on the third day

midweek slump. felt it for sure.

i hate the idea of living for 5 p.m. or living for the weekends, though. what's worse than always wishing you were somewhere else? yes the days get long, and the work of an intern isn't the most glorious and gratifying thing, but at least it's something.

i spent last summer out in the woods and mountains working at a camp in montana. what a beautiful haven it was, sleeping outside blanketed by stars only to wake up each morning to the wide montana sky. surrounded by 60 other kids my age, each of us asking the same questions, searching for the same things. what an experience.

and i need to remember what it taught me. i need to take that inspiration and that vigor i felt in montana and take it with me, in whatever i am doing.

'oh do you need those envelopes to be mailed? let me mail those letters with all that i am.'

okay. a little extreme. but really. i need to take that passion, those invigorating mountain top experiences, and live them out. why enjoy only a few experiences in life? i can be enjoying every moment of my life, no matter how glorious.

i just need to let me.

well...

I said I'd post everyday, didn't I. So here we are.

Today's thought:

Weather is crazy!

Summer humidity and sun dominated my run this morning. It was a balmy, breezeless 7 a.m. start time. By 10 a.m., darkness had taken over! And the wind, my oh my! Spouts of rain and hail (!!) took over until about 1.30 p.m., only to be followed by the return of sweltering sunlight and clear skies.

Riddle me that, Batman.

I must admit, I'm a bit sluggish today. That early morning jog took its toll on me. But running is a great habit, so I continue. A chronic pusher of the snooze button, those early mornings get pretty rough sometime.

But enough about my sleep habits. Take care and have a great night. While you're at it, I encourage you to check out the new Regina Spektor album, Far.

the commitment.

okay.

today is a new day. (how's that for an obvious, overused and cliché intro to a post?) i've been meaning to do this for sometime now, and i just need to commit. i'm going to keep this blog, and i'm actually going to write something everyday... well, every weekday.

i'll begin today by describing some goals of this endeavor:

to improve my writing--what better solution than writing more, eh?

to learn a thing or two.

to help others learn a thing or two.

to make someone smile.

to challenge someone.

to challenge myself.

many more reasons, but lists such as these get long and boring and i don't want to get into it. please excuse my lack of uppercase letters at the start of sentences, but i just don't like pressing shift that much. i usually just let good ol' MS Word take care of it for me. but i can promise you won't see any of that silly text lingo here. (wtf is text lingo about anyway? hah. sorry, couldn't resist.)

anyway, enjoy. read. think. learn. follow. this is me.