just a quick check-in to say that i am in the process of attacking three goals: running a nine-minute mile, going a month without beer, and recording my dreams for a month. i attempted the mile this morning for the first time in two years, and i was able to clock in at 9:40 despite my (perhaps unfounded?) fear that i'm somehow in worse shape than i was when i started this list. so, i'm close! but there's something that i've realized is very important here: proper music. to step up my pace i'm thinking i have to make sure the perfect three songs come in on a row, otherwise i lose motivation embarrassingly easily. i think the fact that the first song to come on my ipod this morning was linkin park's "faint" had something to do with why i ran faster than i thought i'd want to. i'm not a fan of their music in general, but damn if that song doesn't make me want to book it.
i'm three days in to the no-beer challenge. blech.
and i had four distinct dreams last night alone, so writing these all down will be time-consuming. but fun to look back on later (i hope).
onward!
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