Here comes the sun
Writing by Sheridan on Tuesday, 10 of November , 2009 at 5:09 am
Monday’s are hard, aren’t they? Even though it’s Tuesday today, I’m still reeling from yesterday, which was Monday. In fact it’s entirely possible I’m still showing the effects of last Monday.
Things aren’t going as they should. First of all, it’s hot. I have air-con but I seem to spend a bit of time walking to and from places (outside, not just walking from the couch to the fridge in the apartment). And when I get to these places I am sweaty. It’s one thing to go to the gym and walk out glistening and dripping. It’s another thing completely to wander into work in a uniform which looks as if you swam there. I haven’t ridden to work in a while since I have to factor in shower (and blowdrying) time which effectively means I only get halfway home before I have to turn around and go back in for the next day’s work. And have you tried sleeping in the heat? It’s difficult. I’m considering dragging the bed out into the air-conditioned area until it cools down a bit. Of course, the coolest time of day is normally between 6 and 7am. Which is typically when I get up to go to the gym or work. So it gets to 9am and I’ve drunk about 4 coffees and am seriously considering heading back over to the coffee place (the one on Albert St) and ordering an additional coffee and asking them politely if they’ve switched to decaf or something. Still tastes good but it’s no longer working.
The benefits, however, of a bit of sun have been revealed on my arms and legs, which are now a golden tan. Many thanks to Around the Bay and random Capital City trail rides for helping me out in this area.
I have been doing a bit of training for some kind of miniature triathlon. God knows why. I seem drawn to the idea, possibly because I enjoy variety and dislike doing the same activity relentlessly. Oddly enough, all I seem to be doing is trying to swim, or trying not to drown, rather. Swimming is odd. I’m putting in a lot of energy and concentrating really hard yet barely moving. It’s a really strange activity because of this. I’m taking tips (from likely invalid internet sources) and this seems to be helping.
I must be working hard because mentally I am deficient (that came out wrong). It seems by the time I get to work (or anywhere I need to concentrate) I am completely exhausted and incapable of saying or doing anything of use. And I’m losing a lot of stuff lately. The other week it was my heart-rate monitor watch, which has since been found (not by me). And just this week I have lost my gym card. This is doubly upsetting in that I had just reassured myself that I haven’t lost my marbles from the watch losing scenario and now I lose another important item. I can easily get another one but that’s hardly the point. They know me at the gym since I practically live there, but it’s having to acknowledge that I put it down somewhere and for some reason forgot to pick it back up. I have been ranting about this for days and the only way to find the card is to organise a new one. I’ll do it on Monday. Stay tuned for me finding the old one on Tuesday.
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