Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Last night I ran outside for the first time. I waited until like eight o'clock just because I didn't want it to be too hot. I ended up being alright. I didn't run the whole mile, I had to stop and walk every now and then. I finished the mile in about fifteen minutes. I don't think that's too bad for a beginner either. I'm going to keep it up until I can run the whole mile without having to stop and walk at all, and then I'll start increasing my distance. My goal is to run twenty five miles before starting college in August. I think the goal is extremely achievable, so it's really just more to keep me on track. I have a little less than two months to complete it, and I've got twenty one miles left to go. Last night, I ran my mile and then walked one with my Jojo to cool down.

Today, I was supposed to be up and over at her house by about seven thirty, so I could run before it got too hot. That didn't exactly happen, though. I didn't make it out of bed until nine thirty. I guess I'll just run at night again. Anyway, here's my to-do list for today. It shouldn't be too hard to get it all accomplished, as most of it is just doing things that I enjoy anyways.

1. Watch America's Next Top Model. Be lazy for a little while. I haven't been feeling my best lately, so I'm trying to stay well rested.
2. Straighten up the room and clean out Billie Jean's tank. My room's just looking a bit cluttered. I think I'd probably feel better if it was cleaner. Also, with all of the new stuff in here for my dorm, I need to make room for it. Instead, I just pretty much have it all laying out all over the place.
3. Read for a little while. I'm getting behind on my reading. I wanted to have The Stand finished some time this week and my review up by the weekend. It doesn't look like that's going to happen, though.
4. Run at about eight. I have to keep up with this. This is just another silly way that I'm trying to better myself. I think it might be working though, I've been feeling better already.

Oh! One more thing before I go! Yesterday, I got on Facebook right before I went to bed. In my birthday thing one of the kids I went to elementary school with popped up. My gut told me to send him a message, and just say hey. I haven't really talked to him since I added him, so now's better than never. Instead of just blowing me off like a weirdo, he actually answered! It's just cool talking to someone from so long ago. It kind of makes me feel more in touch with my past and with myself as a child. He remembers more about me than I remember about him, it turns out. That's normally not how it goes. I couldn't tell you how many times I've added someone on Facebook only to find out that they don't remember me AT ALL. Anyways, that's all for now, folks. Peace.