Four weeks until my 40th birthday.
I’m also 24 hours into the 10 Days of Bachelorhood — the Siren has gone to the beach with her mother and the kids. So far, I’ve gone to see Star Trek (loved it!), mowed the lawn (meh), rode my bike to the lakefront and ran on the lake path (yay!), done some work (meh), read some of the latest Repairman Jack novel in the hammock in the backyard (spoooky), listened to loud music (rock on!), practiced with my real nunchucks instead of the foam ones (ouch!), and started talking to myself (uh-oh). We are already past the longest I’ve ever been alone in the house, and it’s too damn quiet.
Right now I’m making dinner. Not the way I usually make dinner, by ordering it, but actually making dinner. If I don’t update my Twitter account within a few hours after posting this, please call an ambulance. How long do you have to cook a hamburger in a frying pan, anyway?
On a brief, serious note, I’m following the crackdown on protesting students through Twitter accounts — there’s more than what the mainstream media is reporting, and if you’re interested, it’s all there. Just check the hashtag #iranelection and you’ll find it.
Enough about world events, time to talk about myself some more. This week’s stats:
On Writing: 1,945 words in Project Hometown, with the possibility of getting a little more done tonight. Almost all of my writing was during my commute, plus lunch hour on Friday. It’s really starting to flow now, which is nice. I didn’t do any other writing, although I’ve jotted down a couple of short story ideas that I might play with over the next few weeks.
On Running: 10 miles today, in 1:27:06; not bad, considering that first I rode 5 miles through traffic to get to the lakefront so I could run on the path for the first time in around two years. Then I rode 5 miles back, which wasn’t as painful as I thought, although traffic was worse on the way home. I got in two mid-week runs for another 8.5 miles — not quite 20, but not too shabby, either.
All in all, last week was a pretty good week. This weekend was OK, but it’s weird being alone in the house. I expect I’ll spend more time in the office than usual.
The Unfocused Life 