random updating
still haven't gotten my sleep schedule normal yet -- it's hard to make yourself get up early when you really don't have anything you *have* to be awake for and your body wants to sleep till 11am. but i'm working on it.
in the meantime, doing a great job with the running and other exercise, despite last week's upper back/neck spasm that made my thoracic outlet syndrome flare up. i've been doing a 3.5 mile loop around prospect park and started with roughly 10 minute miles, that by the middle of last week had dropped to just under 9 minute miles. as of today, i'm just over 8 minutes per mile. progress feels damn good, even if i'm still a slowpoke. at least i know it only gets better from here! and i'm feeling great energy on the days i run (right now just going every other day to make sure i don't overtax my system), and on the off days working other parts of my body. i figure hell, i've got the time, i might as well get back into awesome shape.
also went to a party this weekend and met an attractive single fella. i had locked myself out of the apartment and he offered to take me home, but i got word that a roommate had made it home so i was good and did not take him up on his tempting offer. instead, we exchanged numbers, he walked me to the subway, and we kissed goodnight, and supposedly he will call to ask me on a proper date. i suppose the sleeping with someone right after i meet them has always been why i've never gone on proper dates, so i sort of feel all grown up on this one. and it's inspired another blog post, this time on the politics of sex work and sex on the first date, which i will finish and post after i've spoken to the unemployment office and done my laundry.
still, i'm enjoying the blog thing more and more as i do it, starting to get a clearer sense of my voice and how i write differently for different topics, as well as getting a sense of my voice when writing for a public versus just writing things out of my head or from an emotional place, if that makes sense.
and with that, i should get to work so i can have the time to write what i want!
ETA: did not make it to finished writing status today, am inexplicably exhausted, but made kickass and delicious dinner of rice and lentils with carrots, fennel, potato, onion, garlic, cabbage, and kale. yay me! will make blog happen tomorrow since i also have to wake up at 8am for a chance to talk to unemployment folk...
in the meantime, doing a great job with the running and other exercise, despite last week's upper back/neck spasm that made my thoracic outlet syndrome flare up. i've been doing a 3.5 mile loop around prospect park and started with roughly 10 minute miles, that by the middle of last week had dropped to just under 9 minute miles. as of today, i'm just over 8 minutes per mile. progress feels damn good, even if i'm still a slowpoke. at least i know it only gets better from here! and i'm feeling great energy on the days i run (right now just going every other day to make sure i don't overtax my system), and on the off days working other parts of my body. i figure hell, i've got the time, i might as well get back into awesome shape.
also went to a party this weekend and met an attractive single fella. i had locked myself out of the apartment and he offered to take me home, but i got word that a roommate had made it home so i was good and did not take him up on his tempting offer. instead, we exchanged numbers, he walked me to the subway, and we kissed goodnight, and supposedly he will call to ask me on a proper date. i suppose the sleeping with someone right after i meet them has always been why i've never gone on proper dates, so i sort of feel all grown up on this one. and it's inspired another blog post, this time on the politics of sex work and sex on the first date, which i will finish and post after i've spoken to the unemployment office and done my laundry.
still, i'm enjoying the blog thing more and more as i do it, starting to get a clearer sense of my voice and how i write differently for different topics, as well as getting a sense of my voice when writing for a public versus just writing things out of my head or from an emotional place, if that makes sense.
and with that, i should get to work so i can have the time to write what i want!
ETA: did not make it to finished writing status today, am inexplicably exhausted, but made kickass and delicious dinner of rice and lentils with carrots, fennel, potato, onion, garlic, cabbage, and kale. yay me! will make blog happen tomorrow since i also have to wake up at 8am for a chance to talk to unemployment folk...