OK. I know I posted on for the 5th already, but that was technically late last night, which was the end of my day. It is now pretty much the end of my day now at 11:30p, and I'm posting an image that relates to the good feelings I'd expressed in the previous post. This representative image was taken about 2 weeks ago, when the blooms were still on the trees and the world was bursting with color and energy.
5.05.2006
new habits...
It's my birthday month, and I am attempting some new habits. My goal is to starting getting up earlier to carve out some time for my well-being; weed patrol, biking, journaling and taking daily photos with my digital camera. In the near future, I'll add meditation to the list. For now, I'll start with blog journaling and biking. The weed patrol must go on despite my grumblings. The effects of the yard is quite stunning after a good bit of work.
As for exercise, today I picked up my bicycle from the shop and had my first true ride in over 3 years. It was exhilarating, though I did not fail to notice the change in my body due to lack of exercise. My tight, older muscles wouldn't stop me from experiencing the thrill of leaning a little extra into my turns, riding hands-free where-ever possible and closing my eyes to *really* feel the wind in my face. Biking is now a re-discovered joy that I'd been missing for a while now. I think I'll sleep well tonight. Actually, today's ride takes me back to when I first learned to ride. As many of my friends know, I'm a bit of a late-bloomer. I'll admit to the world right now that I was wearing training wheels well into age 11, but in my defense, I grew up in many different neighborhoods and did not even get on a bike by myself until I was 8 or 9. At that age, I got my own bike. It was yellow and had a banana seat with streamers on the handles and tall flag on the back. Oh I thought I was the shit, despite my thick glasses! LOL!!!
Which reminds me; Watching spring bloom in our backyard has allowed me to truly appreciate the clarity of the Lasik eye operation I received in 2004. The world is now crystal-clear and gorgeous without the need for glasses or contacts! Amazingly, I missed nature's beauty until this year. I'd been occupied with keeping depression at bay by staying *extremely* busy in my work world. By doing so, I dulled my perception of everything. Through the haze and craze of a downtown urban environment, I'd missed the true clarity my new eyes have brought me--until now. I am thankful.
As for exercise, today I picked up my bicycle from the shop and had my first true ride in over 3 years. It was exhilarating, though I did not fail to notice the change in my body due to lack of exercise. My tight, older muscles wouldn't stop me from experiencing the thrill of leaning a little extra into my turns, riding hands-free where-ever possible and closing my eyes to *really* feel the wind in my face. Biking is now a re-discovered joy that I'd been missing for a while now. I think I'll sleep well tonight. Actually, today's ride takes me back to when I first learned to ride. As many of my friends know, I'm a bit of a late-bloomer. I'll admit to the world right now that I was wearing training wheels well into age 11, but in my defense, I grew up in many different neighborhoods and did not even get on a bike by myself until I was 8 or 9. At that age, I got my own bike. It was yellow and had a banana seat with streamers on the handles and tall flag on the back. Oh I thought I was the shit, despite my thick glasses! LOL!!!
Which reminds me; Watching spring bloom in our backyard has allowed me to truly appreciate the clarity of the Lasik eye operation I received in 2004. The world is now crystal-clear and gorgeous without the need for glasses or contacts! Amazingly, I missed nature's beauty until this year. I'd been occupied with keeping depression at bay by staying *extremely* busy in my work world. By doing so, I dulled my perception of everything. Through the haze and craze of a downtown urban environment, I'd missed the true clarity my new eyes have brought me--until now. I am thankful.
Photo of the day...
This first photo of the day is an abstract ode to spring kicking into gear. enjoy!
I'm in a late night loop... sandblasting out of a creative rut
I can't help myself. I like to stay up late at night for no truly good reason. Reading, clicking around on my laptop, listening in shuffle mode to the many varied tunes on my ipod. Now I'm adding an addiction to all sorts of curious online culture spaces to the list... friendster... flickr... myspace... blogger... tagworld... oofah. One or two will become my preferred modes of communication, but right now, I feel a need to get to know a few. I've been wanting to cultivate some areas of self-expression. Fulfill a need to communicate with others outside of my immediate circle. But I hate the phone. I've fallen into the abyss of giving so much of my creative energy away that it leaves little desire for filling the well.
Besides, so many people seem to be having lots of fun in their expressive worlds. I want some of that goodness. I'm already experiencing some creative regeneration in the last couple of weeks, due to the need to define who I am in all these areas. I just did what will be a regular maintenance sweep through of some of my pages and friends' pages. I can see that this new habit may not be healthy, but if one must be addicted to something, a digital fix is environmentally much better than a lot of other fixes I can think of right now. I'm excited to have run into some friends I haven't seen, and links to artists I haven't heard in a while. My nugget of the evening: being reminded of how much I LOVE SAUL WILLIAMS! He brings infinite calm as the eye in the storm that is life in America.
Ok there's one more nugget from Bova's page on Myspace: what is this? It's funny I know that much! What the HECK is this?
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