Eggplant Lovata

Ok, ok. I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that I am a huge slacker and that I'm totally playing games with your heart. I didn't blog for a few days and you think I stood you up. But hold on to your britches because I'm here and I've got some really bodacious updates for you.

Well, "bodacious" might not be the best word. But maybe "cray-cray" is a better term. It means "crazy," for all you readers who aren't quite at street as yours truly.

Anyway....

I did, indeed slack off this weekend, beyond not blogging. I also skipped my three miler yesterday. But it's due to a strange sequence of events.

There is something in the air lately, and I'm not talkin' about all that reefer around BOCO, or about those pigs-in-blankets that my friend ReNoods keeps talking about either (woah mama!). I'm talking some crazy voodoo magic. An unusual case of bad luck versus good luck.

I can't give away a lot of deets, but I will say that the good luck definitely won.

Now, about my run today:

I ran a little over a five and a half mile trail run. I've done this loop on two other occasions. And both times, this trail seemed to get into my head and I ended up walking for a few minutes. So today, I went after this trail feeling slightly intimidated but also I had my game face on which looks like this (not for the faint of heart):


I know, it's scary.

Luckily, it was a cool evening and there was nobody else on the trail. Except those tiny bugs that like to fly into your eyeball. But I'm pretty sure they don't mind listening to you give yourself pep talks outloud. I think I'm becoming one of those dodgy people that you sometimes see on Pearl Street who tell you things like "I'm Jim Morrison and this is my guitar. It's signed by each of my personalities." And then proceed to play a terrible rendition of "Break on Through" while your incredibly lanky friend with dreads joins in, thereby verifying this person's clearly skewed image of himself.

The run was kind of tough only because I haven't run in three days (?!), and also because I had a bit of a complex about it. But I did finish it without walking once. And I do believe I beat both of my previous times. It is a lovely loop, around a tiny pond and up and over some plateaus...if you will. I thoroughly enjoyed this run as it allowed for a little peace of mind and self-assurance.

Tomorrow is a three, which I absolutely will run. Tomorrow is also Monday. Just F.Y.I.

Next comes Tuesday.

My eyes are droopy and my brain's a little soupy so I'm gonna make like a banana and...