gooooood Mornin'!

Sunday, coffee, mat
This is diff'rent somehow-- yes?
Where do you find God?

found the card his friends gave him when he left the DC Improv to start his own business. Choice quotes: "You will be Great Yoga Master <3 Melba Davis " "Bend over and Show me something Nasty!! Love ya Baby, Kazi Jones" "My lifelong running partner. Thanks for helping me find my version of adulthood. Love, Bryson Turner ps: tell sebastian hi" sooooo many good ones.

... cleaning is always the hard part. Heavy deadlifts? Resistance band sprints? Pullups? P-shaw. Sweeping and mopping? Oof!

Docket: CrossFit at Balance Gym + Yoga (also Balance Gym) + Cleaning + Kicking It

Old friends (Pauline Kim) + New Friends ( Mike M + Alexandra E Anderson ) = Win!

Anyone have interest in an Urban WOD today?

Run from Balance Gym to Lincoln, 5 Bear Claws/Stair Sprints, 50 Box Jumps, run back? Maybe finish with some GHDs?

Happy Tday, C-Money!

From my twitter (michaeljoelhall): Kept my tears inside during sivasana. A day of gratitude and abundance. An inner bliss. So much love I might rent at the seams. #Mysore

is on his way to the AYC to practice. Today's intention is to think of the things for which I am grateful when my mind wanders.

Huh. Apparently I can do pistols well on both legs now. Awesome.

is a happy hungover owl.

Michael's Math Problem: 9 Bottles of Wine ÷ (Cristyn Cram + Lauren Twohig + Joe Heaton + Katie Schmidt + Michael Joel Hall) = Friday Game Night with a remained of 0.

is having a weekend full of rewarding work and and hard play. (lookout!)

will not fear needlessly, cry heedlessly, nor celebrate joylessly. I am a man of valor and swagger.

Can't make it to (the amazing) Wanelle Kellee Charles's 6pm Power Yoga Class tonight? Then give my agni-igniting and sweat producing vinyasa at 7pm a go. Or, ya know, do both.

Thank you again, David. I can't wait for the next one!

Alarms couldn't keep me, and my arms wouldn't lift me. Every day is different. Lemonjelly in the background ftw, but missed #mysore

Fauxhawks + Headstands != Win

Hey-- are you a fan of Mid City Yoga? Thats where I post my class updates/announcements (like this week's free class!).

Ph! This weekend? Zombie-HillBillies (zombillies)!

Courage as intention. Valor as action.

has to move. Dog friendly 1 bedrooms under 1500, anyone?

... you guys know I'm teaching at the W on Sunday morning, right? Open the hips, open the heart, and light up your inner fire. Latin fusion grooves and bottomless badass bevvies...

...5am feels like 9am when your bedtime is 9:30. In 10 years, will this be when I look back and realize that I'd adopted father's sleep schedule?

On Gymnosophists (naked philosophers)-- Alexander [the great] asked how a man could be most loved; "If," said the philosopher, "he is most powerful, and yet does not inspire fear." Ahhhh, ancient yogis.

... and today I did my best.

Glittergeddon 2010: Day 8: Crease of my heel.

pushed from crow to (and held!) handstand in the center of the room for the first time today. I get to cross a goal off my list!

Day 6: Still more gold glitter. This time? Small of back.

is building a closet with his Dad today!

🙂

survived Lauro-ween. Next up? Ricky Tran's immersion workshop. Space is still available!

loves friends, Sebastian, & halloween.

slutty pumpkin.

"He's not even wearing a costume! Thats just his caveman outfit and some S&M gear!"

intergalactic hip hop + besties = win

doesn't know for sure how he's gonna handle it.

... And, my laptop is dead...

's apartment is covered in drywall footprints. The hooves were worth it.

has been in & out of consciousness (watching football)) on his friends' couch all day.

was the God of Nymphs.

Okay, so I worked particularly hard today (like A-game hard), and neither my back, shoulder, nor wrist are bothering me. Awesome. Awesome awesome awesome. (...I'm exhausted, however.

put his hands on the mat and did what he was scared to do. 5am Mysore, I'm coming.

is on his best behavior for the next 4.5 days.

The past few days have been a gift.

As a man, there are few things more beautiful and intoxicating than giving your favorite woman away.

is back.

Dear Facebook: I caught the bouquet. Thanks, Tara!

lil kim, shakira, and I know how to start a rainy DC->NYC day.

the pink weightlifting shoes only go up to a men's 8.5... Gender typing strikes again.

Guess who won a cow today!

's learning what it really means to be a man. His father's a great example. His friends are incred(able?ulous?).

