Nov 10, 2014 21:53
Yesterday I managed to get out of work early. It was slow, as in people were building arrows and slings out of office/kitchen supplies.
The drive was easy enough, but construction this year is complete bullshit.
I mean, I've seen bad construction here in the midwest, but for whatever reason it seemed appropriate to bust up all the major roads at once.
For a couple of weeks there was a freeway detour that went right in from of my house. I never had to keep rush-hour in mind when leaving my driveway.
Well, using a car in general is fairly new to me.
I feel sorry for a bagel-place near my work. They destroyed the roads West and South of it. I've seen restaurants go out of business when crews would bust up the road in front of it and then leave to work elsewhere. Hell, for one of these restaurants the road was torn up twice, as in they fixed it up over the course of the year and then did the same thing the following year. I really liked having an Uno's there.
A lot of job-hunting was put on the backburner due to school. I've got a test tomorrow and then school should ease up for a good week.
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One of my cats, Amelia, has been resting in the litterbox.
This is actually a rather dire thing. It could signify issues with kidney-stones. I got some medicinal food for them and I'll do whatever else I can. I need to see if I can keep this from getting to what happened with Skitty.
You know, when I got my cats I was in elementary school. Proof exists in the very fact that I named Skitty after a Pokemon. Responsibility for your pets is to be expected, but a child can't really be expected to think that far into the future. I mean, if I were a country-boy, MAYBE.
I'm sitting on some money right now, so that's good. Tomorrow, hopefully I can clip the rest of Skitty's fur-clumps.
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I went for a short run* today. When I went straight to doing pull-ups, planks, sit-ups and push-ups right after the run I got to feel truly healthy.
I had forgotten how great it felt to REALLY get some good exercise in. There's reasons I run.
One reason: It gives me a sense of control.
I can't always think straight and even with I car I was reminded at how many variables exist in life. I don't have the same house to come back to every night and a stable schedule isn't something I've gone my whole life with. When I run I can chose how far I go, how fast I run, the paths I chose... My body feels lighter after the fact and every step carries a little jump with it. I breath better and there's a pleasing taste with each inspiration.
I feel aware of my various muscles, tendons and bones. Hell, even my heart gives me just with healthier beats.
I can go to bed feeling happy.
There are responsibilities to contend with, but those can wait.
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1. Just a shade over an hour.
running,
work,
school,
pets,
exercise