Lists

I'm summing up a bit today. I need to think of where I've been and where I'm going. I have a to-do list. Lists are on my mind because of a writing project I've started. I'm not sure where I'm going with it, but it started with the idea of a list. This particular project will be written with the help of a gangly thirteen year old girl with kinky hair who sits next to me each day. She is unseen by all but me and speaks only when quiet forces her to fill the silence with something, anything to keep me from saying what I'm really feeling.

Anyway...

1. I must purchase a new watch before I run in the Lazy Crazy Days of Summer 5K next Saturday. I want to keep track of my pace as I go. I want a cheap watch. Nothing fancy. Maybe I'll stop at Target after work. The battery went dead on my last one and I have no idea how to change it, nor do I have an inclination to learn.

2. I'm thinking of buying my next pair of shoes from Zappos. I keep saying that. I need to do it. I like the ASICS Gel Nimbus I'm running on now. No problems with my feet at all.

3. Just for fun I added up my miles since I started this blog. 24 miles in the last half of July. 24 miles in 16 days. I'm happy with that. I feel stronger than when I started.

4. Looking at my spending plans above, I've got to keep putting dollars in the cruise jar. I called the cruise line and convinced them that "Yes, they would credit me forty bucks" since the price has dropped. It's still a big chunk of change and the final payment is coming up. I need to get away, though. I'm planning on treadmilling while on the ship. I've tried that silly running track. It's a great surface, but it's no fun running through the smell of the burning trash in the early morning 86,729,848,571,839 times just to get in the mileage.