's Dad is a wise man.

Help me & my cave clan win a cow!!! Please, please, please! Take a second to vote for Grokfeast Shenandoah: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/contest-poll-the-2010-grokfeast-challenge/

As Lorelai observes of Kirk, ‘it's all any of us wants - to find a nice person to hang out with 'til we drop dead. Not a lot to ask." Amen.

Didn't think I needed you, never seemed to.
Now I'm living proof, and now I'm brand new.
Rename me
Baby, you can claim me.

thinks there must be some Toros in the atmosphere!

Galunga!

returned to lifting today, setting a new 5 rep max PR on his back squats. Injury can teach, if you can listen.

finds that presumed bigotry is a bigotry of it's own. I told you the line was back here 'cause some other broad was bitching in my ear-- not because you're black. How dare you.

woke up in bed with his four-legged best friend in his arms, no shoulder pain to speak of, and was able to take a deep breath sans pain. Happy Sunday, indeed!!!

Miss. You. Fatty. That. Is. All.

is thoroughly exhausted.

8am: Voices Against Brain Cancer Walkathon
10am: Attempt to exercise with CrossFit Balance teammates.
11am: Teach Yoga at Balance
12pm: Horse around till the dusk carries me to bed.

Come play at any and all. Call!

"Xrays show question of a fracture of your left 12th rib" ... "Your shoulder X ray showed some early degenerative changes of your acromioclavicular joint. " ... "STD tests were all fine, and you are immune to Hepatitis B." ... "Any questions?"

None.

Dear Ganesh: I love you.

<3 signed, Govinda

Is gettin' scanned, prodded, and treated kindly (and punctually)!

is... a fitness geek? A yoga dork? An outdoorsy nerd?

had his back rib taped today... & can breath without pain. This is gonna suck.

Went to the mountains. Competed in Caveman Olympics. Survived. Barely.

Team Cave Sketch is in 3rd at the Caveman Olympics.

is on his way to the mountains to compete in the Caveman Olympics

forward folded for three hours. Welcome, Autumn! Howsabout we bring some peace, knowledge, wisdom and bliss absolute thisaway? Ya know, before the winter makes the trees look like children with grey hair?

practicing in Logan.

loves Chris Agne! Best friends forever!

Cobalt aroo?

can feel love, gratitude, and the bliss that they bring. Now let's get sloppy.

is loving today. Wanna play? 7pm Vinyasa @ Stroga.

<3

... Has anyone seen my favorite pair of black lulu running shorts? I can't find 'em.... 🙁

is gonna leave an impression: STROGA @ 6:45. Change is in the air. Come ride the momentum.

Fiesta Vinyasa: I <3 you. Hahaha!

is walking in the March of Dimes fashion show in Burberry. Saks in Tysons. 3 o'clock.

"Lincoln" or "MikeMorial"
For time:
3 mile run (to Memorial Bridge)
5 Bearclaws down /Stair Sprints up(next to memorial bridge)
400m Sprint
50 Box Jumps (30" in front of Lincoln)
2.25 mile run

...post time to comments.

is giving up his baggage.

Is awake and chatty!

wants.

And here I thought I was going to be clever. 90210.

is bleeding, bruised & wants to sue the city for a faulty manhole. My poor bike & I will survive.

Needs a firm shoulder rub.

Happy Hour?

My day in 3 acts:
Act 1: Go for a run
Act 2: Teach & be taught
Act 3: Play, Create, Attack

... Want in?

wants someone to make him a shirt that says "Potential New Boyfriend" on it. And a dude who gets the song reference (and maybe a floor to toss said shirt upon).

is teaching at 6:15p over at Balance Gym (you know you wanna sweat!), and then teaching a sweaty, playful tribute to the end of Summer at STROGA. Come play!

practiced from 10am-11, and 11:45-1:30pm... gosh, I love yoga. I'm pumped to show y'all the delightful, playful transitions with which I've been playing!

is going to go outside and practice until his legs fall off.

is going to go practice with Jeffrey Platts today over at lululemon athletica Logan Circle. Free class at 10am, dontchaknow.

is teaching a sequence he (& hopefully you!) loves today at Balance Gym (1111 14th St). Come by at 11 for a fun INEXPENSIVE class!

thinks you are beautiful. Honest.

