Okay, specifics.
Right now, I`m focusing mostly on FreeRice (which is a great little site where you answer various questions and each correct answer donates 10 grains of rice; I highly recommend it), Disney movies, Laura books, and the 5km. Oh, and FarmVille crop mastery... because, not only am I really cool, but I have this retarded, borderline OCD complex that makes me think I HAVE to master them all so that all the little bars and stars are equal (if you sadly became addicted as well, you know what I mean, if not, it is really not that important or life-altering). The 5km run is the other challenge I have taken up that I referred to in my intro post. My friend K. decided it would be fun for us to sign up for a 5Km race that is in 4 weeks time the other day, and I agreed. I used to be awesomely athletic and played almost every sport at least once, but now all I play is hockey and hockey season ended quite some time ago as we were outed the first round of playoffs, so I am rather out of shape. And used to being lazy, as I have no job and no school right now. I figured if I committed to such a race it would at least get me out of the house each day for a half hour run... but motivation just is not really my strong point anymore. I need to get out today, but man am I ever procrastinating. I just don`t really understand why people run for pleasure... it kills my hips and ankles and it`s all hard to breathe and people stare at you and honk when they drive by... just not the most fun I`ve ever had. And I am perfectly aware of the endorphins that come after, but I would vastly prefer the gym (I DO vastly prefer the gym, but elliptical machines just don`t seem to be as good as training for a race as, say, running). However, I want to be humiliated during the race less so than I want to practice, so once this post is done, out I will go.
Something else I thought I might as well mention, as roughly 4-5 of my goals are related in some way - I love the Little House books. Only Laura and Rose`s years, but they are great and I re-read them every year when school ends. They inspire me to do all sorts of cleaning and cooking and are full of awesome advice, including `least said, soonest mended’ and `what cannot be cured must be endured`. Fascinating stuff, I swear. But I found out yesterday that some woman wrote a book about the gap Laura leaves between On the Banks of Plum Creek and By the Shores of Silver Lake, where her baby brother is born and dies and Mary becomes blind, and I am now determined to own it. And a legit biography of Laura so I can compare and see if this woman massacred Laura`s story. I`m a tad torn though, because clearly Laura did not want this part of her life written about for all to see, and I`m sure she`s rolling in her grave. But man, I want to know.
Goals for today:
Watch Peter Pan
Get out for a run
Finish The Long Winter
Donate 2 000 more grains of rice, at least
Master (or at least seed enough to master next harvest) a crop (ha ha)
