you may be wondering why there are falling snowflakes on this page. this is because i have just returned from a ski trip!! i had a good time but am now jetlagged as hell. thank you 8 hour time difference!!! and after having two consecutive nights of about 4 hours of sleep... and trying my best not to fall asleep all day yesterday..... i woke at 2am this morning (after 4 hours of sleep again) feeling wide awake!! it was so awesome!!!! anyway i was forced to spend several hours lying in bed, listening to podcasts in full .... which may have been a blessing in disguise. a little while ago (actually about 10 years ago now), i became obsessed with ultra-running and thru-hiking as a result of... you know what i can't be bothered to finish this sentence. i'm just going to list the things i have been thinking about lately:
1. john fegyveresi - i have kept up to date with his blog ever since first coming across him in that barkley documentary. i also have read his trail journals in full for the AT and PCT. i always think about his phrase "suck the marrow out of life" or something to that effect. not that i do that really. but anyway, i did not realise he has published a book on his adventures?! i only realised this after listening to a hiking podcast with him in it last night. anyway, point is i admire this guy.
2. my birthday is coming up and maybe i should organise an "adventure"?? like a hike or something? that would be cool?
3. i downloaded and paid for a monthlong subscription to the shreddy app. my idea is that i will focus on exercising inside since the weather outside is quite variable. today is day 1 of this challenge. i am yet to do anything about it but the worst case scenario is that i will do it tonight.
4. there are other redacted things i would like to write about but shall leave that off the internet.
5. a friend/acquaintance of mine has had a baby and it is actually pretty cute. she is the same age as me and is married to one of my friends. ah!!! life is weird!!!
6. when will i ever finish crocheting my blankets? who is to know?
7. i really, really, really need to do something about my research project.... sigh....
8. renee rapp is somehow all over my feed(s) and i think i have been influenced because i have no interest in seeing the meangirls musical but here i am watching clips of her?
9. my friend suggested allen carr's easy way to quit vaping. i have not been vaping for a long time now, but might be worth listening to.
10. i have been listening to the avatar podcast! it is good (drool emoji)!!!!