, as it turns out, is allergic to more than just the water filtration system at Mason. Here, here! Puffy hands & face on a Friday night for the win!

has tonight planned out: 5p: Crossfit; 6p: Yoga; 730p: BBQ; 10p: Sake in AdMo; 11:45p: Cobalt for dancing at 12[???]... Whats good for dancing (with other hot dudes) tonight?

is feeling better. Wanna sweat with me? Yoga tonight at STROGA. I'm teaching at 7p, then stickin' around to practice with Wanelle Kellee Charles at 8:15.

is under the weather.

missed teaching!

is back to work.

used the ol' shoe & wall trick to open a bottle of wine. Forgot Prosecco was carbonated. FAIL. FAILFAILFAIL.

is on his way back to the States.

is as Vancouver does. That's what he's up to.

is en route to our great neighbor to the North! Vancouver, here I come!

, when eulogized, would like to have it said that he brought happiness to others without sacrificing his own.

is out to sea-ish.

is running errands, visiting lululemon athletica Salutation Nation , getting his hair cut, and going tubing.

Prop8 Overturned: "Moral disapproval alone is an improper basis on which to deny rights to gay men and lesbians. The evidence shows conclusively that Proposition 8 enacts, without reason, a private moral view that same-sex couples are inferior to opposite-sex couples...."

's brand new running shoes were stolen. Jesus.

had a wonderful night with good friends.

So, who's coming to the UrbanLand Company & Mid City Yoga Summer Yoga Session tonight?!

my new least favorite game is "Where are Michael's keys?"

Robyn and Kelis? All Hearts? Amazing. Amzebots. USA.

thought Robyn & Kelis were tomorrow! SUPER HAPPY SURPRISE!

Is really looking forward to teaching at lululemon in Logan today. Free class at 10a, peeps!

QUESTION: If I came with a warning/label, what would it say? Go:

is out on a run. Shirtless and smiling, natch. Remember, team, Daddy's single.

has a two great options for free classes this week: Sunday, 10am: lululemon athletica lululemon athletica Logan Circle! Tuesday, 6:15p: Summer Yoga Sessions at the Parker Flats!!

See I never sugar coat any life lessons for you, 'cause I wanna make you equipped for the best.
And I can't always be here to rescue you when life gets crazy.

But I love you more than you'll ever know.
With you love never dies.
'Cause I love you more than you'll ever know.

loves the belly dancers, o-lifters, trannies, trinas, and tricksters (krishna-esque yogis?) that litter his newsfeed with profile pictures, anecdotes, timewasters and further ridiculousness. Ya'll can be imitated, not duplicated, and certainly never replaced.

needed a good run.

wants this wrist injury gone. He'd like to be unjured... I can't believe how badly I miss doing burpees. And, lots not even speak of my sorrow for the absent Handstand.

loves his new iPhone and stereo bluetooth combo! cool cool cool. "I don't care, I love it!" *twirls and dances off, hugging unexpected new toys*

's phone is dead from river water. New iPhone tomrrow, for now, love up on here.

Didn't get a car today 🙁 I'm landlocked.

Hearts.

is going to his folks' for Saturday afternoon! Wanna come?

stayed in and practiced pinch mayarasana, dwi pada dandasana, sirsasana to dwi pada, and focused on opening his heart. Success!

loves hard to get reservations, back squats, and forearm stands. Distance running, too. Define success in your own terms.

crossed a goal off his "big goals list." Goodbye to "learn kipping pullups", welcome "proficency in double unders."

started his day grillin' before 8:30 and Dolly in the background.

Un, Deux, Trois, Cram, & Pam do Sunday right.

is a competitor in top form.

Is exhausted from the metro dash + pool party.

's apartment is dramatically different than the last time you saw it. It will be rewarding to return to after he competes in the metrodash tomorrow!

's long-long-long day is over. Now for some therapy... in the form of running.

is reminded that yoga doesn't exist on the four corners of the mat but the annals of the mind. Sometimes throwing heavy shit over your head and wearing bright colors can be a "practice," too.

is bruised but not bothered. Broken, but not defeated. आत्मन्

"All white hats have black bands."

knows that sometimes you have to try things that don't work to find what does... but man, its hard not feeling like fail.

has lululemon athletica Logan Circle and Pacers Running Store waaaaaaay to close for his own good. If Michael wasn't born to be an athelete, he sure is surrounded by the impetus to be one. (...for those that know michael wasn't born an athlete, umnm, well, thanks for playin 😉 )

's wrists are cooked, butt is sore, and back is tuckered. Big smiles.

is watchin' Lady Antebellum & Tim McGraw tonight out in Bristow, Va. Berry pickin' first, y'all!

(Dangerous?) Friend Questions: What am I known for? What am I *not* known for?

is gonna teach you how to sweat.

Oh man!

wants to paint, plant, play, jerk, dance, and hug today.