Well today has been a breeze thus far. The one snafu is that I am w/o a wallet. This is what happens ("do you see what happens?") when I decide to change backpacks. Thankfully I had the foresight to take care of the train pass, which is harder to live without these days.
This is my first day on the bike since last Thurs. I realize hadn't blogged about Thursday but it was largely uneventful. In an unrelated detail, that morning was filled with Van Halen selections from 1984 and 5150. You can dislike Hagar all you want but I think he is a very inspiring out-of-shape guy.
Friday had very bad weather and yesterday started out rainy so I had to give it a rest which was not unwelcome because my throat was a little sore/swollen these past few days. I think I just wore myself out on Thursday when I biked, ran, biked, and hit the gym. Last summer that was actually par for the course but I think this time around it was too much for my central nervous system. When I hit the gym on Sat and last nite, I was not as intense but I don't like wearing myself out when my sinuses are involved. I'll strip myself of every joule so long as I know I won't cough but I don't want to have to waste a sick day because I saw it coming.
I had begun reading Walden and was just not in the mood for it the few times I cracked it open. It was probably a combination of the dreary subject matter and my frame of mind on the train. Right now, it's not for me, so it returns to the shelf.
I decided to read something that interests me so I opened Pink Floyd And Philosophy and I am really enjoying it, even moreso than the South Park installment of the series. At first I jumped around to read the chapters that seemed most fun -- one about synching Dark Side of the Moon with "Wizard of Oz" (it totally works the first time around); but then I started going with the flow of the book and it's quite wonderful. My favorite one thus far is about alienation by David Detmer and I like his best (so far) because he's not cramming philosophical facts and theories down your throat but he gradually weaves them in and out of the song meanings. I think I will email him and tell him that he wrote a real gem. I'm not a philosophy buff, but give me a topic I am really in to and I'll read about it from many subversive angles. The series has inspired me to write one of my own (at least, one essay) for one thing that is very close to me but I'll describe that once I have finished a first draft. So for the most part today I was writing on the train about a very near-and-dear topic and it flows from me quite easily because I know it like the back of my hand. You can make all the masturbation jokes you want (and it'd be funny as all hell) but that's not it.
As I am riding today it's a very nice day out and I am happy because I am inspired. While writing as opposed to typing takes a little longer I feel a little less pressure that way. I am listening to some older Velvet Revolver songs that I have ignored for a couple of years. Glad I saw them live when I did.
I sound hoarse today but I don't think I am sick, in fact I feel pretty good. Just going to drink a lot of honey-fied tea today and knock some stuff out of the park.
Thank you for reading.
Playlist:
"Us & Them" - Steve Blanco Trio
"She Builds Quick Machines," "Do It For the Kids," "Big Machine" - Velvet Revolver
"Unchained" - Van Halen
"My Wave" - Soundgarden
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