We all have professional quirks. Mine? i become deeply irritated with people who fall asleep in meetings. It’s rude and unprofessional…
…and sometimes damn near impossible to avoid, especially after a long night of drinking and silliness with colleagues day of travel. Such was the case today. I found myself pulling every trick from my arsenal to keep my head from nodding like a dunking bird. Much to my surprise, by the end of the day, i’d actually stumbled onto something useful…
First attempt to run in the new year. Ok. First attempt to run since mid-November.
<putting on running shoes, sport watch…> Don’t wanna. Don’t wanna….
<walking down driveway> Shit. I really don’t want to do this, but it’s 40 degrees out. Won’t get much nicer this time of year…
<sees single neighbor drive by> No turning back now. He’s seen me. Can’t pretend to be getting the newspaper.
<thud> fuck <thud> shit <thud> what <thud> was <thud> i <thud> thinking? <thud>
<thuds along in mental silence briefly>
<thud> how can it take so long to gain endurance, yet only a couple months to lose it all? yeah. ok. a couple months is a long time….
<thud> wonder if there’s any way inhabitants of The Park will find the blog. they’d be pretty upset. hey, it would be drama, though. i don’t really want to cause them pain…
<thud> speaking of pain, SHIT! this hurts… i need to get back with the koach. she beat my ass into shape…
<thud> <thud> <thud> hmmm… wonder if she owns any leather? she’d be kinda hot…
<thuds along for several minutes> snow’s all melted. all the snow has turned to water. christmas days have come and gone. i really need to see John Prine before he dies…
<thud> speaking of dying…. DAMN! the achilles tendon again?
<thuds along for several more minutes, mind wandering aimlessly through the week ahead and the piles of mindless goo awaiting her on the desk tomorrow morning>
<thud> <thud> <thud> well… home already? slower than shit, but i did it. it wasn’t horrible. ok. it hurt like a mother. speaking of which… need to call momma down in The Park today…
