It was another mad dash to RVC today and it was practically the same scenario as last week: running up there with the unfolded bike and just making it in to the last car. Also, like last week, I wasn't the last one to make it, there were a couple of stragglers about 20 seconds after me so it's not like I was holding us up. I think it's possible the train pulls in at 8:31 and actually leaves at 8:33, which works to my advantage, obviously.
I have found that my form is part of the problem and I'm trying to correct that. I think, like a lot of people, not everything I do is symmetrical. By this I mean little but vital things, like walking and sitting. Lately might right hip feels bruised. I think a lot of it has to do with the way I sleep, which I cannot control just yet. However, the way I sit, walk and bike need to be corrected. I think my right foot tends to sway outward. That just doesn't look, feel, or seem right. I made it a point to keep the whole leg as straight as possible on both rides and push straight down as opposed to the lazier alternative. I think it helped b/c I made the RVC train and got to the office pretty quickly. I catch myself often at work doing weird stuff with my right leg, it has a mind of its own like Barf's tail. I am also making it a point to stand more at work, spec. at my desk, when I'm doing menial stuff. This not only burns calories but helps me re-adjust myself and saves my back.
So I'll keep this in mind and try to apply it this week when I resume lunch runs (and I'm sure I'll get the runs, too). I rested my whole body yesterday -- no running, biking, exercise of any real kind. I actually enjoyed being able to kick back and watch a couple of movies. I think some of the rest will help me re-adjust my outlook at work, which has been bleak lately. I'm always making the effort and today will be interesting b/c it's Union Action day so we're supposed to don our red CWA shirts. I'm sure I'll get some snide comments but they will most likely be in the way of a very typical corporate snake -- the kind who was a hippie and is now in a Mr. Burns-like position and cannot see the dichotomy of his/her ways.
A lot of The Cult's earlier and bigger hits start with the riff -- usually it's just the guitarist playing out the notes of the chord. I'm sure it sounds better live. I liked "Coming Down" better than any other song they did. Not sure why, but that one's a winner. I think it was a year ago (almost to the day) when I was up drafting a letter for another dept., and lala.com still functioned, and I exhausted every possible "version" of the song for free. The next day I came to work in my orange button down shirt with matching tie. I looked like a meaty creamsicle.
It's gray out today and it's sorta windy in a few patches. The 20s are streets that were tough to get through, I suppose the wind was pushing another direction -- and to clarify, I am not in the street I am in the bike lanes along the highway which are completely separate. I'm not close to any cars until I have to cross back over on Albany Street. If there was one spot where I have to "be careful," it's there. But I will not put my life in jeopardy in the name of arriving to work -- it's not painfully obvious at Albany Street as to when pedestrians should cross and where they need to stop (the middle of the street).
I listen to a lot of Rollins Band and I'm very proud of that. It's music like this that has endured in my mind and it has also influenced me to live as cleanly as I can -- the occasional drink, while it's something I could live without, is not something I'll part with. But I do not need drugs or smokes and I try not to be lazy on a consistent basis. I realize I had a lazy day yesterday but I needed to rest and am glad I did. I often feel I can relate to "Starve" and "Shine" -- the former because I know there are ugly people out there who, whether they know it or not, are out to take things from me. But if I keep "my existence lean" and stay as sharp and focused as I can, I will fend them off until I'm in a box. As for the latter, that's the kick in the ass we all need.
I lucked out today as it was supposed to keep raining through the morning but it had stopped before I woke up. We'll see how the week plays out and how the return ride will be today.
Thank you for reading.
Playlist:
"Now" - Freddie Redd
"Coming Down" "Fire Woman"- The Cult
"Too Much Rock & Roll" "Starve" "Shine" - Rollins Band
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