I just plain did not feel like swimming today. Not sure why, but since the goal is to do cardio on Tuesdays, I just did something else that I think I am going to start referring to as my Tu’penny Upright Cardio[1]: 20 minutes on the elliptical. Anything to keep myself amused and motivated. I wanted to share this with the gym, but since I work there I figured I’d be a little more professional about it. With my luck, someone there reads this and I’m gonna hear it next time I’m there.
I’m beginning to feel like a dork for driving to work when I work in the gym. I live a half a mile from the place. Thing is, I go there at 0-my-god-it’s-early and I’m not sure that walking there in the dark is exactly being Ms. Safety – even if I do live in a small and not too terribly crime-ridden town. Still, driving a half a mile that I’m physically capable of walking quite comfortably offends my sensibilities. Besides, I kinda like getting in that little extra bit of walking. God knows why, but I’ll walk to get somewhere and rather like doing it, but rarely just “take a walk”. When the snow starts getting nasty here, I probably will start walking to the gym cause I hate driving in snow, the sidewalks are safe, I have good boots and I figure that people tend not to be arsed to get out in bad weather to commit crimes. I should probably look up that last and see if there’s any stats on it rather than bet my safety on idle speculation, huh?
I have some work to finish today, which is good. I also really need to sit my butt down and make a specific reading plan for my school. While I love a self-directed study, it is self-directed, which means I have to plan what I’m doing. I’m just not at home to doing it frantically right before the deadline. I could throw something adequate together and it’d probably look better than a lot of what my advisor gets. There are advantages to studying and writing for a living! But, the idea is to turn in stuff that’s as good as anything I’d hand a client. ‘Cause, well, you know… The whole Proud as Lucifer thing.
In the interests of trying to start leaning Parkour[2] I’ve been making a point to jump more often. You know, down a minimal amount of steps, over small obstacles. Mostly at this point I really am trying to get my courage back about my knee. Two years out of ACL repair surgery is plenty. The knee is as strong as it is ever going to get, I lift weights, so the supporting muscles are fine. I jumped off the stepstool we use at the gym because our files are too high for the short people. It’s goofy. It’s small. But I’m starting from nothing. Goofy and small works. Also been practicing my rolls, but that’s just fun. I did forget to ask if the gym stocked mats for the third floor where the basketball courts and stuff are. The aerobics room has ‘em, but I’ll want room. I suppose I can always drag ‘em upstairs.
[1] My usual cardio is lying down, for longer duration and at a slightly slower pace. Do I really have to draw you guys a picture?
[2] And you kids in the peanut gallery can stop laughing at a fat old lady even attempting it!