#katie rambles

Saw this on Pinterest but wanted to share bc actually I have had a physio recommend this to me and it’s been amazing!

Walking backwards strengths the muscles around your knee (esp the quadriceps, which you will definitely feel if you do this) but doesn’t put the same strain on the joint as forward walking or running. It’s very good for your balance, coordination and patellar tracking, all important to reduce knee pain, support your knees and can help rehab knee injuries.

I do it on a gym treadmill, usually at 1.2 km/h (but I’ve seen anywhere from 0.8-1.6 km/h recommended, which is like 0.5-1.0 mph for the Americans). You can start with a very slight incline and then slowly increase it 5% as you get more comfortable, and to help engage the muscles. I usually do this for 5 to 10 minutes, 3-4 times a week. My understanding is that you can also do it outside, either on flat or sloped ground, because just walking backwards itself is useful as hell (the incline is just useful to engage muscles more as you get more used to it)

despite not knowing jabbers backstory and despite the memes about him having a normal childhood, you do not become Like That without some form of trauma

both are children that were not given proper attention and sought to remedy that in their own ways

zanka by being the “good” child, feeling as though he has to be the best at everything to be deserving of attention and affection, unable to ask for help, self-isolating, low self-worth

jabber by being the “bad” child, acting out in order to receive any form of attention, seeking out negative attention/pain and equating it with pleasure, developing substance abuse issues in order to feel something

Tali was affected by Tony and Ziva’s separation, and blamed Ziva. I think it all went down at the safe house that they’re headed to in this week’s episode. I think the big fight happened and Tali heard and saw things. I think the necklace is hiding there, and possibly the engagement ring. I think Tali is going to call Tony and Ziva on their bullshit, and they’re going to see how much of them is actually in her.

i have been accepted into a graduate program for museum studies for a graduate level certificate!!! this means i’d be halfway to a masters degree! i am going to begin this fall! and it’s 5 semesters long which means i should hopefully be done in the fall 2027 semester! i currently hope to concentrate in museum education at the moment!