I almost convinced myself to go to a nearby national park to run, but chickened out when visions of murderous villains started dance-slashing in my mind. Sigh.
So I think I should join a running club to decrease the odds of the rape/murder scenario. But then all my insecurities and excuses creep up on me, and I think
- I'm too slow
- I'm too competitive
- I'm lazy
- I dislike schedules
- I like running alone
Then I think, well, I'll just join a gym. Which brings us to:
- I hate treadmills
- It's expensive (I'd so rather have a new pair of shoes every month)
- Ew. Dirty. Germs. Ptootie.
What to do? What to do?
In the meantime, I've stolen the following idea from the post "We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties. Please Stand By." by mystery writer J.D. Rhoades
from the blog Murderati. Using whatever mp3 player you have: shuffle, then make note of the first 20 songs. I realize my sister may be the only person to participate in the exercise, but that's okay, especially given that three of the songs that came through in my shuffle were gifts from her. Here are mine:
Just Dance - Lady GaGa
Mama Told Me Not to Come - Three Dog Night
Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
The One I Love - REM
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Right For Me - Justin Timberlake
Juke Box Blues - Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line)
Can't Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Quietude - Michael Houser
We're All Mad - Natasha Bedingfield
Voodoo Doll - Fergie
Ramblin Man - The Allman Brothers
Exgirlfriend - No Doubt
Si sa che aprir la porta - Madama Butterfly
Crazy Game of Poker - OAR
I will buy you a new life - Everclear
Fake Empire - The National
E soffitto e pareti - Madama Butterfly
Lost Coastlines - Okkervil River
Past in Present - Feist