Friday Coffee Date
Oh, very well. Time to finally put away the holiday mugs- but at least I have my new one from Birchie! It actually lifts my spirits to drink from it. I’ve been feeling a little down lately, and the mug reminds me that it will all work out! Or, as John Lennon said, “Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.” I haven’t blogged in a couple days because I’ve been on a mini-reading retreat. I decided to buckle down and finish this book before my son leaves, because he really wanted to discuss it: Wow. Every time I read really great science fiction, I’m struck by the mind-blowing possibilities. With any regular fiction, even if it’s a mystery, you know all the ways it could end. They’ll either live, or die. Laugh or cry, stay or go… in sci fi, things happen that you never could have dreamed of in a million years. Barack Obama was right- this book is “Wildly imaginative.” Next up- third book in the trilogy! So I keep mentioning that I’m in a weird mental slump, and it even pertains to running (gasp! Who am I???) To be clear, I’ve been doing all my runs, but I just can’t get excited about them. Yesterday I did a long run on the trail: It’s pretty, right? But the ENTIRE THING looks like that, for miles and miles. No wonder I’m not excited. I need to find a new place to run… or, i just need January to end. Let’s just skip right over to February! Blah. Are you embracing the January vibes? Or are you ready for this month to end?