Things Forgotten, then Remembered, or is it Re-Learned?

After thinking about it for a long time I finally moved my ass and started doing more exercise. It's still only walking, but it's got a big hill component and I'm pushing myself. I actually come back soaked in sweat. No surprise, I've been sleeping and feeling better. I've been here before. I knew this. What the hell didn't I remember it?

The impetus, as silly as it sounds, was the free pedometer you get in Special K cereal. I shit you not. Who can resist a gadget for almost free. Ok, I have a box of Special K to eat, but I don't mind Special K. These things are great for giving you an idea of activity level. I have a hard time bullshitting myself out of going out when I look at the pedometer and see I've barely walked 1000 steps. Actually, that's low. A typical work day is more like 2500 to 3500 steps. A 40 to 50 minute walk adds around 5000 more steps. Throw in a serious hill for half of that and I figure I'm doing ok. My sleep tells me I am.

Walking at 3 in the morning can be interesting, sometimes. As I was walking down the street the other night my eye was drawn to an apartment balcony light flashing off and on. A faulty bulb perhaps, but it almost looked like Morse code and I know Morse code, so I started to decode it. I'm not sure, it was either sending "a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y", or "you are such a geek".

July saw an unprecedented burst of writing. That's probably related to the exercise, too. An easier to update website and a notebook computer don't hurt, either. I can't believe how much writing I've done in the last month or so.

July also saw another writing first. I did my first interview of people I didn't know. It's for a newsletter article. Damn, this couple was interesting! I only hope I do the interview justice in the article, which does add a bit of pressure. I have a quote stuck to my computer for just these occasions, "Dare to be bad!". It's like "No guts, no glory" but you know you'll suck before you excel. I like it because of the irony, it makes me laugh and I remember to take things a little less seriously.

Now, if I could just remember if I've forgotten any cool time management stuff I learned.

Movies:
The Chronicles of Riddick - Pitch Black II
I, Robot
The Bourne Supremacy
Thunderbirds

Books:
Something M.Y.T.H. INC. - Robert Asprin