The courage to start. Again.

Still not running, but this evening I found myself a pound away from my weight from my running days. I know it's not the numbers that matter, but it was disheartening to see I'd gained weight again. But I'm back down again and even my mom is telling me I look smaller.

I think maybe it’s because I’m working now and don’t eat as much? Honestly, I still stress-binge like a motherfucker. I might be able to attribute it to the diet root beer I’ve been drinking. Sure, the Splenda will probably kill me in the end, but at least they won’t need a forklift to get me into my coffin.

At any rate, I’ve lost weight and I intend to run with it. Literally. I’m not going to start up again until I’ve gotten in a good week of aerobic and strength training, and I also need to get that new pair of running shoes.

I just want to get out there and run right now, mostly because IT STOPPED RAINING.

ETA: I forgot to mention the hockey. I know, it's not a hockey blog.

Last weekend, I dragged my sister to the Golden Skate charity hockey game between the Portland Firefighters Hockey Club and Seattle firefighters (not sure what their club is called). The benefit was for the Down Syndrome Network of Oregon, and it was open seating so my sis and I sat up by the glass. It was awesome, especially since some guy in the seats behind us kept yelling out a line from Slap Shot, which you can here in this video I took:



Sure, he wasn't saying it correctly, but it was still awesome. Slap Shot quotes at a hockey game. Life is good.

P.S. Portland won, 8-1. And there was a fight.

Change.

We just made history. I don't even know what to say.

The Fourth of November

I hope you all voted today. I wish I was at a bar right now, drinking root beer and watching the elections with everybody else, but noooooooo. I have to go to work. How the hell can I concentrate when something this important is going on??

Well, anyway. No matter who you support, I really hope you went out and cast your vote.

If it turns out the way I hope, maybe we can make this country great again.

Fever.

I usually get home from work at around 5:10 a.m. Driving through the city in the wee hours of morning, I've been amazed at how many people I see jogging. They inspire me. There's nothing stopping me from running again (aside from untreated ADD); I get up at 2 p.m. and leave for work at 8:30 p.m. Plenty of time to exercise/run every day.

Soon. Very soon. I need to build up some strength first and then ease back into it. I hate to start all over at Week 1 again, but if I have to, I will. As long as I start moving again, things will be fine. I need to run again. First things first, new running shoes.