Closed For The Season...

A friend reminded me that I haven't run in quite some time now. The last time I jogged was in late September. I slightly injured my heel in August so I didn't run for a while. 

But I hit the pavement again Thanksgiving morning, it had been 65 days since my last run. 

Conventional wisdom told me to just run 5k or so, but I pushed it & managed a 5-mile run in sub-freezing weather - I think it was 26 degrees when I headed out. When I returned an hour later it had only warmed up to a balmy 28 degrees. 

My injured heel didn't bother me during my run, unfortunately that probably means the occasional discomfort I get in that area (when I'm not running) is more a result of just being old, lol. 

But not a bad run to close-out my running season, I won't be back out there until March so it was cool, going out with a bang. I've got one hell of an appetite right about now though, I'm going to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner SO much this evening. Bring-on the gravy!

Journal 2.0

I've been using a new app on my iPad & iPhone to record & track my individual journal entries (it's called - Day One). 

I've been using it for about a week now, but I've also been transferring my previously written entries into the new app at the same time. 

It's been absolutely amazing to look back at the various thoughts I once had of people & the direction my life was heading.

As I've been transferring the old entries, I've also been applying the various tagging features to sort the entries into categories like people, events, places & etc. So far I've found the feature to be pretty helpful, especially when trying to pin-point a particular journal entry or experience.

My old journals date back to September of 2004, so that's almost 10 years of fuckery I'll get to chuckle at as I bring my new journal to date. It should be a pretty entertaining experience since I very rarely re-read my entries after writing them. Already I've come across experiences that I have no recollection of, lol.

The app allows for the import of previously typed entries & also the export of app data to another medium should I so desire in the future. Based upon individual settings, the app records GPS data, weather conditions - even the song currently playing on the device you're posting from.

It's a pretty cool app, if nothing else, it's already rejuvenated my interest in keeping a regular journal - so it's totally worth the $5 I paid for it.

Check Please...

Last night I went to a singles event at a Bethesda bar & it really made me realize just how much I DON'T identify with other singles. There wasn't a woman in the place who made me want to know more, lol.

Just a bunch of chix & dix who seemed to enjoy being out on the town. To be honest, I didn't go with the intention of finding my perfect mate, just wanted to support a friend who sponsored the event. It's not like all the women there were ugly or anything like that, it's just that none seemed interesting in the least bit. 

Perhaps much of it has to do with the fact that the venue was a noisy bar - not ideal for conversation, but still... I get the impression most of these women had no personality, loud music, or not - lol. Truth be told, I'm really not a big fan of bars in general nowadays.

There's not a whole lot about standing for hours, fighting other patrons for service or $8 beers that excites the kid. A night at the bar is just a headache for me now, It's official - my youth is gone & I'm an old-fogey, lls. Suffice it to say I don't see myself attending any such events in the future, I'm good...

Personally I've generally been more successful interacting with women in cozier, more intimate environments, either that, or knowing I'll get to see a woman on a regular basis works best for me. 

There's bound to be a fair amount of misrepresentation when you've got a limited window of time to work with, so I prefer knowing that a particular moment in time won't be my only opportunity to woo a woman. I enjoy spontaneity just as much as the next man, but some things are better-off, not being left to chance.