Holy Holy Holy Firm Firm Firm

For the few dear readers I have, I am adamantly and vehemently advocating this book.

Annie Dillard made residence in a one room log house in the Puget Sound in 1975 with the intention for two years of writing something meaningful and deep, something worthy of God. And on this island, I believe she did just that. Though it's not always easy to follow, this slim book is riddled with profound statements of life and the world surrounding us. It often reads more akin to unconscious thought moving sometimes fluidly and at other times rapidly and disconnected. Either way, this is one of those books that OUGHT to be read!

"There is always the temptation in life to diddle around making itsy-bitsy friends and meals and journeys for years on end. It is all so self conscience, so apparently moral...But I won't have it. The world is wilder than that in all directions, more dangerous...more extravagant and bright. We are...raising tomatoes when we should be raising Cain, or Lazarus."

Words for your humor....

Funny words that the more you say them the funnier they sound... especially if you can put all of them into one sentence...

-Oy
-Poodle
-Besmirched
-Behoove
-Dapper

Ways to run

I'll be the first person to admit that I hate running. Treadmills are the bane of my workout existence. I mean, you're there trying to sweat your thighs off but going nowhere; you're working so hard for nothing. That might be an exaggeration considering people have weight goals and the such, but I confess that I clearly lack understanding in this respect.

I get that people are lazy; there are also people that really do WANT to workout and get in shape and something is stopping them....I think I know what it is.... BOREDOM.

I hate working out because I get bored, and my best friend can attest that even doing a prescribed number of reps will bore me. I don't speak for everyone, I speak in my own personal case, but I will make working out fun again!



-I've made a playlist; good music that makes me happy; when I hear it I can't help but smile. It also has a beat or rhythm that won't put me to sleep.
-When I run, I never take the same rout twice; I run three songs worth [about 10 min] one way, then three new songs back, or more since I'm prone to getting lost.
-I switch up where and how I run. Hills, flats, pavement, trails.
I keep myself aware and run with my camera because, if you know even the tiniest bit about me, I always have a camera.
I don't just push through and run without pause; I stop to take photos, I slow down if something is hurting, the only part I push through is the first three songs- those I will run, no matter the route, without pause.
-If it's sunny- I'll go for a run, if it's raining- I go for a run, if I'm in particular pain I will lower my lofty standard to run my first three on a treadmill as a warm up and to save my ankle or back, but then I'll hit the door.
-After the first three I'll hike, walk, jog, sprint and just mix it up. I keep it interesting and my heart rate guessing.

As for weights I take two exercises and do them to the beat of a song, I don't do reps- I'll do bicep curls for 30 sec, then squats [with the weights] for the next 30. Then the next song I'll do two new exercises.
-If I am getting bored I'll intentionally pick a fast paced song, low weights and see how fast I can go, I walk around or dance while I do whatever exercise will allow me to move, or combine three or four ridiculous exercises that probably shouldn't go together and make an obstacle course of it.

For the first time in my life I'm looking forward to working out, I'm looking for my next adventure as opposed to waiting our my exercise purgatory staring at the same spot on the wall/ mirror. I'm having fun and relish every opportunity to be outside.

My next adventures include some intense hiking opportunities and kayaking...with whales...killer whales...

Hilarious and possibly dangerous but obviously stupid mistake.

The days of doing stupid things with friends in large gathering is far from over. My legendary days of sucking helium from balloons and singing "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" however, are. So if you like blue lipped, unconscious but still conscious people slowing falling to their knees while being unaided by friends that find humor in videotaping the moment of idiocy, then this video is for you!

Enjoy,
The unconscious but conscious idiot.