Sometimes you have good days, and some days you have crappy days. Sometimes they sneak up on you and are bad for no apparent reason. Yesterday was one of those. I was grumpy, I was tired, it was mostly gray outside, and I was sore as alllllll get out thanks to Sunday’s 11-mile run followed 8 hours later by a very physical soccer game. Somehow I managed to come away with a contusion on my left leg, just to the right of my shin. I’m not quite sure how this happened, considering that part of my leg is covered pretty well by a shinguard.
I was ready to leave work by about 1:00, but managed to make it through the rest of the day. On my way to class, I got rained on. “Perfect,” I thought, and sighed.
Class was fun, though, and got me out of my funk. We met in a different building and room, where the professor has set up a basic photography studio complete with two softboxes, three strobes, and assorted accessories. It’s missing a couple ingredients that would make it a really quality studio, like a couple hot lamps and some reflectors, but I’m very excited to have access to anything, period. (Hmm. I could just donate some cheap reflectors. All you really need in a pinch is a reflective car sun shade from Walmart.) I don’t have an immediate need for studio space, but I’m planning to go over and just play around to get some more experience working with studio lights.
Tonight is the first weeknight in a while where nothing is planned. I am looking forward to going for a run, going out to dinner with my boy, and having a relaxing evening.
On another note, last night I started looking at wetsuits, since they are highly recommended for the Half Ironman in April. Wetsuits are expensive!! I had no idea. Wonder if I can get a deal somewhere…
At least you didn’t almost burn your house down.
Seems that “funk” is on the menu for several of us for some reason.
Glad your day got better. By the way, did you run the Run with the Saints 5K? I didn’t think you did but I see it over on your sidebar. Confused?
I left work early this afternoon. Presumably to vote and then work from home (right…).
I left. I voted. I came home, thinking I’d kick my feet up for a while. Then comes an email from my boss “can you call me to give me an update on….”.
Darn it. I was ready to knock off for the day!
Vic, no, I didn’t end up doing Run with the Saints. It was just too far away!
From a childhood of snorkling and SCUBA class… you can get hypothermia from even 80 degree water if you are in it for long enough. Obviously it depends on the person, but with the distances of a half ironmen, you’ll probably spend a long enough time in the water that you’re in that exposure reason. However, quality wet suits are expensive (the last one I bought was $200 and that was just a farmer-john — I’d lend it to you, but neither you nor I would fit it now…) – there are many places (including most dive shops) that could rent you a wet suit that would serve for a one-time (or even multiple time for a training session or two) use like the tri.
Someone’s progressed from “the boy” to “my boy” 🙂