Thoughts

I have so much to do, so much in my head. I have trouble keeping it straight. I no longer waste the time I used to, so where is all the extra time?

I am starting again today, just to put pen to paper. I have so much that I can feel it trying to escape. I try to grab it, but I know some of it is gone.

I do not want to lose it. I want to capture it. How can I do that? Picasso painted. What do I do?

I try to do, but I feel trapped. I just want to be free. It feels good to let it out. What is trapping me?

I keep rereading my post, afraid to let go. Why is that I must look back? Is it me that is holding me back?

I love her, she makes me feel good. I want her. Sometimes she makes me feel smothered and at other times so far away. Her hair smells good, it makes me forget everything. The world begins and ends in my arms. When she is there the rest of the world exists as a shadows.

I want to be able to write, to put my opinion out there, but I find it takes so long.

Why is my writing so littered with "I"? I want to know. Is it because I seek reflection, or because I can not look past myself. I want the knowledge of wise reflection to come sooner. The stuff that only comes with thought. But also the kind of stuff that obstructed by too much reflection and dwelling. Dwelling leads to wasted time, like the rereading of my emails after every couple of sentences I write.

It just feels like things escape me so fast these days.

I understand that my perception is reality, and that reality is all a matter of perception. It makes those that believe their own lies seem closer to normal.

Those are my thoughts. I feel leaner.

What do I remember about today....
Woke up, silenced to many alarms, I think she silenced my early alarm. She did not pump it up, but did let the dog out. Yellow and blue, she put together a cliff bar and pizza to take. No possums saved today. The commute mundane, only the older lady driving the g35. Len arrived at same time. Dan lit up the hall, but was not to be seen. Lunch off of Alban. Broken pipes. Bugs. Great chicken marinara. desperate to clean up. Missed loved ones, arguments.

3 Years later

Sometimes we need both structure and a busy schedule. Without a busy schedule there is little need for structure, but without structure we have little focus. Structure helps conquer the mundane.

Lately I have pondered how we let the mundane creep in to placate us. If let it creep to far, it overwhelms and keeps us from establishing goals.

an optional aside

I added another blog, I am going to try and post information I have found, that is usefull/condensed at:

http://athmsvt-condensed.blogspot.com/

It is as much for myself as others, as it helps me find information that I know I have
read.

For this post I want to highlight two healthy recipes I tried and really liked.

MH June 2007, pg 78 Recipe: Jerk Pork Kebabs
12 oz pork tenderloin – 1” cubes
2 cups fresh pineapple
1 red pepper
1 large onion
½ cup Jerk Sauce – try Walkers Wood
4 skewers – soak'em

Use half of the sauce before putting on high heat grill. The rest when cooking at 4 minutes per side. Done when lightly charred and pork firm. Serve with sweet potato fries, 1 potato olive oil @ 450 for 20 minutes.

MH June 2007, pg 136 Fight fat with flavor
To many recipes to list. I should try more

Recipe: Spicy Garlic Shrimp
.25 Cups olive oil
4 cloves garlic
1lb peeled shrimp – salt/pepper to taste
1 Tbsp parsley 1 Tbsp Red Pepper flakes
Saute pan – heat oil to shimmer, add Pepper flakes /garlic. As garlic browns add shrimp for one minute, add parsley, cook one more minute. Serves well with a salad.

Again short as I work on posting more often.

Happy Hour - Take 1

I am going to keep the posts a little short for now till I start posting regularly.

Last Thursday me and Nat tried out Capitol City Brewery in Shirlington. It was not bad but only at the bar were appetizers half off. It was not until about 7pm that the crowd started to pick up, but it was about then we headed out. The crowd was a little older than us.

Today, we hit up the Union Station location of Capitol City Brewery and Tortilla Coast. It was an ok night. The Brewery was a little more chill, but had less of the singles bar scene going on.


Summary:
Shirlington - crowd did not come in till about 7pm and was slightly older
Capitol Hill/ Union Station - Younger crowd, but mix more cultured look than Tortilla Coast
Capitol City Brewery - Decent-ish? micro brew beer,
M-Tu 4-7 Half off Pints and App. AT BAR only


Tortilla Coast - Very young, slightly preppy but relaxed/changed into after work cloths crowd
5-Close
M - 2.50$ Miller Lite Bottles 5.99 Enchilada Plate
T - 2.50$ Bud/Lite, 50c Tacos
W - 2.50$ Miller Lite 10c wings
Tu - 3$ Corona/Lite
F - 3$ Tortilla Amber, $1 off Margerittas
S - 16$ pitchers of Margerittas
Nats games - 2.50 Bud/Lite

Finished the 10k

Ran the Xterra James River 10k scramble on Saturday. Finished in 73 minutes. Could have done better, but I ran the whole way and this should provide a starting place for the future. Though this week I am eating all I can and getting back to the gym some.

http://www.sportsbackers.org/jrag_scramble_2007_results.htm

139   880 Aaron Thomas                   22 Midlothian      VA    1:13:12

a bit late is better than never

I think that I have realized the one thing I need to be less tethered to a schedule, is a schedule. Without one it is just to hard to take care of the little things that add up. With one it seems that you can just get more accomplished so that when you want to be free from a schedule you can be. I guess it is a personal thing. Without one, I only get done what I have to.

Anyway, I took slight break in training for the 10k but am back on the bike. I have been doing alot of cardio at the gym on top of running. Though I am still barely at the 5 mile again. I am going to try for a 6 miler tomorrow. Hopefully being in Richmond should help some.

Anyway I will keep it short today, so that I might find an apartment.

Amazing run

Personal Best: ~5miles in 50:26. Combined my other two routes.

I felt amazing afterwards, and I managed to make it to gym after class.

Much to do, so I will keep this short.

On a side note I need to find someone to go with me to the Bradley Banquet on 4/20.