Friday, September 03, 2004

So, I take back my statement earlier in the week that I have no ability to jog/run.  Yesterday I did pretty well. Today I didn't even want to go work-out, but I had the time and knew that I was going to have dinner out and "should."  And, guess what?  I added TEN MINUTES to my jogging time from yesterday.  One good part of being on the treadmill in a gym is there are TV's.  I like to watch the music station 'cause I can then say "okay, you're not even going to look at the time/distance until this song is over."  It helped.  I feel like super-woman.  Okay, I'll my horn away.  :) Comments5:54:51 PM

"You have to know how to accept rejection and reject acceptance."  - Ray Bradbury. I think this is a tough one for our hearts and mind to match up on, but surely we know it's true.  Not only accept/reject but also understand or be okay with not understanding.  Do acceptance and rejection change who we are?  My initial reaction is that rejection is an opportunity for growth or understanding, whereas acceptance is primarily a supporting material for keeping a trait(s) unchanged.   It's nice to be accepted, but maybe we should question it occasionally with the same intensity that we do rejection.  Morrissey has this song where he says things like, "He said he wants to befriend me, Which means, He can't possibly know me," and, "They said they respect me, Which means, Their judgement is crazy."  Sometimes that's true.  And if we think about what people are accepting, sometimes we know it's true.  People's intentions are not always what you want them to be.  Things are not always what they seem.  Why am I using always?  You can't base things on always.  There's very little that's always... My mind is wandering too much to try to make this logical right now.   Comments1:13:52 PM

I'm in the most awesome-awesome-awesome mood right now and don't really know the source.  Here's a combo of things I'm happy about: -The sun is shining and it's BEAUTIFUL outside in Maryland right now.  I get off at 3:30 so that I can enjoy more than a normal work-day. -I have lots of fun things planned for the weekend including a dinner/movie, farmer's market, bike-riding, going to see Cake, hiking with the dogs, concert at Patterson Park, and catching up with a friend over a latte or some-such.  I'll squeeeze some work and sleep in there, but that's a lot of stuff to look forward to. -I love the book I'm reading right now. I've been reading a lot of best seller's lately and it's good to read some fantasy.  Orson Scott Card always does a nice job of making me fall in love with the characters too.  A lot of authors can't do it.  Doesn't mean they don't write well or tell a good story, but it's a different reading experience.  I'm always a little sad to end his book and stop hearing the story... -I met the kickball team over $1 beers last night and they seem like nice folks that want to have a good time.  -I did my longest-ever straight jogging last night (before the meeting).  I slowed down the speed I normally aim for to increase the endurance and it went well.  I have aspirations to be better at this... -Work went well this week.  Really well in one area.  Lots of good conversations and planning.  Even some project management *gasp*!  Yay! -I took a step towards being a grown-up that probably would seem silly to anyone but me and I can't make myself say what it is...but I wanted a reference to it so I'd remember the day.  heh. -There was awesome blues playing on my lunch break and I couldn't make myself go home and stop hearing it (me with no radio in my apartment), so I drove around for half an hour and rocked out instead.  Being happy makes me feel pretty. Comments12:56:47 PM

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