e_juliana | Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday

For some reason, that song is almost always in my head on Tuesdays. I have a very cheesy subconscious.

I had a good day yesterday, once I got out of work. I unpacked even more, went for a run, and then Sally picked me up and we went to the Market (where Z was working a double, poor boy) and sat and talked about theater and other things. Then I came home, finished Neuromancer, and slept. Poorly, but sleep is like pizza for me. Actually, it's better than pizza, because it doesn't give me heartburn or make me feel like I need to run an extra mile to make up for eating the entire thing.

Now that I've stretched that metaphor as far as it will go, I will tell you about my run. I went later than usual, due to the momentum I had picked up while unpacking. It was still daylight, and there was an occasional patter of rain. Nothing too uncomfortable, just enough to help me cool off and then it was gone. I've been working on my form and trying to run in the Kenyan style, and I think I'm succeeding. I felt very light and balanced as I was running, and my foot turnover was rapid. I'm also working on another part of my form - trying to keep my feet at a 15-degree angle or less. I have a bad tendency to turn out while walking and running, and it's been affecting the muscle that wraps around from the top of the quad to the side of the pelvic area. So, I concentrated on that, and I did just fine for my four miles. The problem hit when I was walking the quarter mile home as a cool-down. The afore-mentioned muscle cramped up so bad that I could hardly walk. No fun. Plenty of stretching when I did make it home, yes indeed. More stretching tonight.

Weird meatspace address of the day: Hemlock Lane in Othello, WA. That's like a double dose of death and drama.

And finally, a quiz:

And it's fair enough....