Slowly

I am coming back slowly. I ran this morning slowly and my knee still gave my problems. I guesss it is not ready to get back into the swing of things. As you may have guessed, I have gained weight during my hiatus, and I am on a mission to lose it. However, I am a sucker for sugary and fruity candy...damn you Willy Wonka and you darn chocolate factory!

So I did about 3 miles jogging and walking in the hot and humid outdoors. The road I was jogging on is flanked by a golf course so I started counting the stray golf balls as I was running. It seemed to help pass the arduous time I was having. I also thought about my life as it stands right now--stuck between going to London to teach for a while or staying in Louisiana and building up my retirement. I know, I know I am young I shouldn't being thinking about my retirement so early but I can't help it. Plus, if I go to London I have to wait at least six months to get my passport and visa together. It would be scary not having a "real" job for six months, but I am young so it's ok not having a "real" job, right? So you see I had plenty to think about...plus I was also trying to decide what I should buy the teacher I have been working under these past few months. Ah! Such is life.

On a brighter, less stressful note, I bought a Smashing Pumpkins CD that I have wanted since around 1995--Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Such a wonderful compilation of great music! I am trying to put it on my iPod, but seeing that I bought a new laptop I am having a hard time trying to sync my iPod with my new computer. I love running to angry music, and some of the SP's songs are perfect for my running/listening pleasure.